russia's invasion of ukraine continues. the first shipment of grain exports is expected to leigh ukraine as early as friday. a joint coordination center

opened in the turkish city of is istanbul on wednesday to insure the safe passage of ships through the black sea. grain imports have been stalled due to a russian blockade. ukraine says it started operations at three ports including one of the southern region of odessa. un un secretary marshall griffin said on thursday the un aims to increase exports back to the preinvasion level about five tons a month. he said the world food program is considering buying grain from ukraine to address the global food crisis. in the meantime, the russian military has been attacking eastern and southern ukraine. the governor said on social media friday more than 30 houses and a kindergarten were attacked. he said four civilians killed

and five injured. the russian military is conducting a limited ground attack according to an analysis released thursday. it says russia is trying to move north by takes advantage of the area around ukraine's second largest thermal power plant which is a facility moscow plans to control. tensions over taiwan dominated talks between the leaders of the world's most powerful nation. joe biden sent out a census but their phone call ended with a stark warning from shi to biden, "don't play with fire". the two spoke for the first time since march. white house officials say the call was part of efforts to responsibly manage differences and work together where interests align. >> president biden underscored that the u.s. policy has not

changed the the united states strongly opposed unilateral efforts to change the status quo or undermine peace and stability across the taiwan strait. >> foreign ministry officials say china opposes inner feerns by external forces and the chinese people are committed to safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity. we spoke with our beijing spontaneous dant. >> theeijing corespondent. beijing believes taiwan is a part of china and the chinese readers keep a close eye on how nations interact with it. the united states has long had that policy of strategic

ambiguity but that doesn't mean it has no connection to taiwan. beijing is frustrated that washington has sent high level officials to the island and weapons. the u.s. tries to avoid conflict by shying away from questions of military involvement but biden has inched his toe close to the line. russia's invasion of ukraine has made experts consider the real possibility that beijing will try to take control of taiwan by force. >> right and there's also the issue of u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi's proposed visit to taiwan. how threatening is this to beijing? >> well, if nancy pelosi goes to taiwan china will see the trip as no more than a violation of sovereignty and she will find it as a major personal threat.

we are talking about a person who is only two steps away from the u.s. presidency. any support she gives to taiwan people -- the white house says she will not represent the biden administration. the timing is bad for both leaders. she is about to make a grab for an unprecedented time and biden is heading into midterm elections where his democratic party could lose its legislative power but the potential consequences go far beyond male politics. beijing has said the chinese military is ready to take action and experts say nancy pelosi's trip could spark armed conflict. it's unclear if the summit folks have done anything to diffuse that bomb. >> turning now to south korea

where the president's approval rating has dropped below 30% for the first time since they took office in may oofrnlt a survey of 1,000 people by gallop korea showed approval standing at 28% for the president. the rating was 52% after he took power but that's figure been in decline. disapproval rating stands at 62 percent. those who view him negatively blame his personnel appointments. he's appointed prosecutors and others chose to him in government posts and alleged scandals have come to light. a rep within the ruling people's power party is fuelling public discontent. his administration faces a tough road ahead as the opposition block holds a majority in south korea's national assembly. tokyo district court ruled prosecutors acted illegally when they raided the office of a

lawyer for former nissan chairman. gone is on an international wanted list for smuggling himself out of japan in 2019 while on bail. the court on friday issued the ruling in a civil suit. prosecutors searched his office in january 2020 about a month after gone fled to lebanon to avoid trial in japan. he was facing charges of financial misconduct. prosecutors conducted the raids though he had objected based on a lawyer's right to protect clients confidential information. the court ruling agreed the raid lacked legitimacy as it violates the attorneys rights. the judge says it's up to the lawyer whether or not to exercise the right. he said prosetors did not need to seize records in detention. he said copies could be viewed at the court. he called the you will radioing ground breaking and said it will

have a major impact on the activities of prosecutors. they already barred from conducting similar raids. 220-0500 from the government but the court denied them saying there's no significant damage to gone's privacy. democratic lawmakers in the united states will submit a bill worth over $430 billion aimed at combatting climate change and easing healthcare expenses. >> this is a strong bill you can pass to lower inflation, cut the deficit, reduce healthcare cost and tackle the climate crisis and promote energy security all the time while facing middle class families. >> the bill includes tax ex-els for the purchase of electric cars and measures to lower the

