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was a front-runner in all the security council s polls. on wednesday he received 13 favorable votes and 2 expressing no opinion. guterres served as u.n. high commissioner for refugees for a decade. he worked on issues in iraq, myanmar, somalia, syria and elsewhere. the general assembly held public hearings in april to select the next u.n. chief. during them, guterres expressed his resolve to tackle refugee problems. russia s vitaly churkin is serving as council president this month. he said the security council will meet thursday morning to formally approve guterres and recommend his candidacy to the general assembly which must give final approval. u.n. officials released satellite images of the latest situation in the northern syrian city of aleppo. the photos show heavy destruction of houses and a school caused by air strikes. on wednesday, u.n. agencies released the images of seven locations in and around aleppo. the photos were taken from the middle of last month ....
treatment from the government. and taking a traditional taste to the world. one company s promoting an essential ingredient of japanese cuisine. but must overcome unique challenges in overseas markets. there was a large power outage in tokyo on wednesday afternoon. tokyo electric power company said at one point about 350 households were affected. the utility says a fire broke out at one of its facilities near tokyo. an underground cable was damaged. it s investigating whether the fire caused the outage. no injuries were reported. about 200 traffic signals were not working and officers were deployed to direct traffic. some people were trapped in elevators. government offices in central tokyo were also affected. the tokyo high court an district court were without power for about 30 minutes. official s had to reschedule soe of the trials. hanada was in a meeting. they looked surprised but continued talking. former chinese soldiers have staged a protest in beijing. ma ....
the king ascended the throne in 1946 at age 18. he earned the adoration of the thai public. translator: all i can say is that this is the greatest loss for all thai people. translator: there are already so many problems in this country. i don t know how things will be from now on. but i hope for the best. the king was regarded as a pillar of stability and sometimes served as a mediator in thailand s turbulent policies. the prime minister said he met with the crown prince following the announcement of the king s passing. the crown prince is the king s only son. he said the krouchbed prince showed his sbechx that he take the throne but he to mourn his father. parliament held an emergency session late in the day, lawmakers observed nine minutes of silence. he asked people to continue their economic activities as usual. our thai announcer on nhk world japan explains what the king s death means to people in her country. i was quite shocked about the news that the k ....
the king ascended the throne in 1946 at age 18. he earned the adoration of the thai public. translator: all i can say is that this is the greatest loss for all thai people. translator: there are already so many problems in this country. i don t know how things will be from now on. but i hope for the best. the king was regarded as a pillar of stability and sometimes served as a mediator in thailand s turbulent policies. the prime minister said he met with the crown prince following the announcement of the king s passing. the crown prince is the king s only son. he said the krouchbed prince showed his sbechx that he take the throne but he to mourn his father. parliament held an emergency session late in the day, lawmakers observed nine minutes of silence. he asked people to continue their economic activities as usual. our thai announcer on nhk world japan explains what the king s death means to people in her country. i was quite shocked about the news that the k ....
if i could do just one of the things he did for the people, this would be a better country. tens of thousands of people lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the hearse carrying the king s body. the crown prince joined the procession to the palace. for seven decades king bhumibol earned the adoration of the thai people. in central bangkok, people are wearing black clothing as a symbol of their mourning. the interim prime minister prayut chan-o-cha called on people to refrain from festivities for 30 days, but he asked people to continue their economic activities as usual apparently intending to avert any negative impact on the sputtering economy. the king ascended the throne at age 18, shortly after world war ii. he guided thailand during turbulent times in southeast asia, which used to be mired in war, genocide, and poverty. he was regarded as a pillar of stability and an occasional mediator in thailand s turbulent politics. the country has experienced more than ten ....