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Key words : 1 million
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200929_13/
Global deaths from the coronavirus have topped one million. According to Johns Hopkins University in the US, the number of fatalities stood at 1,000,555 as of 1:00 UTC on Tuesday.
The United States had the highest number, at 205,031, followed by Brazil, at 142,058, and India, at 95,542.
About 5,000 people have been dying around the world every day since April this year.
The death toll from COVID-19 is now on a par with that of the Hong Kong flu pandemic of 1968, which killed one million people according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The 1957 Asian flu pandemic had an estimated 1.1 million fatalities.
The deadliest flu pandemic in the 20th century was the Spanish flu, which ravaged the world from 1918 to 1919, causing an estimated 50 million deaths.
The World Health Organization says the plague, also known as the Black Death, is thought to have killed over 50 million people in Europe in the 14th century.
An emergency response expert at the WHO says more measures are needed against the coronavirus as the global death toll could reach two million.
Key words : Trump testing
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US President Donald Trump has announced plans to distribute 150 million coronavirus test kits to states in the coming weeks. The move comes as the first presidential debate draws closer.
Trump said at the White House on Monday that the plan will lead to a "massive and groundbreaking expansion" in US testing capacity.
The federal government will purchase the kits and offer them to states for use at schools that are aiming to reopen, elderly care homes and other facilities.
The test was developed by a US firm and is said to be able to return results in 15 minutes.
Trump said he will also distribute a coronavirus vaccine immediately, once it is approved.
He said, "We will defeat the virus and we will end the pandemic, and next year will be one of the greatest years in our history."
Trump is apparently hoping to highlight his administration's efforts to battle the virus ahead of his first presidential debate against Democratic candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday.
Critics including the Democrats have accused Trump of underestimating the virus in the initial stages and allowing it to spread. Heated debate is expected on the issue between the two candidates.
Key words : new york times tax record
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US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he paid "many millions of dollars in taxes", hitting back again at a New York Times report on his tax records.
The Times reported that Trump paid no federal income taxes at all in 10 of the 15 years before he became president, largely because he reported losing much more money than he made.
The paper said he paid 750 dollars in income taxes in 2016 and 2017, when he took office.
Trump on Monday tweeted that, "The Fake News Media, just like Election time 2016, is bringing up my Taxes & all sorts of other nonsense with illegally obtained information & only bad intent."
He added, "I paid many millions of dollars in taxes but was entitled, like everyone else, to depreciation & tax credits."
Ahead of his first debate with the president, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is stepping up his attack on Trump.
Biden's campaign posted on Twitter a video claiming that elementary school teachers and firefighters paid more income tax than Trump did.
Trump's tax records could become one of the leading issues of the election. In the previous race four years ago, Trump's appeal to blue-collar workers was considered a factor behind his victory.
Key words : heavy clashes
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A second day of heavy clashes between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops continued into the night on Monday, with the death toll topping 90, including civilians.
The two former Soviet republics have been in conflict for more than three decades, with disputes focused on Nagorno-Karabakh, a mainly ethnic Armenian autonomous region in western Azerbaijan.
The latest clashes erupted on Sunday and have already claimed 95 lives, among them 11 civilians, according to the military and other sources.
On Monday, Russia's presidential office spokesperson Dmitry Peskov urged both sides to exercise the utmost restraint. Russia is an ally of Armenia, while Turkey and Azerbaijan maintain friendly ties.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Armenia on Monday to immediately withdraw from territory he said it was occupying in Azerbaijan. His remark drew a sharp reaction from Armenians.
Observers say the moves of Russia and Turkey, which exert a strong influence on Armenia and Azerbaijan, will be a focal point if clashes escalate.
Key words : blueprint
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Top leaders of China's Communist Party will hold a key policy meeting next month to discuss a long-term vision.
On Monday, China Central Television and other media outlets reported on a decision made by the party to hold the fifth plenary session of the party's central committee from October 26 to 29 in Beijing.
More than 300 top officials, including President Xi Jinping, will attend the meeting.
The 14th Five-Year plan -- a blueprint for economic policies and major projects between 2021 and 2025 -- and long-term goals for the period through 2035 are expected to be on the agenda.
In 2015, China made becoming a world leader in high tech one of its goals.
But tensions with the United States have since intensified as Chinese firms have been locked in fierce competition with American rivals in the development of 5G and other technologies.
The focal point of this session's long-term goal is also about high tech field but it remains to be seen what strategy will be presented.
Key words : kato human rights
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Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato Katsunobu says the government is watching with concern the human rights situation of Uighurs in China.
Kato was speaking to reporters on Monday about China's policy for the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping indicated at a meeting to discuss Xinjiang policies that Beijing will continue to exercise ideological and religious control in the region.
