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Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has applied to trademark her voice with the European Union's Intellectual Property Office, ...

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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged in a policy speech Monday to cut the consumption tax on food products without issuing ...

Yokozuna Hoshoryu, who has withdrawn from three consecutive grand sumo tournaments due to injury, performed a ring-entry ...

The Nikkei stock index briefly topped the 70,000 line on Monday for the first time since early July, led by heavyweight ...