韓国人「事実、韓国と日本はかなり親しかった」
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Philippine officials believe they have located leaking oil tanker
Officials believe MT Princess Empress, which sank last week, is 400 metres below surface off island of Mindoro
Officials in the Philippines believe they have located a leaking oil tanker that sank last week and has since coated nearby shorelines in thick sludge, threatening areas of rich marine biodiversity.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it “may have detected the possible site where the vessel is actually located”, adding that the site was about 1,200ft (400 metres) below the surface.
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Huge fire at Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh leaves thousands homeless – video
A fire tore through a refugee camp for Rohingya Muslims in southern Bangladesh on Sunday, leaving thousands homeless, officials said. The blaze erupted at Camp 11 in Cox’s Bazar, a south-eastern border district where more than 1 million Rohingya refugees live. Most of them fled a military-led crackdown in Myanmar in 2017
Continue reading...Schools and firms across Philippines shut as jeepney drivers start strike
Drivers say cost of upgrading colourful vehicles, a crucial part of transport system, completely unaffordable
A week-long strike by drivers of Philippine jeepneys began on Monday, prompting schools and universities across major cities to suspend in-person classes, while businesses have also been urged to work from home.
The local authorities in Manila, Quezon City, Marikina, Muntinlupa and Pasig City in the national capital region told schools to switch to distance learning classes due to disruption caused by the strike. The local government of Quezon City, the most populous city in the Philippines, also called on businesses to work online.
Continue reading...World’s first openly transgender MP, Georgina Beyer, dies in New Zealand aged 65
The former actor, drag performer, sex worker and radio host pulled off a surprise victory as a Labour MP and later played a pivotal role in decriminalising prostitution
Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has led tributes to Georgina Beyer, the world’s first openly transgender MP, who has died.
Friends announced “with the heaviest of hearts” on Facebook on Monday that the 65-year-old had died at a Wellington hospice.
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韓国のポータルサイトネイバーから「（速報）朴振『政府傘下の財団、日帝強制動員被害者・遺族に判決金支給』」という記事を翻訳してご紹介。 続きを読む
Xi Jinping urges China to greater self-reliance amid sanctions and trade tensions
Leader speaks of need for original and pioneering research to achieve growth in face of ‘fierce international competition’
China must speed up its science and technology development to ensure greater self-reliance, the country’s leader Xi Jinping has told an annual political meeting, as Beijing becomes more isolated by sanctions and other trade concerns.
China’s technological advancement is facing global competition and increasing constraints from foreign governments such as the US, but the sector has also been hindered by Beijing’s own crackdowns and controls.
Continue reading...Biden hails ‘groundbreaking’ South Korean plan to compensate victims of Japan’s forced labour
Victims groups criticise compensation deal which aims to resolve a disagreement that has long frustrated ties between Seoul and Tokyo
South Korea said that its companies would compensate people forced to work under Japan’s 1910-1945 occupation of Korea, in a bid to improve poor relations that have impeded trade and cooperation between the two countries for generations.
The disagreements over labour and women forced into Japanese military brothels have bedevilled ties between the two pivotal US allies for years, but South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol has made a push to repair the relationship.
Continue reading...03-06 現役の警察と軍だけは優遇するはずの中国で異変が生じている！
03-06 現役の警察と軍だけは優遇するはずの中国で異変が生じている！
日本政府、広島G7に尹錫悦招待…韓日シャトル外交も近く復元＝韓国の反応
韓国のポータルサイトネイバーから「（単独）『日本、広島G7に尹錫悦招待』…韓・日シャトル外交も近く復元」という記事を翻訳してご紹介。 続きを読む
Huge fire at Rohingya refugee camp leaves thousands without shelter
Fears of future blazes after health, learning and religious facilities also destroyed in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
An estimated 12,000 Rohingya have been left without shelter after a fire tore through part of a cramped refugee camp in southern Bangladesh on Sunday, destroying health centres, learning facilities and mosques.
The fire broke out at Camp 11 of Cox’s Bazar refugee camp, which is home to more than 1 million Rohingya refugees, including 700,000 who fled their home country, Myanmar, after a brutal military crackdown in 2017.
Continue reading...We can’t afford to choose adaptation over cutting emissions – suggesting otherwise is dangerous | James Shaw
Despite what some New Zealand right-wingers are arguing, adaptation will not help us in a world three degrees warmer
I cannot say how the world will look for our kids, but what I do know is that it will reflect the decisions we take today. The past two years we’ve witnessed a seemingly never-ending cascade of climate-turbocharged disasters. Canterbury, the West Coast, Nelson-Tasman, Tairāwhiti, Auckland, Waikato, and Northland. Aotearoa New Zealand knows clearer than ever the immediacy of the climate crisis. We simply cannot rest. Far from it: despite huge progress, we are still nowhere near where we need to be.
A slew of opportunistic right-wing voices is lining up to use recent disasters to argue that the government should shift its efforts away from cutting emissions towards adaptation. This is as unscientific as it is dangerous. It is also utterly out of touch with the needs of the people they purport to represent. It is a disingenuous, harmful and bad faith argument that distracts from the conversations we need to be having.
Continue reading...Pakistan police serve arrest warrants to Imran Khan to ensure court appearance
Ex-PM and former international cricketer is facing charges of misusing his office to sell state gifts
Pakistani police served arrest warrants to the former prime minister Imran Khan to ensure his appearance in court on charges of misusing his office to sell state gifts, authorities have said, after Khan’s supporters tried to prevent police entry into his home.
The election commission of Pakistan in October found the 70-year-old cricketer-turned-politician guilty of unlawfully selling gifts from foreign dignitaries.
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