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Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)–Supermarket sales in Japan in fiscal 2025 rose 2.1 pct from the previous year on a same-store basis, up for the sixth consecutive year, the Japan Chain Stores Association said Thursday. Sales at all stores in the year

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s government keeps up “frank and direct” dialogue with Israel and is not afraid to disagree with the Jewish state, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said Thursday, describing the war-razed Palestinian coastal enclave of Gaza as “an open wound” and “a

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s government keeps up “frank and direct” dialogue with Israel and is not afraid to disagree with the Jewish state, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said Thursday, describing the war-razed Palestinian coastal enclave of Gaza as “an open wound” and “a

(Adnkronos) – A state judge has blocked the new electoral map of Virginia from taking effect, declaring all votes cast in Tuesday’s referendum, won by the Democrats, “invalid”. The ruling was applauded by the Republican national committee, which accused Democrats of “attempting

(Adnkronos) – The written procedure launched yesterday by Coreper to agree on the amendment to the MFF 2021-27 regulation, necessary for the 90 billion loan to Ukraine, and for the twentieth package of sanctions against Russia for the war against its neighbor

(Adnkronos) – The son of the last shah, Reza Pahlavi, was hit by an unspecified red liquid upon leaving a press conference in Berlin. According to Sky News, an unknown person threw a red substance at him, described by witnesses as tomato

(Adnkronos) – The Pentagon denies the news reported by the Washington Post, according to which it will take six months to clear the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement, the chief spokesman for the Department of War, Sean Parnell, said that “the

Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese transport ministry plans to create a system that would pass on part of sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, costs to air travelers. Based on discussions by a panel of relevant experts, the ministry plans to map

Oita, April 23 (Jiji Press)–A district court in southwestern Japan on Thursday dismissed a damages claim by people with disabilities who said that the unmanned operations of stations by Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu, violated their freedom of movement. “It cannot

Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Finance Ministry on Thursday proposed a drastic reduction in medical school enrollment, considering an expected surplus of doctors due to the country’s declining population. At a meeting of the Fiscal System Council, an advisory panel to the