the us the idol. welcome to the world is live and you know tommy until chilled here's a look at some other stories we're following this hour. i am. as the standoff continues in ukraine's diplomacy is thinking obviously the us and the heel on one side and russia on the other. we have the latest meeting of the year of the pooch on wellesley on china's growth targets the beginning of the national people's conference. and people across india will add to the polls next month

the country and more than eight hundred million eligible voters to get the world's biggest collection. diplomacy has gained momentum over crimea with the us and eu on one side and to brush up on the other. they're looking for ways to resolve their stand ups. us secretary of state john kerry and british foreign secretary william e have met with ukraine's interim foreign minister and read eschews cia in paris they were expected to discuss aid to ukraine prison monday we're put in a stabbing of russia's diplomacy. he is due to meet the leaders of belarus and kazakhstan government officials in moscow maintain close ties with both nations russian military has effectively taken control of crimea in ukraine south where ethnic russians are in the majority. the president warned on tuesday that he is ready to use force troops have fired warning shots and are pressing ukrainian forces to surrender but he has said no military action is

necessary at this point. on tuesday the pro russian prime minister of the town of us republicans crimean sergei xc on off showed his intention to cooperate with president putin. he said the russian leader has responded to his requests seeking stability and safety in crimea. he indicated the republic would build its own navy. russia's leaders are turning up the financial pressure on their counterparts in ukraine they say they'll no longer offer discounts on natural gas when putin struck a deal in december with them present chemical which he offered to cut the price of gas by thirty percent but executives with russia's state controlled gas producer gazprom say. they decided to cancel the contract from the beginning of next month gazprom executives say they're canceling the discounts because ukraine owns the company money. they say the debts amount to about two billion dollars. chinese

president chief jean ping says he believes russian leaders can reach a political solution to the crisis officials at china's foreign ministry say she spoke with putin over the fall the officials say she described the developments in ukraine as accidental and that they have elements of the inevitable. the remark appears to suggest that chinese leaders are sympathetic to russia's position based on the history of crimea. fresh to annex the peninsula and the eighteenth century it became part of ukraine during the soviet era. she told putin that china supports mediation efforts by the international community the remark is seen as a check on moves by western countries to impose sanctions on russia japanese prime minister she is often says his government will respond that strategically to the crisis that night and today he made the remarks in an upper house budget committee meeting others said the national security council no way japan's ties with the us the european union russia and

the international community before deciding its policy the national security council has the key role in march the ukraine christ and is working with relevant government agents. we are watching the situation closely to respond appropriately. for minister for me and she has said japan should closely monitor how other countries and the eunuch ordinate their positions he added the government's bilateral arrangements with russia remained unchanged for now the turmoil in ukraine is obstructing a japanese a group b in pl supports people affected by the nineteen eighty six chernobyl nuclear accident. volunteers in central japan and then sending medical equipment and funds to the region for twenty four years. they have also been helping to grow grapes eat plants. the roots of the plants are thought to observe radioactive substances from the soil the seeds are used to produce biofuel. however recipients of the aid and that's the japanese to stop sending

money. members of the ukrainian civic groups say they're on able to work because of their office has been seized. a senior member of the indio. most of the content is worried the group name not be able to continue its activities the new openness to the confusion is badly affecting ukrainian people still suffering from a nuclear accident. we fear they may not be able to enjoy the support they're entitled to buy lol. china's biggest political event of the year is underway in beijing press and she's thinking dad his administration are meeting delegates of the country's legislature the national people's congress reform is high on the agenda as the leadership games for a long term stability. we're bringing you extensive coverage of the npc this week in our series china road to

reform. nhk world trying to pry that is covering the story in beijing. chinese demand weakened john opened the annual gathering of the political elites by outlining plans for the year ahead. he addressed and dc delegates announcing in economic growth target of around seven and a half percent. and for me and he also address complaints about corruption pollution and the gap between rich and four delegates from across china and get to that the recall of the people to sue the government accomplishments and goals for the year ahead. this week to john's first time to deliver the government work report has officially confirmed as the mayor at this very tense last year . looking at. shoot and you jump. last year was our first year for a government. and its mission

