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The U.S. Federal Reserve takes center stage in the coming week, eclipsing industry data from China, another grim inflation reading from the euro zone and rate decisions in Japan and Switzerland.

Japan has ordered beefed-up security at its embassies worldwide, a top official said Sept. 11, after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group highlighted its missions in Indonesia, Malaysia and Bosnia-Hercegovina as part of a broader threat.

Disastrous floods have left three dead and dozens missing in eastern Japan, authorities said on Sept.11 as thousands of rescuers were deployed to evacuated trapped residents from an inundated city north of Tokyo. 

Business Insider published an article mentioning the best dishes in 50 countries that visitors should definitely try.

Japanese premier Shinzo Abe was on Sept. 8 re-elected head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, despite falling popularity over efforts to expand the military's role and a stuttering economy.

Bulgaria's central bank said on Friday it has rejected an application by Sofia-based Industrial Holding Doverie to acquire 99.53% of the share capital of Tokuda Bank.

The number of foreign people visiting Turkey increased to around 5.5 million in July, a 5.1 percent increase from the same month of 2014, according to data released by the Tourism Ministry on Sept. 2. 

New International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Dr. Fatih Birol has said he plans to focus on boosting renewable energy in addition to fossil fuels by turning the agency into ?a kind of central bank? in renewable energy technologies, during his first interview since assuming the position.

The 2015 edition of the Eurostat publication “The EU in the world” compares the European Union (EU) with the 15 non-EU G-20 countries across thirteen statistical fields using a range of European and international statistics.

President Xi Jinping announced on Sept. 3 he would cut troop levels by 300,000 as China held its biggest display of military might in a parade to commemorate victory over Japan in World War Two, an event shunned by most Western leaders.