Key words : united states texas miami
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200628_09/
The United States has seen a record number of new coronavirus cases for the second day in a row, with the figure exceeding the 40,000 mark for the first time.
Vice President Mike Pence has postponed election campaign events.
Data compiled by researchers at Johns Hopkins University show 45,255 new cases were confirmed in the US on Friday. That's an increase of over 5,000 from the previous day.
The southern state of Florida reported around 9,000 new infections.
The state government has decided to close Miami beaches from Friday, the day before Americans celebrate Independence Day.
The single-day count reached about 5,600 in the southern state of Texas, and about 3,400 in the western state of Arizona.
Pence put off election campaign events in Florida and Arizona after the rise in cases in those states.
His campaign says the postponement is "out of an abundance of caution."
But Pence is still expected to visit the two states to meet with their governors as scheduled.
The US is at a critical phase for preventing a surge of infections as many people are expected to attend Independence Day events next weekend.
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Key words : Japan no need to
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200628_12/
Japan's minister in charge of coronavirus response has suggested that there's no need to declare a state of emergency a second time.
Nishimura Yasutoshi spoke to reporters on Sunday, one day after the Metropolitan government reported 57 new cases of infection. That's the most since all the nationwide state of emergency was lifted last month.
There were more than 100 new cases nationwide on Friday, and over 90 on Saturday.
Nishimura said he's wary of infections spreading from Tokyo to its neighboring prefectures.
He said the government is analyzing data from each prefecture to identify links in new cases between regions, and possible group infections.
Nishimura noted that for now the government has no plan to declare a state of emergency. He added that the medical system is more than able to deal with all coronavirus patients.
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Key words : US charge pull down
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200628_15/
The US Justice Department says four men have been charged for attempting to pull down a statue of the country's seventh president near the White House.
The criminal complaint revealed on Saturday alleges the four men in their 20s to 40s damaged and tried to tear down the statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square, along with other unidentified individuals. They were charged with destruction of federal property.
The incident occurred last Monday as statues of historical people who supported slavery have been pulled down in the US amid anti-racism protests sparked by the death of George Floyd.
The move came a day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that calls on the attorney general to prosecute suspects to the fullest extent for destroying or vandalizing a monument or statue.
The Justice Department said the right of individuals to peacefully protest must be protected, but it is unacceptable to hijack such opportunities to incite violence and destruction of property.
Key words : Ireland
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200628_08/
Rival parties in Ireland have formed a coalition government with Micheal Martin of the Fianna Fail party as prime minister. The deal comes after four and a half months of negotiations as no party won a majority in the parliamentary election in February.
The coalition is made up of two centrist parties, Fianna Fail and the outgoing prime minister Leo Varadkar's Fine Gael party, as well as the Green Party.
Martin said on Saturday that the three parties "do not and could not be expected to agree on everything" but they "have been able to agree on core democratic principles."
The parties approved a plan that Martin will serve as prime minister till the end of 2022 when Varadkar will assume the post again.
In February's election, Sinn Fein won the second largest number of seats. The party is the former political wing of the Irish Republican Army, which conducted an armed struggle in Northern Ireland.
But other parties refused to work with Sinn Fein in forming a government.
The new Irish government faces the task of rebuilding the country's economy in the midst of the pandemic.
Key words : security law started
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200628_17/
With China's top legislature having started another round of meetings to discuss a draft national security law for Hong Kong, it appears the legislation could be passed in the coming days.
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress began its three-day session on Sunday. The session is scheduled to end on Tuesday.
According to the state-run Xinhua News Agency, the draft law was discussed on the session's first day.
The Chinese Communist Party-affiliated newspaper, The Global Times, quoted a Hong Kong deputy to the NPC as saying the lawmakers finished their discussion with a general consensus on the draft law.
The draft law is aimed at cracking down on anti-government activities in Hong Kong.
It lays out four criminal acts that Beijing says threaten the country. They are advocating secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign or external forces.
It stipulates that the Chinese government will set up a national security agency in Hong Kong that may exercise jurisdiction in certain circumstances.
In an interview with NHK, the only NPC Standing Committee member from Hong Kong, Tam Yiu-chung, suggested the draft law could be enacted by the end of the committee's current session. He also indicated the legislation could come into force on July 1, the anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule.
Concerns are growing among Hong Kong residents and the international community that the "one country, two systems" principle that guarantees a high degree of autonomy for the territory could be destroyed.
Key words : police hong kong march
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200627_19/
Hong Kong police have denied a pro-democracy group permission to march on the anniversary of the city's return to China, as the expected enactment of a new national security law nears.
Protestors have marched every year since 2003 on the July 1 handover anniversary. According to the march organizer, 550,000 people participated last year.
The police issued a statement on Saturday refusing permission for this year's march. The police cited the city's current rule limiting gatherings to no more than 50 people due to the coronavirus pandemic. This rule is effective until July 2.
The police also cited violent incidents that took place after public assemblies and rallies organized over the past year. The police said it considered the gatherings as high-risk activities.
The leader of the Civil Human Rights Front, Jimmy Sham, said authorities are using the pandemic as an excuse to try to prevent citizens from speaking out. He criticized the move saying Hong Kong citizens are losing their human rights and freedom.
China is expected to approve the draft national security law for Hong Kong designed to rein in anti-government activities in a meeting of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, which starts from Sunday.
Key words : pakistan aviation official
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200628_02/
The Pakistani government plans to launch a criminal investigation into aviation officials suspected of being involved in cheating on qualification exams for an airline pilot's license.
Probes into a plane crash last month revealed that 262 pilots, or nearly one-third of the country's 860 pilots, did not have legitimate licenses and were unqualified to fly. The companies they worked for included Pakistan International Airlines, which operated the aircraft in the accident.
An official of Pakistan's aviation authorities told NHK on Saturday that the authorities had confirmed wrongdoings committed by 28 of the pilots in question.
The official said at least five aviation officials are now suspected of being involved in relevant irregularities, including dispensing favors to examinees.
The official said the authorities intend to pursue their criminal responsibility.
The Pakistani government said it plans to question the country's airline companies to identify pilots who obtained licenses in illegal ways.
Pakistani media report prevailing irregularities involving the country's pilot license exams, which applicants have someone else sit in for them.
The reports say many officials turned a blind eye to such wrongdoings.
Key words : Osako
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200628_16/
Osako Yuya, a Japanese striker at Werder Bremen, scored two goals to help win an important match against Cologne on Saturday in Germany's top soccer division, the Bundesliga.
Osako opened the scoring against Cologne in the 22nd minute on the season's final day.
He added a goal on a cross in the 58th minute, notching his eighth goal of the season.
Werder Bremen beat Cologne 6-1 to climb to 16th place, avoiding automatic relegation.
The squad will now face a play-off scheduled for July 2 and 6 against the team that finishes third in the second division.
Japanese attacker Kamada Daichi of Eintracht Frankfurt appeared with no goals in a match against Paderborn. Kamada's teammate, Hasebe Makoto, missed the game.
Eintracht Frankfurt beat Paderborn 3-2 to finish ninth.
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