so shannon. and new and moving me the eye. welcome to nhk world news line and you know tommy in tokyo. here's a look at some other stories we're following this hour. i am the police and anti government protesters in the heart causing more deaths and injuries and both the president and opposition to begin their deal. tokyo prosecutors have searched an affiliate of pharmaceutical giant novartis on suspicion that the company deceptively advertised one of its drugs

and russia is working to solve long standing border issues with neighboring countries. government leaders have signed a treaty with the stone. anti government protesters and police showed no sign of backing off as clashes intensify in the ukrainian capital of kiev the worst violence in months of on rest has left twenty five people dead and more than five hundred injured the situation escalated into brutal violence on tuesday when police tried to stop demonstrators marching police stormed the protesters stronghold of independence square in central kiev. the people there responded by throwing fireballs health ministry officials say the victims include police officers demonstrators in a journalist. protests began in november after president viktor yanukovich said he would seek closer ties with russia rather than make efforts to join the european union. protesters and seized

government offices and raided the facilities said security forces in western ukraine kristin yanukovich met with opposition leaders early wednesday to attend to resolve the situation. he rejected a call to withdraw police from the square. he said on tv then opposition leaders crossed the line when they called on citizens to take up arms. delegates from iran and six world powers are trying to narrow their differences on tap bronze nuclear program. on the second day of their latest round of talks the delegates are trying to reach a comprehensive agreement to limit iran's nuclear development. on the first day of representatives discuss the agenda and timetable for the sox senior officials from the united states in iran also held separate discussions. the united states in five other world powers are pressing temple on to further limit activities that could enable the country to quickly develop nuclear

weapons. they want the country to halt construction of a heavy water reactor that could produce plutonium. to ring in officials are insisting on their rights to pursue nuclear development. both sides reached an interim deal in november. korean leaders agreed to limit the country's nuclear program in return for foreign powers. easing some economic sanctions prosecutors have read of the tokyo office of drug maker novartis pharma into a japanese university. they suspect the local arm of the swiss based company exaggerated claims about one of their drugs and broke the law. officials with japan's health ministry say novartis pharma used manipulated data in their advertising and violated the country's pharmaceutical affairs law. they filed a criminal complaint last month they say marketers promoted a blood pressure drunk dials and has a way to prevent

strokes and angina professors at five universities conducted studies on the drug's effectiveness. a former company employee was involved in several clinical tests prosecutors searched the kyoto prefectural university of medicine. three institutions including the medical school have said their results may have been incorrect. but they haven't determined to read the data for fall novartis pharma or use the studies to promote sales of the drive that has topped eleven billion dollars company officials claim they were not aware of any manipulation or research papers. the foreign ministers of russia and estonia have signed a treaty to formalize their common border the agreement resolves disputes stretching back to the end of the cold war. it's the latest in a series of moves by a present for the murder putin to ease border tensions with russia's neighbors. nhk world to local comet has more. the deal was

signed tuesday by russian foreign minister sergei laptop and he is doing and country park and the fiat. to cry as he stood out to give up its claims to two thousand and three current expansion on the stairs up and controlled by russia estonian need this company is seeking to restart the police no longer treats position before it tough for most of the team and next the country caring for or tortured. both the euro in union and nato has entered into country to resolve its dispute with trust. will the people who look for them we have central border issues with other nations in smoke or two. we reached agreements to practical discussions. he was the co. for more money than neighboring countries

they fix the boiler between us. all the boys. if you intend to steal some time the chef has a long and complex story parts of the cars come into dispute since the collapse of the former soviet union we'll put into office in two thousand. he made them as a nation of russia's to the kind of concrete on the pieced top priorities to promote economic growth. in two thousand and four and he struck a deal reached and chinese president hu jintao on the speaking i dun study on waay back in to party. i'm trying not to buy a piano and equally and then creep into trouble and take a minute for a company and pecan cake is on the camcorder. in two thousand and ten officials look to russia and always saying i'm bored and creamy the streaky ended the forty year dispute over land area of the parents see the skin's

