In the broad area of western Japan casualties are mounting due to floods and landslides caused by record rainfall as of 7:00 PM local time on Saturday 47 people are reportedly dead and 5 without vital signs, and at least 47 missing.
Senior officials from the US and North Korea have agreed to set up working groups to handle a range of matters, including the verification of work to shut down Pyongyang's nuclear program.
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Key words : western casualties Hiroshima
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Authorities in Japan say casualties are mounting due to floods and landslides caused by record rainfall in the western part of the country.
They say that as of 10 AM on Saturday, 8 people are dead, 2 without vital signs and at least 46 missing.
In Hiroshima Prefecture, 5 people have been confirmed dead due to landslides or swollen rivers.
A 59-year-old man in Hyogo Prefecture who was cleaning drain pipes was washed away and later found dead. A 52-year-old woman drowned in a river in Osaka Prefecture.
The missing people include some who appear to have been swept away in rivers or canals. Dozens of others have not been seen since landslides hit their houses.
Key words : Abe instructed
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has instructed members of his cabinet to work with local authorities to prevent the spread of damage from heavy rain in the western part of country.
Abe on Saturday called a meeting of relevant ministers.
He said many people remain unaccounted for as flooding and mudslides have struck wide areas.
Abe called the situation very serious. He ordered all-out rescue efforts by emergency crews.
Key words : senior officials from
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Senior officials from the US and North Korea say they'll appoint working groups to handle a range of matters, including the verification of work to shut down Pyongyang's nuclear program.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Pyongyang to discuss the details of the North's denuclearization with high-ranking members of the ruling Workers' Party. He met with Vice Chairman Kim Yong Chol on Friday and again on Saturday.
The US State Department says heading the US side will be Sung Kim, formerly a special envoy on North Korean affairs, and now the ambassador to the Philippines.
The department says they also discussed the repatriation of the remains of US soldiers who fought in the Korean War, which was agreed at the US-North Korea summit in Singapore in June.
In talks on Saturday, Pompeo said that it is essential for the North to achieve complete denuclearization.
At the June summit, US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed that the North would give up its nuclear program. But the agreement contained few specifics.
On Saturday morning, the Korean Central News Agency reported on the visit by Pompeo, but did not say whether he would meet leader Kim Jong Un.
Key words : US researcher
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US researchers have released satellite pictures they say show infrastructure improvements at a nuclear facility in North Korea.
The website "38 North" on Friday published its analysis of images taken last month of the facility in Nyongbyon.
The researchers say modifications that began in March to a reactor cooling system appear complete. They say the pictures indicate a continuous flow of cooling water into a river, which suggests the reactor is running.
An operating reactor could lead to the extraction of plutonium, a key component in nuclear weapons.
The researchers say the pictures also indicate similar flows of cooling water from an experimental light water reactor.
But it remains unclear whether this indicates the system is being tested -- or the reactor is starting operations.
The researchers also say new buildings have been erected at the facility, possibly to receive senior North Korean officials.
Key words : China has tariffs of soybeans
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China has imposed tariffs of 25 percent on hundreds of American products in retaliation for US duties on Chinese goods.
Earlier on Friday, US President Donald Trump pulled the trigger on tariffs on billions of dollars-worth of Chinese products. This is the first round of Trump's punishment of China for allegedly stealing US technology.
Trump vowed to impose levies on more than 1,000 Chinese products back in June. He said the tariffs would come in 2 phases.
The first round of tariffs applies to over 800 Chinese products. They range from robots, to aircraft parts, to automobiles. Taken together, the goods are worth some 34 billion dollars.
US officials are using section 301 of the US trade act to justify the 25-percent tariffs. This allows Washington to take unilateral action when it determines that a trading partner has engaged in unfair practices.
China in turn imposed 25-percent levies on more than 500 American products also worth about 34 billion dollars. These include soybeans and automobiles.
Both the US and China are expected to expand their tariff measures to cover goods worth a total of 50 billion dollars.
Key words : China government in response
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China's government says it has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization over the United States' imposition of 25-percent tariffs on Chinese products.
The US administration of President Donald Trump says the levies are in response to China's violation of US intellectual property rights.
China is expected to argue before the WTO that the US measures run counter to international rules.
Key words : Iran attempt talking
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Iran and 5 major powers remain divided in an attempt to save their nuclear deal, but they have agreed to continue talking.
Foreign ministers from the remaining parties to the 2015 deal met in Vienna on Friday.
The United States plans to resume some economic sanctions against Iran in early August, following its withdrawal from the deal in May.
Officials in Tehran say their nation may pull out of the agreement if the other countries stop conducting financial transactions, and buying oil from Iran.
After the meeting, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said proposed measures to counter US sanctions are insufficient.
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said it is impossible to entirely compensate Iran for the loss of business from companies leaving the country.
The commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned that the country would block the Strait of Hormuz, an important oil transport route, if the US resumes sanctions.
Key words : prohibition
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An interim report by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons indicates chlorine may have been used in an attack in Syria this past April that prompted air strikes by the United States, Britain and France.
The international watchdog released the report on Friday. An OPCW fact-finding mission collected samples at the site of the alleged chemical attack in Douma near Damascus.
The report says an analysis showed various chlorinated organic chemicals were found in the samples, but no evidence of nerve agents.
The US and other countries had blamed President Bashar al-Assad's government for using nerve agent sarin along with chlorine gas in the attack.
The countries' military response targeted the "chemical weapons capabilities" of the Assad administration.
The OPCW is set to continue analyzing evidence for its final report.
Key words : Thai authorities opportunity
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Thai authorities say they may have a window of opportunity in the next few days to rescue the boys' soccer team trapped in a flooded cave.
The 12 boys and their football coach have been stranded in the kilometers-long cave network in Chiang Rai province since June 23rd.
The official in charge of rescue operations spoke to reporters on Saturday. He said torrential rains forecast for next week could raise water levels inside the cave.
He said the next 3 to 4 days seem the most favorable time to attempt a rescue.
Beside the added flooding threat, he said oxygen levels have fallen inside the cave. The health conditions of those trapped also have to be considered.
He said that the rescue team cannot wait until December when the monsoon ends and water levels subside.
The official added that the authorities have to make a decision on how to get them out.
Options include a plan for 2 rescue divers to be assigned to each boy to guide them from the cave.
But Thai authorities are now more cautious after a rescue diver died on Friday.
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