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(Adnkronos) – At least 28 people have died and 39 have been injured following an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against the locality of Mustariha, a key territory controlled by Musa Hilal, a prominent leader of the Janjaweed militias

(Adnkronos) – The accusations made by the United States, according to which China would have conducted “a nuclear explosion test,” are “completely unfounded.” This was stated at a press conference by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning, who affirmed that “the accusations

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government raised its assessment of corporate profits for the first time in 11 months on Tuesday, while keeping its overall economic assessment basically unchanged. In its monthly economic report for February, the Cabinet Office said, “Corporate

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rewrote its all-time closing high on Wednesday, reflecting overnight U.S. stock rises and receding speculation over a possible interest rate hike in Japan. The Nikkei average ended the day’s session up 1,262.03

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday said her government will closely observe the possible impact of additional U.S. tariffs on a bilateral tariff agreement as well as further U.S. moves. Japan’s plans to invest 550 billion dollars

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Supreme Court upheld Tuesday lower court decisions to grant a retrial for a man who was given a life term over a 1984 murder-robbery in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, and died in prison later. The top court’s

Istanbul, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Iranian authorities have detained a Japanese national in Tehran since Jan. 20, Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masanao Ozaki said in Tokyo on Wednesday. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a U.S. government-funded media outlet, earlier reported that Iran has

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rewrote its all-time closing high on Wednesday, reflecting overnight U.S. stock rises and receding speculation over a possible interest rate hike in Japan. The Nikkei average ended the day’s session up 1,262.03

Japan Department Stores Association Feb. 25 Yr/Yr Change Total 491,589 M. Yen Up 2.3 pct Clothing 138,913 Down 1.2 Personal Articles 88,364 Up 0.4 Sundry Goods 109,682 Up 8.9 Household Goods 15,101 Down 3.5 Foodstuffs 113,843 Up 3.2 Note: Year-on-year changes are

Japan Department Stores Association Feb. 25 Yr/Yr Change Total 145,685 M. Yen Up 2.0 pct Clothing 41,406 Up 1.0 Personal Articles 26,249 Down 4.7 Sundry Goods 37,354 Up 9.0 Household Goods 5,430 Down 1.1 Foodstuffs 29,164 Up 4.1 Note: Year-on-year changes are