natural resources potential i'm not a faith that the alaska for both countries and promote it. i loved the development of the measles. an expert on russian politics safe president. cooking is aiming to resolve his portuguese his mom by law. see they can come of assets including his kind and in many countries obstacles to economic development. this year the mother says the same policy applies to my sissy speak it added. the show controls the coop up in oslo and off hokkaido which to plan things. they come to ohio state is a condom. to help preserve them to tools to strengthen economic ties you want to mow it and keep the strategic relationship with japan all to cope with the rise of china. companies

in the compromise on the territorial issue to the tomb because of the rise of nationalistic sentiment is from the back of his administration backed by such force that company are an awful put until monday to the new deal they can the points out that the team also has on results for tickets to speak countries including the judge asked what about undertaken a nice time. the president still faces some difficult diplomacy in confirming brussels directory in its care. in thailand anti government protesters marched outside of the temporary office of prime ministry election a lot. d after five people were killed in a violent clash in the capital

much of the not so long in bangkok as the story gathering on the back as pertaining the intention to shut down. i called the demonstrations have been occupying me into sections in the capital since last month and now the angry about tuesday's deadly intent by the standard them on that note though that prices have been reports its the protesters convention on the defense ministry compound on wednesday to mind. he loves resignation. the i need to eliminate one. her prospects of former prime minister talks into one the compound is said as the timing this is where the high court since january as demonstrations have intensified protests to just take it upon addressed a crowd of about three thousand people see him not one to be able to continue with that by the mid sixties the people don't want to

english using this building it was to put taxpayers' money. and it will be used as her office her hiding place or any longer ch on tuesday by at least mounted and its anti they demonstrate is the operation to get his taxes corporate taxes and one police officer dead and wounded sixty nine of this the death toll during the current m on now stands at sixteen since the chaos started to the protests is great in the government is trying to find that it's good to see results of cds and other programs aimed at fomenting titans took its north and northeast the demonstrations enjoyed the support of the air in the telcos and the inmates australia's toughest on the side and seek is mainly from asia and the middle east has seen and the country code name for increasing international criticism and condemnation increased on wednesday when that report

reveals that the government has infested made the identities of almost ten thousand people who are currently seeking asylum the event was as reported by the guardian straight down on its website it said the immigration department accidentally published a file containing the names nationalities could sit back and other identifiable information of nadi and fed and or assign mckay's its immigration detention that's wack the department stated that the fire has been renewed and an investigation is underway. the reformation fun as well yet sassy australian immigration detention camp and popping them in one of saddam's he was killed and at least seventy seven when mj and the finance and yet this week australian prime is that any out there has been taking a hard line against asylum seekers trying to beat australia by critics the country doesn't allow them to enter as refugees instead they must choose

between retaining her own well being processed and papa new guinea. the office of the un high commissioner for refugees said in november that the australian detention center that does not provide safe and humane treatment for detainees. speaking all the data to create a center and center from the opposition greens party called it an example of the comments they are yet to care for vulnerable people who love me for the knights this month eighteen british think tank released its annual mega trade balance report the twenty fourteen assessment of cable minutes the cake of this he says asia pacific nations are among vendors at the forefront of efforts to kill this man actually equipments and that's why in southeast asia which has a brain off court issues including territorial disputes in the south china sea is a region in which the terrible defense industry has taken a keen and tracks and a stairwell. moscow has more from singapore. last

week. the biggest initial invasion took place in singapore. about one thousand companies and groups the largest number ever took part in pe pants. what was the venue was the presence of representatives from the military and defense industries from the south east asian countries. this is against the backdrop of mounting tensions surrounding territory disputes and the south china sea. jen know it because it's a huge thighs it cannot make them maybe eddie bauer. he said that the us it completely. that's the idea of a different dentist should maintain bought us the united states defense strategy focusing on asia. many american companies are aggressively making seals

