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Politics shouldn't override innovation: Kenyan economist

STORY: Politics shouldn't override innovation: Kenyan economist SHOOTING TIME: May 15, 2024 DATELINE: May 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's EV industry 2. SOUNDBITE (English): XN IRAKI, Kenyan economist STORYLINE: The U.S. on Tuesday announced new tariffs on a variety of imports from China, including electric vehicles (EVs), lithium batteries, photovoltaic cells, critical minerals, semiconductors, steel and aluminum. The additional levy will cause tariffs on Chinese EV imports to rise to 100 percent this year. A Nairobi-based economist said the U.S. move shows how politics override innovation, noting that protectionism will harm the global decarbonization trend and industry growth. SOUNDBITE (English): XN IRAKI, Kenyan economist "We are seeing politics overriding innovation. Everybody believes that world is at time to become decarbonized world, so that we move away from fossil fuels, coals, gas, petrol, diesel and so on. And one of the ways to

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Chinese electric vehicles enjoy popularity in Spain: Spanish brand manager

STORY: Chinese electric vehicles enjoy popularity in Spain: Spanish brand manager SHOOTING TIME: March 28, 2024 DATELINE: April 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the electric vehicles 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RAUL JARAMILLO, Brand and marketing manager for Kngloo Spain 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): RAUL JARAMILLO, Brand and marketing manager for Kngloo Spain 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): RAUL JARAMILLO, Brand and marketing manager for Kngloo Spain STORYLINE: Chinese electric vehicles are enjoying growing popularity in the European market, Raul Jaramillo, brand and marketing manager for Kngloo Spain, said in a recent interview with Xinhua. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RAUL JARAMILLO, Brand and marketing manager for Kngloo Spain "They have everything they need to position themselves as global leaders in the production of vehicles and so we shouldn't be surprised if in the future our European market becomes filled with Chinese brands." Kngloo, a brand that is n

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Bidens Return To The White House - Washington

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden walk on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. Biden urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to shield civilians in Gaza from an Israeli military operation in the southern city of Rafah, saying it shouldn’t proceed without a “credible and executable plan” for their safety and support. Photo by Nathan Howard/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bidens Return To The White House - Washington

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden walk on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. Biden urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to shield civilians in Gaza from an Israeli military operation in the southern city of Rafah, saying it shouldn’t proceed without a “credible and executable plan” for their safety and support. Photo by Nathan Howard/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bidens Return To The White House - Washington

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden walk on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. Biden urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to shield civilians in Gaza from an Israeli military operation in the southern city of Rafah, saying it shouldn’t proceed without a “credible and executable plan” for their safety and support. Photo by Nathan Howard/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bidens Return To The White House - Washington

Marine One with US President Joe Biden on board lands on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. Biden urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to shield civilians in Gaza from an Israeli military operation in the southern city of Rafah, saying it shouldn’t proceed without a “credible and executable plan” for their safety and support. Photo by Nathan Howard/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bidens Return To The White House - Washington

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden walk on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. Biden urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to shield civilians in Gaza from an Israeli military operation in the southern city of Rafah, saying it shouldn’t proceed without a “credible and executable plan” for their safety and support. Photo by Nathan Howard/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bidens Return To The White House - Washington

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden walk on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. Biden urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to shield civilians in Gaza from an Israeli military operation in the southern city of Rafah, saying it shouldn’t proceed without a “credible and executable plan” for their safety and support. Photo by Nathan Howard/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bidens Return To The White House - Washington

Marine One with US President Joe Biden on board lands on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. Biden urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to shield civilians in Gaza from an Israeli military operation in the southern city of Rafah, saying it shouldn’t proceed without a “credible and executable plan” for their safety and support. Photo by Nathan Howard/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bidens Return To The White House - Washington

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden walk on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. Biden urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to shield civilians in Gaza from an Israeli military operation in the southern city of Rafah, saying it shouldn’t proceed without a “credible and executable plan” for their safety and support. Photo by Nathan Howard/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China calls for attention of the UN rights body to Japan's nuclear-contaminated water discharge

