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protesters who knows. and experts from around the world gathered in western japan to share ideas. the deal with the aftermath of disaster global delegates and the u n officials gathered in switzerland for peace talks on syria. as the warring sides finally sat face to face they clashed over the future or present fish are all awesome. nhk worlds show beck who has more. then oh no wait it's idiom peace conference has opened up to hotel and takes geneva. you instinctively general ban ki moon was finally able to invite representatives of yes every scene and its opponents to sit out the same table and school. the presence of heel raises a whole. either this or that. however you could even be. you'll see him in counties with the support and ate all the best you can make

a new beginning. getting dates from about forty countries on changing the meeting was to be a nice bite us in the rush job boxed in with two countries' goals on different so there you inside with the open system and has explicitly team and it's back to the side stepped down. aisha ra side will not be part of that transition government there is no way no way possible in the imagination the man who has led the brutal response to his own people could re gain the legitimacy to govern the revolution is a single tear and some of the assets and the terrorists that he has allowed to come into syria. we must claim that the land of syria while and as that is in for a table the various campaigns while pretending to know that she is at facing terrorism you move on to the side has a

strong night in new rochelle is that the russian foreign minister said the aid of roth says it will save the us open and she must be respected to give him a syrian foreign minister when eaten one entry describes heel position as terrorists and resisted demands full size departure gates. syria. they held all that is necessary to defend itself as it deems appropriate and that's without listening to all the crying said the statements that and the positions that happening announced that buying many such are killer syrian decisions. warning signs cost is huge just off of one on one meeting on friday. cos nobody here is committed to peace agreement is likely to come soon. it all. the most that might be hope for is the sort of cease fire. so without seeing right there in eighteen weeks to millions of

people inside syria. we needed to show a bit too and it's the roads more trolls six and on political and business leaders are rioting in another part of switzerland they are in davos attending the annual meeting of the world economic forum to discuss several issues including the crisis in syria and iran its nuclear program top government leaders from nearly thirty countries and more than fifteen hundred business people are taking part. participants will discuss volatility in emerging economies and youth unemployment. two major problems that are facing the global economy. on thursday iran's present ha some raw honey will give a speech he will be followed by israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu a critic of iran. observers say attention is focused on what the two leaders will have to say about iran's nuclear development program and also the efforts to resolve the syrian conflict. japan's prime minister shinzo ave will talk about his economic policy wednesday in a keynote

speech to the opening session the four day meeting wraps up on saturday. ay ay ay ay ay ay ay. protesters calling for the immediate resignation of thai prime ministry election a lot are showing no signs of backing down despite the declaration of a sixty day state of emergency in and around the capital but teddy not so long in bangkok has the story. under the new state of emergency security forces now have a wide ranging powers including license to break up demonstrations and detain suspects without charge. so far the government's move that is designed mainly to put pressure on the demonstrations the look or the full fiscal reform and the postponement of next month's general election testers have restated their resolve to carry on wednesday's or demonstrations continue

accepting me into sections and i'm cold and there's been so visible changes its distinctive images came and with the subway next lap and above ground trains operating as normal protest is also held a demonstration in front of the police report as there was no apparent change in its dons taken by storm in a tree compared with the previous day. the security operation is being led by the nice while the tide many trees remain neutral and one entry into the net and it's since they last week that have been bomb attacks targeting demonstrates this one pass and has been killed and more than sixty inch it's also one wednesday the government held a press conference to explain that it is that the state of an agency to head off growing phase and that the security situation. no plan whatsoever about banning protests is listed on this. it is known view. we don't. no curfews

been planning on limitations on freedom of movement meanwhile business leaders are calling for the station's imagine seem to be in the states. a veto on saturday. the video will. to see the investment of goodies the current tensions highlights. it is a division in thai society. prime minister the dock and ten from the self exiled ex prime minister talks into one still have strong support in both parts of northern and eastern thailand the kentucky side of the guys missed me on the financial cost for supports. and so far the anti government demonstrators are refusing to climb down from that the month for political reform before the election they say the onset and continuing with the protest the rift between

the government in the protest is an appeal is as wide as at that and the ongoing tension is prompting concern about increased on grants to come and that's a top eight at nine a two year will be importing coal nhk has learned the us ambassador to japan may soon be tending south to okinawa where the presence of american military bases remains a source of tension. embassy officials say caroline kennedy is scheduled to travel to the prefecture for the first time once every eleven. kennedy is expected to meet governor kill cousin on time and last but not an approved a request by the japanese government to reclaim a coastal area of novel that will allow japan and the us to start the process of relocating an american military base there right now the u s marine corps foot in my ear station is in the densely populated city of quito one. the plan is to move the facility north to not go but the newly re

elected mayor of the city opposes the relocation kennedy is expected to raise issues related to the american military bases in okinawa during her meeting with the kind of the ambassador will visit for ten a m to meet troops us embassy officials say she's also considering making a speech as an opportunity to connect with the people of okinawa. analysts say kennedy will be trying to get a firsthand look at issues stemming from us bases in the southern prefecture and seek support for her country's policies. german officials from several countries met in western japan to try to repair for the worst. the international conference on disaster recovery has been held since two thousand and five participants are sharing ideas on how to deal with the aftermath of financial disaster and ways to help those affected to get back on their feet. nhk worlds meet scottish power reports. any team can place in kobe to see