richest countries in the region. the effect is like striving to increase the deadline for surveillance at one of the fleet to wade said the show as this one that has captured the attention of many countries in this region last year. the us military deployed in japan only to stifle told me that she eats which is capable of wreaking to assessing information on supplements. it was its first deployment. it's like the united states its manufacture it stressed that it can improve information gathered and keep the scenes at sea. just a good game in general. it said it increased economic activity increasing vulnerability of the need to protect our national sovereignty and that natural resources. i think that's due to growing trend. regardless and a number of aircraft manufacturers and military related companies from china

also participates. the show with all the ufos improving unmanned aircraft as well as mortals openly displayed the jets. all are apparently keen to stress via technological advances in viewer weapons capability it's a key factor in maritime it once been. she moans in this old china sea the duo weapons market is heating up in the region. ten minutes or a related companies from the us and china. i'm fighting to get the oval piece. the action for nhk world singapore that wraps up the blitz and nine attorney attacks i was on call. the japanese government says prices are

rising moderately using the expression for the first time in more than five years pulling the economy out of deflation tops prime minister shinzo of this agenda the cabinet office made the upward revision of its assessment for places in on a monthly economic report is the cabinet officials cite the consumer price index the continues to increase in over one percent of the economic revival as its minister stopped short of stating that japan has climbed out of deflation isn't that simple. we have to make and a full assessment to confirm that the economic fundamentals are strong enough. so tonight will not slip back into deflation ahmadi said the government will pay special attention to the price trend after the consumption tax hike in april test to determine whether japan has pulled out of deflation. the monthly report kept its economic assessment unchanged from january support saying the nation's economy is recovering at a moderate pace

it says private consumption is increasing. backed by strong sales of cars and home appliances ahead of the consumption tax hike the report upgraded the assessment of exports from in a weak tone. two flaps noting growth in the auto shipments. japanese consumers are spending more and department stores ahead of the consumption tax hike sales rose in january for a third straight month compared with the previous year the japan department stores association says sales at two hundred forty two outlets nationwide were up more than two percent last month to about five in a half million dollars demand for big ticket items such as fine art danger of the rose more than twenty one percent amid an economic recovery. strong sales of furniture men's clothes and cosmetics were another factor shopping by foreign visitors also boosted the sales. an association official says that sales in february and march may be higher than a year ago as demand is likely

to surge just before the tax hike. us treasury secretary jack lew wants japan to do more to boost domestic demand that's a key item on its agenda for this weekend's meeting of g twenty finance ministers and central bank chiefs in sydney australia loose as domestic demand as power japan's economy in the past two years but he's worried whether it can continue to drive the country's growth and says japan should push structural reforms. whew made those comments in a letter to fellow and two fellow delegates attending the upcoming g twenty meeting he says the us wants g twenty delegates to discuss what japan can do to minimize the effects of the sales tax hike. officials attending the talks will also discuss how the tapering of the us festival this program is affecting currencies in emerging markets and how that may impact the world economy who dismisses those concerns he says the us economy recovery will have a positive

effect on global growth. new new new. japanese snowboarder toll will contact you. she has won a silver medal at the winter olympics in sochi she competed in the world in the women's parallel giant slalom kayaking which is the first japanese athletes to win a medal in the sport that ritzy at the murder of and switzerland red gold and bronze went to leona is about a xena of russia. figure skating fans are waiting to see the final chapter of the battle between malas out of japan and south korea's skin you now. the two athletes will compete in the short program event in sochi and a key role to t o salad covers their on ice history. ward twenty days of haunting nineteen ninety

some guy into how the model c schools a desolate unions they both have the actual experience of going into the sport. also the least known for jumps including the triple axel. loki in his praise of them on his fixed income. to supplement any poker games. also the last two on arrival. she took soo long. since then she was going to improve my expression in seconds. all i can come to disappointment into success at such discipline and maybe one down to the client's success the yield on the ledge of the most of the summer i will get home or give a . she too girly old files deleting the bulk of them suffered an injury home right. like most the temple. come see me getting soft. we are all hoping the team becomes

