Of businesses and hundreds of govements, all felt on our shoulders. Now, i think we can see light at the end of the tunnel. The messenger rnabased vaccine is considered a revolutionary, new approach, intended to boost the production of antibodies. The trial is still ongoing, and pfizer says data could change. But it plans to apply for emergency use ahorization as soon as possle. Pfizer expects toroduce upo 50 million vaccine doses globally this year, and up to 1. 3 doses next year. The company has agreed to supply japan with doses of the vaccine for 60 Million People by the end of next june. Experts welcomed the First Successful interim data from a largescale clinical test, but they say they need to know more details, especially about the vaccines safety. Right now,ere told 90 effica efficacy, but were not quite sure what that means. Does that mean preventing any illness, just serious illns . What about the transmission . Does the vaccine prevent tranission . We need a lot more informa
Defector in the south sent leaflets into the north criticing thecountrs leader the nor state news a agenc inted tinger at souou korean authories, singhat they nnived hostile acts byy the r rf raff w wle ting t nay excuses. Ponsibilit with in retaliation north korea says tuesdays communications cut will include the joint Liaison Office which serves as the contact point for the two koreas as well as hotlines between the countrys militaries and president ial offices. It added the north believes there is no need to sit down face to face with the south. The two countries have technically been at war with each other since the korean war ended in 1953 with an armistice rather than a peace treaty. Some new yorkers returned to work on monday as the city emerges from coronavirus lockdown. The first step of the economic reopening comes as protests rage over Racial Injustice and police brutality. Governor andrew cuomo joined new yorkers on the subway as the city began the initial phase 4 in reopen
Its proposed conditions to the government on thursday morning. Later, participants, including cabinet ministers will discuss whether it is appropriate to lift the emergency state for the region. Prime minister shinzo abe will make an announcement in the evening. 39 prefectures are expected to have restrictions lifted, including five of the 13 prefectures under special alert. Tokyo and its neighboring prefectures were among the first to introduce stay at home measures and will almost certainly see those continue. An early draft of the governments plan suggests criteria for reopening. It says prefectures will need to have reported fewer than 0. 5 infections per 100,000 people within the most recent week. That means tokyo, for example, would need to see a drop to fewer than 70 new cases a week. The minister in charge of japans Coronavirus Response says even prefectctures with lor infection rates must keep at least some antivirus measures in place. Translator there could be further outbrea
Agencies report that the trucks were ambushed while the rebels claim they have not targeted civilians. An interim government was launched in south sudan in april raising hopes for peace. But government and rebel forces resumed fighting in july. More than 270 people have been killed since then. The u. N. Mission in south sudan issued a statement on monday urging both sides to immediately cease hospitalities. Japanese selfdefense forces are serving as u. N. Peace keepers in south sudan. Japans defense minister inada was monitoring the situation. Translator i understand that the incident was a number of sporadic clashes in various areas of the country. Inada said the capital juba where they are carrying out Peace Keeping activities appeared calm. She said she will continue to monitor the situation to ensure the safety of the unit. Japanese researchers say theyve made a breakthrough in a field of science that could revolutionize electronics. Gene otani has the details on that and other top
The structure in the downtown area. He continued to and was killed by police. Officers closely checked the building and its surroundings but say they havent found any explosives. The suspect said he was upset at white people. The suspect stated he wanted to kill white people, especially white officers. Reporter police are questioning the three suspects they have in custody to try to get more information, including whether other people were involved. The sudden attack on police came near the end of peaceful protests against the Police Killings of two black men in louisiana and minnesota this week. The United States is facing a serious problem related to Police Treatment of members of black suppression. Some say the issue may divide the country. The deadly attack has delivered another shock to the american society. Members of japans ground selfdefense force and the u. S. Military have conducted joint landing exercises in hawaii. About 40 japanese personnel and 600 u. S. Marines are takin