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(Adnkronos) – Gunshots and strong explosions were reported last night in the area of Niamey International Airport, capital of Niger. Then, about two hours later, calm returned, according to testimonies from the area after the first gunshots were heard “after midnight” local

(Adnkronos) – Eleven death sentences carried out in China. According to the official Xinhua news agency, these are individuals linked to organized crime “based in northern Myanmar,” among whom there are “key people” involved in “telecom fraud.” The eleven had been sentenced

(Adnkronos) – Eleven death sentences carried out in China. According to the official Xinhua news agency, these are individuals linked to organized crime “based in northern Myanmar,” among whom there are “key people” involved in “telecom fraud.” The eleven had been sentenced

Tokyo, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)–Retail gold prices in Japan exceeded 30,000 yen per gram for the first time on Thursday, reflecting a rise in geopolitical risks. Tanaka Precious Metal Technologies Co., a major precious metals seller based in Tokyo, set its tax-inclusive

Tokyo, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese precision equipment firm Canon Inc. said Thursday that it will promote Executive Vice President Kazuto Ogawa to company president on March 27. The current president, Fujio Mitarai, will step down from the post while continuing to

(Adnkronos) – There has been “no diplomatic incident” between Italy and Switzerland over the release on bail of Jacques Moretti, owner of a bar in the Crans Montana ski resort, where a fire killed 40 people and injured over 100, foreign minister

Tokyo, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan is eyeing artificial diamond production as the first project under its 550-billion-dollar package of loans and investments that will be made in the United States, it was learned Thursday. A power transmission and distribution project is also

Tokyo, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. will reconsider the start date for the commercial operation of the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, the plant’s head, Takeyuki Inagaki, said Thursday. In the

(Adnkronos) – The European Union is likely to put Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (Pasdaran) on its list of terrorist organisations over the elite force’s recent deadly crackdown on nationwide anti-government protests – in a move spearheaded by Italy – foreign minister Antonio

Tokyo, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have arrested a 61-year-old man for allegedly registering a fake address to rent an internet server, with the suspect also believed to be involved in a blog suggesting child prostitution in Laos, it was learned Thursday.