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Eighty percent of the Japanese population would be against raising taxes to finance a substantial increase in military spending such as that proposed by the government, according to a survey by the Kyodo News agency. In general, the population does support improving the country’s defense resources, but only 19 percent support Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s… Seguir leyendo 80 percent of the Japanese population rejects tax hike to increase military spending

At least seven people have died and several more have been injured after being run over by an individual who rammed into a group of people waiting at a bus stop in front of a shelter for immigrants in Brownsville, Texas, very close to the Mexican border. The first warning was received by the authorities… Seguir leyendo Driver kills 7 after ramming his vehicle next to immigrant shelter in Brownsville

At least five people have been arrested following protests this Saturday in the Cuban town of Caimanera, Guantanamo province, in the east of the country, according to opposition media. Videos broadcast on social networks show members of the security forces assaulting and arresting demonstrators who were chanting slogans such as »Freedom» and »Homeland and Life»,… Seguir leyendo At least five arrested after opposition protest in eastern Cuba

The president of the Athletics Federation of Iran, Hashem Siami, has resigned after a marathon race was held in the city of Shiraz on Friday in which some of the participants and attendees did not wear the mandatory Islamic veil. The controversy generated by the most conservative sectors has caused Siami to present his resignation… Seguir leyendo Iranian athletics president resigns after event in which women competed without veils