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- お笑いコンビ「てんしとあくま」川口敦典さん急逝 36歳 相方・かんざき「とても残念でなりません」 - ORICON NEWS
- Taiwan Declines China's Condition to Take Part in World Health Organization Again - Newsweek
- ISL quiz: Test your knowledge with our 'Sharp Minds' challenge - Goal
- State Department inspector general becomes the latest watchdog fired by Trump - CNN
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- Taiwan's success in fighting coronavirus has bolstered its global standing. This has infuriated Beijing - CNN
- Trump downplays the need for coronavirus vaccine: 'It'll go away at some point' - CNBC
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| お笑いコンビ「てんしとあくま」川口敦典さん急逝 36歳 相方・かんざき「とても残念でなりません」 - ORICON NEWS Posted: 16 May 2020 12:19 AM PDT お笑いコンビ「てんしとあくま」川口敦典さん急逝 36歳 相方・かんざき「とても残念でなりません」 - ORICON NEWS  お笑いコンビ・てんしとあくまの川口敦典（かわぐち・あつのり）さんが5月15日、持病の内臓疾患のため急逝した。36歳だった。16日に所属事務所の吉本興業が訃報を伝えた。通夜、告別式は家族葬にて執り行われる予定。 川口さんは1983年6月22日生まれ。大阪府吹田市出身。2006年NSC大阪29期生で、08年4月、相方のかんぎきと浸才コンビ「てんしとあくま」を結成。よしもと漫才劇場を中心に活動し、16年に第一回上方漫才協会大賞で大賞にノミネートされたほか、17年と18年に上方漫才協会大賞で文芸部門賞を2年連続受賞している。 相方のかんざきは「とても残念でなりません、突然のことで気持ちの整理がついてない状況です」とコメント。吉本興業も「ここに故人生前に賜りましたご厚誼に深く感謝しますとともに、謹んでお知らせ申し上げます」とした。 2020-05-16 06:19:41Z https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiK2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm9yaWNvbi5jby5qcC9uZXdzLzIxNjIyOTIvZnVsbC_SASpodHRwczovL3d3dy5vcmljb24uY28uanAvbmV3cy8yMTYyMjkyL2FtcC8?oc=5  |
| Taiwan Declines China's Condition to Take Part in World Health Organization Again - Newsweek Posted: 15 May 2020 11:41 PM PDT Taiwan has rejected a Chinese condition that would permit it to participate in the World Health Organization if it accepts that it is part of China under its "One China" policy. Taiwanese Health Minister Chen Shih-chung declined the offer during a news conference Friday. He reiterated Taipei's message that the island should be permitted to attend next week's World Health Assembly, the WHO's decision-making body, as an observer state during the coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian, had argued that "the political foundation for the Taiwan region to participate in WHO has ceased to exist" and told reporters that he had "no way to accept something that does not exist."  The People's Republic of China considers Taiwan to be one of its provinces and has refused relations with any country that established separate ties with Taipei. Last week, Belize sent the WHO a formal proposal to include Taiwan at the World Health Assembly in a step that has since been backed by at least a dozen more of Taiwan's 14 remaining diplomatic partners around the world. The move came around the same time that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a call for countries to support Taiwan's participation in the WHO, an appeal backed by others such as Australia, Canada and Japan. Chen said Friday he had not yet received an invitation from to the 73rd World Health Assembly, due to be held Monday and Tuesday in Geneva. He said he would continue to push for participation. However, on Friday, Zhao said that Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party was manipulating the pandemic to attend the assembly so it could press its case for independence. "Their true intention is to seek independence under the pretext of the pandemic with the help of some Western countries. We firmly oppose their futile attempts," Zhao said. Taiwan has joined the World Health Assembly as an observer in the past, including in 2009 after Beijing and Taipei resumed high-level talks and under the condition it acknowledged it was part of China. This arrangement was revoked upon Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's 2016 election, which Beijing warns has fueled plans for separatism. The coronavirus pandemic has threatened to destabilize already rocky relations between the U.S. and China. The Trump administration struck a phase-one agreement to end a trade war with Beijing in January, but adopted a harder line after accusing the country of mishandling the coronavirus outbreak first observed in Wuhan. Taiwan has fared well in terms of reported COVID-19 cases, with only 440 confirmed cases among its population of 23 million. China, the world's most populous country with 1.4 billion people, has reported around 84,000 cases and the United States, a nation of around 330 million, has registered some 1.4 million instances of the disease, by far the most of any country in the world. The Trump administration has backed Taiwan's argument that it tried to warn the WHO early on of human-to-human transmission of the virus in a December 31 message, although the WHO has refuted this narrative