Games. And we take a look at the strength of frances far right National Front and what it means for the country. People in new zealand are considering whether or not to change one of their national symbols. Theyve chose an new flag design that could replace their current one featuring the British Union jack. Voters picked the winner from more than 10,000 entries. It features stars in a Southern Cross formation and a silver fern against a black and blue background. It was created by an australiabased designer. The silver fern also appears on uniforms worn by the rugby players. The Election Commission says about 1. 5 Million People took part in the poll. Thats 48 of eligible voters. Theyll get the chance to vote again next march on whether the winning design should become their new national flag. The u. S. President is hitting back against critics who says hes come up short in the fight against Islamic State militants. Barack obama laid out the progress made so far and said hell call on
The main stadium for the 2020 olympic and Paralympic Games in tokyo. It aims to pick a winner later this month. And last dance. French ballet star guillem is ending the final world tour of her czech cades long tour in tokyo. Pu denies charges of insighting social unrest. A ruling is yet to be announced. As one of the 1989 Tiananmen Square leaders, authorities detained him in may last year. The charges relate to comments he posted online that were critical of the governments policies on tibetan and uighur minorities. His lawyer says he admits to posting his views but denies trying to provoke trouble. Outside the Courthouse Police pushed away dozens of supporters as well as foreign journalists. Police also tried to prevent foreign diplomats from making statements. We urge chinese authorities to release mr. Pu. The u. S. Diplomat said human rights activist like pu should not be subjected to what he calls continued repression. Japans Sport Council disclosed two technical proposals for the
Before an election thats being closely monitored by beijing. And facing the aftermath, indonesians are reeling from the shock of thursdays terror attacks in the heart of their capital. Authorities in central japan are investigating a deadly bus crash, trying to figure out how and why it went off a Mountain Road killing 14 people. As nhk reports, theyre zeroing in on the working conditions of Long Distance drivers. Reporter the overnight bus that was supposed to arrive at the ski resort in nagano with 41 people on board. Around 2 00 a. M. On friday it veered into the opposite lane, broke through a guardrail and fell three meters. Translator we suddenly swerved widely, and the next thing i knew i was outside of the vehicle. Reporter a tokyobased tour agency says the bus originated here and most of the passengers were in their late teens and early 20s. Translator we cannot find the words to express our sincere apology to the families who lost loved ones. Reporter bus Company Operators sai
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