cost of prescription drugs. also aims to reduce the u.s. fiscal deficit by more than $300 billion by raising taxes on big companies. the biden administration had initially planned to pass a massive spending plan worth $1.75 trillion that would include substies for college and preschool education but it was stalled in congress due to large opposition within the president's own party. . the top u.s. diplomat has criticized the taliban for its treatment of women and girls. he urged the international community to put pressure on the islamic group. secretary of state speaking at the launch a u.s. afghan mechanism for the protection of women's rights. >> they failed to respect the human rights of women and girls. instead, under the taliban, women and girls have largely been erased from public life. >> lincoln slammed the taliban

decision to ban girl frs attending secondary school. he said the u.s. government continues to urge the group to reverse its decision. investigating in girls education and women's political inclusion leads to stronger economies as well as more stable and resilient societies. . moving now to a shocking accident from hong kong's entertainment world. a large video screen fell on the stage during a pop concert hitting dancers. popular boy band mir your performing thursday night at hong kong coliseum. local media report one of the screens measuring four meters wide fell on the dancer. two were rushed to the hospital with neck and head injuries. a local broadcastereported one of the dancers is in serious

condition. police are investigating. t12-member band has been performing a series packed with fans. next, the port city of northeastern japan famous for seafood now known for the unusual jewelry made there by a local woman. >> a range of hand maid earrings that are perfect for the summer. they look like white gem or shells but in fact, they come from fish. known as the organ that helps animals main tear their bones. these pieces are created by mining who runs a traditional gift house in the fishing port.

she began making them two years ago. >> i hope that the people who come across my hand made jewelry will come and visit the city and try eating fush here. >> the earthquake and tsunami reduced the port city but she has not regained his common popularity. she searched for away to put her hometown and its abundant seafood back on the map. that's when she came up with the idea of using the fish' ear bones. here it is. the size and shape depending on the type of fish will vary. >> from a rock fish.

>> to me they look like wings. i enjoy collecting them. >> she's mis she says the earrings and rings she makes are at the local souvenir shop. her unusual jewelry is starting to attract a number of fans. this familiar lu from tokyo has visited her inn many times. >> i didn't know anything about the fish ear stones. but i have learned how to take them out and aye done it myself at home. >> it makes me very happy to hear people are interested. >> sito has also been teaching her neighbors how to make these accessories.

. >> it's cute. this is one of the unique things that visit stores can do here. it makes me feel a bit more hopeful about the future. it's catching on steadily and people are talking about it. and that's really fun. >> thanks to the a getting more people to talk about her hometown and its fish. now to the weather. people in parts of southwestern japan are keeping a close eye on a tropical storm approaching. we have the outlook in our world weather report. >> hello, a tropical storm is moving towards the western part of japan. heavy rain and strong winds and highways coming up as the system moves to the north and west.

this is the eye of perspective over a 24-hour period. you can see the clouds struggling to really mesh together but nevertheless, we have a low pressure system core in the tropical storm and its name is tonga moving to the northwest. a good clip here. holding wind speeds at 65. up to 90 noud. as we go for it in time, the center point may not even touch land. but that's not the bug issue here. this system with its winds and its rainfall going to be surrounding that and that's going to impact the okinawa islands. here's a look at the 24-hour forecast. notice the winds are shifting and moving from the south continually throughout the day on saturday. we are expecting plenty of rainfall on the pacific side which means as you go over a 40-hour period, we can see up to

40 millimeters of rainfall and up to 300 millimeters of rain. lot of landslide concerns and highways all part of the equation. this is what you need to do if you're in this general region. review your evacuation plan and emergency supplies are in place and charge your devices so that you can get the weather warning alerts should they come. that southerlily flow is increasing temperatures in japan as highs making it into the upper 30s. the heat is going to be a big part of the story as we see the southerly flow from that system along with a high towards the south and east of japan. expecting highs through the mid 30s. rain continuing as we go through saturday and sunday. hope you have a safe day.

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major japanese character kbbi announced a compensation plan for millions of users affected by nationwide network disruptions earlier this month. the incident was one of the larnlest of its kind in japan. >> we take this seriously.

as a tell come operator we have a responsibility to provide stable service for social infrastructure. >> the company will pay 200 yin to 36 million users. kbbi will also refund 2.7 million customers who are unable to use the services continuously for 24 hours or longer in accordance with its service contract. the total compensation will be $55 million. the nationwide data commune kags disruption lasted for 61 hours. the telecom firm says the problem was caused by an error caused during maintenance work. the voice call affected the company's entire network across japan. kbbi pledging a system that can detect rapid surnls in access to the network and will review the

recovery process to prevent massive service disruption of this kind. >> new economic data from japan suggests the company's manufacture sector is turning corner. the industrial output index rose in june for the first time in three months. the industry ministry says the index was up 8.9 percent from the previous month. this comes after a decline of 7.5% in may. june's upturn was largely due to a rise in vehicle and electric machinery output. car manufacturing up 14% while telecom equipment up 11%. these were driven by a recovery of manufacturing activity in china after the lifting of coronavirus business restrictions. the men industry upgraded the assessment saying it's now fluctuating and it previously said it was weakened the. data suggests the manufactures expect output to continue to pick up in the months ahead.

