Key words : israeli forces four rocket
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Airstrikes continue in Gaza, UN calls for investigations into mass graves
The Israeli military continued to carry out intense air strikes against Hamas in northern Gaza on Tuesday.
On that day, Israel told residents in parts of the northern town of Beit Lahiya to move to designated zones.
The Israeli military posted a message on social media on Tuesday. It said that four rockets had crossed "from the areas of Beit Lahiya." It said jets had struck those areas and nearby targets, including operational tunnel shafts and military structures.
It said warnings were issued prior to the strikes and that civilians were encouraged to temporarily evacuate from the areas. Video footage showed explosions and flames rising.
Meanwhile, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday that at least 310 bodies had been found at Nasser Hospital in the southern Gazan city of Khan Younis. Israeli forces withdrew from the hospital earlier this month.
Reuters news agency quoted Israeli forces as saying that the claim that they buried the bodies is "baseless and unfounded."
The Israeli military reportedly said its troops dug up some bodies at the site and reburied them after examinations were conducted to make sure no Israeli hostages were among them.
Many bodies are also said to have been found at the Al-Shifa hospital, the Gaza Strip's largest medical complex.
A spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights quoted the human rights chief on Tuesday as saying that he was horrified by the reported discovery of the mass graves.
The chief has called for independent, effective and transparent investigations into the deaths.
Key words : us senate additional aid
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US senators pass bill promising aid for Ukraine
The US Senate passed an emergency budget bill on Tuesday that includes additional aid for Ukraine.
It had already passed the House of Representatives, and is set to be enacted after President Joe Biden signs it.
Ahead of the vote in Washington, US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said, "Let us not keep our friends around the world waiting for a moment longer."
US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said, "Today, the Senate faces a test, and we must not fail it."
The Senators approved aid of more than 60 billion dollars, which Biden has already promised to sign into law. The legislation will allow officials at the Pentagon to ship military equipment within days. It will also allow US authorities to seize frozen Russian assets and transfer them to fund Ukraine's recovery.
More than 26 billion dollars will be set aside to support the Israelis' efforts to defend themselves against Iran and its proxies. The legislation also directs 8 billion dollars to efforts in Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific region to "counter" China.
Key words : kim criticism
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Kim Jong Un's sister reacts to US criticism of N.Korean missile launch
The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has countered US criticism of Pyongyang's recent missile launch, blaming the United States for aggravating the situation on the Korean Peninsula with a series of military exercises.
On Monday, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller criticized the ballistic missile launch by Pyongyang, saying it violated multiple UN Security Council resolutions.
The Wednesday edition of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, carried a statement issued by Kim Yo Jong.
The statement said the US, together with Japan and South Korea, are ceaselessly staging military exercises against North Korea almost every week.
It argued this has resulted in tensions "soaring in the region like a kindled detonating fuse."
In the statement, Kim said North Korea will continue to build up its "overwhelming and most powerful military muscle" to defend its sovereignty and regional peace.
North Korea's foreign ministry also released a statement on Wednesday that said missile launches are an exercise of the country's right to self-defense.
Concerned nations are staying on high alert as Pyongyang may repeat missile launches.
Key words : vice-president trump polish
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Aso follows other foreign officials and meets with Trump
Former US President Donald Trump welcomed Aso Taro, the vice-president of Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party, at Trump Tower in New York on Tuesday.
At the building's entrance, Trump introduced Aso to reporters. He said, "We'll be talking about Japan and the United States right now and lots of other things."
Trump posted a message on social media later. He said, "It was my great honor to welcome former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso -- at Trump Tower this evening!"
Aso's visit follows similar moves by a number of senior foreign officials.
Polish President Andrzej Duda visited Trump on April 17, and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron met with the former US president on April 8. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban had a meeting with Trump on March 8.
Foreign officials appear to be aware of the possibility that the former president could regain control of the US government in 2025. Trump is running in the presidential election that will be held later this year.
Key words : hayashi met lawmaker
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Key words : fukushima power outage
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Crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant partially loses power supply
A partial power outage at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Wednesday morning stopped the release of treated and diluted water into the ocean.
The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company, says the cooling of nuclear debris has been maintained.