was difficult and heavy while nearly said the national government's first task was to change how things were being done. it did so by transferring moral forty two other levels of government and to the private sector. he then talked about the economy saying maintaining a growth target of around seventy percent build trust among investors and help restructure the economy. the defense budget has seen double digit growth almost every year since nineteen eighty nine and that will continue. this year's defense spending will increase by more than twelve percent to about one hundred thirty billion dollars. he said that bettman will do more to address concerns about pollution and the wealth gap. she and water and soil condition is severe in some places. the cost of conserving energy and reducing emissions remains on tues and a promise that guy will severely punish

servants and others involved in corruption. after the session. yes some delegates about these reports a team. i think the campaign against corruption should be more tightened up. it's also set out to report. i believe doing so. the company could hear the tone changes. he's the khaki it is a cd the basement. the finale of the most of them all. even knowing it will be some problem. atkinson we need to he too seems to us that the sun talk more about the government work report any state will still pull for scott has spent a day going through it to double its the bike talking about the seven and a half percent economic growth. titus was behind the decision to maintain that they get. this is very much about assisting china's economy from one of its export led to the one that relies more on domestic consumption. kissing oh what a relief not to say. we sit

seven point one and since he only goes we considered that it was necessary. and feasible. the color last year kristen stayed and premier league after focusing on quality of a speech when it comes to economic growth this sense the pain the sadness is owned by the developments in the province sentosa stocks end of the environments and widening gap between breaks and four. sometimes we just don't want to learn the most part next two months because that could spread a pessimistic view that china's economy. i certainly intend to sterilize until the economy. sell the asset has decided to keep the wolf targets at one seven and a proper sense. but if you look at the actual bricks down you'll see in this year's target for exports as a soap opera percent smaller than last year's. so in this case

this being our efforts to reform its economic structure economics inside joke all what else it out at the gabba but the point. one interesting case highlights as the proposed budget for domestic security the government plans to spend five billion yuan or about thirty three billion dollars on police to maintain security. that's up six point one percent from last year. this year's combined budgets of the central and local governments for internal security. i've not been disclosed but this is the homage of sorts since two thousand seven total spending on internal security has increased steadily. and since two thousand the then security costs on the steps national defense spending that trend is expected to continue for this year as well. and there is cause for concern. protests have erupted into a swamp cent and the government's policies on

minorities and this shoe is on security. is often not solve our domestic discontent that disrupts the ot at home they did a list of all. and the widening gap between rich and port in china as one of the other big issues and the sea delegates will be discussing one of a special report on that one of coverage continues on thursday. but that's all for me in the team in beijing for now in the eye. the world's largest election will start next month and see indian voters begin the long process of choosing to do national government. many indians claimed the ruling national congress party for the weak economy and hindu nationalist challenger. narendra modi appears to have the upper hand. voting is scheduled to take place in nine stages starting on april seven and ending on me while its

results will be announced on me sixteen the electorate. no foreigner. the general election in two thousand and fourteen. he is approximately. the eight hundred and fourteen million the number of eligible voters has risen by about one hundred million from the previous election five years ago. rolled down the era to the indira gandhi dynasty will be the ruling congress party's campaign incumbent prime minister. my mom saying i will step down after the election. in these weak economy in rampant corruption mean congress faces an uphill struggle to regain the trust of voters the largest opposition ninety s and departed for indian people's party is leading in the polls. its candidate for prime minister is narendra modi chief minister of gujarat state but as india's economic success stories. the new home

and do men are more common man's party is also expected to win some seats the party was launched about a year ago with the promise to eradicate corruption. india's gross domestic product grew just four point seven percent in the last quarter of two thousand and thirteen the fifth straight quarter below five percent. in march two thousand and forty six pm according to shakespeare. it unleashes power internally consistent and cool in summer due to spiraling out of school. to those who don't know. the struggle to rebuild communities and. the road ahead is to rule. to be compared to usual. memories of that day in march two thousand and eleven are still fresh for many in japan the disaster in its lingering impact killed more than

