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(Adnkronos) – In Yemen, violent fighting, including artillery attacks, is underway between government forces and Houthis in the cities of Taiz, Marib, and al-Jawf. Al-Jazeera reports this. A source from the loyalist forces told the satellite TV that “fighters have conducted intense

(Adnkronos) – The real voter turnout in the recently concluded Russian elections was 40 percent, not 59 percent, as stated by the Central Election Commission, according to independent analyses conducted by mathematician Boris Ovchinnikov and election expert Roman Udot, cited by Dozhd

(Adnkronos) – Four dead and six missing is the toll from Typhoon Dujuan which hit eastern Japan and Tokyo, forcing 1.9 million people to evacuate their homes and move to shelters, and hundreds of planes to remain grounded. The Japanese public broadcaster

Jakarta, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Indonesian government plans to develop an earthquake early warning system in an effort to reduce damage from temblors that frequently hit the Southeast Asian nation. Receiving support from Japan, which has already introduced such a system, Indonesia

Tokyo, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government, which aims to promote tourism in the country, has pushed “minpaku” private lodging services following a rapid increase in visitors from abroad. In response to a series of complaints from residents about unwanted behavior by

Tokyo, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)–A total of seven people have been confirmed dead in the eastern Japan prefectures of Kanagawa and Chiba by 8 p.m. Tuesday, due mainly to landslides caused by heavy rain from Typhoon Dujuan, the 25th typhoon of the

Tokyo, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese swimmer Yumeki Kojima won a gold medal in the men’s 400-meter individual medley at the Asian Games on Tuesday. The 17-year-old clocked a meet-record time of 4:07.02. In the same event, Japan’s Tomoyuki Matsushita, 21, grabbed a

Tokyo, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)–A total of six people have been confirmed dead in the eastern Japan prefectures of Kanagawa and Chiba by 8 p.m. Tuesday, due mainly to landslides caused by heavy rain from Typhoon Dujuan, the 25th typhoon of the

Tokyo, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese swimmer Yumeki Kojima won a gold medal in the men’s 400-meter individual medley at the Asian Games on Tuesday. The 17-year-old clocked a meet-record time of 4:07.02. In the same event, Japan’s Tomoyuki Matsushita, 21, grabbed a

Tokyo, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese swimmer Yumeki Kojima won a gold medal in the men’s 400-meter individual medley at the Asian Games on Tuesday. The 17-year-old clocked 4:07.02. In the same event, Japan’s Tomoyuki Matsushita, 21, grabbed a silver medal. Among other