saying the message simply asked for further information and contained no references to such transmission. Top stories - Google News May 15, 2020 at 10:58AM https://ift.tt/3fTI1aQ Taiwan Declines China's Condition to Take Part in World Health Organization Again - Newsweek Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2FLTecc Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| ISL quiz: Test your knowledge with our 'Sharp Minds' challenge - Goal Posted: 15 May 2020 10:33 PM PDT  Do you consider yourself a huge fan of the Indian Super League (ISL)? How abreast are you when it comes to developments in and around the Indian football ecosystem? Do you keep track of the various records and unique achievements in ISL? Then Goal 's 'Sharp Minds' quiz is for you. As we see football take a backseat among the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, here's your chance to while away some time. We will bring you a set of 10 questions, a mixture of easy and tough ones, every week on Indian football. Try answering them on your own (without googling, we hope) and see how much you know about Indian football. Share your scores with others and showboat. The latest edition of Sharp Minds is right here. Have fun. NOTE : You are welcome to contact us through social media, if you need any clarification on the answers. We will try, to the best of our abilities, to explain. "Goal" - Google News May 15, 2020 at 09:18PM https://ift.tt/2y7774V ISL quiz: Test your knowledge with our 'Sharp Minds' challenge - Goal "Goal" - Google News https://ift.tt/35TEe8t Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| State Department inspector general becomes the latest watchdog fired by Trump - CNN Posted: 15 May 2020 10:14 PM PDT  "It is vital that I have the fullest confidence in the appointees serving as Inspectors General. That is no longer the case with regard to this Inspector General," Trump said in a letter sent late Friday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The letter states the dismissal is effective in 30 days. Not long after Linick's firing was announced, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Linick had opened an investigation into Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. "I have learned that the Office of the Inspector General had opened an investigation into Secretary Pompeo," Engel said in his statement denouncing the firing. Engel did not provide any further details about the scope of this investigation or how he learned about it. A senior State Department official confirmed that Pompeo made the recommendation that Linick be removed, but the official did not know the reasons why. Requests for comment from the State Department Inspector General's office and the State Department itself regarding the investigation revealed by Engel were not returned Friday evening. Engel's office declined to provide further details about his statement regarding an investigation. The inspector general investigation Engel referenced centers around possible misuse of a political appointee at the State Department to perform personal tasks for Pompeo and his wife, a Democratic congressional aide with knowledge of the investigation told CNN. A source close to Linick told CNN the allegation raised by the Democratic aide had previously been brought to Linick's office but was not aware of an official investigation being opened into the matter. Engel's revelation of an investigation into Pompeo opened by Linick shows the seriousness of a surprising move that mirrors the dismissal of former Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson last month. The firing comes as Trump continues his attacks on internal government oversight. The President has shown repeated hostility to any independent scrutiny from within the government, often targeting officials he sees as holdovers from President Barack Obama's administration or part of the so-called "deep state," which he believes is aligned against him. Linick, who was first appointed as an inspector general by Obama, had a small role in the impeachment inquiry. Linick gave a private briefing to bipartisan staff from eight House and Senate committees and gave them documents that the State Department had received from Trump's private attorney Rudy Giuliani. The documents included unfounded allegations of wrongdoing against Biden and former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. By doing this, he broke ranks with State Department leadership who vowed not to cooperate with the investigation. A State Department spokesperson confirmed Linick's dismissal and said that Ambassador Stephen Akard, an ally of Vice President Mike Pence, will take on the