eighteen thousand people more than twenty six hundred others remain on the missing list in around two hundred seventy thousand people are still living away from their homes. people will cause next tuesday to mark the anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami before that will be looking at how the disaster affected families. how survivors are getting over what they lost and how they're preparing for what lies ahead. residents on the north eastern coast are working to be better prepared because they know it's likely that another tsunami will hit they have learned from history. waves and devastated the region. time and again in eighteen eighty six tsunami killed twenty two thousand people. another thirty seven years later killed three thousand. for half a century government leaders have put up sea walls to protect communities but the barriers could not withstand the waves three years ago. this shows

the actual height of tsunami on march eleven two thousand and eleven. in some places the water climbed more than thirty meters. the tsunami destroyed ninety percent of the sea walls along the north eastern coast. government officials are moving ahead with plans to reinforce the barriers but some coastal residents want to explore different options in each key roles pm and it even explains last tuesday cannot have it insists that nobody will. all his life. the body and was designed to protect his calls to me about. the coyotes tricked into cd of me at all the city is ago. the waves washed away his house and street style. lol what a privilege it is hard to believe now but they're nice to be many houses and seventy of the seawall. the seawall was one those of the gas to

japan. jamie gets high two point four km long. taxonomy standoff with the buttery are all much into seven eleven waves crashing to the town a hundred and eighty one people die. it was so worth every cd. wristbands so tired though was the seawall had to be destroyed government officials tend to be late to beat them by year in cairo the nep scheme ets hide the time. they tend to be seen in a can you resist or eighty years. i caught between two mountains and the ending after and then commence. so the tunnel rebuilding the sea will be very expensive. i think it's necessary in order to protect the people who live in areas behind the barrier. he was

happily he's got it to reveal the seawolves into the area souths have mapped out grants to forty five am was antsy and economic aspects of cold try. and i am present with costs can be young dollars. meg's i'm calling on tnt this to reconsider the stance of the city had to be stretched to the cpo for kicking him out. i'm unfair. all three cents and one just around the peace corps which we can yet he can meet the heights he will still not seen the suzuki and as every chance i didn't get that kept lying to me after each household the prior year we'll be. i'd use the dnc will be more dangerous because the residents may not be able to see the tsunami coming. and he said. we haven't made an impact on history and

the community. in all she wanted. i think life is going to be more difficult for those who work in city and that could cause people to lead and when he insisted he and his group of making a petition asking the crap out of me and he was in the last hiked all the new seawall to five weeks. seventy percent of tb test series and ninety you see in the trees and tell me this and haven't a chance to get trapped in a sense i mean the barrier is necessary to protect the future. so if they're physically fit them all up pressing need. most of the bowl or in an op to buy our first priority should be to define an evacuation plan and in parallel lives when we need to build the evacuation routes. that

would be a more realistic approach in any engineering expert. the blue ocean killed six people receive them from kazakhstan to cost them a new talk to. those include a stinking to high and grounds and regal and i think that the low lying stack ersatz risk of being funded the goal that the seawolves can be effective against certain tsunami. but there's no one hundred percent guarantee that the bar there will be able to stop every single one of them. i know we had to die and see what we stand. wristbands have oh so scott has to consider as though ways to protect themselves. and then talking about creating personalized the medication planting them he's come up that i will skip the rnc two thousand and two. colloidal his neighbors

to craft and the peasantry some money that people could use to trace out the ulm escape routes. the posts so time erodes our memory full to stop that from happening we need to have concrete evacuation plans in the event of a disaster the people he knows he's going to stand there and a lot of the two sets included earthquake and tsunami. now dad trying to protect these lessons into practice. so sixteen nations to come. we did a bit prepared for disasters. cmi dc. in each key words yet then our special series path to recovery three years on will continue all this week in the lead up to the anniversary of the march two thousand and eleven disaster. meanwhile one in hk survey shows that more than

half of the event trees affected by the march two thousand and eleven disaster a feeling i'm sure are about the choice of location for their new residence. in hk conducted a survey in january a month over twenty eight hundred evacuees from iraq to me aggie and submission of the pictures and received more than twelve hundred dancers eighty six per cent of respondents said they had decided where to move seventy one percent said they will go back to exactly were they lived before or to other areas in their former communities fifteen percent answered that they will move to other municipalities forty five percent of respondents said they have no doubts about their decision but more than half said they often or sometimes wonder whether their choice of location was right. those who are feeling undecided were asked about what they missed most. over a third said land houses and family graves others mentioned bonds with neighbors and friends. an expert says the survey shows

