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Japan Airlines has been excluded from a list of the world's 20 safest airlines.

Japan's ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi has claimed his sixth straight World Cup win, equaling the tournament record.

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Key words : Japan Airline excluded
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190113_16/

Japan Airlines has been excluded from a list of the world's 20 safest airlines. The carrier had been on the list for 3 years in a row from 2016.

All Nippon Airways was selected as one of the 20 safest airlines by Australian media company AirlineRatings.

The firm compiles its annual evaluation of 405 carriers by investigating accident reports, government audits and financial performance.

An AirlineRatings official says Japan Airlines was excluded from the list because of a series of alcohol-related problems involving flight crew.

Japan's transport ministry has urged Japan Airlines to overhaul its policies. The recommendation came after a female flight attendant was found to have drunk some champagne on a JAL plane flying from Japan to Honolulu last month.

A London court sentenced a JAL copilot to 10 months in prison in November last year after a pre-flight breath test found his alcohol level was more than 10 times Britain's legal limit.

Key words : New York times FBI
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190113_15/

The New York Times says the FBI opened an investigation into US President Donald Trump in 2017 on suspicion that he acted on behalf of Russia against American interests.

The paper quotes multiple investigators as saying the probe was launched after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. Special Counsel Robert Mueller took over the inquiry when he was appointed, but the New York Times says it is unclear if he is "still pursuing the counterintelligence matter."

Trump tweeted on Saturday that he had just learned that the FBI opened up an investigation for no reason and with no proof.

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says the allegation is "absurd."

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https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190113_08/

A massive explosion in central Paris has killed two firefighters and injured 47 others. It is believed the blast was triggered by a gas leak.

The blast on Saturday morning destroyed a bakery on the first floor of a six-story building.

French authorities say firefighters were investigating reports of a gas leak.

Footage from the site shows flames rising from the first floor of the building. The blast blew out windows and overturned vehicles.

The area is about one kilometer east of the Paris opera house, and has many restaurants, hotels and private residences.

Key words : 21 workers
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190113_14/

21 workers died when a tunnel collapsed in a Chinese coal mine on Saturday.

The mine is located in Shaanxi Province. 87 miners were working there at the time of the accident.66 were rescued.

Officials are looking into what caused the accident.

Chinese coal mines are known for their unsafe working conditions.

Authorities say nearly 400 miners died in accidents in 2017.

Key words : ski jumper
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190113_09/

Japan's ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi has claimed his sixth straight World Cup win, equaling the tournament record.

Kobayashi finished first in the event in Val di Fiemme in Italy on Saturday. It is his ninth victory in the 2018-19 World Cup season.

He jumped 135 and 136 meters and crushed his rivals with 315 points. That's over 26 points higher than the second place jumper.

Kobayashi is the fifth athlete to have won 6 events in a row at the men's Ski Jumping World Cup in a single season. Among them is legendary ski jumper Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria, who holds the record of 53 individual wins.

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https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190113_13/

A winter phenomenon known as "diamond dust" has been observed in the town of Biei in the northern Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido.

The natural phenomenon is seen when frigid temperatures cause water vapor in the air to freeze and sparkle in the sunlight.

On Sunday, many people with cameras gathered in mountainous areas of the town, where the mercury fell to minus 25.8 degrees Celsius in the morning.

They took photos of the tiny ice crystals in the air shining in the morning sunlight.

Visitors also enjoyed other winter scenes, such as frost-covered trees and a frozen river.

A woman in her 40s visiting from the city of Asahikawa in the prefecture said it's so cold, she felt her hands stinging even though she was wearing multiple layers of clothing.