Key words : israeli attack school
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Report: Half of schools in Gaza directly hit by Israeli attacks
The latest report says Israeli attacks have directly hit about a half of over 800 schools in Gaza since the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel.
The UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, and the International NGO Save the Children released the report on Thursday. They used satellite images and other information to analyze the extent of damage to schools since October.
The report says Israeli bombardments hit and damaged 48 percent of the 813 schools in Gaza. Of those, at least 59 were totally destroyed and require full reconstruction to function again.
It says 200 schools escaped direct hits, but sustained serious damage to facilities such as playgrounds.
Satellite images showing Israeli tanks on the premises of schools are included with the report. The report says the images are proof that school facilities have been used by Israeli security forces.
The report calls for an immediate pause in fighting and all necessary measures to keep educational institutions safe, in accordance with the international humanitarian law.
Israeli air strikes on Gaza continued on Saturday.
Public health authorities in Gaza say 32 people had died in the last 24 hours, bringing total deaths since October to 34,388.
Negotiations for a pause in fighting and hostage release are still underway, mediated by Egypt and other parties. But the situation remains tense, as Israel is dead set on launching ground operations in southern Gaza, where many Gazans have taken shelter.
Key words : two children
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Severe heatwave in Gaza kills at least two children
An ongoing, severe heatwave is affecting more than two million people living in a dire situation in the Gaza Strip, and has caused multiple fatalities, including children.
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini wrote in a social media post on Friday that "at least two children died due to the heat."
He added, "What more to endure: death, hunger, disease, displacement, and now living in greenhouse-like structures under scorching heat."
Lazzarini, reiterating his call for a ceasefire wrote, "We cannot afford on top of this misery, a major military operation to go ahead."
Health authorities in the besieged enclave say more than 34,000 people have been killed in the six months since the devastating conflict began.
Several media reports say temperatures have hovered around 30 degrees Celsius in recent days, well above normal for this time of the year.
Key words : energy facilities
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Russia targets Ukraine power plants, Ukraine hits Russian oil refineries
Ukraine's energy ministry said that the Russian military has pounded energy facilities in the Dnipropetrovsk region in eastern Ukraine and other areas late Friday to early Saturday, seriously damaging four power plants.
Meanwhile the Ukrainian military has launched attack on oil refineries in Russia.
Russian news agency Interfax reported that operations at an oil refinery in the country's Krasnodar region were partially suspended following the Ukrainian drone attack.
A Ukrainian media outlet quoted an intelligence source saying that the country's security service conducted the attack.
As Russia continues its military invasion of Ukraine, Russian independent news outlet Verstka reported Thursday that many violent crimes have been committed by soldiers who returned from the war in Ukraine.
It says that public information from news reports and trial records was tallied and that 55 murder cases, in which 76 people were killed, were carried out by such ex-soldiers during the past two years.
A private military company, Wagner Group, was said to have recruited prisoners to fight in the war against Ukraine, telling them that they would be pardoned if they fought for six months.
The report says that 44 of the murder victims were killed by pardoned ex-prisoner soldiers.
The news outlet says that the number of such crimes could be much higher.
Key words : russian court
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Journalist accused of helping Navalny's team run YouTube channel
A Russian court has said that it detained a journalist, accusing him of helping create a YouTube channel operated by a team that supports the late opposition leader Alexey Navalny.
Navalny died in a penal colony in February.
The court in Moscow said in a post on a social media on Saturday that Konstantin Gabov helped prepare materials such as photographs and videos for the YouTube channel.
Navalny's team is designated an extremist group in Russia and banned from any activities. They mainly work outside of the country.
The Russian court does not reveal Gabov's nationality but it says that he works for Reuters news agency.
Russian and western media say that he has worked for Russian and German media as well as Reuters.
Also on Saturday, a court in Russia's far eastern city of Khabarovsk, ordered a reporter of a Russian edition of the US business magazine Forbes to be placed under house detention.
The reporter is accused of spreading false information.
President Vladimir Putin is intent on suppressing any criticism. He will begin serving his fifth term on May 7.
Key words : fukushima one-six
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Contaminated water from Fukushima Daiichi plant drops to 1/6 of peak
The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has achieved one of its targets of containing the flow of contaminated water.
It says the daily water volume is now less than one-sixth of the peak period.
Contaminated water has been accumulating at the plant since it suffered a triple meltdown following a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
The water used to cool molten nuclear fuel mixes with rain and groundwater that flows into damaged reactor buildings, creating the contaminated water.
The operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company, says the average daily accumulation was about 80 tons in fiscal 2023 that ended March this year.
The highest daily figure was 490 tons recorded in fiscal 2015.
The utility says the reduction is due to better control of the influx of rain and groundwater by covering the ground surface around the buildings with concrete.
TEPCO admits annual rainfall last year was lower than average, but it estimates that the daily accumulation will not exceed 90 tons, even if the facility has a typical amount of precipitation.
The government and TEPCO say they have accomplished one of the set targets in the decommissioning timetable, which is keeping the daily amount of contaminated water to less than 100 tons by 2025.
However, there is no prospect in sight for stopping the water altogether.
TEPCO says it plans to install large covers over the buildings in an effort to further reduce the daily amount the water to 70 tons or lower by April 2029.
Key words : observation deck
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Ocean observation deck reopens for visitors in quake-hit Suzu City
An observation deck in Ishikawa Prefecture's Suzu City has reopened nearly four months after a massive earthquake struck central Japan on New Year's Day.
The deck, located on the tip of the headland, reopened on Saturday to coincide with the start of Japan's spring holiday season. The facility is a popular tourist spot that offers views of the Sea of Japan, but it suspended operations following the disaster.
The attraction's operator says it hopes volunteers and others who come to the city to help with reconstruction work will enjoy the region's natural beauty.
The operator says the quake caused little damage to the deck, but some of the rocks protruding from the sea are now 1.5 meters taller after the quake lifted the seabed.
On Sunday, many visitors enjoyed the scenery.
A man visiting the region to survey the quake damage says he came to the deck on his day off, and that looking at the beautiful view refreshes him.
Tone Shuichi, the president of the company operating the facility, says he is grateful that many people are coming to help the city. He says he wants them to know that the area has attractive landscapes they can enjoy.
Key words : projection metropolitan
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Godzilla projected on the wall of the Tokyo Metropolitan Govt. building
A video of the popular movie monster Godzilla has been projected on the wall of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building.
Projection mapping technology was used to display a 100-meter tall Godzilla on the wall on Saturday night.
Many people gathered to watch the six-minute video ahead of the start of the spring holiday period.
Since February, the metropolitan government has been projecting various displays using one of its office buildings as a screen to promote tourism.
The video features a Godzilla attack on the metropolitan government and counterattacks by an interceptor that the government secretly developed to fight the monster.
The image will be projected three times a night starting at 7 p.m. at a one-hour interval through May 6, and from 7:30 p.m. after May 11.
The government's project was awarded the Guinness World Record for the largest permanent projection mapping system. The government has earmarked nearly six million dollars to operate the system this fiscal year.
An official says the government hopes both tourists from Japan and abroad will enjoy the globally popular movie character.
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