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Earthquakes in Venezuela: 11-Year-Old Boy Rescued From Rubble
An 11-year-old boy has been rescued from the rubble in the La Guaira, a Venezuelan state, hit hard on Wednesday by two powerful back-to-back earthquakes.
Colombian rescuers pulled the boy out of a collapsed building on Saturday.
National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez reported on state-run TV Saturday afternoon that, so far, 1,430 people have been confirmed dead.
He added that 3,238 had been injured.
The number of people reported unaccounted for on a private Web site had topped 50,000 as of Saturday night.
More than 2,000 rescue workers have arrived from various countries to search for and rescue people believed to be trapped under collapsed buildings.
But their efforts are becoming a race against time, as chances for survival drastically decrease after 72 hours.
Iran Conflict: CENTCOM: More Strikes Launched Against Targets in Iran
The US Central Command has said its forces conducted additional strikes against multiple targets in Iran on Saturday.
CENTCOM revealed that US military aircraft attacked drone storage facilities and other targets in Iran.
It said this is in response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping near the Strait of Hormuz.
It claims that Iran's forces launched a drone attack on a Panama-flagged tanker on Saturday, US Eastern Time. It said the vessel was transiting near the Strait.
CENTCOM had announced earlier on Friday that its forces struck Iran in response to an Iranian drone attack on a Singapore-flagged cargo ship.
On social media, US President Donald Trump insisted that the attacks for the second consecutive day were for violating the ceasefire agreement again.
He added, There may come a point when we are no longer able to be reasonable and will be forced to militarily complete the job that we very successfully started.
He went on to say, If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist.
The US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding earlier this month.
The document includes a ceasefire, but the truce has already been on shaky ground.
Japan Minister Visits Site of Fatal Boat Accident
Japan's minister in charge of Okinawa affairs has visited a beach near the site of a fatal boat accident off the coast of the prefecture.
Chikawada Hitoshi was the first cabinet minister to visit the site since the tragedy in March.
He was briefed on the accident and then offered flowers and observed a moment of silence.
The incident involved two boats carrying students from Kyoto's Doshisa International Senior High School.
They capsized off the Henoko district of Nago City, killing a student and a boat captain.
Construction work has been underway in the area for a US military base relocation.
The ill-fated boats had been used to protest the base's move.
Kikawada later told reporters accidents like this should never happen.
He said he felt anger and deep sorrow over the loss of precious lives.
00:03:48 話者 2/Kikawada Hitoshi/Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister
I felt something terribly wrong about the fact that a peace study was carried out with high school students on board boats, which were used in protests against base construction.
There are many places in Okinawa that are suitable for peace study.
I hope students will learn about peace in such safe, secure and politically neutral venues.
Japanese Singer and Actor Miwa Akihiro Dies at 91
00:04:11 (Maria Sato)
An icon of Japan's music scene and a mainstay on television talk shows has died.
Miwa Akishiro was 91 years old.
Born in Nagasaki in 1935, he built a following in the cafes of Tokyo's trendy Genza district before achieving mainstream success with the 1957 song "Me Que Me Que" .
Miwa was also a voice actor, and voiced a character in the hit anime film Princess Mononoke by Miyazaki Hayao.
Miwa published several books and was a familiar presence on TV programs.
He survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki when he was 10 years old.
He drew from experiences with discrimination and poverty to give strict but caring advice to people across many generations.
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00:05:10 話者 1
Miwa suffered a stroke in 2019, but remained active. He reportedly died on June 20.
Australia Doubles Fines for Under-16 Social Media Ban Breaches
The Australian government says it plans to double the penalties online platforms must pay for failing to uphold its ban on social media use for children under 16.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the announcement on Saturday.
He said that under the plan, the maximum penalty for breaches of the ban will jump to 99 million Australian dollars, or about 68 million US dollars.
The government also says an independent online safety regulator can compel social media firms to provide evidence of what they have done to stop under-16s from using accounts.
The regulator will also be allowed to demand information from firms providing age verification systems. Australia enforced the age restrictions last year.
The law obliges 10 major social media platforms to prevent underage users from having accounts and to take other restrictive measures.
But the law's effectiveness has been questioned.
A survey by local researchers showed that 85 percent of Australians aged 12 to 15 were still using social media after the ban took effect.
Albanese noted that the platforms are not doing enough to comply with the law.
He said there are still too many children on social media.
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Event in Tokyo Revives Memories on Old Mobile Phones
00:07:56 (Maria Sato)
People in Japan who gave up on their texts and photos on old mobile phones now have the chance to revisit those memories.
A telecommunications company organized an event that started Saturday at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.
It's part of efforts by the capital to encourage residents to recycle devices containing lithium-ion batteries. Special equipment brings old phones back to life.
One visitor looked over childhood photos of a son who recently passed away from an illness.
00:08:41 話者 5/Yano Masako/KDDI Corporation
We want people to have a chance to enjoy their memories before they recycle their devices, which contributes to good use of resources.
00:08:53 (Maria Sato)
Visitors need to make reservations before attending the event, which runs through Monday.
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