Key words : five months
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The Turkish government says Russia and Ukraine are on the verge of signing a deal to free up millions of tons of grain stuck in ports along the Black Sea. There are hopes the resumption of shipments will help to ease a global food crisis.
Turkey says the United Nations-backed deal will be signed in Istanbul on Friday.
Details have not yet been made available, but Ukrainian officials say it involves guarantees to ensure the safe functioning of export routes.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is also taking part in the signing, though UN officials warn there is still a chance the deal may fall through.
UN Secretary-General Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said, "The situation remains a little bit fluid. So I can't really say when something will be signed."
This comes almost five months after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine.
Russian forces are stepping up attacks on the country's second largest city, Kharkiv.
Local officials have called the attacks over the last two days "chaotic and brutal." At least six civilians have been killed, and dozens more wounded. Targets included a market and a medical facility.
Kharkiv National Police Chief Volodymyr Tymoshko said, "This is genocide. And we are talking about it every day.
It was not a military target. There was no military purpose in today's shelling."
Meanwhile, the head of the Britain's secret intelligence agency MI6 says he believes Russia's attack on Ukraine is losing steam.
MI6 Chief Richard Moore said, "Our assessment is the Russians will increasingly find it difficult to supply manpower, material over the next few weeks. They will have to pause in some way. And that will give the Ukrainians opportunities to strike back."
Speaking at a security summit in Colorado, the MI6 chief also said the Ukrainians are being bolstered by high morale and imports of advanced weapons.
Key words : grain condemned
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220724_02/
Ukraine and Russia have reached to a deal to allow grain shipments from Ukrainian ports to ward off a global food crisis.
But the deal is already in doubt. The Ukrainian military claims the port of Odesa was hit on Saturday by a pair of Russian missiles.
The agreement was worked out with the help of the United Nations and Turkey. It was meant to free up shipments of grain from three ports, but the latest missile attack could undermine the deal.
Ukraine's foreign ministry strongly condemned the missile strikes, claiming Russia broke the promise it had made less than 24 hours earlier.
It adds that if Russia fails to honor the deal, it will bear full responsibility for the global food crisis.
A UN spokesperson said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "unequivocally condemns" the reported strike.
The spokesperson said in a statement the grain is desperately needed to ease the suffering of millions of people around the globe.
US Ambassador to Kyiv Bridget Brink called the strike "outrageous."
She accused the Kremlin of continuing to weaponize food, and said Russia must be held to account.
Key words : blinken food crisis
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has strongly condemned what Ukraine claims was a Russian missile attack on the port city of Odesa.
He said in a statement on Saturday: "Just 24 hours after finalizing a deal to allow the resumption of Ukrainian agricultural export through the Black Sea, Russia breached its commitments by attacking" the port.
Kyiv and Moscow reached the deal on Friday, with the help of the United Nations and Turkey. It would allow ships to come and go from three Ukrainian ports, including Odesa.
Blinken went on to say that "Russia bears responsibility for deepening the global food crisis and must stop its aggression and fully implement the deal."
Key words : monkeypox tedros eradicate
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The World Health Organization has declared the global monkeypox outbreak a "public health emergency of international concern."
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the announcement at a news conference on Saturday. The decision was based on discussions held at an emergency committee meeting on Thursday. The meeting was attended by experts and health officials from around the world.
Tedros said, "We have an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly through new modes of transmission about which we understand too little."
He called on countries, including those that have not confirmed monkeypox cases, to conduct surveillance and take other measures to prevent the virus from spreading.
The WHO previously declared emergencies for public health crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing effort to eradicate polio.
Key words : identified collecting
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Japan's health ministry says that no monkeypox cases have been identified in Japan since it began collecting such data in 2003.
The World Health Organization declared the global monkeypox outbreak a "public health emergency of international concern" on Saturday.
Cases have been confirmed in other places in Asia, such as South Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan.
Japanese law requires doctors to report cases of monkeypox to public health centers.
Health officials say no reports have been made.
They have instructed local governments to report any suspected cases and to ensure that any patients are properly hospitalized in designated medical institutions.
PCR tests can be used to identify monkeypox by analyzing the fluid in blisters.
The National Institute of Infectious Diseases and local health institutions are working to set up a comprehensive testing network.
Key words : minister spoke monkeypox
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Key words : yamagiwa meeting
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Key words : space agency
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Japan's space agency has announced that it successfully test-launched a small research rocket, which conducted tests for a future supersonic scramjet engine.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, is researching the engine. The engine uses atmospheric oxygen to burn engine fuel with the airflow through it remaining supersonic or faster. As it does not need loaded oxygen on board, the scramjet will allow a heavier payload to be carried.
JAXA launched an S-520-RD rocket into space at 5:00 a.m. Sunday from Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan.
The rocket reached an altitude of 168 kilometers three and half minutes after the launch. The nose of the rocket contains test equipment for the scramjet engine which was detached from the craft.
JAXA's team leader, Tani Koichiro told reporters that they could collect all the data that they planned to get and that the launch was a big step in the development of the engine.
The test launch is a part of a project adapted by Japanese Defense Ministry's acquisitions agency.
The officials say that they hope the project can be used in the defense field in the future.
Key words : gaku
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220724_03/
An exhibition of artworks depicting the horrors of nuclear weapons has opened at a museum near Tokyo.
Gaku Tsutaja is a New York-based Japanese artist. She has focused on the issue of nuclear weapons since around 2017. Her exhibition opened at the Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels in Saitama Prefecture on Saturday.
One of her works is a short film that depicts the horrors of war. Tsutaja projected the film onto the walls of two buildings, so that visitors would be able to have a three-dimensional view of what happened during World War II.
Illustrations that show the history of nuclear weapons are also on display. They were made with pencils and ink.
Some of the works depict Hiroshima right after the atomic bomb was dropped. Tsutaja drew pictures of atomic bomb survivors, known as hibakusha, wandering around the devastated city.
Tsutaja said she wants people, who are not interested in the issue of nuclear weapons, to come and see her work.
The exhibition runs through October 2.
Key words : ohtani homerun
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220724_09/
Japanese two-way baseball star Ohtani Shohei of the Los Angeles Angels has hit his 20th homer of the season.
On Saturday, Ohtani started as the leadoff designated hitter at the home ground of the Atlanta Braves.
He grounded out in his first at bat. But he got his first hit for the second half of the season in the third inning by crushing a fastball into right field.
In his third at bat in the fifth inning, Ohtani belted a solo homer into the stands on the right side of the stadium.
It was his first homer in nine games, and the 20th for the season. It clocked 177 kilometers per hour and flew 110 meters, barely reaching into the right-field stands.
The Angels lost the game 2-7, extending their losing streak to five.
Ohtani was the losing pitcher on the previous day, after pitching well till the sixth inning.
Saturday's homerun means Ohtani has hit 20 homers two seasons in a row, and for the third time overall.
His record follows that of Matsui Hideki, who achieved 20 homers five times among Japanese major leaguer players.
Key words : angels contract expire
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