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(Adnkronos) – German police have arrested two alleged members of the Islamic State (Isis) terrorist organization in eastern Germany and brought them before a judge, authorities confirmed today.  The police operation also involved searching the apartments of the two Iraqi citizens in

Tokyo, Aug. 14 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Bank for International Cooperation said Friday it and two major U.S. banks, Citibank and JPMorgan Chase Bank, will jointly provide 4.61-billion-dollar loans for U.S. projects, based on an investment and loan pledge the Japanese government has

Tokyo, Aug. 14 (Jiji Press)–Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. said Friday that its consolidated net profit in January-June jumped 68.8 pct from a year before to 99.1 billion yen, hitting a first-half record high, thanks to a weaker yen and the sale of

(Adnkronos) – The Iranian Revolutionary Guards announced that they shot down an Mq-9 Reaper drone in the skies of the southern province of Hormozgan. According to Iranian state television, the aircraft was intercepted and destroyed using a “new and advanced defense system”

Tokyo, Aug. 14 (Jiji Press)–The Chinese and Russian ambassadors to Japan have issued a joint statement claiming that their countries made huge sacrifices in the fight against Nazism and Japanese militarism during World War II. The statement was released on Thursday, when

(Adnkronos) – Several people were injured in a fire that broke out inside a multi-story residential building in the Friedrichshain district of Berlin. Dramatic moments were experienced during the rescue operation, a fire department spokesperson announced, with people leaning out of windows

Tokyo, Aug. 14 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Meteorological Agency on Friday raised the volcanic alert for Mount Aso in the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto to Level 3 from Level 2, banning entry to the mountain, due to increased volcanic tremor amplitudes and rapidly

Manila, Aug. 14 (Jiji Press)–Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday expressed his eagerness to conclude maritime demarcation talks with Japan by the end of this year. During a press conference, Marcos said that he does not see “any great obstacle” in

Chiba, Aug. 14 (Jiji Press)–Heavy rain that struck Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Thursday evening has left five people dead and two others in cardiopulmonary arrest before subsiding in the small hours of Friday, the prefectural government’s disaster response headquarters said.

Tokyo, Aug. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will visit Saudi Arabia and Oman from Monday through Aug. 22 for talks with local officials on normal maritime navigation and infrastructure reconstruction in the Middle East, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. The