TOKYO, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Around 20 people were injured on Friday when a tour bus careened off a road in the town of Shimizu in Hokkaido, Japan's
northernmost prefecture, the local fire department said.
The tour bus was traveling along Route 24 in Shimizu when it skidded off the road and tumbled a few meters into a wooded, grassy area where it was found on
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Rescue officials said the extent of the injuries of the 20 wounded passengers is not yet known, but patients are being transferred to the Shimizu Red Cross
Hospital.
A rescue helicopter has also been deployed to the scene, the fire department said.
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The bus was carrying tourists, including those from Tokyo, to Lake Akan in the Akan National Park in Hokkaido, the operator said.
Rescue officials said the accident happened at around 4:00 p.m. local time (0700 GMT) and police and rescue officials were investigating the cause of the
crash.
The bus is believed to have been carrying a total of around 49 people at the time of the accident, the fire department said.
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LUSAKA, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Zambia's major media outlets on Monday.
-- Trade between Zambia and the European Union (EU) stood at 142.26 million euros in the first quarter of this year representing a decrease from the 187.79
million euros recorded during the same period last year.
The EU imported goods worth 59.6 million euros from Zambia and exported goods worth 82.66 million euros during the first quarter of the year, according to
figures released by the EU office in Zambia. (Times of Zambia)
-- Zambia has signed the Southern African Development Community (SADC) protocol on gender and development aimed at promoting 50-50 gender parity in
political and decision-making positions.
President Edgar Lungu signed the protocol during the just-ended SADC Heads of State and Government Summit held in South Africa. (Zambia Daily Mail)
-- The Zambian government will soon formulate a policy which will result in the establishment of an academy of science and technology.
Minister of Higher Education, Professor Nkandu Luo said the academy was one way by government to promote science and technology in the country, adding that
it was important for the country to start looking at strategies of investing in
science and technology as a precursor to sustainable development. (Daily Nation)
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opposition leaders for a meeting.
Chishimba Kambwili Cheap Nike Air Presto Uncaged Ultra Shoes All White , who was fired as information and broadcasting minister by Lungu last year, said the refusal by
the two South African opposition leaders, Julius Malema and Musi Maimane, to
meet the Zambian leader was due to a diplomatic gaffe which his aides failed to
deal with. (The Mast)
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