nishigata akane, nhk world.s. >>> u.n secretary-general antonio guterres says the world is in a race against time to help the people of afghanistan. he once again asked for international cooperation. >> babies being sold to feed their siblings. freezing facilities overflowing with malnourished children. people burning their possessions to keep warm. >> the humanitarian crisis in the nation is worsening. its economy is collapsing as its overseas assets remain frozen after the taliban's takeover last august. guterres stressed the need to pay public sector workers, including those in medical institutions and schools, to maintain social infrastructure. he called on the international community to unfreeze afghanistan's overseas assets. he added, women and girls are losing access to work and education and called on the taliban leadership to protect their fundamental human rights. >>> moving now to the weather, so residents of australia are seeing dangerously high temperatures with the mercury surpassing 50 degrees cel

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♪ >> hello a wcome to nhk "nsle." i'm yoshi ogasawara in tokyo.apan is imposing stricer rovirus measesn response to a spike in cases, the government has declared a quasi-emergency in three prefectures where the virus is quickly spreading. tnslator: w have decided to apply this intensive measure to curb the spread o infection in hiroshi, yamaghi and observing in a way prefecture >>esmonyill be ilace from january 9 9th to january 31st. >> the meareill allow goveorin the thr prefecreto impose rged measures iars of outbrk. 'so ensure tt dical systems e not overwhelmed. local officials will be able to ask bars and restaurants to take stricter precautions that could mean stopping alcohol sales, closing early or limiting the number of sters. okinawrerted more an,400 new cas friday, sti the recordorhe second y a row. the tally does not include more than 250 new infections reported by u.s. mita bases in e efture. officials in yamaguchiave liwise seen apike inon-base cases following risen ses in the citth hosts t. e yor has suesd the highly tnsssible varian

thank you very much to >>> hello and thank you for joining us on this edition of nhk "newsline". i'm raja pradhan in tokyo with the latest at this hour. we start with breaking news. japanese defense ministry officials say there have been reports an air self-defense force f-15 fighter jet cropped off the radar over the sea of japan. once again, breaking news. japanese defense ministry officials say there have been reports a

welcome to nhk "newsline". i'm yamaguchi hiroi in tokyo. >>> tokyo wants a new tool to fight surging coronavirus case. lead letters ask the government to announce an emergency. this would give governors the authority to beef up anti antiinfection measures this could mean asking eateries to shorten business hours or stop serving alcohol.

the nhk is reporting that it is still outside. it does come days after kim jong-un urged his state to contain covid. this eaves he has reclassified the travel advisory, telling americas to avoid traveling to the city because covid numbers are unknown. singapore joins the same classification category as north korea and syria. the weekly infection growth rate has increased at the fastest rate in nearly two months with over 800 cases reported on tuesday. new research suggesting delivery times in semiconductors lengthening again in december. we are talking about sus, investment group. compared with november. that marks the longest wait time since the cover to tracking the way time in 2017. there are some major ship supplies including broadcom. opec and its allies agreeing to increase delegates. they improve their $400,000 -- 4000 barrel a day increase. all of this after analyst predicted more due to weaker supply. that is a look at the first word. >> just an update on the hang seng tech index. we are now down about 200 points. that tr

[captioning made possible >>> hello and welcome to nhk "newsline."herine kobayashi in new york. world leaders, billionaires and celebrities would usually mingle this time of year in davos, switzerland. but the pandemic has forced organizers of the world economic forum to postpone their meeting. instead, they're discuss everything from the pandemic to climate change online. chinese president xi jinping called on delegates to discard their cold war mentality. >> history has proved time and again that confrontation does

>>> hello and welcome back to nhk "newsline."inori in new york. >>> americans saw the pandemic visit one blow after another on their economy. lockdowns, supply chain bottlenecks, soaring inflation. but they may be moving past the worst of the damage. they're seeing the strongest rebound in decades. gross domestic product is the broadest measure of goods and services, a snapshot of economic activity. officials with the commerc

■ú ♪ >> hello and welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in new york. u.s.biden entered the oval office trying to bring together a divided nation and control a pandemic. one year later, he is facing the same problems. still, he has highlighted what he's managed to achieve. >> we have faced some of the biggest challenges that we've ever faced in this country these past few years. challenges to our public health. challenges to our

welcome to nhk "newsline." >>> north korea launched a missile that may have been a ballistic missile.as come down. they will continue to analyze information and

box ■ú >>> hello and welcome back to y nhk "newsline."ris johnson was already defending himself for attending parties during a lockdown he had ordered. now it's come to light he attended another to mark his birthday. police have launched an investigation.

oggcccccg''' >>> heo d thanks f jning us on nhk rljapan. this is k ewsline." hour with north korea. the japanese government says pyongyang launched what appears to have been a ballistic missile onuesday. the japan cost guard is calling on ships to remain alert and stay abreast of uptes. it sayt belies the precle has alrdyome wn. south korea's military says the north launched the projectile toward the sea of japan. the japes governmen h coen an emergcyeeting of

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de■ú o o @8@8@8 ♪ >>> hello there, and welcome to nhk "newsline."kobayashi in new york. the permanent members of the united nations security council have started the new year vowing to prevent an arms race. they've acknowledged a nuclear war must never be fought. they say such weapons should serve as defensive purposes and deter aggression. delegates from around the world were supposed to start meeting tuesday to discuss a nuclear treaty that goes back to the cold war. but organizers have seen cases of coronavirus surge in new

inevitable to prevent the rapid spread of cases in certain parts of the country, public broadcaster nhkapanese government is considering authorizing a quasi-state of emergency ordinary for three prefectures. yamaguchi and okinawa. quasi-state of emergency is enacted. that means the local government will be able to limit the hours of operation of bars and restaurants and potentially impose fines on those bars and restaurants, isa. >> so potentially more restrictions coming their way, blake essex from tokyo. thank you very much, blake. >>> the nfl is looking at contingency plans for the upcoming super bowl. the standard procedure for any game, but they want back up venues in case of weather issues or what they call unforeseen circumstances. the nfl still expects the title game to go on as scheduled on february 13th in inglewood, california. >>> now, holders of two lucky powerball tickets in california and wisconsin have just hit the jackpot. the owners of the tickets will split the $632 million top prize. one of the tickets was sold at this 7-eleven, we'll show you in sacramento. the tick