role. Akard's ties to Pence, which date back to when he worked under then-Indiana Gov. Pence as the head of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, have previously rankled former diplomats who see him as a part of the politicization of the State Department. "On September 11, 2019, Ambassador Akard was confirmed by the Senate, 90-2, to lead the Department's Office of Foreign Missions and we look forward to him leading the Office of the Inspector General," a State Department spokesperson said. Akard is a former career Foreign Service Officer who served as a special assistant in the Executive Secretariat, as a political officer and general officer at Embassy Brussels, and served as a consular officer at the US Consulate General in Mumbai. The decision to choose Akard as his successor was done in consultation with his management team, but Pompeo ultimately made the decision, the official said. "This is scary and completely unexpected," a separate State Department source close to Linick told CNN. This source didn't know of anything that seemed to trigger this beyond Trump's general ire with what he deems to be the "deep state." A different source said senior staff in the State Department Inspector General's office were blindsided. Akard has been named under the vacancies act to bypass Linick's deputy, Diana Shaw, who just assumed the role this month after having shifted from the Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General's office. CBS first reported Pompeo's role. Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, quickly questioned Pompeo's role in Linick's dismissal and said the Senate Foreign Relations Committee needs to learn more. "If Inspector General Linick was fired because he was conducting an investigation of conduct by Secretary Pompeo, the Senate cannot let this stand," Murphy said on Twitter, referring to Engel's statement. "The Senate Foreign Relations Committee must get to bottom of what happened here." Linick began his job in September 2013. He previously was a Justice Department prosecutor and worked as a top Department of Justice fraud official. He also served as the first Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. At the State Department, Linick oversaw the investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server. His May 2016 report on the probe was critical of Clinton, saying the former secretary failed to follow the rules or inform key department staff regarding her use of the private server. He was also an assistant US attorney in California and Virginia. Linick served as executive director of the Department of Justice's National Procurement Fraud Task Force as well as deputy chief of the fraud section in the Department of Justice's Criminal Division from 2006 to 2010. "During his tenure at the Department of Justice, he supervised and participated in white-collar criminal fraud cases involving, among other things, corruption and contract fraud against the U.S. in Iraq and Afghanistan," according to his State Department biography. He has also issued two damning reports about the State Department during Trump's administration. One report released in August 2019 found that top officials in the State Department's Bureau of International Organization Affairs subjected employees to "disrespectful and hostile treatment," accusations of disloyalty, and retaliation. Another report released in November 2019 that found that high-ranking Trump administration political appointees within the State Department improperly retaliated against a career civil servant during Rex Tillerson's tenure as secretary of state. The dismissal drew immediate condemnation from Democratic members of Congress. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the "late-night, weekend firing" of Linick an "acceleration of the President's dangerous pattern of retaliation against the patriotic public servants charged with conducting oversight on behalf of the American people." Pelosi added that the firing will "set back the important work of the Office of the Inspector General to perform critical audits, investigations and inspections of U.S. embassies and programs around the world" during the coronavirus crisis. Sen. Robert Menendez, the New Jersey Democrat who is the ranking member on the Foreign Relations Committee, called the firing "shameful" in a tweet. Trump has now fired multiple inspectors general in the wake of the Senate acquitting him on two articles of impeachment in early February, as the nation's attention was on fighting coronavirus. The President, CNN previously reported, has been fixated on ridding his administration of government watchdogs he views as Obama loyalists. In early April, Trump fired the intelligence community inspector general, Atkinson, who had told Congress about the whistleblower complaint that led to Trump's impeachment. Within a week, Trump removed the acting inspector general for the Defense Department, Glenn Fine, from his post. Fine's removal from the top job made him no longer eligible to chair an accountability committee tasked with overseeing coronavirus emergency funds. Trump also publicly attacked the top official at the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general's office over a report on hospitals facing supply shortages. Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Democrat from Virginia, condemned the series of dismissals on Friday. "The firing of IGs (the fourth) is meant to intimidate and silence those who wish to hold corruption accountable," Connolly said on Twitter. "It's an attack on our democracy and should trouble all members of Congress. The GOP silence on this is a dereliction of duty." This story has been updated with additional reporting and background information on Linick. 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| Kis-My-Ft2、ライブ映像配信する「WEB FES」開催！明日は“入門編”のDay1 - ナタリー Posted: 15 May 2020 09:19 PM PDT Kis-My-Ft2、ライブ映像配信する「WEB FES」開催！明日は"入門編"のDay1 - ナタリー 「Kis-My-Ft2 WEB FES」は、キスマイの過去のライブDVDからセレクトされた特別映像を配信する企画。明日18:00公開の「Kis-My-Ft2 WEB FES Day1～キスマイGo！～編」では、入門編としてライブ定番曲やファンに根強い人気のある曲のライブ映像が届けられる。 この記事の画像（全2件） 2020-05-16 03:38:40Z https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiJGh0dHBzOi8vbmF0YWxpZS5tdS9tdXNpYy9uZXdzLzM3OTM0MdIBKGh0dHBzOi8vYW1wLm5hdGFsaWUubXUvbXVzaWMvbmV3cy8zNzkzNDE?oc=5  |
| Posted: 15 May 2020 09:11 PM PDT In January, the self-ruled, democratic island of 23 million people banned incoming travel from parts of mainland China. Soon after, cruise ships could no longer dock there. By March, domestic face mask production was also increased. As of Saturday, Taiwan has recorded 440 coronavirus cases and seven deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. By comparison, Australia -- with a population of 25 million -- has reported more than 7,000 infections and 98 deaths. Eager to share its experiences in fighting Covid-19, Taiwan is now pushing for a greater voice in global health discussions. The United States, Japan and New Zealand have all voiced support for Taiwan to join next week's World Health Assembly -- an annual meeting of World Health Organization (WHO) members. And this doesn't sit well with Beijing. China regards the island as part of its territory, and has for years blocked it from taking part in many global institutions, while also refusing to have diplomatic relations with countries that maintain official ties with Taiwan.  Taiwan, which is not a WHO member, joined the WHA as an observer from 2009 to 2016, when the island was governed by the Beijing-friendly Kuomintang (KMT). But when the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) took office in 2016, ties frayed with Beijing -- and Taipei hasn't joined the WHA since. "We are an integral link in the global health network," Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen said Thursday on Twitter. "With more access to the WHO, Taiwan would be able to offer more help in the global fight against #COVID19." The WHO maintains that only member states decide who attends the WHA meeting, and has pushed back on claims that Taiwan is cut out of its coronavirus discussions, pointing to its collaboration with Taiwan's scientists and health officials. But as the virus gives Taiwan a rare opportunity to boost its international profile, Beijing has accused Taipei of pushing for formal independence -- and stepped up military drills around the island. There have even been some fringe calls within China for the country to use the pandemic as an opportunity to invade Taiwan. Democracy vs authoritarianismAs the number of new infections dropped in China and surged abroad in recent months, state media touted Beijing's success in defeating the virus while highlighting the failures of other governments to contain its spread -- particularly the US and other Western democracies. Inside China, that sparked claims its authoritarian political system was superior to those of liberal democracies when it came to tackling the pandemic. In a commentary late last month, state broadcaster CCTV hailed China's political system as its "biggest advantage" in overcoming the outbreak. "The firm leadership of the Chinese Communist Party is the most important reason for China to defeat the epidemic," it said.  