STORY: China calls for attention of the UN rights body to Japan's nuclear-contaminated water discharge DATELINE: Sept. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Palace of Nations 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN XU, Head of Chinese Mission to UN at Geneva STORYLINE: China's top diplomat in Geneva on Thursday called on the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council to pay more attention to Japan's nuclear-contaminated water discharge issue and urged Japan to immediately stop its discharge into the sea. Chen Xu, head of the Chinese Mission to UN at Geneva, said during an interactive dialogue with UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation that if the Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water is truly safe, Japan wouldn't have to dump it into the sea -- and certainly shouldn't if it's not. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN XU, Head of Chinese Mission to UN at Geneva "The Japanese government unilaterally and forcefully started the dis

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COVID-19 origins tracing shouldn't be politicized by U.S.: experts

STORY: COVID-19 origins tracing shouldn't be politicized by U.S.: experts DATELINE: March 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view of the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ALEX OWITI, Professor formerly working at Aga Khan University, Kenya STORYLINE: International experts have said that the COVID-19 origins tracing is a matter of science, which should not be politicized by the U.S. The U.S. Senate passed the COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023 about 10 days ago, which says that the COVID-19 pandemic may have originated in China. However, Director of the U.S. National Intelligence Avril Haines on Wednesday noted that there is not a consensus among the U.S. intelligence community on whether or not the outbreak is a result of a lab leak or natural exposure to an infected animal. Besides, Polish virologist Agnieszka Szuster-Ciesielska recently said in an interview that the COVID "lab leak" theory rehashed by the U.S. Department of Energy and FBI is sensation-see

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Yasukuni visit should not be issue in LDP race: ex-premier Mori

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori speaks at a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on May 22. He said the controversy over whether Japan's prime minister should visit Tokyo's war-related Yasukuni Shrine should not be an issue in the upcoming race to choose the governing Liberal Democratic Party's president, and so Japan's new premier. ''Prime Minister (Junichiro Koizumi) has said his visits derive from his personal beliefs,'' Mori said. ''If so, we shouldn't politicize the issue.''

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(3)Rallies, marches held in Japan to oppose war on Iraq

NAGOYA, Japan - Members of pacifist groups march through the main street of Nagoya, central Japan, on Jan. 18 to oppose a possible war on Iraq. The banner reads: ''America shouldn't attack Iraq. Japan, stop taking part in war.''

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Ranariddh says tribunal shouldn't target individuals

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodian parliamentary leader Prince Norodom Ranariddh speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Phnom Penh on Aug. 25. He said that a proposed joint tribunal should seek to render judgment against the Khmer Rouge as a group, rather than against surviving former Khmer Rouge leaders individually.

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-UN-ENVOY-VISIT

(221208) -- DAMASCUS, Dec. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen (L) speaks with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 7, 2022. Pedersen said on Wednesday that the U.S.-led Western sanctions on Syria shouldn't block humanitarian assistance. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

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UN envoy says U.S. sanctions on Syria shouldn't block humanitarian assistance

STORY: UN envoy says U.S. sanctions on Syria shouldn't block humanitarian assistance DATELINE: Dec. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Syria (file) 2. SOUNDBITE (English): GEIR PEDERSEN, UN Special Envoy for Syria 3. various of meeting between Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad and UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen STORYLINE: UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said in Damascus on Wednesday that the U.S.-led Western sanctions on Syria shouldn't block humanitarian assistance as 90 percent of Syrians live in poverty. SOUNDBITE (English): GEIR PEDERSEN, UN Special Envoy for Syria "There are no UN sanctions against Syria. There are American sanctions. There are EU sanctions. And of course, these are all in the topic that we are discussing with the Syrian government and also with others. As I repeated to the Security Council on Tuesday, it's important that when it comes to humanitarian assistance, we make sure that sanctions are

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Lifting ban on shale gas production sparks controversy in Britain

STORY: Lifting ban on shale gas production sparks controversy in Britain DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DR. AJAY GAMBHIR, Senior research fellow at Imperial College London 2. various of street views 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DR. AJAY GAMBHIR, Senior research fellow at Imperial College London STORYLINE: Britain has recently lifted a ban on fracking for shale gas in England and confirmed support for a new oil and gas licensing round. The new energy exploitation policy to increase oil and gas production draws opposition from climate experts, Green groups and communities. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DR. AJAY GAMBHIR, Senior research fellow at Imperial College London "(It) seems pretty misguided in the current climate emergency that we're in, given that fracking will result in the extraction of natural gas, which is a fossil fuel, and we're in a position where we really shouldn't be investing in new fossil fuel resources right now.

