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The government of Japan has decided to grant around USD 2.7 million for protection of refugees in Serbia and Macedonia from cold weather.

The grant will be released through UNHCR activities, the Japanese embassy in Belgrade said in a statement.

A new video was posted a few hours ago on the Internet by ISIS fighters threatening to drown US in blood and warning of deadly attacks.

ISIS accuses Britain that is part of the “coalition of devils” and US for its military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Minutes of the Federal Reserve's late October policy board meeting confirmed Nov. 18 that participants expected to begin raising interest rates in December.

The 32nd Ayd?n Do?an International Cartoon Competition Awards were distributed during a ceremony on Nov. 17, with Albanian cartoonist Agim Sulaj receiving top prize for giving a voice to terror threat across the world.

Organized by the Ayd?n Do?an Foundation (ADV), founded by its honorary president Ayd?n Do?an, the awards ceremony was held at the Trump Towers in Istanbul on Nov. 17.

'Ertu?rul 1890,' a film on historic relations between Turkey and Japan, will be released in December.

Japan's economy slipped into recession for the second time since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to power nearly three years ago, data showed on Nov. 16, dealing a fresh blow to his drive to kick start weak growth and end years of deflation.

Japan, the world's third largest economy by nominal GDP, expects the finalization of two agreements with Turkey which will increase its investments in the country and the $3.5 billion trade volume between the two nations, a spokesperson for the Japanese Foreign Ministry said. 

Research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) found that honesty levels vary between countries. The study’s findings suggest that honesty has less to do with a country’s economic growth than its culture and history.

By the end of this year, Macedonia will borrow another ?700 million, ignoring European Commission advice contained in the recent annual progress report to stop adding to the already sizeable debt.

Days before the Commission said it was worried by Macedonia's growing debt, the government said it would issue more eurobonds worth ?500 million to support the budgets this and next year.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has said Turkey and Japan will give a new momentum to bilateral relations, including economy, trade and investment.

Davuto?lu made the remarks at a joint press conference on Nov. 14 in Istanbul with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is in Turkey for the G-20 Summit to be held in Antalya.