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VOA60の文字起こし (2020/1/27〜)

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Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi says the plans to offer his resignation to parliament. Earlier, Iraq's top Shiite clergyman urged lawmakers to withdraw support for the prime minister.

In Melbourne, Australia, thousands of students walk out of school to show their concern about the country's wildfires and demand action on climate change.

In Thailand, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam says her city is a good place to do business and will recover from months of social unrest.

And in Chile, police used tear gas and water cannons to break up protests Thursday in Santiago.

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* clergyman: 聖職者

* resignation: 辞任

Jan 28

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Jan 27

Iraqi security forces use tear gas on anti-government protesters in Baghdad. On Sunday, a rocket attack on the U.S. embassy there wounded one person.

Lebanon's parliament passes this year's budget while protesters reject the action and the newly formed government.

In Poland, survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp gather to mark the 75th anniversary of the camp's liberation.

And, people around the world mourn the death of American basketball player, Kobe Bryant and his 13-years-old daughter in a helicopter crash on Sunday.

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* embassy: 大使館

VOA60の文字起こし (2020/1/21〜1/24)

Jan 24

In Iraq, thousands rally in Baghdad after a religious leader called for protests against the presence of US troops.

Mexican officials detained about 800 migrants from Honduras and El Salvador Thursday in Ciudad Hidalgo, after Mexican national guards took over a temporary migrant camp.

In Africa, millions of locusts are invading a large part of the continent in the worst outbreak some places have seen in 70 years.

And, China's state television celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve with performances recognizing the fight against the new coronavirus.

* rally: 結集する

* detain: 拘束する、引き止める

* Ciudad Hidalgo: シウダード・イダルゴ。首都メキシコシティから北西に100kmくらいに位置する町。

* locust: イナゴ、ワタリバッタ

Jan 23

China bars travel to and from three cities in an effort to contain a coronavirus before the Lunar New Year holiday.

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The International Court of Justice orders Myanmar to prevent a genocide of the country's Rohingya Muslims.

World leaders gather in Jerusalem to remember victims of the Holocaust and express their concern for rising hostility against Jews.

And, hundreds of Hondurans hoping to reach the United States cross into Mexico after days of being turned away by the Mexican National Guard.

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* Jerusalem: 発音は「ジェルーズァラム」みたいな感じ。

* hostility: 敵意

* Honduran: ホンジュラス人(発音は「ホンデュ↑ラン」みたいな感じ), Honduras: ホンジュラス

* National Guard: 国家警備隊

Jan 22

In Greece, thousands demand the government ease overcrowding at refugee camps on three Greek islands.

Police in Lebanon use water cannons against protesters criticizing the newly formed government in Beirut.

China jails former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei. The former international police official was sentenced to 13 and a half in prison

for financial corruption Tuesday.

And United Nations human rights officials call for an investigation into claims that the Saudi Crown Prince stole data from the phone of Amazon chief executive and newspaper owner Jeff Bezos in 2018.

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* Interpol: 国際刑事警察機構。International Criminal Police Organization。日本では略称ICPO、海外ではInterpolの名称で呼ばれることが多い。1923年設立。本部フランス・リヨン。

Jan 21

In China, health experts confirm the new coronavirus that has killed six people, can spread from person to person.

Clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-government protesters

continue in the capital, Baghdad, after three demonstrators were killed Monday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin forms a new government, while keeping important officials, including the ministers of foreign affairs and defense.

And United States Senators begin the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. It is the third such trial in the history of the nation.

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* senator: 上院議員 ⇔ congressman: 下院議員

* impeachment: 弾劾

VOA60の文字起こし (2020/1/13〜1/17)

Jan 17, 2020

Iran's top leader says his country will not give in to American pressure. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke at Friday Prayers in Tehran.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy refuses to accept his prime minister's resignation after the release of a recording in which the official questions the president's knowledge of economics.

Chinese president Xi Jinping arrives in Myanmar for a two-day visit.

And, Japan's minister of the environment becomes the first cabinet minister to take extended time off from his job after becoming a father.

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* resignation: 辞任

* cabinet minister: 閣僚

Jan 16, 2020

Hong Kong's leader says the "one country, two systems" plan could continue past 2047 if loyalty to Beijing is upheld.

In Lebanon, riot police and protesters clashed in Beirut on Wednesday for a second night. At least 35 people were injured.

In France, large protests against planned changes to France's retirement system are held in Paris and other cities. A mass transportation strike is in its 43rd day.

And in Australia, heavy rains cause flooding in parts of the east coast, after months of dry weather and destructive wildfires.

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* loyalty: 忠誠

* upheld: 支える

* riot police: 機動隊, riot: 暴動

Jan 15, 2020

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announces his government will resign. The move permits President Vladimir Putin to make changes to the constitution that could extend his power.

In Syria, opposition activists say at least 15 people died after Syrian government warplanes hit an industrial area in Idlib.

In Lebanon, demonstrators in Beirut demand the release of 59 protesters arrested Tuesday night outside the Central Bank.

And in Cambodia, the trial of opposition leader Kem Sokha charged with treason begins in Phnom Penh. He denies the charge.

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* resign: 辞任する

Jan 14, 2020

Iran announces arrests for the downing of a Ukrainian passenger airplane. President Hassan Rouhani warns that those responsible will be punished. He called the act an unforgivable mistake.

In Sudan, an official says security forces have contained an armed protest from within the country's security service.

Floods and severe winter weather have killed more than 130 people across Pakistan and Afghanistan in recent days.

And in northwestern China, officials say a bus fell through a collapsed road, killing at least six people.

Jan 13, 2020

Security forces in Tehran fired tear gas into a crowd of demonstrators Sunday. The Iranians were protesting their military's accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane last week.

In the Philippines, officials ordered hundreds of thousands of people near Manila to leave after the Taal volcano exploded on Sunday. Officials warn of more explosions.

Al-Shabab extremists killed three teachers in an attack in eastern Kenya.

And Britain's Queen Elizabeth announces she will permit Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle to live in Canada part-time.

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* extremist: 過激論者