it forecasted a 3.8% increase in july and a 6% rise in august. but ministry officials say rising prices and the re-sur jans of coronavirus cases in japan could affect the situation. internal affairs ministry says the seasonably adjusted job let rate was 2.6% in june, unchanged from the previous month. the number of unemployed people fell by 210,000 declining for the 12th straight month. the number of furloughed workers or people with jobs placed on leave fell by 270,000. that marks a return to prepandemic levels three years ago. 90,000 of those furloughed work in the hotel and service restaurant sectors a significant decrease in 250,000 a year earlier. ministry officials say the recovery trend and job markets for sectors were hit hard by the pandemic.

in a separate release the labor ministry says the ratio of job seekers was 1.27 in june meaning there was 127 vacancies for every 100 applicants. the figure marks the 6th consecutive monthly increase. a japanese government report is calling for companies to pay workers more to put the economy on track for self-sustainable growth. the government release aid paper on saying the country's economy is showing signs of recovery. the report says there's evidence continued economic and social activity have revived personal consumption as people adapt t living with the coronavirus. it adds that the impact of the pandemic on the economy has lessoned. as for the high cost of living, the report says inflation is lower than the u.s. and europe but pay increases are still inadequate. the white paper says it's important to put japan's economy

on the path of self-sustainable growth through measures such as wage hikes and the need for planned investments with corporation between public and private sectors. the government says measures are need to prevent the country from plunging in inflation. . thanks to policy makers identify wanl increases and unintended consequences of the bank's easy monetary policy as potential concerns for the future. the doj released its summary of opinions from discussions at a two day policy meeting earlier this month. at the meeting policy makers raised japan's inflation outlook from the fiscal year to 2.3%. above the long held target of 2%. the doj still decided to maintain its massive easing policy citing the need to encourage wage hikes.

the meeting records show some members suggested the bank should monitor the trend of wage increases. others underscored the need to watch the impact of the doj's buying program on the bond market. one official warned the side effects could affect the financial system. the doj purchased government bonds worth a record 16 trillion yen in june. rises in long term interests rate occurred. let's see what's happening in the week ahead. we have key numbers on how economies are doing around the world and also companies reporting earnings as well as a meeting that could set energy prices going forward. china's index for july will be out on sunday. the ganl for both manufacturing and nonmanufacturing from june bounce back for the first time

in four months to above the 50-year mark. the index plummet nd april as the harsh covid lock down in shanghai took its toll. oufr, infections are rising dwen in recent weeks and some parts of the country implemented restrictions on certain lingers over the economy as beijing stands ready with more virus measures t. nation faces increasing pressure from a downturn in the property sector. oil producing nations are set to discuss on wednesday their output plan for september. members of the organization of the petroleum exports countries and their allies including russia agreed to ramp up production for july and august. joe biden visited the biggest exporter earlier in the month with hopes for additional putt put increase. the white house said last week that the discussions were constructive and is optimistic

for further supply increases soon. japanese car maker toyota motor will announce its earnings on thursday. analysts expect it to fall in the april to june quarter compared to the same period last year. this comes as a historically weak currency boost profit of major exporters. the world's biggest automaker by sales is struggling with soaring material costs. a shortage of semiconductors and lock down in shanghai has forced the company to repeatedly cutout put. a record number of vehicles being produced this fiscal year. surging inflation and tough financial conditions are pushing many country to the brink of recession but southeast asia's largest economy could be a bright spot. officials in indonesia will release the country's latest gdp numbers on friday. the asian development bank cut

this year's forecast for developing asia overall but raised it for indonesia. the sites factor such as robust domestic demand and strong exports. higher prices for coal, oil and nickel are generating earnings. we'll see the release of jobs data for july. employers added more workers than expected to payrolls last month. that gave the federal reserve room to make another big rate hike on wednesday to fight inflation. market participants will pay greater attention to labor and other indicators. the fed chair jerome powell reiterated the pace of further tightening will depend on upcoming data. let's get a check on the markets now.

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>> this is al jazeera and these are the headlines. hundreds of protesters who stormed iraq's parliament have now left. the supporters of the shia cleric were demonstrating against the nomination of a new prime minister. the u.s. federal reserve is increasing its key interest rate by 0.75 percentage points to 2.5%. the u.s. central bank has been raising borrowing costs since march to try and rein in rising inflation.