TEPCO said one of the systems that supply electricity to the plant stopped at around 10:43 a.m.
The utility said the loss of power led to automatic stoppage of discharging treated and diluted water into the ocean. The fifth round of discharges started on Friday.
TEPCO says the safety of critical areas of the plant has been ensured by sourcing power from other lines. This includes cooling of spent nuclear fuel and debris in damaged reactors.
The operator also says radioactive levels around the facility have showed no abnormal figures.
TEPCO is investigating what caused the disruption to the power supply.
The plant suffered a triple meltdown in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Water used to cool molten fuel has been mixing with rain and groundwater seeping into the damaged reactor buildings. The accumulated water is being treated to remove most radioactive substances, but still contains tritium. The treated water is being stored in tanks at the plant.
Before releasing the treated water into the ocean, the utility dilutes it to reduce the tritium levels to about one-seventh of the World Health Organization's guidance level for drinking water.
Meanwhile, a worker was reportedly injured while engaged in drilling work outside a building inside the plant compound at around 10:47 a.m. TEPCO reportedly called an ambulance to rush the person to hospital. The person reportedly remains conscious.
TEPCO is checking whether the accident is related to the power outage or not.
Key words : a week western japan spring
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Hot spring in Ehime remains closed a week after strong quake hits western Japan
A popular hot spring facility in Ehime Prefecture remains closed a week after a powerful earthquake struck western Japan.
Yamaidashi Ikoinosato Onsen is a hot spring in the town of Ainan equipped with accommodation and a restaurant. The town experienced a quake intensity of lower 6 on the Japanese seismic scale of 0 to 7.
The operator says its hot spring water is usually transparent, but has become cloudy since the quake occurred last Wednesday.
They say the water is slowly returning to normal, but services cannot be resumed until they know what caused the change of color.
Officials at the facility say they plan to collect water samples and ask experts to check the quality. They will decide when to reopen based on the results.
Key words : noto water supply
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Quake-hit community in Noto Peninsula faces threat of further depopulation
A community in the Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan, is now facing a threat of further depopulation as it struggles to secure drinking water after the powerful earthquake on January 1.
Residents of the Kawachi district in Nanao City used to rely on natural water sourced from nearby mountains for drinking. But the facility for treating the water was damaged in the quake, cutting off the supply for about three months.
Water supplies resumed last Saturday after the facility was restored, but authorities say they are waiting for test results to guarantee it is fit for drinking.
In the meantime, residents remain dependent on water filtering equipment set up after the quake or bottled water.
The area had 41 households before the quake, but about 30 of them, or more than 70 percent, have left their homes. The evacuees have moved to temporary housing or live with their relatives outside the district.
Some have decided to leave Kawachi for good.
A woman in her 80s, who returned from temporary housing to tidy up her home, said her neighbors all left their homes after the quake. She said while she misses her home, there is no choice but to leave.
The head of a local community association said the entire community has changed dramatically. He said leaving the district was the only option for residents after the quake.
However, he hopes that many of them will return now that the water supply has been restored, even if only partially.
Key words : five months
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NASA's Voyager 1 sends readable data back to Earth once again
The US space agency NASA says it has received readable data from its Voyager 1 spacecraft for the first time in about five months. This comes after communications with the probe were disrupted.
NASA announced that its mission flight team heard back from the spacecraft on Saturday.
In 1977, Voyager 1 was launched to explore Jupiter and Saturn. It excited many space enthusiasts by sending clear images of patterns on Jupiter's surface and Saturn's rings.
Voyager 1 left the solar system and is now traveling about 24 billion kilometers from Earth. That is farther away from Earth than any other human-made object.
The probe continued transmitting observation information, but it stopped sending back readable data last November, owing to a glitch in one of its computer systems.
The team says a radio signal takes about 22 and a half hours to reach Voyager 1. It reportedly takes the same amount of time for a signal to come back to Earth.
One of the team members, Dr. Linda Spilker, spoke with NHK. She said she is excited about being able to communicate with the spacecraft once again. Spilker said, "It is like seeing an old friend after a long time apart."
She noted that the next step will be to adjust parts of the software, so that the spacecraft can return scientific data again. She added that she is looking forward to seeing new scientific data about what is happening in interstellar space.
Key words : weather Jonathan Oh
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