Two major hospitals in Sydney's west, the epicentre of Australia's coronavirus outbreak, set up emergency outdoor tents to help deal with an increase in patients. 

epicentre エﾋﾟｾﾝﾀ-  n)震源･震源地　BrE

epicenter エﾋﾟｾﾝﾀｰ  n)震源･震源地  AmE

a small number of...

Japan is in close contact with a "small number" of its nationals still in Afghanistan, seeking to ensure their safety after Taliban militants took over Kabul.

in close contact with...  ...と緊密な連絡を取り合っている

a small number of... ... の少数

still in Afghanistan　まだｱﾌガﾆｽﾀﾝにいる

in addition to .../besides

Japan declared a state of emergency in seven more prefectures in addition to Tokyo and five other areas due to an increasing strain on hospital beds.

in addition to...　...に加えて

strain　ｽﾄレｲﾝ　v)ロープなどをぴんと引っ張る、目いっぱいに使う、

prefecture プﾘﾌｪｸﾁｬｰ

数字+more+n  あと、数字の何何　　もう数字の何何

In addition to/Besides/Moreover my main job, I also have a day job as a teacher. I teach young adults how to get the license to practice architecture at school.

Iceland is one of the most vaccinated countries in the world. But that didn't stop the tiny island nation from catching a whole lot of Delta COVID in recent weeks.

island nation アｲﾗﾝﾄﾞ ﾈｲｼｮﾝ  島国

Japan move to evacuate embassy staff from Kabul

The Japanese government, citing a rapidly deteriorating security situations, is preparing to evacuate all staff from its embassy in Kabul following the Taliban's dramatic takeover of Afghanistan's major cities.

A senior Foreign Ministry official told reporters Aug. 16 that the government is taking all necessary steps to carry out the emergency operation.

The dozen or so staff members working at the embassy have already left the embassy buildings and secured their safety, according to a source closed to the Japanese government.

A high-ranking ministry official said arrangements were also being made to get Japanese citizens providing support to local Afghans out of harm's way.

"We will coordinate with other countries that have their own means of transportation," said an official close to the prime minister on ways to evacuate Japanese nationals from Afghanistan.

cite サｲﾄ v)召集する

rapid  ラ ﾋﾟｯﾄﾞｩ　adj)素早い･迅速な

rapidly　ラ ﾋﾟﾄﾞｩﾘｰ  adv)素早く

deteriorate　ﾃﾞティ ﾘｵ ﾚｲﾄ v)悪化する

evacuate　ｲヴァｷｭｴｲﾄ　v)避難させる

senior　シﾆｱｰ adj)年上の、上位の

carry out　実行する、達成する、果たす

emergency operation　緊急措置、緊急手術

ministry　ミ ﾆｽ ﾄﾘｰ n)省、大臣、内閣、聖職者

secure  ｾ キュｱ- v)安全に守る、保護する

arrangement　ｱ レｲﾝｼﾞ ﾒﾝﾄ　n)配列、取り決め、解決、手配、準備

harm　ハ-ｧﾑ n)危害、損害

coordinate　ｺｳオ-ﾃﾞｨﾈｲﾄ　v)調整･連携･協調･調和･統合する

transportation　ﾄラﾝｽﾎﾟｰﾃｲｼｮﾝ　n)輸送、交通手段

You spilled water all over me!  ｽピﾙ v)こぼす　spill-spilled-spilled

I'm still a bit clumsy. ｸラﾑｽﾞｨｰ adj)不器用な･ぎこちない

No harm, no foul. 害がなかったからいいけど

foul フｧｳﾙ adj)汚れた、違反、野球のファウル

I could've sworn you ordered a T-bone steak.

T-bone steakだと思っていた。仮定法過去

ｽウｴｱｰ swear-swore-sworn  v)誓う,断言する

California is currently in a drought. 干ばつ

Yes, it's been dry, but things are looking up. 上向き　少しよくなりました。

The climate is unpredictable there days. 最近、天候は予測できないね。

Do you follow the Global Climate Summit negotiations?

I haven’t been following that news.

 

Earth sizzled in July and became the hottest month in 142 years of recordkeeping, U.S. weather officials announced.

sizzle シｽﾞﾙ　v)焼けるように暑い

recordkeeping　n)記録

 Has school started yet? 学校は始まった？

encourage

encourage verb/ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ//ɪnˈkɜːrɪdʒ/促す

to persuade somebody to do something by making it easier for them and making them believe it is a good thing to do

encourage somebody to do something Banks actively encouraged people to borrow money.

I strongly encourage everyone to go and see this important film.

encourage (doing) something Speaking your mind is highly encouraged at these sessions.

I try to encourage my mother to go to the doctor.

Thailand reported a record  20,920 coronavirus cases, bringing total cases in the Southeast Asian nation to  693,305 since the pandemic began.

 

Vice President Kamala Harris will focus on defending international rules in the South China Sea, strengthening U.S. regional leadership during her trip to Vietnam and Singapore.

defend ﾃﾞｨ フェﾝﾄﾞ　v)守る･防衛する、擁護･支持する

strengthen スﾄﾚﾝｸﾞ ｾﾝ  v)強化する

I've been swimming to strengthen my upper body.

A set of exercises to strengthen the leg muscles.

The walls were strengthened with steel rods.     rod n)細長い棒

Japanese government's first priority is to strengthen the economy.

priority

 noun/praɪˈɒrəti/(plural priorities)

[countable] something that you think is more important than other things and should be dealt with first/優先事項

those in their 40s to 50s

The number of serious COVID-19 cases among those in their 40s to 50s has been on the rise amid the fifth coronavirus wave in Japan's capital.

among 前)...の間に、...に囲まれて

amid　前)...の真ん中に、...のまっ最中に

amongは複数の個々の物体に囲まれている状況で使われることが多いです。

amidの後ろに続くのは、囲まれている物体、周囲にあるものが、単一の場合（個々には数えないもの）に使われる傾向があります。

United States and United Kingdom, respectively, now believe Iran was likely responsible for last week's drone strike on an oil tanker in the Arabian sea.

respectively それぞれ･各々

likely おそらく･可能性が高い

be responsible for... ...に責任がある

drone strike ドローン攻撃

receive a third shot/kicking off a campaign

Israeli President Isaac Herzog received a third shot of coronavirus vaccine, kicking off a campaign to give booster doses to people aged over 60.

Israeli  adj)イスラエルの･イスラエル人の　n)イスラエル人

receive　受ける･受け取る

campaign　ｷｬﾝ ペｲﾝ n)軍事行動、ｷｬﾝﾍﾟｲﾝ運動

booster　ブ-ｽ ﾀｰ n)後押しする人

dose　ドｳｽ n)服用量･薬