his car and died nearly two decades ago by a powerful earthquake that killed more than six thousand people the meeting to more than one hundred and fifty produce offense from over twenty countries. the largest attendance and therefore the conference. the solstice makes headlines. once and for malouda while. longreach and recovery of the quietest international cooperation and that's exactly what got him and officials. nz oh one case and many others teams get too cold to discuss college a while to get there sydney nice effects of disasters you get the tree stamp is from lessons that they have learned from the disaster explains his back home. one speaking as from the chemical. two months ago extremely powerful typhoon high gun c. an official

from the country said the government hopes the word prepared. but the scope of the disaster was well beyond the eight machinations unfortunately when the sensors the nga the bus to the dealer to. warehouse all in the food where. mr lee. representatives from japan and the united states spoke about their own experiences. the building ibm japan cham and top right you see how she model has been disaster preparedness committee of the japan business federation. what a diamond. he said it was so much about that nearly three years ago in the past with the cbc affected global economic loss of supply chains which great. any investments. he emphasized the private sector needs to actively plenty of room in

rebuilding his to kick in the us. promote your mind. we wanted as looking up to our own business will work with are the called for members of private citizens and sector to help with disaster recovery. simmons cinnamon from the us fed on emergency management agency what people talk about how the private sector help. after hiking seventy one eighty year ago we partnered with google uncle bill came and to bulldoze mapping. and we all have a nice sounds and see the lexus and wear with legos persistence. many dissidents expressed the view was on private sector involvement in reconstruction. i lean on me is missing. my mom and i was invited to a private citizen indeed after many many fronts. organizers of the card can say this gathering is a major stepping

stone for the well it could be better prepared with disasters and a national committee be so working together to prepare for the unexpected yet to find stable. she raced to the five communities. when disaster strikes. it's going to come up in hq well coated. i know him. the promenade chinese human rights activists has gone on trial in beijing for his role in anti corruption protests shoes geelong is charged with gathering crowds to disrupt order. shooting is the founder of the new citizens movement which started last year. it encourages people to get involved in politics. many people in the movement had been detained for taking part in demonstrations. they had demanded the disclosure of assets held by senior communist party officials along with the kids to

the proceedings don't meet the minimum requirements for a fair trial. they lack legitimacy. you think shoes supporters waved banners outside the court in chad and that he is innocent. they call for freedom of speech police stop the protests and could be seen pulling some people away. u s military official says the chinese navy plans take part in a us led multinational trail this summer. this'll be the first time for china to participate in the biennial military trail conducted off the wine the official told nhk that china has notified the usa was sent three or four vessels to the rim of the pacific exercise already that the vessels include a hospital ship. more than twenty countries took part last time including japan the u s official says the details have yet to be determined but the chinese vessels are likely to cooperate in a drill simulating relief work in the wake of a major disaster

the us military believes the dispatch of chinese vessels means that china is considering taking part in the trail on a full scale basis rather than just observing. the chinese military has recently been increasing its maritime activity bilateral tensions flared last month after a new hat. after a near miss involving chinese and us military vessels in the south china sea. the u s military hopes ago will nurture mutual trust and help prevent problems caused by misunderstanding. us officials have announced that they will win by african leaders to washington for a summit in august. they say the meeting will advance the obama administration's focus on trade and investment in africa. a white house statement says the first u s african leaders' summit will take place on this fifth and sixth. it says president barack obama looks forward to strengthening ties with leaders from one of the world's most dynamic and fastest growing regions. it

says the summit will highlight america's commitment to death because security is democratic development and its people obama visited the continent last year he use the trip to announce the sixteen billion dollar initiative to build infrastructure in africa analysts say u s leaders are responding to moves by china and other countries to expand their influence in the region china hosts the forum on china africa cooperation every three years. started it started in two thousand and the forum aims to promote investment and economic aid japan lost a similar event back in nineteen ninety three the token international prison african development takes place every five years a senior official for the soccer world cup as an umpire has had some harsh words that is for host country brazil. he's the secretary general jerome volcanic says the slow progress in stadium construction amounts to an

emergency. with less than five months ago before takeoff. the stadium in a car routine eye is less than ninety percent complete delays are being blamed partly on court orders to temporarily halt work over safety concerns. doc is says construction is not just late but very late. you cannot organize games you don't see him. that's abuse. so if you don't have a stadium. then you can know the full games taking place liao. mazda says the file will decide that every eighteen with that exclude the car achieve std and from the event construction of five of twelve stadiums is still incomplete. the fed had demanded their completion by the end of last year. pfft crews at the chernobyl plant in ukraine are nearly three decades into a de

