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>>> WELCOME TO NHK "NEWSLINE".
I’M RAMIN MELLEGARD IN TOKYO.
>>> U.S. VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS HAS DELIVERED HER ACCEPTANCE SPEECH AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S CANDIDATE IN THE NOVEMBER PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
>> I PROMISE TO BE A PRESIDENT FOR ALL AMERICANS.
YOU CAN ALWAYS TRUST ME TO PUT COUNTRY ABOVE PARTY AND SELF, TO HOLD SACRED AMERICA’S FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES FROM THE RULE OF LAW TO FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS TO THE PEACEFUL TRANSFER OF POWER.
>> HARRIS SAID THE ELECTION WILL BE A PRECIOUS OPPORTUNITY TO CHART A NEW WAY FORWARD.
SHE SAID THAT A DEFINING GOAL OF HER PRESIDENCY WILL BE TO BUILD A STRONG MIDDLE CLASS.
SHE VOWED TO PROTECT AMERICA’S FREEDOM AND MADE REFERENCES TO HER REPUBLICAN OPPONENT.
>> THE CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING DONALD TRUMP BACK IN THE WHITE HOUSE ARE EXTREMELY SERIOUS.
CONSIDER, CONSIDER NOT ONLY THE CHAOS AND CALAMITY WHEN HE WAS IN OFFICE BUT ALSO THE GRAVITY OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE HE LOST THE LAST ELECTION.
>> HER SPEECH ALSO SHOWCASED HER AIM TO APPEAL TO A WIDE RANGE OF VOTERS, ESPECIALLY SWING VOTERS.
>>> NOW, EARLIER I SPOKE WITH NHK WORLD’S STEPHANIE CHEN FROM THE VENUE OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN CHICAGO.
>> WHAT DID HARRIS’S SPEECH TELL US ABOUT HER PRIORITIES? >> Reporter: VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS ASKED HER FELLOW AMERICANS WHAT KIND OF FUTURE FOR THEIR COUNTRY THEY ARE HOPING FOR.
SHE TRIED TO SHOW A DISTINCT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HERSELF AND FORMER-PRESIDENT TRUMP BY SAYING THAT THE NATION HAS A FLEETING OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE PAST DIVISIVE BATTLES AND CHART A NEW WAY FORWARD.
SHE WENT ON TO MAKE A STRONG IMPRESSION BY EMPHASIZING THAT SHE WILL BE A PRESIDENT FOR ALL AMERICANS IN WHAT IS BECOMING AN INCREASINGLY DIVIDED NATION.
BUT THE POLICIES HARRIS WANTS TO PROMOTE WERE NOT REFLECTED IN DETAIL IN HER ACCEPTANCE SPEECH.
RATHER, SHE REITERATED MUCH OF WHAT SHE HAD MENTIONED IN PAST SPEECHES.
MANY VOTERS MAY WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HER POLICIES, AND SHE MAY NEED TO ELABORATE MORE IN THE COMING WEEKS AS SHE SEEKS TO WIDEN HER SUPPORT.
>> OKAY.
AND WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FOR THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN GOING FORWARD? >> Reporter: WITH THE ELECTION COMING DOWN TO A MATCHUP OF HARRIS VERSUS TRUMP, WE EXPECT TO SEE MORE BACK AND FORTH IN THE COMING WEEKS.
REPORTS SAY ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. IS CONSIDERING DROPPING OUT OF THE RACE AND ENDORSING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE TRUMP, AND TRUMP HAS HINTED THAT HE MAY APPOINT KENNEDY TO A POSITION IN HIS ADMINISTRATION IF KENNEDY DROPS OUT OF THE RACE AND TRUMP WINS THE ELECTION.
HARRIS WILL FACE OFF AGAINST TRUMP IN A TELEVISED DEBATE ON SEPTEMBER 10th.
NORMALLY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FROM THE SAME PARTY WILL HAVE DEBATED EACH OTHER BEFORE THE PRIMARIES, BUT HARRIS BECAME A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE SELECTION PROCESS.
