Key words : house of representative elected 15th round
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Kevin McCarthy, the Republican leader of the US House of Representatives, has been elected House speaker in the 15th round of votes, ending a historic standoff.
McCarthy secured the majority of votes to win the speakership on Saturday. The House session opened on Tuesday. He had struggled to gain support from hardline conservatives in his own party.
This is the first time in 164 years that the House voted more than 10 times to pick a speaker.
Key words : emergency landing aichi
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A bomb threat has forced a passenger plane operated by budget carrier Jetstar Japan to make an emergency landing at an airport in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.
The plane landed at Chubu Airport shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Saturday. It was heading from Narita Airport near Tokyo for Fukuoka Airport in southwestern Japan.
The carrier says 136 passengers and six crewmembers were on the plane. They escaped using emergency slides. Airport officials say five people were injured while evacuating.
Sources close to the matter say Narita Airport received a telephone call which is believed to have been made from Germany at around 6:20 a.m. A man said in English that he had planted a 100-kilogram plastic bomb in the cargo area of the Jetstar plane.
They say the caller demanded to talk with a manager, warning he would detonate the bomb otherwise.
Police say no suspicious object has been found so far.
The airport closed its runway due to the incident, but operations resumed several hours later.
Key words : ceasefire salt
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A senior US official says fighting continues in Ukraine despite a temporary ceasefire ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper spoke to reporters on Friday about the 36-hour ceasefire, which Putin called for to observe the January 7 Russian Orthodox Christmas.
Cooper said, "We see fighting today in Ukraine, even though technically we're in the ceasefire window." She said Putin's statement must be taken "with a grain of salt."
The deputy head of Ukraine's presidential office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, said in a social media post that Russian shelling hit residential and hospital buildings in the eastern region of Donetsk just before the truce order took effect. He said many people were injured. Air raid warnings also sounded across Ukraine after the supposed ceasefire began.
Russia's defense ministry said its troops in Donetsk and elsewhere suffered attacks from Ukraine despite the truce being in effect.
The US Defense Department announced on Friday that the country will offer a security assistance package for Ukraine of over 3 billion dollars.
The aid includes 50 M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. The department says the tracked armored vehicles are agile and provide mounted firepower.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his video address released on Friday that the new package is "a very powerful one." He said this will be the first time for Ukraine to obtain the Bradley fighting vehicles and they are exactly what is needed.
Key words : ceasefire moscow
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Russian President Vladimir Putin called for a temporary ceasefire to celebrate Orthodox Christmas. On Friday, his order went into effect. However, little has changed for soldiers on the battlefield.
The Russian Orthodox Church observes Christmas on Saturday. Putin wanted Ukrainian forces to observe a ceasefire as well. However, leaders in Kyiv did not agree and pointed the finger back at the Russians. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that Moscow "wants to use Christmas as a cover" to stop their advance.
A Ukrainian soldier said, "Nothing has changed after midday. The shelling continues. They wanted some quiet and tried to mislead us, hoping we would believe it."
Russian Defence Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov accused Ukrainian forces of carrying out attacks. He said Russian troops had to defend themselves against continued shelling.
Konashenkov said, "The position that the Ukrainian shelling came from was suppressed by return fire from Russian troops."
Defense analysts at the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War say Putin's announcement is meant to damage Ukraine's reputation by framing them as unwilling to work towards peace.
Key words : subvariant rapidly XBB
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An Omicron subvariant of the coronavirus has been spreading rapidly in the United States.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday that 27.6 percent of all new infections in the country during the week through January 7 are projected to be the XBB.1.5 subvariant.
While all other Omicron lineages have been on the decline since late December, XBB.1.5 cases have jumped over a one-month period from an estimated 2.3 percent of new cases as of December 3. In a region including the eastern state of New York, it is estimated to account for more than 70 percent of new infections.
White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha tweeted on Wednesday that the subvariant may be more inherently contagious. He called on people to take basic precautions such as getting booster shots and wearing masks in crowded indoor spaces.
In the US, a daily average of 6,500 people were newly admitted to hospitals as of January 4, up around 30 percent from one month before. However, the number of deaths per day has mostly stayed below the 400 mark since the middle of last October.
Key words : alzheimer
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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug for Alzheimer's disease jointly developed by Japanese pharmaceutical firm Eisai and US partner Biogen.
The FDA announced on Friday that it had given the green light to lecanemab after confirming the drug's efficacy.
Researchers evaluated the drug in a study of about 850 patients. The results confirm a "reduction of amyloid beta plaque, a marker of Alzheimer's disease."
Lecanemab becomes the second US-approved Alzheimer's drug targeting amyloid beta.
The FDA says, "These medications represent an important advancement in the ongoing fight to effectively treat Alzheimer's disease."
Lecanemab is believed to slow the advancement of the disease by preventing the destruction of brain cells.
The FDA says the drug should be initiated in Alzheimer's patients with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia, adding that brain cells cannot be regenerated once damaged.
Approval was given under a fast-track process for drugs designed to treat serious conditions.
Key words : agreed supply chain
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Japan and the United States have agreed to set up a task force aimed at eradicating forced labor from supply chains.
Japan's industry minister Nishimura Yasutoshi and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai signed a memorandum of cooperation on Friday in Washington.
Nishimura said human rights abuses in supply chains must not be tolerated, and that Japan will step up efforts to tackle the problem with the United States.
Tai said forced labor and human rights violations are global trade issues.
The new task force will include officials from Japan's Trade and Industry Ministry and Foreign Ministry. From the US side, they will come from the office of the Trade Representative, the Department of Commerce and other agencies.
The two sides plan to jointly clarify labor standards and promote the exchange of information.
In June last year, the US prohibited imports of all products made using forced labor in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Some European countries have also enacted legislation obliging businesses to respect human rights.
Key words : golden temple
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The famed golden temple of Kinkaku-ji in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto is raising its admission fees for the first time in 30 years.
The UNESCO World Heritage site plans to increase its general admission fee by 100 yen to 500 yen, or about 3.7 dollars, from April. Entrance for elementary and junior high school students will remain unchanged at 300 yen, and preschool children will continue to be admitted free.
The temple cited the falling number of visitors due to the coronavirus pandemic and increasing maintenance and security costs driven by rising prices.
A temple official asked for visitors' understanding. The official said it was a hard decision but increased revenue would help make the site more attractive.
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