The head of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons plans to issue a call for global nuclear disarmamentin Singapore, ahead of the planned US-North Korea summit.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the international community to take measures to stop plastic pollution from getting into the oceans.
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The Reuters news agency reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to arrive in Singapore on Sunday. His summit with US President Donald Trump is scheduled to take place on Tuesday in the city-state.
The agency quotes a source as saying that Kim is expected to fly into Singapore's Changi Airport on Sunday.
Reuters also reports that Singapore's aviation authority did not respond to the agency's request for a comment.
Kim is likely to use a special aircraft to fly to Singapore. Attention is focused on when and how he will make it to the summit venue.
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An opinion poll conducted jointly in Japan and the United States has shown that more than 60 percent of respondents said they are pessimistic about the outcome of next week's US-North Korea summit.
Japanese think tank Genron NPO and the University of Maryland conducted the survey in May and June in which 1,000 Japanese and 1,215 Americans responded.
68.2 percent of respondents in Japan, and 62 percent in the US said the June 12th summit won't lead to progress on denuclearization, or that the meeting will end in failure.
6.2 percent of the Japanese said they expect significant progress toward denuclearization, compared to 21.8 percent of those in the US.
Asked if North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's commitment to peace can be trusted, 66.2 percent of Japanese and 72.1 percent of Americans expressed negative views.
Asked why Kim agreed to the summit, 39.1 percent of Japanese cited UN economic sanctions and pressure from China. 37.5 percent of Americans gave credit to President Donald Trump's hardline stance.
The upcoming summit prompted 34 percent of American respondents to view Trump more favorably, double the rate of those who thought of him less favorably.
Genron NPO staffers say Americans appear to more or less appreciate the role Trump has played in dealing with the North Korean issue.
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The head of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons is traveling to Singapore, where she will issue a call for global nuclear disarmament, ahead of the planned US-North Korea summit.
ICAN Executive Director Beatrice Fihn will be joined by Akira Kawasaki from the Japanese NGO, Peace Boat, which belongs to ICAN's core International Steering Group.
The 2 are due to hold a news conference on Monday, one day ahead of the historic summit.
They are expected to say that the summit should lead to North Korea's denuclearization, and that it should serve as the first step for the US, and all other nations that possess nuclear weapons, to disarm.
ICAN won the Nobel Peace Prize last year for its contribution to the adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
The group earlier said it was prepared to use the prize money it had received to help North Korea cover the accommodation costs for the summit in Singapore.
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the international community to take measures to stop plastic pollution from getting into the oceans.
Guterres issued a statement to mark World Oceans Day on Friday.
He noted that some 8 million tons of plastic waste enters the oceans every year, harming communities that depend on fishing and seriously disrupting the ecosystem.
Guterres urged people around the world to reduce the amount of plastic waste through measures such as recycling.
Plastic ocean pollution is on the agenda at the summit of Group of 7 currently taking place in Canada.
The host country will hold a special outreach session focusing on healthy oceans on Saturday.
Guterres will attend the session along with leaders of the G7 nations and other countries. The UN chief plans to directly call on the leaders to work toward the sustainable use of marine resources, one of the goals set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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Member states of the International Labour Organization have agreed to draft a treaty banning workplace abuse and harassment for possible adoption next year.
Delegates made the decision at the organization's annual International Labour Conference that ended on Friday in Geneva.
The move comes amid the spread of the #MeToo movement that is encouraging women around the world to stand up against sexual assault and misconduct.
ILO delegates have proposed banning workplace behavior that causes physical, mental and economic harm.
They have also noted that people could become both offenders and victims of harassment, citing the example of store customers and hospital patients.
Differences remain over the details of the planned treaty.
American and British employers who spoke at the conference said harassment should not be defined too broadly.
A representative of 54 African nations said the treaty should not ignore the varying situations among countries.
Japan's delegation is calling for a realistic treaty. They say an accord would be meaningless if governments do not ratify it.
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Authorities in the US state of Florida fear that a woman who disappeared while walking her dogs was the victim of an alligator attack. They're working with Japanese consular officials to determine if she was Japanese.
Police received a report on Friday that the woman disappeared suddenly while walking 2 dogs close to the edge of a lake in the town of Davie.
Authorities searched the lake, capturing and killing about 4-meter alligator. They found traces inside the animal suggesting that it had attacked a human.
They also found a driver's license at the site belonging to a 47-year-old Shizuka Matsuki.
The authorities say one of her dogs has a deep cut.
Officials with the Japanese Consulate General in Miami say they are trying to confirm the victim's nationality.
Alligator attacks are not uncommon in Florida, but fatalities are rare.
Authorities advise people to stay well away from the animals' habitats, particularly in mating season from May to June.
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