Syrian government. He did not win unanimous backing. Some leaders said they wanted military action right away. Others said they wont back any armed intervention without the authority of a u. N. Security council resolution. Russian president Vladimir Putin used his closing statement to highlight the divisions over obamas push for military action and his opposition. Translator we hear each other, and we understand the argument, but we do not agree with them. I dont agree with his arguments, and he doesnt agree with mine. But we hear each other and we try to analyze. Reporter the head of the International Monetary fund took part in the talks. She said decision in syria is threatening the Global Economic recovery by pushing up oil prices. We always are careful and attentive to any kind of disruption on commodity markets. Particularly oil. Because thats a very sensitive commodity and one where prices have historically varied enormously. Reporter another focus at the summit was a slowdown in
And well tell you why the price of Japans National drink is going up much to sake lovers dismay. Eyewitnesses say sharp gusts of wind that overturned cars and left a swath of damaged buildings near tokyo came from a tornado. The gust began shortly after 2 00 pm on monday and left a trail of debris in the city of koshigaya. Video shows what appears to be a tornado. Firefighters and police say the powerful winds ripped through parts of the city and did extensive damage to nearly 90 buildings. Police say at least 63 people were injured. One of them reportedly suffered a fractured skull. Translator bits and pieces flew in our house, i heard windows break, sound of shattering. Its okay, i was given first aid. One witness reported seeing something that looked like a tornado towering more than 300 meters high. Another said the sky suddenly darkened and she saw a big black tornado in front of her. People in the nearby city of noda are reporting similar damage. Firefighters say more than 150 bu
Billion yen, 210 million to try to solve the problem. Theyll use the money to decontaminate the water and to try to contain leaks. They plan to do that by freezing soil around the damaged reactors. Chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga will lead a panel overseeing work at the plant. The panel will take charge of decommissioning the reactors. The members have promised to improve communications with workers and officials from Plant Operator Tokyo Electric Power company. Prime minister shinzo abe is scheduled to meet with his cabinet on tuesday to authorize the plan. Now the head of Japans Nuclear Regulation Authority says it will legally oblige tepco to address the leaks. He criticized people at the utility for continuing to make quick fixes. Shunichi tanaka addressed the concerns about leak of water from a dank last month. He said reports on what caused it, how it happened and how much water got out are only estimates. They then suggested one possible approach. Translator we might have