But Taiwan's rapid and transparent response -- with medical officials holding daily briefings -- from the onset of the crisis has been held up as an example of how democracies can also excel in reining in epidemics. Taiwan also avoided the type of strict lockdowns that characterized the response in China and many other countries. Furthermore, the Chinese government has faced criticism for its initial handling of the outbreak. Authorities have been accused of silencing medical workers who tried to sound the alarm on the virus, downplaying the severity of the outbreak and delaying admission of human-to-human transmission in the critical early stages. Beijing has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, although the mayor of Wuhan, the city where the virus was first detected, did concede in an interview with state broadcaster CCTV in late January that the city's warnings were "not sufficient," and his government did not disclose information on the coronavirus "in a timely fashion." As well as via state media, China has tried to defend its image through diplomatic envoys. But the increasingly combative tone adopted by some Chinese diplomats on Twitter and beyond has only further fueled tensions and criticism.  'Taiwan can help'As China moved to help countries by donating personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies, questions have been raised as to the motives behind its so-called "mask diplomacy." In March, the European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned about the "geopolitical component" of Beijing soft-power push, saying Europe must be aware of "a struggle for influence through spinning and the 'politics of generosity.'" The Chinese foreign ministry said last month that Beijing had been providing medical supply aid to 127 countries and four international organizations, and sent 13 batches of medical experts to 11 nations. Incidents of faulty Chinese medical supplies, from private vendors, have also created negative publicity. In March, the Netherlands recalled 600,000 "defective" face masks it purchased from a Chinese manufacturer, saying they did not fit and their filters did not work properly. Spain had a similar problem with a batch of "unreliable" testing kits it bought from China, which were found to have a low level of accuracy. China has urged countries not to "politicize" concerns about the quality of medical supplies following the incidents. Meanwhile, Taipei's efforts to help coronavirus-hit countries -- under the slogan "Taiwan can help" -- have been better received. Last month, Taiwan's Foreign Ministry announced the donation of 10 million masks to the US, Europe and its 15 official diplomatic allies -- mostly small states in the Caribbean, the Pacific and Africa -- in a move that generated considerable global exposure. As masks imprinted with the words "Made in Taiwan" arrived in boxes marked with the island's red, blue and white flag, messages of thanks poured in from senior officials in the US and Europe. "During tough times, real friends stick together," US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo -- labeled by Chinese state media as "enemy of humankind" for his relentless criticism of Beijing's response to the pandemic -- tweeted last month, calling the island's "openness and generosity" in the battle against coronavirus a "model for the world." European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also publicly thanked Taipei, saying that Europe appreciated the "gesture of solidarity."  Improved standingAs well as donating medical supplies, Taiwan has sought to develop bilateral partnerships to fight the pandemic -- a move that has drawn the wrath of Beijing. In March, the US and Taiwan issued a joint statement pledging to further strengthen their cooperation in combating Covid-19, including the development of test kits, vaccines, medication and contact tracing technology. China's Taiwan Affairs Office deemed it a "despicable move and political plot to use the Covid-19 pandemic to achieve independence," and accused Taipei of "embarking on a wrongful path of confrontation with the motherland." A similar deal between Taiwan and the Czech Republic in April also prompted a strongly worded protest from Beijing. And in India, The Hindu newspaper reported this week that Taiwan proposed a regular communication channel with New Delhi to "ensure the availability of medical resources." In addition to bilateral cooperation, Taiwan has doubled down on its bid to return to the WHO's annual assembly. On March 27, the US passed a law supporting Taipei's participation in international institutions and its efforts to strengthen ties with other countries, and multiple nations usually wary of being on the wrong side of Beijing, such as Japan, Canada and New Zealand, have publicly spoken out in favor of Taiwan rejoining the WHA. On Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian rebuked New Zealand for just that, calling on it to "immediately stop making wrong statements on Taiwan, to avoid damaging our bilateral relationship." Beijing has called Taipei's attempt to rejoin the WHA a "political plot." "In the United States, there are people who blatantly support Taiwan to join the WHO," a spokesman for China's Taiwan Affairs Office said last week. "They are politicizing epidemic prevention issues and sending a seriously wrong signal to the Taiwan independence forces. We resolutely object to that."  