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Sendai, Miyagi Pref., Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Part of human remains discovered in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in 2023 was that of a 6-year-old girl who went missing in the March 2011 massive tsunami, the prefectural police said Thursday. The bones, found in

(Adnkronos) – An overnight agreement reached in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt during indirect Hamas-Israel talks on the first stage of US president Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan represents “a new season”, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday.  “But signing an accord is

(Adnkronos) – Italy on Thursday thanked mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey who worked with senior US mediators at indirect talks between Israel and Hamas in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, which led the warring sides to announce agreement on

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The estimated number of people who jog at least once a year fell by about 3 million in 2024 from the 2020 level, a survey by the Sasakawa Sports Foundation showed Thursday. The survey, conducted in 2024, found

(Adnkronos) – North Korea will host high-ranking officials from China and Russia tomorrow for the 80th anniversary of the Workers’ Party rule, a celebration expected to feature a large military parade to showcase its most advanced weapons. The event comes as North

(Adnkronos) – The Global Gateway, the EU program aimed at promoting investments around the world based on the Chinese BRI model, “is based on mutual benefits. Our initial goal was to mobilize 300 billion euros in five years. Today we have already

(Adnkronos) – The IDF has begun preparations for a partial withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, based on the agreement reached last night with Hamas on a ceasefire and the release of hostages. In a statement, the Israeli Defense Forces announced that, “based

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Seven & i Holdings Co. said Wednesday that its group net profit for the six months through August surged 2.3-fold from a year earlier to 121.8 billion yen, reflecting lower costs in the supermarket division and higher margins

Shizuoka, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Iwao Hakamata, a former death row inmate who was acquitted in a retrial for the 1966 murder of a family in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Thursday filed a damages lawsuit against the central and prefectural governments. Hakamata,

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office arrested Kazutaka Yonekura, 48, the founder of Japanese artificial intelligence developer Alt Inc., and three others on Thursday on suspicion of violating the financial instruments and exchange law by window-dressing the company’s