Its 8am in singapore. Midnight in london and 9am in seoul where just days before the start of the Winter Olympics some of the athletes have been taking part in warm up matches. Not a big deal, but when its a team made up of north and South Koreans the world takes notice. A joint womens Ice Hockey Team played a friendly against sweden its being seen as a sign of reconciliation. In another move north koreas sending its highest ranking official for years to the south, leading a delegation on friday. Laura bicker reports from seoul. Fierce and determined, the korean players head onto the rink to prove they are notjust pawns in a political drama, or an experiment in sports diplomacy. They fight hard against high ranking sweden, willed on by a crowd eager to witness a piece of history, and waving the flag of a unified korea. Translation i was so touched. Ifeel so good because i felt the passion of the players, and it felt like we were one together. It was very meaningful to all of us, and es
Power plans. All of the reactors in p japan were idled after the 2011 disaster the eassumption of these two could be the first step toward restarting the industry but as nhk reports, there are still safety concerns that need to be addressed. Japans nuclear regular Regulatory Authority has releas released. All of japens 48 reactors are off line. Three years ago, an earthquake and tsunami damaged the fukushimadiichi Nuclear Power plant. Strict new rules went into effect last year. The focus is how earthquake resist tan the facilities are. The nra now wants to know the maximum magnitude of possible earthquakes and tsunamis. The operator of the sendai plant set higher estimates. Workers at the plant are hurrying to finish all the upgrades. They have built 10 meter high walls to protect equipment from tsunami or break water and they installed pipes that can withstand tremors. Translator we will complete the task quickly so the plants operations can be resumed as soon as possible. Reporter t
They couldnt reach a deal. Media in the middle east say a rescue operation by u. S. Led Coalition Forces this month also failed. People in jordan have held rallies seeking the pilots freedom. Translator i would like to ask for the assistance of all the worlds people under the name of all jordanian tribes and palestinians for our son, moaz kasasbeh, to be released safely. Militants purporting to be with Islamic State posted a message online this week. They threatened to kill goto and kasasbeh unless an iraqi death row inmate is let go. They sent another message days later saying the pilot would be killed unless the prisoner is freed in exchange for goto. A Jordanian Court sentenced Sajida Al Rishawi to death for her role in bomb attacks in amman in 2005. Authorities say they are willing to exchange her for their pilot but say they need to confirm hes alive. Japanese officials are closely monitoring developments. Translator weve been receiving information and cooperation from jordan and
Militants to bring him back, but they couldnt reach a deal. Media in the middle east say a rescue operation by u. S. Led Coalition Forces this month also failed. People in jordan have held rallies seeking the pilots freedom. Translator i would like to ask for the assistance of all the worlds people under the name of all jordanian tribes and palestinians for our son, moaz kasasbeh, to be released safely. Militants purporting to be with Islamic State posted a message online this week. They threatened to kill goto and kasasbeh unless an iraqi death row inmate is let go. They sent another message days later saying the pilot would be killed unless the prisoner is freed in exchange for goto. A Jordanian Court sentenced Sajida Al Rishawi to death for her role in bomb attacks in amman in 2005. Authorities say they are willing to exchange her for their pilot but say they need to confirm hes alive. Japanese officials are closely monitoring developments. Translator weve been receiving information
Influenced by a car tell. Its clear who gains from this scenario the Oil Exploration and production companies, many of which are foreign owned. With all the crude coming out of north dakota, wyoming, texas, pennsylvania and other states helping to push prices down, these Companies Want to lift the ban and sell u. S. Crude on the Global Market at higher prices largely determined by opec. And its equally apparent who would lose the american consumer, who would pay more for gasoline, more for heating oil and more for the price of an airline ticket. In in fact, according to barclays plc, lifting the export ban would stop the decline in u. S. Crude prices and cost american motorists as much as 10 billion a year in higher prices at the pump. Our countrys refinery workers also stand to lose from lifting export limits. Some recent history can help explain why. Before the shale oil boom, there was too much capacity in refineries in the northeast and along the gulf coast and many were closing. I