Rising jingoismThe heightened cross-strait tensions have fueled jingoistic calls in China for military action to "reclaim" the island. In recent weeks, Beijing has stepped up military exercises around Taiwan, including twice sailing a battle group led by the country's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, around the island in April. On social media and in the Chinese press, some have called on the People's Liberation Army to take advantage of the pandemic to invade Taiwan, arguing that the timing could not be better, with the US preoccupied with the coronavirus and its military might in the region crimped by an outbreak on the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. However, most observers agree that such posturing is unlikely to be matched by any hostile action against Taiwan. Timothy Heath, a senior international researcher at the RAND Corporation, a US think tank, said the weakness of China's economy precludes any such move. The coronavirus outbreak has resulted in the Chinese economy contracting by 6.8% in the first part of this year -- the worst plunge since quarterly records began in 1992. "China needs access to (global) markets once they recover, and so it is in China's interests to maintain good ties with the US and the world," Heath said. "A reckless attack on Taiwan would only exacerbate tensions with Washington and could elevate the risk of economic sanctions and other penalties -- potentially crippling the Chinese economy." He added that while Beijing "cares a great deal about Taiwan," the Chinese government cares "even more about maintaining the economic growth that underpins the (Communist Party's) rule." 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| Trump downplays the need for coronavirus vaccine: 'It'll go away at some point' - CNBC Posted: 15 May 2020 08:11 PM PDT  President Donald Trump said the U.S. will overcome the coronavirus crisis with or without an effective vaccine, saying that the disease will "go away at some point" either way. "We think we're going to have a vaccine in the pretty near future, and if we do we're going to really be a big step ahead," Trump told a reporter Friday at a White House event detailing U.S. efforts to develop a vaccine. "And if we don't, we're going to be like so many other cases where you had a problem come in, it'll go away at some point, it'll go away," Trump said. "It may flare up and it may not flare up, we'll have to see what happens, but if it does flare up we're going to put out the fire and we'll put it out quickly and efficiently. We've learned a lot." The president had been asked about his comments earlier in the event, when he said, "Vaccine or no vaccine, we're back. And we're starting the process. In many cases, they don't have vaccines and a virus or a flu comes and you fight through it." Trump's remarks downplaying the need for a vaccine came during a Rose Garden announcement unveiling his administration's beefed-up efforts to fast-track the development and distribution of a vaccine for Covid-19. The new project, dubbed "Operation Warp Speed," aims to have hundreds of millions of doses of an effective vaccine available by the end of the year. President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, May 15, 2020, in Washington. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, right, and White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx listen. Alex Brandon | AP Trump formally announced that former pharmaceutical executive Moncef Slaoui and four-star Army Gen. Gustave Perna will help lead the Warp Speed project. Slaoui and Perna both said at the event that they are "confident" the operation will be able to achieve its ambitious goals. But Perna acknowledged that it will be a "Herculean task" to develop and distribute a vaccine in such a short time frame. It's unclear whether the virus will disappear on its own. Global and U.S. health officials have suggested the virus may be seasonal and relent in the summer before emerging again in the colder seasons. SARS, which emerged