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野球日本代表 監督に井口資仁氏が就任

NPB=日本野球機構は、日本代表の新たな監督として、現役時代にプロ野球や大リーグで活躍した井口資仁氏が就任すると発表しました。野球の日本代表は連覇を目指したことし3月のWBC=ワールド・ベースボール・クラシックでベスト8で敗退し、井端弘和前監督の後任の人選が進められてきました。

Beneath Lamma Island waters, ‘superhero’ plant helps bring back rare turtles
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Beneath Lamma Island waters, ‘superhero’ plant helps bring back rare turtles

On a sunny July afternoon along the shores of Hong Kong’s Lamma Island, the receding tide revealed an unassuming patch of greenery that scientists describe as the “ultimate underwater superheroes” for boosting marine biodiversity. Seagrass – an easily overlooked marine plant – can lock away climate-warming carbon 35 times faster than tropical rainforests. But levels of this vital vegetation in loc...

Beneath the waters of Hong Kong’s Lamma Island, a silent super plant is at work

Beneath the waters of Hong Kong’s Lamma Island, a silent super plant is at work

SCMP •

On a sunny July afternoon along the shores of Hong Kong’s Lamma Island, the receding tide reveals an unassuming patch of greenery that scientists describe as the “ultimate underwater superheroes” for boosting marine biodiversity. Seagrass – an easily overlooked marine plant – can lock away climate-warming carbon 35 times faster than tropical rainforests. But levels of this vital vegetation in loca...

Hop On issuing more Tai Po fire refunds after sorting ‘chaotic’ records: minister

Hop On issuing more Tai Po fire refunds after sorting ‘chaotic’ records: minister

SCMP •

The administrator of the fire-hit Hong Kong estate is still settling contracts and gradually issuing refunds to owners after organising tens of thousands of documents, the city’s home affairs minister has said in response to residents’ concerns. Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak Mei-kuen said on Saturday that Hop On Management Company, the government-appointed administrator of Wang Fu...

Trump says US ‘locked and loaded’, vows more Iran strikes while hinting at talks

Trump says US ‘locked and loaded’, vows more Iran strikes while hinting at talks

SCMP •

US missiles struck targets across ⁠Iran on Friday and President Donald Trump vowed “major military punishment” for Tehran and its Houthi allies in Yemen, though he once again left open the door to a diplomatic deal with Iran. Separately, the US military said it had fired on and disabled a tanker ship after it was “repeatedly warned” and “didn’t comply” with the American blockade on Iranian ports. ...

Almost 75% of England’s riverbanks ‘off limits’ to public, figures show

Almost 75% of England’s riverbanks ‘off limits’ to public, figures show

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Campaigners urge government to introduce right of access to water, particularly as heatwaves become more commonAlmost three-quarters of riverbanks in England have no public access, according to data released by the Right to Roam campaign.Across the country, the public cannot use riverbanks or gain access to the rivers themselves in most of the river catchments from the west of Cornwall up to the T...

発砲で中止の夕食会開催 トランプ大統領“暴力に屈しない”

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アメリカの首都ワシントンで、トランプ大統領が出席して、ホワイトハウスの記者会主催の夕食会が開かれました。ことし4月、夕食会の最中に起きた発砲事件を受けて、改めて開かれたもので、トランプ大統領はスピーチで「政治的暴力には屈しない。言論の自由を信じている」と述べる一方、自身についての報道に批判も展開しました。

France and Spain race to control wildfires as suburbs of Bordeaux begin evacuation – live

France and Spain race to control wildfires as suburbs of Bordeaux begin evacuation – live

The Guardian •

Officials in Spain warn winds could worsen fires on SaturdayTell us: have you been affected by wildfires in Europe?French authorities evacuated thousands of people from ⁠suburbs near Bordeaux on Saturday as wildfires in areas around the ⁠city showed no ⁠signs ​of abating, the Reuters news agency reports.Sophie Brocas, who heads the local administration of La Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⁠et de la Gironde, w...

5日連続「酷暑日」 2010年以降で最長 より一層の熱中症対策を

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25日も東日本と西日本を中心に気温が上がって、東海では40度以上の「酷暑日」となっているところがあります。国内で40度以上の気温が観測されたのは25日で5日連続と最も長くなっています。熱中症への対策をより一層心がけてください。

Man, 20, arrested over bomb hoax in comments posted on SCMP’s social media

Man, 20, arrested over bomb hoax in comments posted on SCMP’s social media

SCMP •

A social media user has been arrested on suspicion of making a bomb hoax, which included threats of violence, in comments posted on the South China Morning Post’s Instagram account. The 20-year-old suspect, surnamed Hui, posted two comments under an SCMP Instagram post titled “Hong Kong Disneyland rolls out afternoon tickets, extra cooling to beat the heat” on Thursday night, claiming that he woul...

ドジャース 佐々木朗希 7回1失点で4勝目 大谷も2安打1打点

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大リーグ、ドジャースの佐々木朗希投手がメッツ戦に先発登板し、9つの三振を奪う力投で7回を1失点に抑えて今シーズン4勝目を挙げました。大谷翔平選手は勝ち越しの犠牲フライとヒット2本もマークしてチームの3連勝に貢献しました。