Key words : capital 212 new
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200823_15/
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says 212 new cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed as of 3 p.m. on Sunday.
The daily tally of infections has surpassed 200 for the fourth day in a row.
Of those who tested positive, 109, or about 51 percent, were in their 20s and 30s.
Sunday's figure brings the total number of cases in the capital to 19,333.
Officials are calling on residents to stay on high alert as the situation in Tokyo remains extremely serious.
They are asking people to refrain from traveling outside Tokyo or going to their hometowns, and to avoid group dinners.
Key words : johns hopkins US has the followed
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200823_06/
The global number of deaths from the coronavirus was 800,937 as of 18:00 UTC on Saturday, Johns Hopkins University in the US says.
The US has the most deaths at 175,817, followed by Brazil with 113,358, Mexico with 59,610, India with 55,794, and Britain with 41,509.
Fatalities in the US, Brazil, and India have sometimes surpassed 1,000 a day.
The number of confirmed cases worldwide was 23,026,230.
Key words : india easing
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200823_16/
The number of coronavirus infections in India has topped 3 million. The country has been reporting nearly 70,000 new cases a day.
The Indian government says it confirmed about 69,000 new infections on Sunday, bringing the national total to 3,044,000.
India has become the third country to have more than 3 million cases after the United States and Brazil.
Johns Hopkins University says India has the world's highest daily tally of infections, surpassing the US.
The number of confirmed coronavirus deaths in India has reached 56,000.
The Indian government has been easing the restrictions on economic activities and travel.
The capital New Delhi has been the main focus of the outbreak. But regional cities, especially in southern states, are now reporting growing numbers of cases.
Some experts say the virus will continue to spread until October in the nation with a population of 1.3 billion.
Some Indian states have reimposed restrictions on the movement of people.
Key words : upper house
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200823_08/
The Upper House of Japan's Diet will begin studying ways to move their deliberations online.
In the latest ordinary Diet session, lawmakers were seated spaced apart in the main chamber to observe social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic.
But members of the Upper House say they may have to take further measures. They are discussing ways to hold plenary sessions online.
Directors of the steering committee decided to hear from parliamentary officials in Britain and Spain, where online deliberations and voting systems are already in use.
But officials are carefully discussing the legality of online deliberations. The country's Constitution writes that one third of both the Upper and Lower Houses have to be present for plenary sessions to open.
Key words : United States and Russia
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200823_09/
Senior officials of the United States and Russia will meet to discuss the situation in Belarus, where protests continue following the presidential election on August 9.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Saturday that he will soon meet his US counterpart Stephen Biegun in Moscow to talk about the turmoil in the former Soviet country.
Alexander Lukashenko was reelected for a sixth term, but opposition groups say the election was rigged.
Calls for his resignation have sparked demonstrations and strikes across the country.
Lukashenko's challenger, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, told the Reuters News Agency on Saturday that she has support from the British and German governments.
She stressed that Lukashenko should no longer threaten the people of Belarus, and that he should resign sooner or later.
Tsikhanouskaya fled to neighboring Lithuania after the election.
Lukashenko appeared before supporters on Saturday in the western town of Grodno, where workers are on strike at a number of factories.
He said "if a factory is not working, then lock the gates on Monday and shut it down," and asked officials to fire striking workers.
Key words : US house of
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200823_11/
The US House of Representatives has approved a bill that would shore up the Postal Service with 25 billion dollars.
The November presidential election is expected to see a surge in mail-in ballots amid the coronavirus pandemic.
President Donald Trump opposes mail-in ballots, claiming that it could lead to fraud.
US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a Trump ally, pushed for the removal of mail-boxes but he said he has no plans to restore the cuts. Democrats have called the move an attempt to hamper the mail-in voting.
The Democrat-led House passed the bill on Saturday.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters before the vote that the Postal Service is "how we communicate. It's how we vote. It's how we protect the health and well-being of the American people."
She urged Republicans to support the bill.
Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell has vowed that the bill will not pass the Senate.
Key words : balloting
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200823_10/
People across the United States have rallied to protest changes in the Postal Service. They say the measures being pushed by the head of the service are intended to disrupt mail-in voting in order to help President Donald Trump.
A large number of people are expected to vote by mail in November's presidential election due to the coronavirus pandemic. But Trump opposes the mail-in voting system.
About 80 people rallied in Washington on Saturday to protest reforms rolled out by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a major donor to Trump. They called for the Postal Service and democracy to be saved.
One 18-year-old protester, who will cast her first ballot in the election, said she opposes moves designed to obstruct voting.
DeJoy argues that the changes, including a reduction of mail sorting machines, are meant to cut the agency's red ink, not to disrupt mail-in balloting.
Democrats plan to press him on the issue at a House committee hearing on Monday.
Key words : tiktok
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200823_12/
TikTok plans to legally challenge an executive order issued by US President Donald Trump that demands US business of the social media app be sold.
TikTok said in a statement on Saturday that the Trump administration "paid no attention to facts and tried to insert itself into negotiations between private businesses."
It adds that it has "no choice but to challenge the executive order through the judicial system" to ensure that TikTok and its users are treated fairly.
The statement does not specify when TikTok will file a lawsuit. But US media report it may happen in the next few days.
Trump signed an executive order on August 6 that prohibits US transactions with TikTok's China-based owner ByteDance starting late next month. He issued another executive order on August 14, demanding ByteDance divest TikTok's US operations.
Trump says TikTok poses a national security threat, as the Chinese government may abuse personal information from users of the app.
ByteDance has been in talks with potential buyers, including Microsoft. But prospects for the negotiations remain unclear, raising concerns among TikTok users in the US.
Key words : severe tropical
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200823_07/
Severe Tropical Storm Bavi is slowly heading north off the coast of the Sakishima Islands in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa.
The Meteorological Agency says the storm is expected to approach the main island of Okinawa and the Amami region of Kagoshima Prefecture.
Officials warn of strong winds, high waves, and heavy rain in the areas Sunday and Monday.
The maximum wind speed near the center is 108 kilometers per hour with occasional gusts of up to 144 kilometers per hour.
The wind speed is 90 kilometers or more per hour in areas within 95 kilometers east of the center and 75 kilometers west of the center.
The storm is forecast to move north off the coast of the main island of Kyushu Wednesday and onward.
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