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(Adnkronos) – The International Network on African Energy Transition (Inaet) is organizing its third conference in Abidjan, on June 11 and 12, bringing together recognized leaders in the energy sector to discuss solutions aimed at promoting a just, inclusive, and investment-oriented energy

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday that she will propose three principles on energy security at the three-day summit of the Group of Seven major industrialized countries in France from Monday. With the proposal, Takaichi aims to

Sagamihara, Kanagawa Pref., June 11 (Jiji Press)–The body of a 17-year-old high school girl was found in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Thursday, and local police arrested a male acquaintance, 19, later in the day. Around 2:15

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp. said Thursday that major Japanese financial institutions, including Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. and MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc., will participate in its strategic collaboration with U.S. startup Anthropic in the field of

Nagoya, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese power generation company Jera Co. has signed a contract with a unit of Malaysian state-owned energy company Petroliam Nasional Bhd. to buy up to 2 million tons of liquefied natural gas per year for 20 years, starting

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Former professional boxer Guts Ishimatsu, who became the first Japanese world lightweight champion, died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo on June 2, it was learned Thursday. He was 76. The boxer, whose real name was Yuji

(Adnkronos) – A powerful explosion occurred in a military camp belonging to pro-government forces in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen, killing 12 soldiers and wounding several others. According to local sources reported to Xinhua news agency, the explosion occurred in

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese semiconductor company Rapidus Corp. will sign agreements with public institutions in Britain and Italy on research and development cooperation, Rapidus executives told Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday. The signing will coincide with Takaichi’s trip to

(In the story “2 ‘Matsuya’ Companies Team Up in Ginza on Premium Beef Dishes,” moved Wednesday, the first paragraph should have read, “…seek synergies…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) 2 “Matsuya” Companies Team Up in Ginza on Premium Beef

(Adnkronos) – Two men of Uighur origin have been sentenced to death in Thailand on charges of detonating a bomb in 2015 at the popular Erawan shrine in the commercial heart of Bangkok, causing the death of 20 people. A Thai court