Limits to zero in 2024. 92 of vototes counted 77 weren favor and 21 against. An exit poll and otherer data ao show overwhelmining support f f the changes. The president said on an interview in june he did not rule o out the posossibility of running f for office again if t constitutition were revised. Putin h has effectively governe russia for two decades and opposition members say he is trying to become a president for life. Police in hong kong have arrested ten people under the territorys new National Security law that came under effect on tuesday. The first arrest came wednesday afternoon when this man displayed an independence flag. About 360 others were detained for Unauthorized Assembly and Disorderly Conduct and other offenses. Protectors take to the streets to show their opposition to the law. It lays out four criminal acts. Violators couldld face life in prison. Chief executive kerry lamb defended the law. The enactment of the law is the most important thing for hong kongs relationship to the mainland. It is an historic step as it completed a system to protect our security. A senior official said the law will bring hong kong back on track. Itt is a Birthday Gift to city on the 23rd anniversary of the hand over. He went on to say the office the Central Government is setting up will not be bound by hong kong law. People from the territory held a new conferencnce in tokyo to express t their concerern. T this is the day the promis of one country and two systems has been broken. They appealed to t the internrnational comommunity for help. The United States hasnt held back from condemning the law saying it could be applied to amamericans. Bubut it i is not j just talk. He says the country will cocontinue to implement policie to end hong kongs and economic statatus. The United States is deepl concerned about the safety of everybody in the territory, including americans. This is outrageous and an affront to allamericans. Pompeo said that President Donald Trump wants to ensure that with a handful of exceptions hong kong is treated like Mainland China because that is the way that the president has chosen to treat the territory. The u. S. Earlier announced they will end exports of defense equipment. Tesla motors has overtakeken japans toyota to become the worlds most valuable automaker. Tesla shareres clolosed on the york stock exchangee at a a rec high o on wednesdaday. The price has risen five fold the last 12 months a and 2. 6 tis during the year despite the coronavirus pandemic. Teslas stock fluctuated in the past due to a series of controversies but attracted many with the one of a kind models that are ecofriendly and competitively priced. Toyota sold more than 10 million vehicles and tesla just under 370,000. 0. They are pinning big hopes on elon musks business in japan 67 new Coronavirus Infections on wednesday. In tokyo they have topped 50 six days in a row and nearly 6,300 people have tested positive in a city of 14 million people. Across japan more than 120 new infections were reported on wednesday. The top government spokesman said at this point it is not necessary to declare another state of emergency. The spike is largely due to the results of intensive testing from nightclubs. Employees and those that had close contact with those have been widely tested. Meanwhile the governments new panel of experts met for the first time t to assess t the effectiveness of anticoronavirus measures. The government plans to simulate how the virus could be transmitted through the drop thes and will help to guide the governments ongoing strategy. Some eu nations are lifting restrictions in places marked to be dealing with the coronavirus. France and greece are reopening their borders. They are hoping to rebuild their Tourism Industries that were badly hit by the pandemic. All eu member nations agreed to start removing restrictions from 14 countries on wednesday but italy said they would opt out and continue to instruct arrivals from outside the eu to self isolate for two weeks. The governments on 14 nation list including japan and new zealand are encouraging their citizens not to travel abroad. Even t though eu nations are reopenining their borders it is difffficult to bring overr travellers f from japanan unlese cotry lifts their travel reststriction ststrictns. Stl rampant. Irusus teaeat i Johns Hopkins university i in t United States said the global tally has passed 10. 5 million and the death toll exceeded 512,000. The world may be focused on covid19 right now but the food scarcity problem is not going away. The threat of hunger and malnutrition looms large. We hear about a compapany in jan taking advantage of an overlooked source. These groceries hit the market in may. They may look like ordinary snacks but they are made of something different. Cricket powder. A Company Provides the cricket powder. His team is team is raising them from eggs. In a month they will be three centimeters long and their fast growth makes them a quickly renewable source of protein. We are using crickets as food. We have to make sure that theyir safe to eat. Recently they have been feasting on a citrus berry to produce new versions of the cricket powder. The crickets are freeze dried and they are turned in to powder. Every shipment is selling out. I didnt expect people to accept the product so easily. Putting it on the market has proven to be worthwhile. If people stop eating edible crickets or insects as a supplement to meat that would be a greatat reresult. We may taste difficultieies but am determined to keep going. We would all be eating insects. Now we turn to our meteorologist. The weather in tokyo seems more settled down today compared to the strong winds and heavy rain we had. How long will the weather last . We have seem to have a great in the weather and it looks like it will stick around for the next couple of hours until it all begins again on friday morning. In tokyo and parts of western japan is expected to be clear. For south korea and the weather system. It is still there and we expected Clear Conditions south of the front. For the next couple of days please do expect the possibility of rainfall to come back. Over 150 millimeters in to friday along the southeastern partschina. Your temperatures will be very warm. And then in the upper 20s there for hang high. If you are anywhere in japan some of the major cities are experiencing a break from the rainy conditions and the windy weather. The wet weather will return for friday and the rest of the weekend. In to australia, the southeastern side is seeing a bit of a front that is bringing cooler weather. Inside tell remain quite dry. That is all the weather. Take care. Thank you for watching this edition of nhk newsline. We will be back with more. Please stay wiwiths. Welcome to newsline in depth. Japans professional baseball season is underway now, three months behind schedule. The hugely popular sport resumed games without spectators. Acaccording t to a study conduc by a Sports MarketingAgency Nearly 50 of global sporting events are likely to be cancelled thihis year. Of course this is a blow to fans, athletes and team owners, the stadiums and t the concessi stands. Today we see how athletes in japan are still out to win the game by adapting to this challenging time. First, in may it was cancelled all together. Sumo wrestlers have been unprecedented training rerestrictions. Toto entertain and update fans d keep up team morale the wrestlers started to post videos on social media. 