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Welcome to newsline. Its friday, february 1st. Im Catherine Kobayashi in tokyo. An explosion has torn through the headquarters of mexican oil company. 14 workers were killed. At least 80 people were injured. The building shook and lost power. Workers evacuated the building. Emergency crews rushed to the scene. They helped moved the injured through debris that had been thrown out on the street. The explosion took place in basement garage. Officials are still trying to find out what happened. Jour...

Fire at heathrow airport. They recommend airlines turn eafr the beacons on boeing 787s. The fire on a part eating yoep plan plane. They can lead rescuers to a downed plane. It was the only system that had the power to start it. The investigators are examining the bat tree see whether it sparked the fire. It would be premature to speculate on the cause. Airlines grounded the dream liner in january after a series of battery problems. Emergencies revamped the battery system. Many passengers are ner...

Families of japanese abducted decades ago to north korea are holding onto the hope that theyll see their relatives again. North korean authorities last week agreed to start a new investigation into the fate of the abductees. They reached the agreement with japanese negotiators during three days of talks in stockholm. The families attended a rally near tokyo hoping to build on the momentum. Translator north korea now seems to be serious. But we would like to ask the japanese government to check w...

The bill is putting pressure on both chambers of commerce by midapril. Republicans are expected to continue pushing the government to cut the fiscal deficit by reviewing Social Security spending. The budget is a lingering concern for lawmakers. They must come up with measures to resolve the issues of spending cutby ely mch. Here in japan the jobless rate in december has gotten worse. The number of jobs on offer for people seeking work has seen the first increase in five months. The latest data f...

Investigation. Russian Authorities Say they will confirm the details. Foreign Ministry Spokespersons say this is the first time in five years russian aircraft have violated japanese air space. The head of the alljapan Judo Federation wants to clear the air. He will brief officials on a scandal thats tarnished a sport that started in japan. Coaches physically abused members of the Womens National team. 15 team members filed a complaint with the japanese Olympic Committee. They said coaches engage...

Business owners at a gaza market dusted off their shops in preparation for reopening. Translator the ceasefire will bring life back to normal and i thank god. Translator i dont have faith in israel. It could ignore the ceasefire. Israeli military spokespersons say several rockets from gaza landed on their side of the border immediately after the truce took effect, but they say no more have come since then. Some smaller palestinian militant groups didnt agree to the ceasefire, so they could theor...

Classmate and the results arent Science Fiction Business Executives of major firms and Labor Union Leaders in japan and then walked an annual Wage Negotiations for weeks and now some workers seem to be getting much of what they have asked for they will get a base pay raise something they havent experienced for years others arent as lucky. Nhk world nice guys are reports on the latest developments. On wednesday morning. Labor unions of his has got to get there to find a final read so its both the...

Parliament buildings are in the same area. Kurdish separatists and militants have carried out a number of attacks in the past. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing. In 2003, 60 people were killed, two synagogues were destroyed and one week later, suicide bombers targeted the british consulate and the headquarters of britains bank. Islamic militants said to be related to al qaeda claimed responsibility. In 2008, an armed group and Turkish Police exchanged gunfire in istanbul. Three P...

Welcome to nhk world newsline. Police in turkey are trying to figure out who is behind an explosion at the United States embassy in the countrys capital, ankara. A bomb blast ripped a hole in the building, killing at least two people. Several others were wounded. The explosion happened around noon on friday. It blew out part of a wall of the american embassy. Turkish broadcaster and tv says it was a suicide bombing. Other media say someone approached embassy guards and soon after there was an ex...

Week resting instead of worrying about the possibility of an attack. A ceasefire between the Israeli Government and the Palestinian Group hamas seems to be holding. They agreed to it after long negotiations involving egypt, the United States and the u. N. Business owners at a gaza market dusted off their shops in preparation for reopening. Translator the ceasefire will bring life back to normal and i thank god. Translator i dont have faith in israel. It could ignore the ceasefire. Israeli milita...