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Terms. That is a bit worse than the preliminary figure of minus 27. 8 announced in august, which was already a record. Corporate Capital Spending was the biggest drag. Businesses are holding off from making investments due to the uncertain economic outlook. Personal consumption, which accounts for more than half of japans gdp, was hit hard as well. The quarter on quarter was revised to minus 7. 9 from minus 8. 2 announced earlier. Campaigning to choose the next leader of japans main ruling party and the country is officially getting under way. Three political heavyweights are vying to succeed Prime Minister abe shinzo who is also president of the liberal democratic party. Abe is stepping down because of health issues. The chief cabinet secretary Suga Yoshihide has been one of abes closest aides and a popular spokespers ....
Damaged. Four people have been slightly injured by the wind. People called the Fire Department after buildings had their roofs blown off. Local Power Companies say over 30,000 households in okinawa had no power as of 7 00 a. M. Tuesday morning. More than 240 flights to and from the prefecture have been canceled. Many bus and Ferry Services are not operating. For more details on the typhoon and what to watch out for we turn to our meteorolologist. Yoko . The typhoon is pushing through the islands of japan at this moment. Heavy rain and destructive winds are reported. We saw gusts of nearly 200 kill meters per hour at the airport and rainfall of 151 millimeters fell in just 12 hours. On top of that additionanal rainfall of 200 millimemeters i expected through the next 24 hours. S. Heavy rain and typhoon strength winds wi ....
Trump are crying foul, saying its against the law to use government buildings for campaigning. The secretary of state is also set to appear with a video message recorded in israel. Mike pompeo is on an official trip there, and democrats say this also gives the impression that a foreign diplomat is unfairly using his position for political purposes. Now, officially the republican president ial candidate, trump is pulling out all the steps as he tries to gain background he lost during the pandemic. Turning to the latest on the poisoning of an outspoken opponent. It is the same nerve agent used against the former russian spy. Navalny is being treated in germany after falling ill on board a flight to moscow last week. His doctors say they discovered a toxic agent that inhibits communication between nerve cells. German public broadcasters refer to the agent. The cholinesterase inhibitor was used in 202018 attempted murderf a foreign russian spy in britain. British public broadcaster says na ....
One of governments main initiatives is the goto travel campaign. They kicked off last week and promotes Domestic Travel by y offering discounts on transport and accommodation. Translator i think its necessary to strike a balance of social and Economic Activities while taking effective measures to prevent infection. But many worry the campaign could fan the spread of the virus. Tokyo has been the hot spot and excluded from the travel campaign. They reported 131 new infections on monday with a daily figure exceeding 200 the past six days. And over the weekend, several prefectures had record numbers. 32,000 infections have been confirmed in the case. Over 1,000 people have died. Clusters have begun emerging in the most out of the way parts of the country. People on remote islands are especially worried, as hospitals there arent wellequipped to deal with infectious diseases ....
Coverage to his life and achievements. Lee had been receiving treatment at a taipei hospital. Staff said the cause of death was septic shock and multiple organ failure. President tsai ingwen called his passing a great loss. She also instructed Government Agencies to offer his family whatever assistance they need for his funeral and other matters. Mainland Chinese Media also reported lees death but in a very different way. The global times cited an expert on relations who said lee was traitor to the chinese nation. The statebacked newspaper also criticized his goal of building a statetostate relationship with the mainland. Beijing maintains that taiwan is a p part of china. The u. S. Secretary of state offered his condolences in a statement. Mike pompeo praised lee for playing a crucial role in transforming taiwan into a beacon of democracy, and he sd the u. S. Will contin ....