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GLOBALink | U.S. shouldn't try to undermine progress of other countries: Pakistani expert

STORY: U.S. shouldn't try to undermine progress of other countries: Pakistani expert DATELINE: June 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Islamabad 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NOAMAN ABDUL MAJID, Economist and CEO of WIXEMAN GLOBAL, Pakistan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NOAMAN ABDUL MAJID, Economist and CEO of WIXEMAN GLOBAL, Pakistan STORYLINE: A Pakistani expert said the U.S. should not try to undermine the progress of other countries and hype up bloc politics that only leads to confrontation. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NOAMAN ABDUL MAJID, Economist and CEO of WIXEMAN GLOBAL, Pakistan "The Korean Peninsula, Southeast Asia and that whole region have a lot of flash points and a lot of borderlands which have been the source of conflict for many years. So what the U.S. needs to understand is that they have a lot of aircraft carriers, a lot of military technology, but they should not underestimate or try to undermine the military progress or the economic progress of

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GLOBALink | U.S. shouldn't try to undermine progress of other countries: Pakistani expert

A Pakistani expert said the U.S. should not try to undermine the progress of other countries and hype up bloc politics that only leads to confrontation. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Hearing - Washington

Christopher Wray, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), listens during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, FBI Director Wray said this month. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Hearing - Washington

Senator Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican from West Virginia, speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, FBI Director Wray said this month. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Hearing - Washington

Senator Chris Coons, a Democrat from Delaware, speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, FBI Director Wray said this month. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Hearing - Washington

Senator Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont, speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, FBI Director Wray said this month. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Hearing - Washington

Senator Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican from West Virginia, speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, FBI Director Wray said this month. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Hearing - Washington

Christopher Wray, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), smiles during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, FBI Director Wray said this month. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Hearing - Washington

Christopher Wray, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, FBI Director Wray said this month. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Hearing - Washington

Christopher Wray, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, FBI Director Wray said this month. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Hearing - Washington

Senator John Kennedy, a Republican from Louisiana, center, listens during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, FBI Director Wray said this month. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Hearing - Washington

Christopher Wray, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, FBI Director Wray said this month. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Hearing - Washington

Christopher Wray, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, FBI Director Wray said this month. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Hearing - Washington

Senator Jack Reed, a Democrat from Rhode Island, speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, FBI Director Wray said this month. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Hearing - Washington

Senator Bill Hagerty, a Republican from Tennessee, speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, FBI Director Wray said this month. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Hearing - Washington

Christopher Wray, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), right, shakes hands with Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, while arriving to a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, FBI Director Wray said this month. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Hearing - Washington

Christopher Wray, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), listens during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, FBI Director Wray said this month. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Hearing - Washington

Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat from New Hampshire and chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, center, and Senator Jerry Moran, a Republican from Kansas and ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science, arrive to a hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, FBI Director Wray said this month. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Hearing - Washington

Christopher Wray, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, FBI Director Wray said this month. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Hearing - Washington

Senator Jerry Moran, a Republican from Kansas and ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science, speaks during a hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, FBI Director Wray said this month. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Hearing - Washington

Christopher Wray, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), right, arrives to a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, FBI Director Wray said this month. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Hearing - Washington

Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat from New Hampshire and chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, listens during a hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, FBI Director Wray said this month. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Hearing - Washington

Christopher Wray, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, FBI Director Wray said this month. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Hearing - Washington

Christopher Wray, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), listens during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, FBI Director Wray said this month. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Hearing - Washington

Christopher Wray, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), listens during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, FBI Director Wray said this month. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Hearing - Washington

Senator Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from California, center, listens during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, FBI Director Wray said this month. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yasukuni visit should not be issue in LDP race: ex-premier Mori

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori speaks at a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on May 22. He said the controversy over whether Japan's prime minister should visit Tokyo's war-related Yasukuni Shrine should not be an issue in the upcoming race to choose the governing Liberal Democratic Party's president, and so Japan's new premier. ''Prime Minister (Junichiro Koizumi) has said his visits derive from his personal beliefs,'' Mori said. ''If so, we shouldn't politicize the issue.'' (Kyodo)

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(3)Rallies, marches held in Japan to oppose war on Iraq

NAGOYA, Japan - Members of pacifist groups march through the main street of Nagoya, central Japan, on Jan. 18 to oppose a possible war on Iraq. The banner reads: ''America shouldn't attack Iraq. Japan, stop taking part in war.'' (Kyodo)

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