Key words : senior un
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Senior UN official appeals for continued support for Ukraine
A senior UN official in charge of overseeing humanitarian aid in Ukraine has appealed for continued support from the international community, as the second anniversary of the start of Russia's invasion nears.
Denise Brown, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Ukraine, spoke in an exclusive interview with NHK in the capital Kyiv on Wednesday.
She noted that the conflict between Israel and Hamas and other global crises have reduced the international community's interest in the situation in Ukraine.
Brown described the war in Ukraine as "not over." She said the capital and many other cities across the country are suffering airstrikes almost every day, and communities near the frontline regularly come under artillery fire.
Brown went on to say, "People are suffering. People are tired. Life is very difficult."
She also noted that people in the eastern region of Donetsk and other areas close to the front have been forced to live without electricity, in addition to having little access to drinking water and food. She said 3 billion dollars is needed to provide humanitarian aid for those people.
Brown pointed out that only 10 percent of the necessary funds have been delivered so far. She said if those resources do not come, "All the support we all provide will slowly or quickly begin to disappear."
Key words : us space unmanned
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US firm carries out first moon landing by private company
A US space exploration company says it has put an uncrewed lander on the lunar surface. This marks the first time a spacecraft developed by a private company has succeeded in landing on the moon.
Intuitive Machines announced that its Nova-C class lander Odysseus touched down at 23:23 UTC on Thursday.
The company launched the mission on February 15. The final descent to the moon's surface involved a carefully controlled blast from the craft's engine.
Company officials say they have confirmed that the lander is standing upright and has begun transmitting data as expected.
Five countries have so far managed moon landings: the former Soviet Union, the United States, China, India and Japan. But no private company had achieved the feat before Intuitive Machines.
If all goes well, six kinds of equipment on the lander developed by US space agency NASA will be used to conduct various experiments.
It has been a busy time in the field of moon exploration. Japan's space agency JAXA succeeded in landing an unmanned probe on the lunar surface in January. This followed the cancellation of a landing plan by a different private firm in the US due to system failure.
Key words : lunar exploration
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Habitation module for Artemis lunar exploration shown to media
A habitation module for astronauts that will be used as part of the US-led lunar exploration program Artemis has been shown to media.
The Artemis program aims to make the first manned lunar mission in over half a century. Japan is taking part in the project. Under the plan, the Gateway space station will be built for astronauts to stay in while orbiting the moon.
The module called the Habitation and Logistics Outpost, or HALO, was unveiled to the media at a development facility in Italy on Thursday.
The module, equipped with communication systems and life support equipment, is scheduled to be launched as early as the end of next year.
HALO, measuring about 3 meters in diameter, will serve as the first outpost for astronauts who will build the space station.
Officials say workers have nearly completed HALO's outer aluminum walls. They say the module will be transported to the US for the launch by the end of the year after finishing assembly and testing of the inner part.
A facility to explain the interior of the Gateway space station was also shown to media.
Franco Fenoglio of Thales Alenia Space, a space manufacturer in charge of building the facility, noted that Japanese technologies have been used for the module's life support system.
He expressed hope that preparations to bring humans back to the moon will begin in a few years and Japan will contribute to the Artemis program.
Key words : family of murdered
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Key words : Navalny natural cause
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Navalny's mother says body shown to her, but handover refused
The mother of deceased Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says the authorities have shown her his body, but refused to hand it over and pressured her to bury him in secret.
The revelations were included in a video released by Lyudmila Navalnaya on Thursday. The Russian authorities said on Friday last week that Navalny had died in a prison where he was being held.
Navalny's mother said the authorities took her to see his body at a morgue on Wednesday evening. She said they tried to blackmail her and set conditions on where, when and how he should be buried.
She said the officials threatened to do something to the body if she did not agree to a secret funeral. She quoted one of them as saying time was not on her side as the corpse was decomposing.
Navalny's mother says she recorded the video as the authorities began threatening her. She continued to demand that the body be transferred to her immediately.