the first lady's we keep leno sees east german katrina be it in nineteen eighty four in atl eight. and i camping. i don't get to know it seems more thoughts of i didn't even plan to retire yet fully with the olympics. who will hold a fairytale ending we'll find out on friday pujols lot. in each fuel nearly a week has passed since record snow blanketed the wider come till area of japan including tokyo the storm has left many communities inaccessible crews continued to clear roads more than one thousand households in thirty municipalities remain cut off rescue workers on wednesday held it next week an elderly couple by helicopter. they had been trapped in a mountainous area near tokyo on the fifteenth tee from

asking yes i'm assuming the east. authorities are trying to transport food and fuel drugs and other supplies to residents. some schools have been unable to reopen teachers at an elementary school in yemen dashing are working hard to remove the snow. they've got a big job ahead of them. one teacher said his efforts may only the smallest difference roads are being cleared for traffic but many sidewalks are not the past two school can be dangerous for children at intersections drivers are having a hard time seeing what's coming around the corner because of all the piled up snow the government's disaster management minister a k g footy and met with emergency officials to assess the situation. they examine how much fuel and food is needed by affected residents and by hospitals. she said we have to take care my residency in small isolated areas. i warn you to do everything you can prevent

these little jewels to go but he also urged relevant agencies to look into when roads to isolated areas are likely to reopen. our meteorologist roberts pena has more on the weather robber. as far as the ahl winter weather scenario that is going on across much of mainland japan at least for the time being. we are seeing some improvements in the forecast lot of these areas though we have seen that were severely impacted by friday's of southern coast will that just rocked a tremendous amount of snow fall on here. what you're saying and knocked off no one the prawns is the risk of avalanches especially on the mound sites where you are seeing that quick melt off meanwhile though we are still looking awesome heavy snowfall in parts of northern and western food i tell u can see about thirty centimeters of total accumulation going the next twenty four hours this is typical here and nothing quite unusual in some flurries rate near the immediate coastline as possible. in the thursday morning because of the low pressure area that is well offshore and as of late is going to be dropping anything

accumulating at least going through here when staying in our ports thursday here now this lo is actually attached to a much larger system which we feel it back with the lastest a degree in some rain showers across much of southeastern china for court i want them to the southern japanese islands the good news though is that this high is coming in from the north that's been pushed as the stints on the rapidly improving conditions out here for a lot of you. colder temperatures for now it will be warming back up the leader of the week in hong kong rey now five fifteen shanghai and nine during the expected double digits going in or we can walk on foot to stop tropics fall afternoon thunderstorms will pop up here but temptress remaining there into the thirties four year high on thursday. on the plane not the case over here to the northeastern us know where we are looking at some snow fall out here what low pressure system moving through. this is dropping some of the white stuffing you're looking at traffic delays in some areas out here in new england. bollinger storm here. earlier this week that was moving on the big weather threat though is not

this. but this area of cloud cover developing just east of the rockies this low pressure system is in a move east and all the school there were seen with this one. it's actually been to act as the up basically a conveyor belt popping that warm air from the south of the golf next goal attack shares will rise on the eastern seaboard what that feeling something up here one that will comes through this next one look at that rate as big a line that's been the setting up that is free and at risk of severe thunderstorms in the severe weather season that only ran around the corner and is very well could be just the start of it the squall lines pushing through cuts and damaging winds isolated tornadoes are possible aping the bigger threat is to be a lot of this to the north. that's a heavy snowfall on the western great lakes widespread fifteen and twenty seven meters some areas could see as much as thirty five centimeters in northern michigan all records on material and eventually in the pullback as the storm system continues to move out spicy captures well oklahoma city with the hind

twenty dare one say thunderstorms in the forecast is at twenty six and in lansing at the twenty one. i said it's warming up filling the seat in the nova corps new york doll records on eastern are sunni western europe that is. now we have the british isles high pressured domineering up faithfully letting a little bit of that water to recede with. looking at the severe flooding out here while the next system coming through and that's not gonna help matters though by thursday. some gusty winds as well re near the western seaboard speed is he up to bow hundred and thirty km per hour gusts. separately another low pressure system creating one heavy rain warnings in the northern half of italy at systems continue to linger here at least for the mean time being much to them that it's really no mild temperatures here for the rest of the week visit center forecasts. ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay. i know

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