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(Adnkronos) – Russia is increasingly isolated. And not just politically. But also on the trade front. The trade surplus fell by 10.48 percent to 124.7 billion dollars in the period between January and November of last year, compared to the same period

(Adnkronos) – An Artificial Intelligence task force and free courses for residents are just two of the measures that London Mayor Sadiq Khan intends to adopt to win the challenge posed by these systems which, in the absence of urgent measures, risk

(Adnkronos) – The US military command for the Americas announced the seizure of another oil tanker, the sixth, in the Caribbean Gulf as part of the operation against the government in Caracas. “Veronica” is another oil tanker that defies the naval blockade

(Adnkronos) – The German armed forces today launched the operation to distribute questionnaires to 18-year-olds, as part of the new voluntary military service program approved by a law in force since January 1st. A ministry spokesperson confirmed this to Dpa. All young

Osaka, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura and Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama announced Thursday their intention to tender their resignations the following day and run in subsequent elections, in a bid to realize the so-called Osaka metropolis plan for local government

Tokyo, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–The ruling Liberal Democratic Party may lose many single-seat constituencies for the House of Representatives, as the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, the LDP’s former coalition partner, are set to jointly form a new

Tokyo, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Kimiya Yui and three other astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Thursday, aboard the U.S. spacecraft Crew Dragon. The spacecraft splashed down in waters off the coast of California at around 5:40 p.m.

Tokyo, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–The leaders of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, a former member of the ruling bloc, agreed Thursday to form a new centrist party as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to call a

Yokohama, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka was accused Thursday of abusive remarks and inappropriate behavior toward city officials and assembly members. Atsushi Kubota, 49, head of the human resources department at the Yokohama municipal government, held a press conference in

Tokyo, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese and Philippine foreign ministers met in Manila on Thursday and signed a bilateral acquisition and cross-servicing agreement, or ACSA, to allow Japan’s Self-Defense Forces and the Philippine military to exchange supplies, such as fuel and ammunition,