commissioning job that experts say could take a century to finish. they face high levels of radiation they leave the government is trying to keep them safe from various ways the workers live in a specially built town fifty km from the facility they take a free train to the plant and nurses on board should they need any help the government care goes much further than that though this edition of nuclear watch is looking at how people tied to the cleanup of the physician and id checks it here in japan are trying to learn lessons from chernobyl. an eight year old's mom would reach pal i went there to find out more o'grady powers is from japan the sticky ukraine to rent i will features monies to the square as baits the japanese government has asked professor huge to it

defies the open late to open a bank. ways to protect coup was flown th. you know. we really want to learn from what you are doing in ukraine but detrimental to the show total the sections with different he says are based on distance from us. two mobile was aware is the worst new free xd. the soviet union breasts thousands of worried greed to workers to the clown with a licensed. if each of the year set the time. sid carry bottled them dying to read the next few months many others began to see a sweet deal. government leaders ukraine. the dpp in preventing changes to the country gained independence following the former soviet union. you

can click on the most important thing is to protect the life and health of workers welcomed the measures are needed to manage their safety and wellbeing to prevent the risk of accidents or illness. this opens up she went to see how many tears have any alcohol screening on the lockers bp on the ferry check for more than two hundred types of ailments including had the seats dokic has also focused on ice. so where's the october ap a new karaoke. song. it went up the last two. i was told to go the indispensable aspect of our work. we're very grateful to medical institutions. the system and

dad won national institutional money issues then he says of the spleen the simple as just a narrow stone stairs to greet the nineteenth i know my keys and baseball. just to show his wife the foot of snow banks. we knew workers is the lead up to the contractors. this applied to aussie team pete coors again not authorized to seventy eighty eight the dough clumps of collegiate or any national institution. professor of asic says. japan has announced to and from what's happening in the local mall japan hasn't decided how far it was the ghost moments of the annals of what is that she might die. ukraine provides an example which on asic's as japanese leaders should be to use as simple as

this than to put the house is led away. he's now preparing to some meat cheese and the polk to the cabin. mom ordered to go. unesco were chernobyl ukraine. there's a snowstorm in parts of the us meteorologist robert spencer has more robert. thought you had any travel plans across much of the eastern seaboard here from washington d c but as far south as virginia beach and now heading off towards khamenei canadian their times. it definitely has been affected you see on the satellite picture. a low pressure system which started off your torso was discovered was the it's time to get that comma shape they're in the upper levels and that's indicating a rapidly intensifying storm system and who has been coming down out here some there is already seeing some significant snowfall very gusty winds in on the north western portions of the center of circulation this is where you saying that and even snow fall and

it's still coming down in some areas out here could see obama additional twenty to forty centimeters winds gusting to eighty kilometers per hour. the berry fall weather in deed not this is gonna move out i would love this day. that said it's been a clear sky behind him but was happening as another system. now bring in some while blizzard watches and warnings that the dakotas is pushing east across minneapolis into the western great lakes bbc additional five to fifteen centimeters for some of you out here not to mention the winds are still gusting up their combined with these very frigid temperatures problem minus eight for your high on wednesday with the wind chill it's gonna feel like minus twenty minus thirty for some the of similar conditions and would've had much to the eastern seaboard centers will continue to drop down as well. big exception is los angeles. twenty eight there for you much to the southwest the ice and fire fire weather warnings here going to the next several days meanwhile in eastern asia things are warm enough out here. high pressure is dominating china that is true

if he is so great now we still does the effect snow off their tours northern japan an additional thirty to forty seven years could be expected. if you wanna go skiing going to pan. this weekend is the time to do it because the high pressures and commandant of the fresh snow would make for some clear skies is also making for clearing skies downpour to some surveys really enjoying in on this the philippines you want the fairweather when talking about the flooding out therefore it seems like forever but it can start to clear up finally. that high is awesome start to pull in the warm air along the western periphery of it so temperatures are on the rise in shanghai hong kong taipei bbc in the mid to high teens to go and tidy up to eight in tokyo at eleven here on thursday to buy some from saturday beginning at about sixteen degrees unfortunately it doesn't last very long no see saw fact that does go up the next class of corners and come in by sunday and ten truthfully back down to read around average indian below average meanwhile into the year we

have another storm system coming in across the british isles they're down to the iberian peninsula all on this upfront leery of this ilk twenty to forty millimeters of rainfall is expected for a lot of you with this and busy beaver is a messy whether humans but still flaunt their higher elevations the matter training clear skies for now but that system is also coming in from the west so that can be lasting very long and then five it was the east into eastern europe are talking about ukrainian enough to force western russia since knowing your forecast ef minus nine only free on cnn moscow would minus thirteen and snowy forecast on thursday but us look you will whether this is the forecast i am noon. and eye. i know. age japanese

researchers have created of robot they can function like a scene i need god to guide the visually impaired. a

prototype was rolled out at a hospital near tokyo. i cried the eat me. i have. a hospital employee tess of the machine it was successful in sensing and debating obstacles. i am. at present the robot only works in and garments for which it has pre loaded information. building activity in the u s there are places where seeing eye dogs are not allowed or where they cannot work well. i hope this robot can supplement found in those places. the engineers says thousands of people need seeing eye dogs in japan. i

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