The European Union (EU) strongly condemned the attack by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militias on the commercial ship (MINERVAGRACHT), which flies the Dutch flag in the Gulf of Aden.
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Japan's unemployment rate fell 2.5 percent in August, compared to 2.7 percent in July, as more job seekers were able to find new opportunities.
Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said in a statement that the total number of employed people increased by 0.4 percent to 67.91 million, the highest level since 1953, and the number of unemployed fell by 8.0 percent to 1.72 million.
The Ministry underlined the availability of jobs, noting that the availability rate recorded a slight decrease of 0.01 points to 1.23, which means that there are 123 jobs available for every 100 job seekers.