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(Adnkronos) – Kazakhstan’s parliament has approved a law banning the “promotion of pedophilia and/or non-traditional sexual orientations” in public spaces and media, a measure that mirrors anti-LGBTQ+ regulations introduced in Russia. The text – which will now have to be examined by

(Adnkronos) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet accused the Thai army on Facebook of opening fire on civilians in Prey Chan village, on the border between the two countries, causing one death and three injuries. According to the Ministry of Information in

(Adnkronos) – Spanish police reported arresting nine people and dismantling a criminal network that used artisanal drones with ”exceptional range” to transport hashish from Morocco to Spain. The drones, explained the Spanish Civil Guard in a statement, departed from southern Spain to

(Adnkronos) – The Algerian presidency has decided to grant a pardon to the Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, who has been in prison since November 16 of last year. The Algerian presidency announced this, explaining that it had ”accepted” the request for pardon

(Adnkronos) – France has been commemorating for days with a series of events the terrorist attacks of November 13 in Paris and Saint-Denis, which ten years ago killed 132 people, including our compatriot Valeria Solesin, and injured over 350. Tomorrow, on the

Liberty, North Carolina, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it will invest an additional 10 billion dollars in the United States over the next five years to strengthen its production of electrified vehicles. The announcement came at an

Tokyo, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)–A 43-year-old inspector at Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department was arrested Wednesday for allegedly leaking investigative information to a group believed to have illegally brokered women it scouted on the street to sex parlors and hostess bars across Japan.

Tokyo, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday called on Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda to make regular reports at government panel meetings. “It is important that appropriate monetary policy management be conducted to achieve both strong economic

Tokyo, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)–The Naha branch of Fukuoka High Court ruled on Wednesday that the July 20 election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, was conducted “in a state of unconstitutionality” due to vote-value

Tokyo, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)–Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. said Wednesday it will introduce an “AI concierge” service for customer consultations on wealth management, in collaboration with U.S. artificial intelligence firm OpenAI. The new service will first be offered at a digital