as nato leaders wrap up their summit in madrid, president biden says the united states and its allies will stick with ukraine for as long as it takes. and, temperatures in japan are the highest in nearly a 150 years, in nearly 150 years, amid fears the electricity grid could be overwhelmed. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe the biden administration has condemned a supreme court ruling which curbs the us government s power to limit carbon emissions from coal fired power stations, calling it a devastating decision. all six members of the conservative majority in the supreme court backed the landmark ruling, which marks a victory for the coal industry. the case was brought on behalf of mostly republican led states which were worried that they d be forced to move away from using coal to cleaner sources of energy. from washington, here s our north america editor sarah smith. in california today, wildfires burning out of control are a vivid reminder of t
out over pay and conditions. temperatures in japan are temperatures injapan are at their highest in nearly 150 years. now, fears that the electricity grid could be overwhelmed. hello and welcome. the chinese president xijinping has sworn in hong kong s new leader, john lee. the territory is marking 25 years since the handover from british colonial rule. in a speech, mr lee praised the security law that s been used to crush pro democracy protests. he said it had brought stability. britain has accused beijing of failing to meet the commitments it made to respect hong kong s freedoms. mark lobel reports. president xi s steps out of china since the start of the pandemic, choosing hong kong, two years on controller parr state security law here stifling protests, reducing the city public autonomy. it is also 25 years since the british handover to chinese rule. translation: the practice of one country, two systems has achieved success in hong kong, recognised by all. but after scen
power last year. and temperatures injapan are at the highest in nearly 150 years. now, fears the electricity grid could be overwhelmed. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the chinese president, xijinping, has sworn in hong kong s new leader, john lee. the territory is marking 25 years since the handover from british colonial rule. mr lee is taking over from carrie lam, whose time in office saw beijing tighten its grip on hong kong. this was scene in hong kong in the last hour asjohn lee took the oath of office. mr lee is a security chief who oversaw the police response to hong kong s huge democracy protests in 2019. it s mr xi s first trip out of mainland china since the beginning of the covid 19 pandemic. and it s his first to hong kong since swearing in carrie lam. translation: the practice of one country. translation: the practice of one country, two translation: the practice of one country, two systems. l translation: the practice of l one
Three people, including a two-year-old boy, were killed in a collision involving a truck and two passenger vehicles in Isesaki City, Gunma Prefecture, on Monday. The accident occurred at around 4 p.m. along National Route 17, broadcaster NTV reported. According to police reports, the truck driver veered into the oncoming…
Elderly Japanese are at highest risk from the elevated temperatures, while agriculture – especially the crucial seasonal fruit sector – and fish prices will also feel the impact.