Tv speech to the nation. Anticipate japans securitys watchdog calls for a record 60 million penalty against toshiba for falsifying financial statements. Space engineers in japan are trying to salvage a research mission. They missed a chance five years ago at launching a probe into the orbit of venus. And now theyve ignited akatsukis engines for a second and final attempt. Nhk has this report. Reporter jaxa engineers had high hopes monday when they fired up engines on the Akatsuki Venus probe. After five long years, its getting one final shot. Translator we have Great Expectations that the probe will enter orbit as planned. Reporter venus is often referred to as the sister planet of earth. Theyre the same size and age. But their environments are very different. Venus atmosphere is mainly carbon dioxide. The surface temperature is about 470 degrees celsius. Scientists say exploring the climate may provide clues to understanding Climate Change on earth. A akatsuki launch in 2010 on a miss
Destroy and humiliate him. He took to the airwaves yesterday to say he was the victim of political interference. Health ministers from across west africa meet to discuss the dev list the deadliest Ebola Outbreak in history. Hundreds have already died. Those are the headlines. Also coming up over the course of the next half hour, we will have a look at the driving habits of french ministers in france. Trackgazine reveals the record of a number of leading ministers. Who respects the law and who needs to take their foot off the pedal or even go back to driving school . We will find out a little later in the program. Also looking ahead to tomorrows big match. Mozilla is to play colombia in the world cup quarterfinals. Brazil is to play colombia in the world cup quarterfinals. We visited to see how the temperature was among the fans who waited hours outside of the camp just for a chance of a sneak peak of their idols ahead of the match. This hour, the funeral is to be held this afternoon fo
Great to have you with us. Theres fear the country of yemen is heading to a fullblown civil war. The latest arrest by Houthi Rebels, the thirdlargest city. The moves sparked protests who fear the houthis want to trag them into war. Al jazeeras Gabriel Elizondo has the story from the u. N. In new york. The United Nations Security Council emergency meeting ended. It was a wake up call for the Security Council because we heard from jamal benomar. The top envoy to yemen, and joined Via Video Conference call. What he said was shocking. He said that yemen is on the verge of entering civil war. If things progress which is not much towards peace he said we could see a country turning into a mix of syria, libya and iraq. That is a gloomy outlook by the top u. N. Diplomat. And we heard from the french ambassador reading a statement from the Security Council, and it was critical towards the houthis, and said that they said that they condemn the fact that the houthis had not implemented previous S
He was one of the 20th centurys more influential leaders singapores founding fathers. He was responsible for turning singapores from a port city into an influential one. Nicole johnston looks back at his life and legacy. Without him singapore knows it may never have existed. Born in 1923, the fourth generation chinesesingaporean saw his homeland occupied. After training as a lawyer in britain he became Prime Minister in 1959. A post he would hold for 31 years. Despite a ruthless style of politics, he was no independence leader. Singapore became independent against its will, kicked out in 1956 against a backdrop of racial tension. Sentiment gave way to pragmatism. He was unflinching in his optimism to bringing prosperity to his new country. Singapore was transformed from an tiny impoverished island with no Natural Resources to a hightech metropolitan. Political opponents often founds themselves in court. Often they found themselves bankrupt. Freedoms were micromanaged. Lees action party
Factions. He was one of the 20th centurys most influential leaders. Lee kuan yew was largely credited for attorneying singapore into a large port sister died at 81. He was also accused of being authoritarian. Lee kuan yew born in 1923, he saw his homeland occupied. First by the british and then the japanese. After training as a lawyer in britain, he became Prime Minister in 1959. A post he would hold for 31 years. Despite a ruthless style of politics lee was no independence leader. Singapore became independent against its will kicked out of malaysia in 1965 against a backdrop of racial tension. At the time a fearful lee contemplateed a bleak future. People connected by geography, economics and ties of kinship. Sentiment gave way to pragmatism. He was unflinching in his determination to bring prosperity to his new country. Under his leadership singapore was transformed from a tiny impoverished island with no Natural Resource noose a high hightech metropolis. But lees leadership also had