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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's projected win in Arizona against Democratic candidate Kamala Harris has earned him a big victory in the November 5th election. The win also means Trump. Has swept all seven battleground states in addition to the states he was certain to win in pre election projections. ABC News re-projected on Saturday that Trump would carry the western US state, which was the last in the country to report the results. With a win in Arizona, Trump has secured 312 electors, well above the 270 needed to win the White House against Harris's 226. The AP News agency says Trump garnered over about 74.6 million votes, while Harris won a little over 70 million votes. That's as of Saturday evening. The popular vote for a Republican presidential candidate would outnumber those for their Democratic rival for the first time in 20 years if the vote count settles along this line. U.S. media attribute Trump's victory to his campaigning on inflation and immigration issues. Which concern many voters. The congressional race also took place on November 5th. The Republicans are set to retake a majority in the Senate. Attention is focused whether the Republicans will hold on to their majority in the House to complete a red shift in the presidency in both houses of Congress.
Outgoing presidents customarily host incoming ones after they are elected.
Biden promised a peaceful transition to the next administration as he addressed the nation on Thursday. When Trump lost his reelection bid in 2020, he did not host Biden for a sit down. Trump has not made a public appearance since his victory speech on Wednesday. The president-elect is believed to be considering candidates for his cabinet with campaign executives at his home in Florida. Trump named his campaign manager Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff on Thursday, but he posted on social media on Saturday that former Republican contender Nikki Haley and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not be asked to join his administration.
Turning next to the Middle East, the key mediator of ceasefire talks between Israel and the Islamic group Hamas says it may suspend its efforts. Concerns are growing that Qatar's withdrawal could impact negotiations between the two warring sides.
Qatar has been working with the United States and Egypt to broker a Gaza ceasefire deal and a release of Israeli hostages. But the talks are deadlocked.
Qatar's foreign ministry issued a statement on Saturday. A spokesperson said Qatar notified the parties of its decision 10 days ago. That was during the time attempts were being made to reach an agreement. The country added that it will resume those efforts when the parties show their willingness and seriousness to end the brutal war. A Biden administration official revealed on Friday that the US has asked Qatar to have Hamas move its office out of the capital, Doha. But the Qatari spokesperson stressed that the main goal of the Hamas office is to be a channel of communication between the parties, and he denied some media reports that Qatar has asked Hamas to move its office.
Meanwhile, the Israeli military continued its attacks in Gaza on Saturday.
Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera says 40 people were killed in Gaza City, Beit Lahiya, in northern Gaza and elsewhere.
Torrential rains are drenching Japan's southern prefectures of Okinawa and Kagoshima. Localized downpours with thunder are possible there through Sunday night. The public is being advised to be on high alert for mudslides and other disasters.
The Meteorological Agency says atmospheric conditions are very unstable in Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami region in Kagoshima Prefecture on Sunday due to moist air flowing in.
In Higashi Village, the amount of rain that fell in the past two days exceeded 600 millimeters. The unseasonably heavy rain has been record-breaking. The amount has been double the monthly downpour during Okinawa's normal June rainyseason.
The Meteorological Agency has so far issued information about a record-breaking deluge in a short period six times, calling on people to secure their safety. The ground may remain saturated in some areas after bands of heavy rain clouds formed over Okinawa and Amami on Saturday, bringing record downpours and causing mudslides and flooding. Weather officials are calling on people to be on high alert for mudslides,flooding in low-lying areas and swollen rivers. Caution is also advised against lightning strikes, gusts, strong winds such as tornadoes and hail.
Japan's weather observation satellite Himawari will play an important role in helping reduce air pollution in Thailand. In a project starting next month, the Japan International Cooperation Agency, or JICA, will be working jointly with the Thai government on a project to reduce air pollutants called PM 2.5.
PM 2.5 concentrations often surpass allowable standards in Thailand. This occurs mainly during the dry season when forest fires occur naturally and when farmers conduct open air burning after the sugar cane harvest. A project briefing was held last weekDuring an international space themed trade fair near Bangkok, experts are worried the increasing pollution could harm human health and impact tourism, the country's key industry. The new project will use observation data from the Himawari satellite on a near real time basis to determine the exact locations of wildfires and open air burning. The data will help the Thai government and local authorities.
quickly detect a fire and take measures to prevent it from spreading.
The engineer team has years of experience in Japan and other countries, so I believe our technology will address the problem and help Thailand's efforts to reduce air pollution.
The data will also be used when the authorities instruct farmers on ways to reduce open air burning.
An entire city in western Japan has conducted a disaster drill. It wants all of its residents to be prepared for a mega quake predicted to occur along the Nankai Trough in the Pacific Ocean.
Kaidan City in Wakayama Prefecture held its annual drill on Sunday. It called on its population of around 47,000 people to take part. Scientists predict such a quake could trigger an 8 meter tall tsunami along the city's coastal areas and completely destroy more than 11,000 buildings. Residents practice evacuating after a major tsunami warning. They quickly move to a temple on a hill 26 meters above sea level. Designated as a primary shelter, senior district members checked a list of residents to confirm the number of evacuees and ensure their safety. They also practiced setting up a shelter at a community hall.
I want to remind residents to protect their own lives and ensure they can live safely with peace of mind.
Minakata said his community will continue its training and awareness building efforts to prevent loss of life.
Those were the main stories for this hour.
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And that's the news this hour. I'm Gene Otani from all of us here at NHK Newsline to all around the world. Thanks very much for joining us.
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