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A Japanese person will be the first non-American to walk on the Moon, US President Joe Biden announces during a state visit by Japan's prime minister. US-Japan "ties stretch up to the Moon where two Japanese astronauts will join future American missions, and one will become the first non-American ever to land on the Moon," Biden says during a press conference at the White House. SOUNDBITE
Tokyo, Jul 2 (EFE/EPA).- Years away from the classrooms due to fragile health motivated the Japanese Kentaro Yoshifuji to create the DAWN ver.ß cafeteria, a place run by robots controlled remotely by people with reduced mobility. The place seeks to help remove people with reduced mobility from labor and social seclusion. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON / MARIA ROLDAN).SHOT LIST: ROBOTS ATTEND CLIENTS AT THE DAWN VER.ß CAFETERIA, IN TOKYO, JAPAN.SOUND BITE: KUSUMI ATSUMI, BUSINESSWOMAN.TRANSLATION: By not having opportunities to communicate with these people, sometimes we feel embarrassed, because we do not know how far we can go asking about their illness. But by investigating, we're allowed to get closer to them. That may allow them to blend into society.
Ellen DeGeneres is back at work after testing positive for Covid-19 in December. The daytime talk show host took several weeks off to recover from the illness. In a preview for Wednesday's episode of DeGeneres spoke about when she first learned she had contracted Covid-19. "Obviously there's a lot of negative things going on, so I want to talk about something positive, my Covid test," she joked. DeGeneres went on to assure her fans that she had recovered, saying; "I'm fine now, I'm all good." DeGeneres recovered at home where she said she kept her distance from her wife, Portia de Rossi.
US federal regulators are dropping quarantine measures meant to control the emerald ash borer. According to Science Magazine, instead of quarantines, the government will use tiny wasps known to kill the invasive beetles in hopes of saving the ash. It's a devastating Asian pest that has killed tens of millions of ash trees since 2002. Ash trees are considered a linchpin of American forests. Some agree that, after spending some $350 million to fight the ash borer, the government should redirect scarce resources to more promising strategies. But others argue the surrender is premature. So some states are vowing to maintain local controls on ash tree and wood movement.
Pres. Donald Trump and Dr. Anthony Fauci are on course for another, very public battle. According to CNN, Fauci questioned why Trump thinks mask wearing is weak. Fauci is the world's leading infectious disease specialist. He and the President are arguing as the pandemic begins the feared fall & winter spike. Trump has slammed Fauci repeatedly. Early in the pandemic Fauci said mask wearing was not necessary. "Let's see if we could put this to rest once and for all," Fauci said. "Cloth coverings work."
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