China faces accusations from the international community that it is unjustly detaining Uighurs.
Kato said he believes it's important for universal values such as freedom, human rights and the rule of law to be respected in the international community, including China.
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is expected to visit Japan as early as next month to hold talks with his Japanese counterpart, Motegi Toshimitsu.
Kato said Japan will convey its position on the Xinjiang issue to China through such an opportunity.
Key words : telecom giant plans to launch full control
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Japanese telecom giant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone plans to launch a takeover bid worth about 38 billion dollars to acquire a 100 percent stake in its wireless subsidiary NTT Docomo.
The boards of both companies were due to discuss the matter at meetings on Tuesday.
NTT currently owns about 66 percent of the mobile carrier which is the most profitable part of the NTT group.
Sources say that NTT has decided to take full control of Docomo by acquiring the roughly 34 percent of outstanding stock in the company.
NTT hopes to gain more profit from the wireless carrier, which has the most subscribers in Japan.
NTT also plans to strengthen its alliance with other group companies that offer corporate telecommunication services and operate internationally.
NTT is aiming to boost its competitiveness in the fields of 5G and other next-generation communications.
The move comes as Japan's Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide said he wants to see lower mobile phone rates in the country.
NTT Docomo will be delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange once the tender offer is completed.
Key words : operator bullet-train
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An operator of a bullet-train network in Japan has developed a computer system to keep trains safe from severe flooding. Officials at East Japan Railway say their technology ensures Shinkansen trains can be moved.
The system's development took place after a typhoon last October.
Heavy rain flooded a river and nearby rail yard in central Japan, damaging 10 bullet trains. All were scrapped.
The computerized system can predict a rise in a river's water level. The data is based on weather forecasts for the local area during a day-and-a-half-long period.
The system generates an alert for triggering preparation activities, like gathering train crew members and drawing up evacuation destinations.
There is also a warning level indicating when trains should be moved away from dangerous areas.
Key words : Indian Navy
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Key words : south prosecutor
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South Korean prosecutors have decided not to indict justice minister Choo Mi-ae over allegations she pressed the military to give special favors to her son.
The Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors Office announced on Monday that it dropped the charges against Choo and her son.
A major opposition party alleged in January that she pressured the military to grant her son extended leave from his mandatory military service in 2017. Choo was the chair of the ruling Democratic Party at the time.
The prosecutors said the leave was granted appropriately and that it's hard to believe there was external pressure.
In South Korea, prominent figures often come under scrutiny for allegations of favoritism related to the country's conscription and education system.
In October of last year, former justice minister Cho Kuk resigned amid allegations that his children were given preferential treatment to get into prestigious schools. Cho was one of President Moon Jae-in's close allies.
The prosecutors' decision not to indict Choo is widely viewed as a relief for Moon's government.
Key words : Moon shooting conservative
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200928_29/
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has welcomed an apology from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over the fatal shooting of a South Korean fisheries official by North Korea's military.
Speaking on Monday, Moon said he attaches special meaning to the apology, saying it's the first time in history that North Korea's supreme leader has apologized immediately.
Moon called for the reopening of bilateral communication lines which have been suspended since June.
Moon said that if dialogue between the two countries is suspended, it would be difficult to find a resolution to the issue and find ways to prevent a recurrence.
The fisheries official was shot and killed at sea last week.
On Friday, the head of the National Security Office of the South Korean presidential office, Suh Hoon, said the apology by Kim Jong Un was made in a telegram sent by the United Front Department of the Workers' Party.
Lawmakers of South Korea's largest opposition party have denounced Moon for his handling of the shooting incident.
Conservative media accused Moon of accepting North Korea's actions and failing to hold North Korea accountable over the killing of a South Korean national.
Key words : Indonesia
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200929_01/
The Japanese Embassy in Indonesia says a Japanese man has died and others have suffered from poisoning symptoms after drinking moonshine in the country.
Embassy staff say the reports started coming in this month. They found several Japanese nationals living in and around the capital Jakarta vomited and suffered other poisoning symptoms after consuming illegal alcohol. One, a man in his 40s, has been confirmed to have died.
The victims are thought to have acquired illegal liquor in plastic bottles from acquaintances.
Embassy officials released pictures of what the bottles look like and are strongly warning Japanese expats not to consume the moonshine.
Over 80 percent of the Indonesian population is Muslim. The religion prohibits consumption of alcohol. But it is available in supermarkets and restaurants in the country.
The consumption of inexpensive moonshine by locals has been a big problem for Indonesia. In 2018, more than 50 people died from drinking bootleg alcohol.
Key words : weather Yoko Komagata
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