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(Adnkronos) – The Spanish government will publish next month the list of symbols of the Francoist dictatorship that must be removed from public spaces, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced. The publication will coincide with the upcoming 50th anniversary, on November 20, of

(Adnkronos) – Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene has announced her resignation due to divergences within the government regarding the amount of military spending included in the next budget. In a Facebook post, Sakaliene spoke of “fundamentally different conceptions on the matter of

(Adnkronos) – Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke of a ”terrorist act” referring to what happened in front of the Parliament in Belgrade, where a 70-year-old man shot wildly, seriously injuring a 57-year-old passerby, now hospitalized. The assailant, who was later arrested by

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government appointed a total of 54 state and parliamentary vice ministers on Wednesday, including seven lawmakers involved in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s slush fund scandal. The appointment of the seven LDP members, approved at an

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, its new coalition partner, Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), and the previous partner, Komeito, agreed Wednesday to increase subsidies to lower retail gasoline prices. The agreement, reached at a meeting of

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government held an international conference on mine clearance in Ukraine in Tokyo on Wednesday. The conference participants agreed to accelerate aid to Ukraine by training personnel involved in mine removal and investing in technological development. “It’s

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s economic policy stance has raised concerns that it could discourage the Bank of Japan from raising its policy interest rate, potentially weakening the yen and driving up import prices. Takaichi has vowed

Osaka, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) leader Hirofumi Yoshimura denied Wednesday that his party and its coalition partner, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, will coordinate on the selection of election candidates. “Constituency coordination is not strictly necessary,”

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will highlight responsible and active fiscal spending to boost people’s incomes in her upcoming policy address to the Diet, it was learned Wednesday. According to a speech draft, Takaichi will pledge to strategically

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–A research team led by Kumamoto University has discovered a new species of sea anemone collected from the deep seabed off the coast of Japan. The sea anemone attaches itself to a shell inhabited by a certain species