even after three years the evacuees have limited options for rebuilding their lives and both central and local governments should further explained their reconstruction plans to reassure people i know. a group of japanese scientists has released practical tips for using stimulus to make stem cells can be turned into any tissue or organ the researchers released a document as scientists around the world that fail to make the cells according to the new technique an ounce late january. i recall oval contract and or team at the beacon center for the bomb and mild developmental biology releasing the documents the researchers have listed procedures to create a seller there be programming phenomenon called step or stimulus triggered acquisition of the repo tendency to group is advising of the research is to take extra care when stimulating cells. they also suggest

using cells from an old my niece and to ensure purity when coltrane them. the team was responding to calls from the signs of the community for more details as nobody has succeeded in verifying the method. critics have pointed out slight irregularities in the paper's reporting the breakthrough that deacon has yet to complete its inquiry into the allegations. rain and possibly snow tomorrow parts of japan our meteorologists roberts pet as more proper though we are seeing out here today is a series of low pressure system z i'm a little towards the northeast please far as tokyo's concern or to start the season improving conditions on a wednesday night but yes going into thursday's still on tours in or of some pretty fall weather is going to be seen but at first the stuff i actually knew on some images coming out of the central can hear the first is that none of the prefecture where the fourteen centimeters of snow did occur today. ah that puts the total sold out to around forty to seventy two thousand when they deftly above average for this time of year in the making for

some slick road conditions people cleaning up after that snow fall this was due to bacteria no snow to the bad eventually the rain showers out there and the photo above thirty one millimeters of rainfall. today nothing that can cause any significant problem for their body did one have an umbrella handy throughout the day to day in lincoln said this isn't the team will the playoffs was a northeast. so what's the forecast for thursday on improving conditions for the pacific coast of japan sunnier skies death only in the uh forecasts still some windy conditions off towards the north and then that's the effects know it will be continuing the push in from the northwest money but its effects know it's those northwesterly winds coming in behind a slow picks up that more easter. an attic drops it all along the western seaboard of japan a few areas in the fort kochi the season to fifty seven years but down slope wins much drier and m aches for those sunny skies over towards tokyo and at this stage of that we leased out for saturday and sunday morning you most are too fell off the course of last train

now looks like some of light to moderate conditions across much of southeastern china few years could see as much as thirty fifty millimeters as far as hong kong and taipei. some are easily fall weather here in the forecast on thursday tropics raining quite quiet here with the highs and the low thirties. going into latter part of the week not to take a look over towards the americas. well the pacific northwest. you have been seeing out the storm after storm and it's really up another one continue to come onshore breeze some widespread rain showers out here for you healy areas could even see that risk of class funding combined with the snow about snow melts in the shower scene by the four seasons wyoming and montana some freezing rain is possible from the freezing rain the freeze and fall out with the low pressure system court to se what i mean by that. a you get dismissed in the air in it freezes on contact with the surface because it's all super cool water droplets and once it touches called the surface and starts to freeze not going to see in the southeast a few locations going to the next twenty four hours. overall though

this widespread rain showers brady or the media coastline a few thunderstorms that iraq can become rather well strong now as far as the temperatures are concerned it is staying rather chilly in the north minus three in chicago a problem minus four tartan york just getting up that spiel that the news when a warming trend here in your forecast that the village got lydia for three in atlanta above average by your friday in the middle for torture saturday. europe in the west awesome improving conditions actually high pressure will be dominating the iberian peninsula sunnier skies on in place they are deathly ill be seeing a warming trend nor for that though the northern parts of the british isles you are seeing one lol after another and this will continue to bring some gusty winds and heavy rain also snort or the scandinavian peninsula and the many other hand it illegal for course the balkan peninsula cutoff low which is continually good progress in a week ago flight plans and about this region be careful for that risk of thunderstorms could not believe them up and you can even become strong. my best with your wealth whether this

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