in China in 2002 and killed nearly 800 people worldwide, was able to be contained without a vaccine. Health experts, including Trump administration officials, have warned that the virus would likely persist through the fall and could become even more difficult to combat in the winter when flu season picks up. Experts and political leaders alike say that the U.S. won't be able to recover from the pandemic until a vaccine is widely available. Some doubt a vaccine will be ready even within 18 months. Rick Bright, a federal vaccine expert who blew the whistle on the Trump administration after he was removed last month as director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, said everything would have to go "perfectly" to achieve results in that time. "We've never seen everything go perfectly," Bright said Thursday in testimony before members of a House health subcommittee. "I still think 12 to 18 months is an aggressive schedule, and I think it's going to take longer than that to do so." More than 100 vaccines are under development globally, according to the World Health Organization. Trump said Friday that 14 of those candidates are being looked at closely. At least eight vaccines are currently in human trials. Health regulators have fast-tracked approvals for coronavirus research and development, allowing scientists to skip through months of red tape on potential vaccines for the virus. Last week, biotechnology firm Moderna announced that it was wrapping up phase one human trials on its potential vaccine with the U.S. government and is moving to start phase two trials that would include 600 participants. If the vaccine is found to be effective and safe to use, it could be ready for the market in early 2021, the company said. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, said in congressional testimony Tuesday that he was optimistic scientists would find a workable candidate but warned of potential pitfalls in developing any vaccine. Scientists warn they are still learning about the deadly virus, including how the body's immune system responds once a person has been exposed to it. The answers may have large implications for vaccine development, including the time frame in which a vaccine can be deployed to the public. Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House's coronavirus response coordinator, appeared behind Trump in the Rose Garden wearing face masks. Trump did not wear a mask. The U.S. has more confirmed cases and deaths from Covid-19 than any other country: more than 1.4 million cases and at least 85,906 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Trump has said for months that the coronavirus would go away. "It's going to disappear. One day, it's like a miracle, it will disappear," Trump said on Feb. 28. "We're prepared, and we're doing a great job with it. And it will go away. Just stay calm. It will go away," he said on March 10. "We need a little separation until such time as this goes away. It's going to go away," he said on March 12. 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| 友だちと一緒にオンラインで楽しめる新たなエンターテインメント─マダミス「左利き連盟」、ホラー「イキサキ探し」の仕掛け人に話を訊いた（インサイド） - Yahoo!ニュース Posted: 15 May 2020 07:54 PM PDT  新型コロナウイルスの影響で、商業施設や専門店などで楽しめるエンターテインメントは休止している状況が続いています。そうした折、以前マーダーミステリーの鼎談にご参加いただいた、酒井りゅうのすけさんからこんなお話をいただきました。 「店舗公演ができなくなったエンタメが、オンラインに流れて進化しているんですよ」 酒井りゅうのすけさん 今回は、オンラインで楽しめる新たな物語体験の仕掛け人であるおふたりに、両作品の魅力とオフラインエンターテインメントの現状と進化について伺いました。 ■関連記事 ──まずはおふたりの自己紹介をお願いします。 酒井りゅうのすけ氏（以下、敬称略）ボードゲームカフェ「JELLY JELLY CAFE」と、マーダーミステリーという推理ゲームを遊べる専門店「ラビットホール」を運営しています。また、ラビットホールのすべての公演も監修していて、物語を体験させることに特化したコンテンツづくりを続けてきました。 夜住アンナ氏（以下、敬称略）私はホラーといろいろな体験型のコンテンツをかけ合わせた新しいエンターテインメントを生み出したり、商業施設で期間限定のホラーイベントをプロデュースをさせていただいてます。横浜にあるアートリックミュージアムという美術館を1棟まるまるお化け屋敷にした「美しすぎるお化け屋敷 THE・WITCH(ザ・ウィッチ)」や、サンリオピューロランドで実施されたハロウィンイベントの一部の監修などを行いました。 夜住アンナさん 酒井ボードゲームカフェも「ラビットホール」も4月1日から全店休止で、何もできません。みんなで集まって何かをするものを提供しているので、どうにもならないですよね。 夜住私も案件をいただいても実施が決まらない状況ですね。 「左利き連盟」ゲームマスターが物語に登場する新しいマーダーミステリー ──そういった状況で、おふたりが提案された新しいコンテンツ「左利き連盟」と「イキサキ探し」について教えてください。 酒井「左利き連盟」は、ラビットホールから出すオンライン専用マーダーミステリーです。コロナ以前からオンラインで遊べるマーダーミステリーに取り組まれている方々はいらしたのですが、僕は店舗での運営に特化していたのであまり触っていませんでした。しかし、コロナによって店舗が使えなくなったことで、何本か遊んでみたんですね。 そこで感じたのは、プレイするハードルがちょっと高いなと。音声をLINE、Skype、Discordといったツールを使いながら、マーダーミステリーの基本である情報カードを引くアクションをパソコンのブラウザで行えるツールを併用したりしていました。スマホしか持っていない方もいらっしゃるので、「パソコンを立ち上げてください」がもうハードルではないかと感じたんですね。 だから、スマホ1台だけでプレイできて、みんなの手元にあるアプリLINEやSkypeを使い、基本的に通話ができれば楽しめるという形で、マーダーミステリーが作れないかと考えました。 ──では、「左利き連盟」はほぼ会話のみで進行していくマーダーミステリーなんですね。 酒井はい。ゲームマスターから指示出し的なチャットが送られることはありますが、9割以上が会話です。事前にシナリオを読み込んでいただくアクションはありますが、ゲームが始まってしまうと基本的にみんなで会話をするだけで体験できます。 ──会話だけでシナリオを成立させるうえで、注意した点はありますか？ 酒井ゲームマスターの役割ですね。店舗の場合は、スタートまでご案内したら物語の世界には存在しません。