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(Adnkronos) – Strong foreign trade figures on Monday showing that Italy’s exports hit 162.1 billion euros in value in first quarter of the year – up 7% from the same period of 2025 – confirm the international competitiveness of Italy’s companies, foreign

Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has begun preparing a fiscal 2026 supplementary budget in response to price increases stemming from the situation surrounding Iran. The government plans to submit a supplementary budget bill by the July 17 end of the

Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)–Food shortages are expected to hit many parts of the world from September or October following a fertilizer production plunge, the U.N. Development Program’s head told Jiji Press on Monday. “In September, (or) October, many places in the

Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)–Sanseito has punished 10 members over evasion of national health insurance premium payments, the Japanese opposition party said Monday. Eight local assembly members avoided paying insurance premiums, the party said. Seven of them were urged to leave the

Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the latest issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds, the benchmark long-term interest rate in the country, briefly climbed to 2.8 pct in Tokyo trading on Monday, its highest level in 29 years, amid inflation concerns

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani is travelling to the northern cities of Modena and Bologna on Monday to express solidarity with the local community and individuals who stopped a man who drove his car at high speed into pedestrians in central

(Adnkronos) – No date will be set for Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation. This was stated by British Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, speaking to SkyNews. “I want to be very clear. Keir Starmer remains the most tenacious person I know. I spoke

Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is calling for a calm response to an overseas hantavirus outbreak, citing the lack of rodents that carry the virus in the country. “There’ll be no immediate impact,” the government said, following the hantavirus outbreak

Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that her administration is considering compiling a supplementary budget for fiscal 2026 amid prolonged inflation. At a liaison meeting between the government and the ruling coalition at the prime minister’s office,