Key words : taiwan removed
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In Taiwan, train cars are being removed from the site of Friday's deadly train accident, and President Tsai Ing-wen has visited a hospital to meet people who were injured in the wreck.
An 8-car express train derailed in a tunnel in the eastern county of Hualien on Friday morning, leaving 50 people dead, and more than 170 others injured.
On Saturday, two of the train's three rear cars, which stopped before entering the tunnel, were hauled up by crane and placed on new rails that were installed overnight. They were then connected to a locomotive and towed away.
The cars in the tunnel are badly damaged and likely to prove challenging to remove.
Taiwanese authorities say it will take about seven days before train services fully recover.
Tsai Ing-wen visited a hospital in the county on Saturday morning to see survivors of the accident.
She later told reporters that she will do all she can to provide the maximum support for the survivors and families of the deceased.
Key words : police washington 25-year
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US media say the suspect in Friday's deadly attack outside the Capitol in Washington is a 25-year-old man.
Police say the suspect rammed his car into two Capitol police officers at a security checkpoint on Friday, killing one and injuring the other. He got out of the car wielding a knife, but police shot him dead.
Media reports say the man posted on social media about losing his job. But his motive for the attack remains unknown.
Fortification of the Capitol was strengthened following the January 6 riot, but was recently eased. Sections of surrounding roads have reopened for traffic.
President Joe Biden issued a statement expressing condolences over the death of the police officer. He ordered flags at the White House to be lowered to half-staff.
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Key words : suga carbon peace and stability
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Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide and US President Joe Biden are expected to reaffirm cooperation toward a carbon-free Indo-Pacific region at an upcoming summit.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato Katsunobu announced on Friday that the talks will take place in Washington on April 16.
Kato indicated the two leaders are expected to confirm that they will cooperate to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific, combat the coronavirus pandemic and climate change, and address issues involving China and North Korea.
They are also likely to discuss strengthening supply chains for semiconductors, and working together in the field of information and communications technologies, including 5G wireless networks.
The two governments are considering issuing a joint document after the summit, with an eye on reaffirming the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait amid China's increased maritime activity.
Key words : north agenda
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A high-ranking US official says top national security officials from the United States, Japan, and South Korea will discuss North Korea's missile provocations and US policy review on the North in their upcoming talks.
The official held a telephone news conference on Thursday ahead of a meeting of US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, the Secretary General of Japan's National Security Secretariat, Kitamura Shigeru, and South Korea's National Security Advisor, Suh Hoon.
They will meet at the US Naval Academy in the state of Maryland on Friday.
The official said the three are expected to talk primarily on issues associated with the maintenance of peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.
Specifically, the official expects them to share views on the North's missile provocations and confirm how to cooperate after discussing the ongoing US policy review on the North.
US President Joe Biden's administration says it is in the final stages of reviewing US policy toward North Korea as it continues to develop its nuclear and missile programs.
But the official said the coming talks will not be their final meeting but part of the process of the policy review.
The official said other items on the agenda include semiconductor supply chains, climate change issues and the situations in Myanmar and the South China Sea.
Key words : chief prosecutor
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The administration of US President Joe Biden has lifted sanctions against the chief prosecutor and a senior official of the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
The sanctions were imposed in September by the government of former President Donald Trump over the ICC's investigation into alleged war crimes, including torture, by American troops in Afghanistan.
Under the sanctions, the two ICC officials' assets in the United States were frozen.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a statement on Friday, calling the measures adopted by the previous administration "inappropriate and ineffective."
He said the state department also terminated the separate 2019 policy on visa restrictions on certain ICC personnel.
Blinken said, "We continue to disagree strongly with the ICC's actions relating to the Afghanistan and Palestinian situations."
He added, however, that US concerns about these cases would be better addressed through engagement with all stakeholders in the ICC process rather than through the imposition of sanctions.
The move is widely viewed as another clear departure by the Biden administration from the "America First" policy of its predecessor.
Key words : mlb
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US Major League Baseball has removed this year's All-Star Game from Atlanta, Georgia, following an outcry over the state's new voting law.
The decision comes after the legislation was passed last month strengthening identification requirements for early ballots.
Critics say the law will restrict voting access of African Americans and other minority people who are less likely to hold a driver's license or other ID cards issued by the government due to economic reasons.
Those minority residents account for about one-third of the state's population.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement on Friday that the league "fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box."
He said the decision was "the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport," and was made after consultation with teams, former and current players, the MLB Players Association and the Players Alliance, among others.
He said a new host city for the All-Star Game will be announced shortly.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, who will manage the National League at the All-Star Game, earlier said that he may not take on the role if it remained in Atlanta.
Key words : cdc
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says people who have been vaccinated for COVID-19 can travel within the United States without testing or self-quarantine. About 20 percent of US adults have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
At a news conference on Friday, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky announced updated travel guidance for fully vaccinated people. It now says that fully vaccinated people can travel at low risk to themselves from two weeks after receiving the last recommended dose of the vaccine.
Restrictions for overseas travel remain in place. Fully vaccinated people won't need to take a COVID-19 test before traveling unless required by the international destination.
But they will need a negative COVID-19 test result before boarding a flight to the United States and take another test three to five days after returning from international travel.
Walensky said "We know that right now we have a surging number of cases," She added "I would advocate against general travel overall."
The latest seven-day average of daily new coronavirus cases in the country exceeds 62,000.
Key words : russia vaccine
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Russian authorities say a 106-year-old woman has received a domestically produced COVID-19 vaccine. The announcement comes as the country promotes its homegrown inoculations.
Administrators in the southern Volgograd region said on Friday that former agriculture worker and World War Two widow, Elizaveta Boykova, received two jabs of the Sputnik V vaccine at her nursing home.
One care-home worker told NHK Boykova appeared to be in good shape after her second shot.
The administration of President Vladimir Putin has authorized a number of Russian-made vaccines.
But only 5 percent of the population has received a first shot so far. Many who are reluctant cite safety concerns.
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