ATTENTION IS NOW FOCUSED ON HARRIS -- ON HOW HARRIS WILL RESPOND TO TRUMP WHO TENDS TO ARGUE HIS OWN CASE DURING THE DEBATE.
APPROVAL RATINGS FOR HARRIS HAVE BEEN WELCOMED BY PEOPLE CURRENTLY WHO HAVE BEEN SEEKING OPTIONS OTHER THAN BIDEN AND TRUMP, BUT HARRIS AND HER FELLOW DEMOCRATS WILL CONTINUE TO BE TESTED ON HOW THEY CAN COME UP WITH CONCRETE POLICIES AND PRINCIPLES AND TURN THESE PROPOSALS INTO SUPPORT.
>>> MEANWHILE, REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE DONALD TRUMP CRITICIZED HARRIS OVER HER PARTY’S IMMIGRATION POLICY ON A VISIT TO THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER.
TRUMP WAS IN THE WESTERN STATE OF ARIZONA ON THURSDAY.
HE ACCUSED HIS DEMOCRATIC OPPONENT OF WANTING THE U.S. TO BE OPEN TO THE WORLD’S CRIMINALS.
>> HER WHOLE LIFE IS ABOUT OPEN BORDERS, AND IF THEY WIN THERE IS NO BORDER.
WE WILL HAVE 100 MILLION PEOPLE COME IN FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD.
>> HARRIS HAS BEEN TASKED WITH THE IMMIGRATION ISSUE AS VICE PRESIDENT UNDER THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION.
TRUMP SAID SHE PRESIDED OVER A NATION-WRECKING BORDER INVASION DURING HER TIME IN THE ROLE.
HE HAS PLEDGED A HARD LINE ON IMMIGRATION.
>> WITH YOUR VOTE WE WILL SEAL THE BORDER, STOP THE INVASION AND LAUNCH THE LARGEST DEPORTATION EFFORT IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
WE WILL IMPOSE TOUGH NEW SENTENCES ON ILLEGAL ALIEN CRIMINALS.
>> TRUMP IS STEPPING UP HIS CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE DEMOCRATS BY TOURING KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES.
♪ ♪ >>> DELEGATES AT A U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING STRESSED THE NEED FOR PAUSES IN THE GAZA FIGHTING TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF POLIO.
THE MEETING WAS HELD ON THURSDAY TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
THE INTERNATIONAL AID GROUP SAVE THE CHILDREN ATTENDED VIA VIDEO LINK.
IT IS NOTED THAT A POLIO CASE CONFIRMED IN GAZA LAST WEEK WAS THE FIRST IN 25 YEARS.
>> IN THIS CASE IT IS AN INDIVIDUAL TRAGEDY, AND AT THE SAME TIME A SIGN OF A LARGER CATASTROPHE.
>> THE GROUP SAYS IT IS DIFFICULT TO CARRY OUT MEDICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE STRIP BECAUSE DELIVERIES OF MEDICINES ARE BLOCKED AT CHECKPOINT, SAYING VACCINATIONS ARE CRITICAL TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF POLIO.
THE U.N. IS CALLING FOR TWO SEVEN-DAY PAUSES TO CARRY OUT LARGE-SCALE VACCINATIONS.
A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES INCLUDING JAPAN SUPPORTED THE PROPOSAL.
ISRAEL’S AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N. RESPONDED SAYING HIS COUNTRY SENT MORE THAN 2 MILLION VACCINES TO GAZA IN COOPERATION WITH THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND UNICEF.
WHILE HE DECLINED TO SAY WHETHER ISRAEL WOULD AGREE TO PAUSES IN THE FIGHTING.
>>> AND THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT A SENIOR OFFICIAL IN CHARGE OF TIBETAN ISSUES HAS MET WITH THE DALAI LAMA IN NEW YORK.
THE EXILED LEADER IS CONSIDERED A SEPARATIST WHO AIMS TO SPLIT CHINA.
