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(Adnkronos) – At least 38 miners have died due to an explosion in a lead mine in Plateau State, central Nigeria, according to local sources reported to AFP.  “38 people have been confirmed dead and another 27 have been rushed to hospital,”

Tokyo, Feb. 19 (Jiji Press)–Following her re-election as Japan’s prime minister on Wednesday, Sanae Takaichi expressed her resolve for the passage of the government’s fiscal 2026 budget bill by March 31, the end of fiscal 2025. At a press conference, Takaichi indicated

Tokyo, Feb. 18 (Jiji Press)–Labor unions at major Japanese automakers, including Toyota Motor Corp., on Wednesday submitted their pay increase demands for this year’s “shunto” labor-management negotiations. Some unions lowered their demands from last year, as the industry faces headwinds from U.S.

(Adnkronos) – Italy backs the acceleration of Albania and Montenegro’s European Union membership bids and “also those of all other candidate countries,” foreign minister Antonio Tajani told reporters in Tirana on Wednesday.  ‘We are absolutely in favour of speeding up negotiations for

(Adnkronos) – The potential for economic cooperation between the Adriatic and Balkan regions is “immense” and Italy has made the Balkans “a priority area” for its internationalisation action plan, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday,  “The potential for economic cooperation between

Tokyo, Feb. 18 (Jiji Press)–Attention is being paid to whether Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will be able to implement her plan to cut consumption tax to zero for food, following the launch of her second administration Wednesday. Takaichi will face a

(Adnkronos) – Corridor VIII, the infrastructure axis that will link the Adriatic Sea to the Black Sea, is a “crucial strategic priority” for Italy, foreign minister Antonio Tajani told a press conference in Albania’s capital, Tirana on Wednesday.  The rail, road project

Tokyo, Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi launched her second cabinet on Wednesday, maintaining all members from the first cabinet, after being re-elected prime minister earlier in the day. Takaichi’s first cabinet resigned en masse in the morning. She was

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Feb. 18 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force has decided to cancel the dispatch of a V-22 Osprey transport aircraft to the Iron Fist joint exercise with the U.S. Marine Corps in Okinawa Prefecture, Jiji Press learned Wednesday. The

(Adnkronos) – The Corridor VIII strategic infrastructure project linking the Adriatic to the Black Sea is crucial to propel Italy’s surging exports and also to Nato, foreign minister Antonio Tajani told a meeting in Albania’s capital, Tirana on Wednesday.  “We are a