Key words : hayabusa2 landing star
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A capsule released from Japanese space probe Hayabusa2 has been observed re-entering Earth's atmosphere, with witnesses in Australia seeing a fireball like a big shooting star in the sky.
The capsule, which is believed to be carrying sand samples from the remote asteroid Ryugu, was on course to land in a desert in South Australia.
The capsule was observed as a fireball shortly before 2:30 a.m. on Sunday Japan Time, or around 4:00 a.m. local time in South Australia.
The capsule has commands to open its parachute at a height of about 10,000 meters before landing in the desert.
A team waiting near the expected landing zone will search for and retrieve the capsule.
The capsule will be analyzed for gases that may have been emitted by the sample before it is flown to Japan to be opened in a research facility. That will mark the end of its 5 billion-kilometer voyage to and from Ryugu that took 6 years to complete.
The capsule's contents will be distributed to researchers for experiments on how the solar system was formed.
They are expected to analyze the sand samples for signs of water and organic substances, which could give clues about the origins of life on Earth.
The Hayabusa2 probe is already heading for a new mission as it still has much of its fuel. The spacecraft is expected to reach another asteroid in 11 years and explore it.
Key words : jaxa search spotted
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Japan's space agency JAXA has retrieved a capsule released from its asteroid probe Hayabusa2.
The agency said the capsule left a fireball, like a shooting star with a long trail of light, in the skies over Australia.
JAXA officials said the capsule was spotted in a desert in southern Australia by a helicopter on a search flight.
Hayabusa2 released the capsule believed to contain sand samples from the remote asteroid Ryugu on Saturday Japan time.
The capsule was observed as a fireball at around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, Japan time, or at around 4:00 a.m. local time in South Australia.
Cheers broke out at JAXA's control room in Sagamihara City near Tokyo when the fireball was observed.
The capsule opened its parachute at an altitude of about ten kilometers and landed in the desert area. It was discovered by a helicopter shortly before 5 a.m. Japan time, or before 6:30 a.m. local time. The capsule will now be flown to Japan.
The project manager, Tsuda Yuichi, said in JAXA's streaming program that he is pleased at the return of the capsule. He added he is now relaxed and being briefed by a team retrieving the capsule.
Tsuda said that he and his team members were excited to see the capsule's beautiful re-entry.
The 5-billion-kilometer voyage to and from Ryugu that took six years has come to an end. Hayabusa2 is now heading for another asteroid on a new mission. It is expected to arrive there in 11 years.
Key words : British begin
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The British government will begin vaccinating people against the coronavirus on Tuesday.
It approved the mass use of a vaccine developed by the US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German firm BioNTech.
Doses were delivered from Belgium, where they were manufactured, checked for quality, and stored in secure locations.
The vaccine will initially be available at 50 hospitals in England that have facilities to store them at the required temperature of about minus 70 degrees Celsius.
The government says that care home workers, people over the age of 80 and frontline health staff will be the first to receive a jab.
The government says that it is working hard to bring the vaccine to those who need it.
Vaccination hubs at the hospitals will receive the first doses on Monday.
Key words : moscow
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A large-scale vaccination campaign for the coronavirus has begun in Moscow targeting medical workers and teachers.
On Saturday, 70 medical institutions in Russia's capital began to immunize those in high-risk groups with a Russian-made vaccine.
The Russian government approved the vaccine in August.
People who applied for an inoculation on the Internet were seen visiting a hospital in the city.
A woman doctor said she has to protect herself on her own, and that she is happy to receive a shot.
The administration of President Vladimir Putin apparently wants to emphasize the effectiveness of the Russian vaccine by launching the immunization campaign earlier than Britain.
The British government plans to roll out a COVID-19 vaccine developed by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and a German firm as early as the first half of this week.
Some Russian ministers have been given Russia's vaccine, but Putin has not.
An opinion poll released in Russia earlier this month shows that only 30 percent of respondents said they are ready to be vaccinated.
Many of the Russian people are thought to be cautious about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine.
Key words : 327
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says 327 new cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed on Sunday.
This is the 12th day in a row that the daily case count has exceeded 300 in the Japanese capital.
Tokyo now has 54 patients with serious symptoms, one fewer than on Saturday.
The total number of people who have tested positive in the city now stands at 43,704.
Key words : government avoid
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NHK has learned that Japan's government is planning to arrange buses to shuttle people arriving from overseas from the international airports in Haneda and Narita to some hotels in Tokyo.
The Japanese government is asking people who arrive from overseas to avoid using public transportation and arrange their own vehicles to leave the airport, even if they test negative for the coronavirus.
It is part of efforts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but private transportation is costly.
The transport and tourism ministry has been studying how it can make some public transportation available to such international travelers.
Ministry officials are working with hotels and bus companies to set up direct bus routes from the airports to hotels in Tokyo.
Returning Japanese and visiting foreigners who have reservations at the hotels are eligible for the service.
It is scheduled to begin on December 16, with three trips a day to 12 hotels in Tokyo.
Officials say that they are also working to make transportation by rail or air available with some limitations.
Key words : heritage
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An international conservation group says one-third of UNESCO natural World Heritage sites are threatened by climate change.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature, which advises UNESCO, released a report on the state of the 252 sites.
It says 83 face a high or very high threat from climate change, such as rising ocean temperatures, forest fires and invasive alien species. The number of sites affected by climate change has almost doubled from 2014.
The report says Australia's Great Barrier Reef has seen a dramatic coral decline due to ocean warming and acidification.
The report states that the Pantanal wetlands in South America were badly damaged by Brazilian wildfires during the previous year and this year.
Japan's Ogasawara Islands are among the sites categorized as facing a high threat.
The IUCN says climate change is the most significant threat to natural World Heritage sites, and is calling for international cooperation to address the issue.
Key words : Trump rally
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US President Donald Trump has taken part in a rally in the southern state of Georgia and repeated his claim of voter fraud in the presidential election.
The event on Saturday was the first major rally Trump attended since the vote last month. He was there to stump for two Republican Senators facing runoffs in January.
Georgia has declared Trump's Democratic rival Joe Biden the winner of the state.
Trump said the election was rigged and he would still win it.
The crowd chanted, "Stop the steal."
Multiple US media outlets are reporting that Trump asked George Governor Brian Kemp in a phone call on Saturday to intervene and overturn his loss in the state.
The Trump campaign is continuing a legal battle against the election results. But courts have rejected his lawsuits, citing insufficient evidence.
Biden is expected to be officially certified as the winner after the Electoral College meets on December 14 to formalize the outcome.
Key words : king thailand
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Thailand's king has been greeted by crowds of his supporters despite anti-government protests that are calling for royal reform.
King Maha Vajiralongkorn, accompanied by Queen Suthida, appeared before about 50,000 people who gathered at a square near the Grand Palace in the capital, Bangkok, on Saturday. The king led a birthday commemoration for his late father.
The Thai king walked through the crowd of royalists and talked with some of them after he read out a message praying for stability and prosperity of the country.
A man who participated in the event said protests will subside if protesters see this turnout and understand the truth.
A woman said people who are critical of the king have no right to live in the country.
The anti-government protests led by a youth movement are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and royal reform.
Protesters criticize the king for his intervention into Thai politics and demand that use of royal assets should be more transparent. They have marched to facilities linked to the monarchy.
The Prayut administration is stepping up a crackdown on demonstrators. Police have questioned protest leaders for allegedly insulting the monarchy.
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