SHE PASSED ON PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN’S BEST WISHES FOR THE 89 YEAR OLD’S ELT.
A SENIOR OFFICIAL FROM THE WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL ATTENDED THE MEETING.
THE DALAI LAMA HAS BEEN IN THE U.S. SINCE JUNE FOR KNEE SURGERY.
HE FLED TO NORTHERN INDIA OVER 60 YEARS AGO DURING CHINA’S CRACKDOWN ON TIBET.
CHINA REACTED STRONGLY TO THE LATEST MEETING. >> Translator: CHINA OPPOSES GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OF ANY COUNTRY MEETING WITH THE DALAI LAMA IN ANY FORM.
WE LAUNCHED A SERIOUS PROTEST WITH THE U.S.
>> IT WAS ALSO REAFFIRMED, THE UNITED STATES UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF THE TIBETAN COMMUNITY.
>>> IT IS THE FIRST TIME AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER FROM ITALY, WHICH MADE A PORT CALL AT THE MARITIME SELF-DEFENSE FORCES NEAR TOKYO ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF JOINT DRILLS.
>> IT IS MY GREAT HONOR TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR BUILDING AND ENHANCING THE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING.
>> OUR NAVIES HAVE THE MOST TRADED, A STRONG CONNECTION AND WILLINGNESS IN WORKING IN SYNERGY TO OBTAIN AN EFFECTIVE AND PROFITABLE MARITIME COOPERATION.
>> IT IS 244 METERS LONG.
IT DEPARTED ITALY IN JUNE AND TOOK PART IN A LARGE-SCALE EXERCISE WITH THE AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE EARLY THE FOLLOWING MONTH.
THE BRITISH, DUTCH AND GERMAN NAVIES HAVE VISITED JAPAN THIS YEAR.
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ARE RAISING THEIR PRESENCE IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION WHERE CHINA IS GROWING INCREASINGLY ASSERTIVE.
♪ ♪ >>> THAILAND’S HEALTH AUTHORITIES SAY THEY’VE CONFIRMED THE COUNTRY’S FIRST CASE OF A NEW MORE SEVERE STRAIN OF M POX, THE VIRAL DISEASE PREVIOUSLY REFERRED TO AS MONKEYPOX.
IT IS BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST TIME THE STRAIN HAS BEEN DETECTED IN ASIA.
THE AUTHORITIES SAID ON THURSDAY THEY HAD CONFIRMED AN INFECTION IN A EUROPEAN MAN IN HIS 60s.
THEY REPORTED HE HAD ENTERED THAILAND ON AUGUST 14th VIA THE MIDDLE EAST FROM AN UNSPECIFIED AFRICAN COUNTRY WHERE THE DISEASE HAS BEEN SPREADING.
THEY SAID HE’S CURRENTLY RECEIVING TREATMENT AT A HOSPITAL.
THE AUTHORITIES SAID THE MAN CAME IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH MORE THAN 40 PEOPLE WHILE TRAVELING, BUT NONE OF THEM HAVE COMPLAINED OF SYMPTOMS.
THEY SAID THEY’RE STILL MONITORING THOSE PEOPLE.
NOW, ON AUGUST 14th THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DECLARED THE ONGOING OUTBREAK OF MPOX IN AFRICA TO BE A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY OF INTERNATIONAL CONCERN.
MPOX SYMPTOMS INCLUDE FEVER AND RASH.
MANY CASES WERE REPORTED IN 2022, MOSTLY IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES.
THE W.H.O. SAYS INFECTIONS ARE SURGING AGAIN, MAINLY IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO IN CENTRAL AFRICA.
IT SAYS THE VARIANT AT THE CENTER OF THE CURRENT OUTBREAK IS MORE LIKELY TO CAUSE SEVERE SYMPTOMS.
>>> NOW, CHINESE SCIENTISTS SAY THEY FOUND A WAY TO USE SOIL ON THE MOON TO MAKE WATER.