Navalny's mother and his support group said the officials made her sign a death certificate stating he had died of natural causes.
This comes as the Kremlin is widely alleged to have had a hand in Navalny's death.
Key words : putin nuclear showcase
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Russian media show Putin aboard strategic bomber in flight
Russian state-run media have broadcast a video showing President Vladimir Putin aboard a nuclear-capable strategic bomber, in an apparent effort to showcase the country's military might.
The footage shows Putin boarding a Tu-160M in the central Russian republic of Tatarstan on Thursday. It shows him clutching the control stick while the plane is in flight.
Experts say the aircraft is being used to launch missile attacks on Ukraine. Putin made his flight two days before the second anniversary of the start of Russia's invasion.
Russian media also reported on an interview with former President Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy chair of the security council.
Medvedev said Russian forces will have to march again on Kyiv, as the Ukrainian capital poses an international threat to Russia's existence.
He also said Ukraine has a choice between endless war and life in a common state with Russia.
Meanwhile, Reuters news agency quoted six sources on Wednesday as saying Iran had supplied Russia with numerous surface-to-surface ballistic missiles.
It cited three Iranian sources as saying many of the missiles are of a type that can hit targets up to 700 kilometers away.
Reuters said one source revealed that the shipments started early last month. It cited an Iranian military official as saying there would be more shipments in the coming weeks.
On Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a comment on social media referring to the city of Avdiivka in the eastern region of Donetsk. Russian forces took control of the strategically important city earlier this month.
Zelenskyy stressed his intention to reinforce defenses near the city to prevent further Russian advances. He said his people had made a detailed examination of the situation in Avdiivka and to the south.
Zelenskyy disputed Moscow's claim that Russia had regained control of the village of Krynky on the east side of the Dnipro River in the southern region of Kherson. He said Ukrainian marines were holding a bridgehead there.
Key words : g20 divided
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G20 foreign ministers remain divided over Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 nations remain divided over Russia's invasion of Ukraine as the fighting approaches the two-year mark.
Brazil hosted the two-day G20 foreign ministerial conference in Rio de Janeiro that ended on Thursday. Diplomats discussed the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as reforms for international bodies including the United Nations.
After the session, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said, "Several countries reiterated their condemnation of the war in Ukraine, as has been the case since 2022."
The Group of Seven nations condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine while developing countries, collectively known as the Global South, remained neutral.
On the situation in the Gaza Strip, Vieira noted that a number of countries expressed concern and highlighted the risk of the conflict spreading to neighboring countries.
He added that many nations are calling on Israel to suspend its decision to stage military operations in the city of Rafah in the southern part of Gaza.
On the roles of multilateral institutions, Vieira said the participants agreed on the need to reform the UN Security Council, which has been described as dysfunctional.
Brazil plans to hold the second foreign ministers' meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York in September.
Key words : serious labor
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Japanese govt. eyes adding 4 new sectors to specified skilled worker program
The Japanese government is considering adding four more sectors to be covered under the specified skilled worker program in an effort to accept more foreign workers in the fields suffering from a serious labor shortage.
Officials presented the plan to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday. Those industries to be newly added to the program will be auto transportation, railroad, forestry and timber.
Specifically, the government has bus, taxi and truck drivers in mind for the auto transportation sector, and train operators, station staff and maintenance workers for the railroad sector. The government aims to approve the plan at a Cabinet meeting next month.
The status of specified skilled worker No. 1 category is given to non-Japanese workers who are recognized to have expert skills. Those with the status can stay in Japan for up to five years. Currently, the category covers 12 fields, such as nursing care, construction and agriculture.
If the plan is realized, it will be the first time new fields have been added to the program since the system was introduced.
In connection with foreign workers in Japan, the government plans to abolish the current system for foreign technical trainees and switch to a new program. It would be applied to the same sectors that are covered under the specified skilled worker program.
Key words : landmarks kamakura
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