しかし、今回はゲームマスターにもNPCとしての役割を与えていて、一緒に物語の中にいるという立ち位置を作りました。特に序盤30分は声とキャラクターが一致しづらいので、画面を見ながら誰のマイクが作動しているか確認し、「いまお話いただいたのは○○さんですよね？」とガイドしたり、長らくしゃべっていない人に話題を振るなど、ファシリテーターとして議論の中にゲームマスターがいる構造です。 「イキサキ探し」SNSや通話機能を通じて、友だちを助けるホラーコンテンツ ──オンライン進行形のホラーコンテンツである「イキサキ探し」の企画意図を伺えますか？ 夜住コロナで自粛が何週間も続いている中で、オンライン飲み会やリモート会議など、遠隔でできることが一気に広がっていきました。こうした状況で、やはり人と人がオフラインで会った時の安心感やしゃべらなくても感じられる温かみなど、時間を共有するエンタメの力や価値を感じました。 そこでオンラインの公演にはなるのですが、「物理的にはつながれない状況の中だからこそ、人の心のつながりと大切さを強く感じられるはず」と思い、友達と遊びたいけど会えない方々のために、私の方からコンテンツを自宅に届ける形で制作しました。また、コミュニケーションを大切にして、人の感情や心をみんなでつなげようということをテーマにしたので、今回のようなリアル寄りのコンテンツになりました。 ──「イキサキ探し」の遊び方について教えてください。 夜住「イキサキ探し」は、マーダーミステリーのようにひとりごとのミッションがなく、全員で協力してひとりを助けるコンテンツです。遊び方としてはSNSと通話機能を使い、Facebookとメッセンジャーがあれば誰でも参加できます。また、予約した時点から物語が始まっていて、すぐに登場人物とFacebookのアカウントをフォローし、当日まで会話ができるんです。そこで自分が築いた人間関係が物語に反映される、役がないからこその臨場感が魅力ですね。 ──「見たことない駅に来ちゃった……」というシチュエーションは、都市伝説などで語られる物語を想起でき、その世界に自分が入れるのは面白い体験ですよね。 夜住人との共感性を高めたり、人の感情に共鳴する時に、ホラーはすごく良いジャンルだと思っています。怖いとみんなが一致団結するなど、人をつなげるのに力を発揮するので。このゲームの最大の特徴は、登場人物と直接通話ができることです。オンラインで5人が集まって、リアルタイムで友だちにメールやチャットをしたりする。画面の向こうに人が動いているような体感を意識して作っている点は、物語体験として感情が動く新しいものになっていると思います。 プレイされた方の感想は？公演期間についても訊いた 酒井マーダーミステリーはSNS等には好評価があがりやすい傾向にあり、ネガティブコメントが見つかりにくいのが課題だと思っています。そうした事情はあるものの、本作をプレイされた方からは良いコメントを多数いただいています。オンラインだからこそできるものとしてシナリオを書きあげているので、店舗公演が回復したからといって店舗では公演イメージのない作品です。それもありオンラインでこその仕掛けを楽しんでいただいているという印象です。 夜住「イキサキ探し」は、怖がりでも楽しめたというのがお声を多くいただいています。イベントなどでは感じたことがない、独特な自宅だからこそ感じられるリアルと非リアルの境界線が交差する感覚があるといったお話も聞かれました。 より楽しみたいお客さまは、カーテンを閉めて電気を消して参加すると、世界観や臨場感をとてもお楽しみいただけると思います。「家で物音がした！」とご自身で怖さをパワーアップされている方もいらっしゃいましたね（笑）。 ──両公演はいつ頃まで実施するかは決めていらっしゃいますか？ 酒井特に決めていません。コロナですごく大きなマイナスを受けているのですが、ピンチはチャンスというか、オンラインで作るしかない状況に僕らクリエイターはなった現状で手に入れたノウハウや作り方は捨てる必要がないと思っています。 これまで、ラビットホールから新作のマーダーミステリーを出した際、東京近郊にいる方しかプレイができませんでした。しかし、オンラインになり、地方の方でも参加ができるようになりました。ネットさえあれば全国区にアプローチできるようになったので、店舗が再開してもオンライン公演もそのまま、ひとつのアプローチとしてやっていきたいと考えています。 夜住私もいつまで開催するかは未定です。ただ、オンラインの公演は初めてだったのですが、遊んでもらってホラーの魅力に知ってもらえるキッカケになったので、続けて作っていこうかと考えてはいます。 人とつながる楽しさをオンラインの物語コンテンツを通じて体験してほしい 酒井「ラビットホール」は3月には週末のみ自粛休演をするという形にしていたのですが、4月から完全クローズになってしまって、それもあって3月下旬から10日間ぐらいメンタルがやられてしまいました。店舗にいただいた予約を全部キャンセルして、新規も止めるというインパクトが大きすぎましたね。でもそこから4月上旬には立ち直って全力で再起動して10日ほどで作り上げました。 夜住私たちはリアル体験のエンターテインメントを作ることが仕事なので、それができなくなることを検討した時に、オンライン化への頭の切り替えは早かったのかなと思います。私は個人的な理由もあって、自粛によってリモートになって人と会えないことが嫌だったんです（笑）。だから、人と会うために作ったというのはありますね。 ──最後に両作品が気になっている方に向けたメッセージをお願いします。 酒井僕は基本的にものづくりをするうえで、体験して終わってしまうのは嫌で、プレイ後に物語の中で得た経験をリアルにフィードバックできるものが良いと考えています。体験型のコンテンツはそうした可能性があると思って作ってきましたが、今回の「左利き連盟」でもそうした部分のギミックを強めています。ぜひ、作品内でさまざまな選択を体験して、なにかひとつ手に入れていただければうれしいですね。 夜住とにかくプレイしていただき、みんなと一緒に作っていく物語を楽しんでほしいですね。 酒井「左利き連盟」と「イキサキ探し」の違いですが、「イキサキ探し」は素の自分自身として物語に入っていきます。そのため、そこで得た経験がまるごと自分に残ります。「左利き連盟」は入り口の段階でひとつの役を渡されるので、役を演じる面白さや物語の深さが楽しめますね。違う物語体験なので、どっちもやってほしいというのが正直なところです（笑）。 ──ありがとうございました。 "エンターテインメント" - Google ニュース May 15, 2020 at 02:00AM https://ift.tt/2TaBkqV 友だちと一緒にオンラインで楽しめる新たなエンターテインメント─マダミス「左利き連盟」、ホラー「イキサキ探し」の仕掛け人に話を訊いた（インサイド） - Yahoo!ニュース "エンターテインメント" - Google ニュース https://ift.tt/2W81riD Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| Bangladesh: Rohingya refugee tests positive in crowded Cox's Bazar camp - WION Posted: 15 May 2020 07:41 PM PDT [unable to retrieve full-text content]
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| ぺこぱや野田クリスタルが初登場「ENGEIグランドスラム」昼夜2部構成 - ナタリー Posted: 15 May 2020 07:18 PM PDT ぺこぱや野田クリスタルが初登場「ENGEIグランドスラム」昼夜2部構成 - ナタリー 来週5月23日（土）夜に「ENGEIグランドスラムリモート」（フジテレビ系）が、これに先駆けて当日昼に「ENGEIグランドスラムマチネ」（フジテレビ）が放送され、多くの芸人が出演する。 ナイナイMCの「ENGEIグランドスラム マチネ」は「ENGEIグランドスラム」初登場の ENGEIグランドスラム リモートフジテレビ系 2020年5月23日（土）21:00～23:10 ENGEIグランドスラム マチネフジテレビ 2020年5月23日（土）16:30～17:30 タグ 2020-05-16 02:15:45Z https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiJWh0dHBzOi8vbmF0YWxpZS5tdS9vd2FyYWkvbmV3cy8zNzkyNzLSASlodHRwczovL2FtcC5uYXRhbGllLm11L293YXJhaS9uZXdzLzM3OTI3Mg?oc=5  |
| ＮＨＫ大河＆朝ドラ中断、再開は最短７月～８月上旬（日刊スポーツ） - Yahoo!ニュース Posted: 15 May 2020 07:18 PM PDT ＮＨＫ大河＆朝ドラ中断、再開は最短７月～８月上旬（日刊スポーツ） - Yahoo!ニュース
 NHKは15日、大河ドラマ「麒麟がくる」（日曜午後8時）と連続テレビ小説「エール」（月～土曜午前8時）の放送を6月に中断すると発表した。「麒麟がくる」（全44回）は6月7日の第21回まで放送し翌週の14日から、「エール」は6月27日まで放送し翌週の29日から、それぞれ休止する。過去には大事件や編成調整で1～2回の休止はあるが、今回のような長期にわたる中断は両ドラマ史上初とみられる。 【写真】「エール」発表会見で笑顔を見せる窪田正孝と二階堂ふみ NHK前田晃伸会長は「ご理解をいただきたい。代替番組は、現在検討している。再開は決まり次第、お知らせしたい」などと文書で説明した。関係者によると、中断期間は総集編や再放送などを軸に検討。中断が長引く場合は過去の作品を編成する可能性もあるという。2作品とも新型コロナ感染拡大を受け4月1日から撮影を休止していた。 撮影再開は緊急事態宣言解除後になるが、すぐにとはいかない。関係者によると大河は出演者やスタッフも多く「3密」になりやすく、セットも大がかり。役者の日程調整にも時間がかかり、スタートまでに4週間程度はかかる見込み。撮影後も編集や考査などにやはり約4週間は必要で、仮に6月1日にゴーサインが出ても、放送再開は7月下旬～8月上旬になる計算だ。今年は東京五輪期間に5週分の余裕はあったが今作はスタートで2週遅れ、今回の中断で8週空くと、年末までに44回の放送が終了できないおそれもある。 「エール」も同様で放送期間を調整することになりそう。ただ、今秋スタートの「おちょやん」の収録開始も遅れており、後期作のスタート日とあわせて、検討することになりそうだ。
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