172 kilogram wrestler is very agile and he works out with a jump rope. Hihis video is part of a new series called time a at homome produced by the japan Sumo Association. Each spotlighting a different wrestler. The coronavirus pandemic has drastically revamped their activities. In march for the first time in sports history a tournament was held without spectators. Even though the virus continued to spread in japan. So, the association banned training exchanges and all practice sesessions involving positive conduct. Despite precautions the wrestler s shortly b before the association decided to cancel the may tournament t to protect the health of spectators and wrestlers. It gives sumo fans the encouragement. This mongolia wrestler likes to make crafts in his free time and in this clip shows off his cooking skikill his 3yearold n loves sumo. He teaches his son. It is good exercise. He is known for his power using a technique that lieverags his body. A cradle, a traditional game. I have been practicing it at home and r rememberingng the mo they learned as a kid. He showed off his skills. This is a bridge. Now it is tokyo tower. He has loved golf since he was a child. These days he has been incorporating golf into his regular training routine and he said that it improves his concentration and his sense of rhythm. Fans have been praising the short videos for giving them updates and encouragement. Many express the desire to get out and see a tournament soon. They will have to be patient. The Sumo Association decided to hold a contest in tokyo without spectators. Some are concerned that the wrestlers will be out of shape. But that does not stop the enthusiasm of the fans or the wrestlers who are looking forward to real competition regardless of how it is presented. When sumo wrestlers stay home they are referring to a dormitory run by their master coach. Unveiling life behind closeddoors seems fascinating. More to watch out for. With restrictions lifting sumo training is slowly returning to normal. For the moment the listeners have been given the green light for the july tournament. No live spectators but the show will go on. Next, we look at boxing. When japan was under the state of emergency in april and may bouts were cancelled. This was no exception even for one that has produced many world champions. Lets see how this gentleman coped with the situation. This is the boxing gym. Renowned for producing world class fighters. Training at a professional level and keeping social distanced poses an extra challenge. Fighters are having to rethink their workouts throwing bombs instead of punches. In april the japan Profile Association asked gyms to close their doors to members using it for regular workouts. That was a heavy blow we are talking about a drop of 30,000 per month. I have been running a gym for 45 years but this situation is the first. This gym has kept doors open to all members and shortening the operating hours. Membership fees make up around 20,000 a month. How many million . It was a tough choice. If we followed the associations request we would be in the red. We had to take measures to deal with the coronavirus. To ease the pain the Japan Boxing Association offered 2,800 in Financial Assistance to gyms that suspended the separationons. So they came up with their own game plan, crowd funding to encourage donors to step forward. They have gloves autographed by the resident camp. The final total came to 70,000, well over the target amount. We have to make such efforts to stay afloat. Boxing will continue to burn bright and we will keep working to keep the flames alive. Boxing matches in japan are scheduled to resume in july without spectators for the time being. Boxing jimmys and others reopened their doors in june. Measures to decrease physical contact and chance of infection. I am looking out of nhk to an iconic venue of the 1964 olympics which is usually next door. You can see the National Stadium and the gym nazium right there. Tokyo was all geared up fors it second games this summer and the announcement of the postponement was hugely disappointing for athletes around the world and in the final report we talk to athletes from south sudan to see how they have been impacted. They have been training hard in japan since last year. This gym of four athletes have been training in japan since november. Not yet that great. South sudan gained their independence in 2011 after a half century of fighting. He is the oldest of eight siblings. He has been the bread winner for his family. When he was picked for his countrys olympic team his mother encouraged him to go. He is not just competing for the sake of his family. Four years ago sports tournaments in south sudan have brought together young people from different ethnic groups. Something to ease tensions in the country. To compete and get good results so that everybody will be healthy in the country. Then came terrible news. Postponement. You know, this is a year like we are seeing. It could be a very big disappointment to me personally. In early april south sudan announced their first confirmed coronavivirus case. It is hard for him to get through by home bececause of th frequent power outages. She told me that she is now settled. She was always worried. Sometimes she would even cry. I told her i was worried about them and she said not to worry. Despite the delays to the tokyo games he carries on with his fellow country men in south sudan. He is now working with immigration on extending visas until next summer. For the athletes the long absence from home and family back in an unstable country can certainly present various challenges. Still, they are looking ahead and taking full advantage of the opportunity. Most recently posting their own best records. Sporting venues with no spectators, keeping appropriate distance. But there is no question that athletes are not full of enthusiasm and passion and that it will continue to resonate with fans. Hundreds of protesters are arrested in hong kong. The first to be taken into custody under a contentious new security law. I am lauren taylor. This is al jazeera from london. Coming up, partial results b backedrussian changeges to the constitution. More thahan 80 people confirmed dead in ethiopia. Anger over the murder of a popular singer continues to grow. The growing