Hall t hallton, and rise, for the discovery of hepatitis b virus. Hepatitis is a major Global Health problem causing cirrhosis and liver cancer in people around the world. It was the discovery of the remaining hepatitis, making blood tests and new medicines that saved millions of lives. The assembly added the nobel winners research is an achievement in the ongoing battle against viral diseases. Now to the united states, where the president is being treated for covid19 with just weeks to go until the november election. Donald trump prisurprised his supporters sunday with a brief appearance outside the hospital where he spent the weekend. Nhk camera crew captured video of the 74yearold waving from a motorcade before returning to the medical center. Some u. S. Media are criticizing trump for staging a photoop before hes recovered from the disease that killed over 200,000 people in the country. Commentators are also focusing on the secret Service Agents who were in the vehicle, saying trum
People get necessities. And rescue efforts continue in ecuador. Reports say government officials are updating the death toll from saturdays earthquake to more than 400. People in southwestern japan are bracing against a series of after shocks. They have experienced more than 600 tremors since the earthquake, some of them powerful. This footage is from kumamoto just after the latest quake which was relatively strong. Those aftereffects are taking a toll on survivors. Tens of thousands have evacuated their homes and many are sleeping in emergency shelters or their cars. Authorities say the death toll has risen to 47 as a result of the quakes. But concerns are growing over a new deadly threat. Officials are raising awareness over socalled Economy Class syndrome. Blood clots develop when movement is limited. Officials say one woman has died. She was one of the thousands taking shelter in vehicles. Nearly 20 others are suspected of having the same condition. Translator for april, it feels s
Points. Thats the biggest increase in more than 21 years. For details we go to our Business Reporter aiko nanao. This came as share movements in shanghai suggested the Chinese Government was trying to stabilize stock prices. Here in tokyo it was all about bargain hunting. The nikkei had the biggest oneday gain since january 1994. It rose 7. 7 closing at 18,770. The index reached its highest level in seven sessions. The topix surged 6. 4 . Big ganames were winners today. Softbank group grew 5. 5 . Fast retailing 10 . Eager to buy these blue chips as they looked to cover shortterm losses. It was the same story with financial stocks. Mitsubishi up 7 . And Nomura Holdings also rose. Now, the question is how sustainable is this buying spree . One fund manager told me if you look at the sectors that did well today, it shows that investors are still defensive. Kddi pharmaceuticals was up. It seems likely that most investors will hold off placing new orders. Theyll be waiting for the u. S. Fed
Tourism Officials Say the events will bolster the economy in a big way. Divers in south korea are continuing their search inside the ferry sewol almost a week after it sank off the southern coast. Authorities say more than 100 people have been confirmed dead, and nearly 200 are missing. The ship capsized last wednesday, 476 people were on board, including more than 300 high school students. Officials now say that 104 people died and 198 are unaccounted for. Prosecutors and coast guard officials are still trying to find out what caused the accident. Theyre investigating the captain and other crew members. Families of the missing have been staying at a gymnasium at the port of jindo. Anna jung has more from there. The people who have encamped here for nearly a week now are emotional tapped out. They hoped rescuers would find survivors, but that hope has all but faded. The gym used to be packed with the relatives of the missing. However, some people have left. Those who stayed have been b
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