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(Adnkronos) – Electoral violence in Tanzania has caused “about 700 deaths” since Wednesday. The figure was given by the opposition party Chadema, whose members toured the country’s hospitals. “As we speak – opposition party leader John Kitoka told AFP – the death

(Adnkronos) – ”The ceasefire is holding” between Pakistan and Afghanistan, thanks to the ”guarantees” provided by Kabul, but Islamabad is ”ready to respond to any violation”. This was stated by the spokesperson of the Pakistani Foreign Ministry, Tahir Andrabi, during a press

Gyeongju, South Korea, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at their first meeting Friday agreed to promote a mutually beneficial strategic relationship between their countries. The two leaders confirmed the importance of crisis management and

Iwaki, Fukushima Pref., Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Financial Services Agency on Friday issued a business improvement order to Iwaki Shinkumi, including a partial suspension of its operations, after the regional credit cooperative was found to have provided funds to antisocial forces. The

Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Japanese office and household goods seller Askul Corp. said Friday that it has confirmed a leak of personal information, including clients’ names and email addresses, due to a cyberattack that caused a system glitch at the company. Although

Hiroshima/Fukuoka, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Two high courts in Japan on Friday ruled the July 20 election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the country’s parliament, was held “in a state of unconstitutionality” due to large vote-value disparities. The two

Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–UA Zensen, which comprises unions in industries including textiles and retail in Japan, plans to demand a 6 pct wage increase in next year’s “shunto” spring labor-management negotiations, the same level as in the 2025 shunto, it was

(Adnkronos) – A three-day visit this week by foreign minister Antonio Tajani and interior minister Matteo Piantedosi to Mauritania, Senegal and Niger has fortified Italy’s role in Africa and in stabilising the Sahel region, the foreign ministry wrote Friday on X.  

Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Financial Services Agency on Friday issued a business improvement order to Iwaki Shinkumi, including partial suspension of its operations, after the regional credit cooperative was found to have provided funds to antisocial forces. The cooperative, based in

Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling and opposition parties agreed Friday to scrap the provisional gasoline tax surcharge at the end of December. The agreement was reached by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, its coalition partner Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation