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Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Daito Trust Construction Co. will gradually introduce to construction sites across the country separate portable restrooms for men and women and larger unisex ones, Jiji Press learned Tuesday. As Japanese-style unisex toilets are mostly used at construction

(Adnkronos) – Two Palestinians were reportedly injured by Israeli fire in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. This was reported by al-Jazeera, citing sources from the Nasser Medical Complex. 

(Adnkronos) – US President Donald Trump will attend the ceremonial signing of a peace agreement between Thailand and Cambodia during the upcoming Asean summit. This was announced by Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan to reporters during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur. 

(Adnkronos) – Italy and “priority” export country Canada have agreed to extend their already flourishing trade relations, especially in the defence technologies, electric vehicles and batteries, infrastructure, aerospace, critical raw materials and renewables sectors, according to a foreign ministry statement.  At talks

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, will elect a new prime minister to replace Shigeru Ishiba on Oct. 21, a senior official at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Tuesday. Yoshihiko Isozaki, the LDP’s Diet affairs chief in the House

(Adnkronos) – Italy has signalled its readiness supply more humanitarian and medical assistance “immediately” and to help rebuild war-shattered Gaza, foreign minister Tajani said on Monday after world leaders signed attended a ceasefire deal signing ceremony in Egypt and talks on Gaza’s

(Adnkronos) – Italy can send more paramilitary Carabinieri police officers to the occupied Palestinian territories to help train the Palestinian Authority police force, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said late on Monday.  “Our Carabinieri already operate in the Palestinian territories and have been

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–A record 91.5 pct of Japanese companies have raised or plan to raise wages this year amid rising inflation and manpower shortages, a labor ministry survey showed Tuesday. The proportion grew from 91.2 pct in the previous year,

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average plunged on Tuesday, weighed down by political uncertainty in the country and renewed trade friction between the United States and China. The Nikkei average temporarily lost over 1,500 points before closing at

Nagano, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Nagano District Court on Tuesday sentenced Masanori Aoki, 34, to death for the May 2023 murders of four people in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan. Giving the defendant capital punishment as requested by prosecutors, Presiding Judge Masashi Sakata said,