basic duty and must be held accountable. he says a review is now under way to assess the w.h.o. s role in promoting what he called china s disinformation that might have led to the wider spread of the coronavirus. now to the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. the international monetary fund has drastically cut its growth forecast for the global economy. it warns that the world is likely to experience the worst recession since the great depression. the imf f predicts t the global economy will s shrink by 3% in 2020.. that s down sharply y from the 3.3% expxpansion fororecasted i janunuary. the declinine would bebe far wo than 2009 in the aftermath of the financial crisis when the economy contracted by a fraction of a percent. the imf predicts the u.s. economy will shrink by almost 6%. japan is expected toto see a contraction of more than 5%. china s growth rate is likely to stay positive but just barely at a little over 1%. the figures for europe are equally d
shallow water. i can even see the cockpit. further away, i can see more debris and the wing of the aircraft. the character belongs to the futenma air station. japan defense minister is calling for u.s. forces in the country to suspend operations of the aircraft. reporter: the accident was very disappointing as the japanese people have been concerned about the safety of the osprey. prime minister shinzo abe also commented. translator: i think the first priority is ensuring the safety of the osprey. a spokesperson at the us state department says an investigation is under way. they ll do the right thing in terms of figuring out what happened here. they ll learn lessons from it. they ll share those lessons from it. reporter: the u.s. military began deploying osprey to the futenma base four years ago, but some residents is protested the deployment, saying the aircraft has a poor safety record. residents were quick to comment about the incident. translator: it s ter
shallow water. i can even see the cockpit. further away, i can see more debris and the wing of the aircraft. the character belongs to the futenma air station. japan defense minister is calling for u.s. forces in the country to suspend operations of the aircraft. reporter: the accident was very disappointing as the japanese people have been concerned about the safety of the osprey. prime minister shinzo abe also commented. translator: i think the first priority is ensuring the safety of the osprey. a spokesperson at the us state department says an investigation is under way. they ll do the right thing in terms of figuring out what happened here. they ll learn lessons from it. they ll share those lessons from it. reporter: the u.s. military began deploying osprey to the futenma base four years ago, but some residents is protested the deployment, saying the aircraft has a poor safety record. residents were quick to comment about the incident. translator: it s ter
officials say there is a lack of everyday linking him to the death of the half-brother of north korea s leader. kim jong nam was attacked at kuala lumpur airport more than two weeks ago. local authorities say ri was not seen in security footage from the airport. in that police weren t able to establish a link between the two women charged with his murder. police believe they smeared a toxic nerve agent on kim s face. they demanded north korea hand over four other suspects who have been returned there. they want to speak to three north koreans in connection with the case. with the only north korean in custody released, many say it will be more difficult for malaysian police to find out whether pyongyang was behind the attack. in the cases raising attention between the former friendly countries. starting from monday, all north korean nationals who want to travel to malaysia will need a visa. malaysia s prime minister says the move is to ensure public safety. and the foreign
tokyo following harsh remarks from duterte against the united states. and the sounds of old china. young music fans are turning the table on digital recordings in favor of vinyl. a japanese court has ordered local governments to compensate the families of school children who died in the 2011 tsunami. the court found teachers at the public school were negligent in the way they evacuated the students. the court orders ishinomaki city and miyagi prefectures to play $23 million to the families of 20 children. translator: i m overwhelmed by this favorable outcome. the judge said school officials should have been aware that the tsunami was approaching at least seven minutes before it hit. and they should have taken children to a nearby hill instead of an area near the river. translator: the ruling will ensure the tragedy is never repeated. we can move on with our lives. translator: i hope this verdict will be an opportunity to develop proper disaster prevention at schoo