THE DISCOVER COULD HAVE MAJOR IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE LUNAR MISSIONS AND POTENTIALLY EVEN HUMAN HABITATION.
CHINESE STATE-RUN MEDIA SAYS THE BREAK THROUGH WAS ACHIEVED BY A TEAM FROM THE CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.
THE TEAM FOUND THAT LUNAR SOIL SAMPLES CONTAINED HYDROGEN AND IRON OXIDES.
WHEN THEY HEATED THE TOIL TO 1,000 DEGREES CELSIUS IT CAUSED THE TWO TO REACT AND CREATE WATER VAPOR.
THE TEAM ESTIMATES BY USING SOLAR ENERGY THE PROCESS CAN CREATE UP TO 76 MILLGRAMS OF WATER FROM JUST ONE GRAM OF SOIL.
THE FINDING COULD PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN EXPERIMENTS THAT THE SCIENTISTS WANT TO CONDUCT DURING THE MISSION TO THE MOON WHICH COULD LAUNCH BY 2030.
THE MISSION IS PART OF A PLAN BY CHINA TO BUILD A RESEARCH STATION ON THE MOON BY 2035.
THE STATION WOULD BE A BASE FOR SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENT IT AND RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT.
ONE IMPORTANT AREA OF RESEARCH IS WATER, WHICH WOULD BE ESSENTIAL TO MAKING OXYGEN AND FUEL.
>>> AND THE U.S. SPACE AGENCY HAS PROVIDED ITS JAPANESE COUNTERPART WITH A PORTION OF THE GEOLOGICAL SAM PHIL MICKELSON SAMPLES COLLECTED FRIDAY AN ASTEROID.
0.6 GRAMS OF THE SAMPLE WERE RECEIVED ON THURSDAY AS PART OF A BILATERAL DEAL WITH NASA.
LAST SEPTEMBER A NASA MISSION BROUGHT BACK A CAPSULE CONTAINING MORE THAN 120 GRAMS OF MATERIAL FROM AN ASTEROID LOCATED BETWEEN THE ORBITS OF EARTH AND MARS.
JAXA RESEARCHERS ARE NOW ANALYZING THE SAMPLES.
THEY PLAN TO COOPERATE WITH JAPANESE INSTITUTE TO STUDY THE SAMPLES BROUGHT BACK FROM THE ASTEROID IN 2020.
>> I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE WHAT CAN BE UNCOVERED BY THE RESEARCHERS WHO HAVE THOROUGHLY STUDIED THE SAMPLES.
>> SCIENTISTS HOPE COMPARING SAMPLES FROM THE TWO ASTEROIDS WILL SHED MORE LIGHT ON THE ORIGINS OF LIFE ON EARTH AND THE FORMATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
>>> SEVEN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AND 12 OTHERS ENGINEERED IN A FIRE AT A HOTEL NEAR THE SOUTH KOREAN CAPITAL OF SEOUL.
THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT RECEIVED A REPORT ON THURSDAY NIGHT OF SMOKE COMING FROM A GUEST ROOM NEAR THE TOP OF THE NINE-STORY HOTEL IN THE CITY OF BUCHEON.
PUBLIC BROADCASTER KBS SAID THE SEVEN WHO DIED WERE SOUTH KOREANS.
REPORTS SAY THERE WERE 23 GUESTS IN THE HOTEL WHEN THE FIRE BROKE OUT AND MANY OF THE BODIES WERE FOUND IN GUEST ROOMS, HALLWAYS AND STAIRS.
LOCAL MEDIA SAID SMOKE SPREAD INSIDE THE BUILDING, CAUSING A LARGE NUMBER OF CASUALTIES.
THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE BLAZE.
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>>> AND THOSE WERE THE STORIES FOR HOUR.
>>> AND THAT IS A WRAP FOR THIS 0 >>> AND THAT IS A WRAP FOR THIS EDITION OF NHK "NEWSLINE." I’M RAMIN MELLEGARD.
THANKS VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US.