Japans Supreme Court the family of a man with dementia sahould not be held accountable for the accident he caused. And handsfree. A Japanese Company begins testing for a driverless taxi. Members of the u. N. Security council are voting on whether to impose tough new sanctions on the north korea. After pyongyangs newest test and rocket launch. U. S. Delegates spent more than a month and half negotiating with china, north koreas closest ally, they came up with some unprecedented measures. Resolution would make it more difficult to trade in Natural Resources and require inspections of all cargo ships belonging to the country. It will be the fifth resolution calling for sanctions on north korea. Pyongyang said its a representation of hostile policy and a grave challenge to the challenge. South kr the south korean president said shell do this based on the security of her country and the global community. South korea should make north korea realize it cannot survive if it only concentrates o
As the fifth beatle, has died. Thousands of refugees continue to arrive at an overflowing camp on greeces border with macedonia, despite the closure of the balkans rude to wefrt europe. Over night slovenia brought in entry requirements banning all but those that plan to seek asylum, and people with humanitarian needs, leading to a domino effect of border closures down the routes. With croatia and serbia saying theyll demand valid visas for anyone trying to enter. Hungary is making plans to build a fence along a boarder with police and soldiers put on patrol. The bottleneck getting worse in macedonia. Hoda abdelhamid is there, where 14,000 refugees are stranded. From there, she sent us this report. Reporter they were pushed out of their homeland only to end up in a huge puddle of mud along the closed boarder. Now taking a few steps is a risky business. Lost and confused refugees Wander Around asking for information. Wondering if the flight from war, poverty and persecution will end. Man
To gain the upper hand . Im brent goff. Its good to have you with us. The main migrant route from greece to Northern Europe has been slammed shut tonight. Western balkan countries have closed borders to transiting refugees. Slovenia announced that only those with valid documents would be allowed to enter the country. Fearing bottleneck, croatia, verbia serbia and macedonia have closed their borders. On the southern edge of the balkans route, migrant traffic has been at a virtual standstill for the last two weeks. Hungary is responding to the crisis by extending a state of emergency to the entire country. The interior minister says the country is bolstering police and military patrols to keep migrants from entering. New measures also include Stricter Border checks and enhanced police powers. So with borders along the balkan route closing, even more refugees are likely to be stranded, you guessed it, in greece, with more and more arriving every day. Frustration is building at greeces bor
Problem known as Economy Class syndrome. Tweaking the numbers. Japans Mitsubishi Motors admits it falsified test data for 600,000 vehicles. Japans nuclear regulators give the go ahead to extend the life span of two aging reactors throw the operator says it will be years before they come back online. Rescuers continue to scour a village in a mountainous part of southwestern japan even as people brace for more jolts. Authorities say the death toll from last weeks earthquakes in kumamoto rising to 48. Theyre digging through piles of dirt in a bid to find three people who are still missing. And they say the number of those with injuries exceeds 1,000. Officials with the meteorologist Logical Agency are warning people in the area to stay alert. Reporter the seismic activity is continuing. The chief seismologist forecasts heavy rain for thursday and says that means there could be more landslides. More than 100,000 people are taking refuge in cars and other temporary shelters. Translator im f
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