JAKARTA — A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s western province of East Java on Friday, however there have been no preliminary stories of injury or casualties, the nation’s climate company and officers stated.
The Southeast Asian nation’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics company first measured the quake at 6.6 magnitude earlier than revising it up. (Indonesia-Earthquake)
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TOKYO — Japan will launch a brand new and simplified system for granting extremely expert skilled visas to overseas staff on April 21, the Immigration Services Agency stated on Friday.
Aimed at attracting extra abroad skills to the nation, the brand new system will give preferential remedy to overseas candidates who meet sure situations, resembling having a grasp’s diploma and an annual revenue of a minimum of 20 million yen (150,000 U.S. {dollars}). (Japan-Immigration System)
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ISLAMABAD — The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is about to concern a commemorative coin of rupees 50 on Friday, marking the fiftieth anniversary of the structure of Pakistan, the SBP stated.
This 12 months marks the golden jubilee of the nation’s structure, also called the 1973 structure, the SBP stated in an announcement on Thursday, including that the initiative has been taken on the instructions of the federal authorities. (Pakistan-Constitution-Commemorative Coin)
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MANILA — People within the Western Pacific Region stay for 77 years on common on account of public well being investments and improvements over the many years, the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region stated on Friday.
On its seventy fifth anniversary, the WHO stated folks within the Western Pacific area had a life expectancy of between 40 and 50 years when the well being company was created. (Philippines-WHO-Life Expectancy)