The UN warns that global temperatures could rice by more than 3℃ by 2100 if nations do not take string actions against climate changes.

warn　/wɔːrn/

global temperatures

take action   行動をとる

American Lael Wilcox has broken the world record for the fastest woman to cycle around the world, traversing 21 countries in three and a half months.

traverse   /trə'vɜːrs/　v)端から端まで横切る･横断する･越える

3ヶ月半　three and a half months

More than 10,000 hotel workers at 24 hotels stretching from Boston to the West Coast to Hawaii went on strike on Labor Day.

The Paris Olympics triathlon started without incident after several days of delays, although the water quality of the River Seine was a problem.

incident   n)事件･出来事

water quality

Extreme heat waves have increased produce prices, impacting consumers and farmers. Crop yields are lower, and farming costs are higher.

heat wave　猛暑

crop　/krɑːp/　n)農作物

yield   /jiːld/　n)収穫量

produce prices   生産価格

Due to rising temperatures, South Korean farmers are experimenting with growing tropical bananas as a new crop to adapt to climate change.

experiment   v)試してみる

crop　n)農作物

halt robotaxi service

General Motors is halting its robotaxi service, providing driverless rides in multiple cities, following California's revocation of GM's permits to operate fully driverless vehicles.

halt   /hɔːlt/　v)休止させる

provide　/prə'vaɪd/　v)提供する

ride　/raɪd/　v)馬･自転車に乗る、乗る　n)乗ること

multiple　/'mʌltɪpl/　adj)複数の･多種多様の

revocation　/,revə'keɪʃn/　n)取り消し･廃止

permit　/pə'mɪt/　/pər'mɪt/　v)許す･許可する　/'pərmit/　n)許可

fully　/'fƱli/　adv)完全に･まったく

For an ad-free experience

Meta started charging European users a subscription fee for an ad-free experience on Facebook and Instagram starting in November, in compliance with EU regulations.

subscription   n)寄付･支払･会費･購読

compliance　n)命令などに従うこと･法令遵守

広がる・拡大する

spread

The minister for health said, as the Omicron variant is spreading at record speed.

minister ミﾆｽﾀｰ　n)大臣　

at record speed　記録的なスピードで

Auto industry executives expect electric vehicles will make up just over half of new vehicle sales in the United States and China by 2030.

auto industry オ-ﾄ イﾝﾀﾞｽﾄﾘｰ　自動車工業

executive ｴｸゼｷｭﾃｨｳﾞ n)企業の幹部･重役

make up ﾒｲｶｯﾌﾟ 何かを作り上げる、作り話をする、埋め合わせをする、決心する

makeup n)構成

counterpart

In recent weeks, US Navy ships have worked with other navies during exercises.

The exercises have seen US aircraft carriers sail with their British and Japanese counterparts.

in recent weeks ここ数週間

US Navy アメリカ海軍

aircraft carrier エｱｸﾗﾌﾄ キｬﾘｱ  n)空母 

counterpart カｳﾝﾀｰﾊﾟｧｰﾄ n)相補う2つの物の一方

The Foreign Minister held talks with his Chinese counterpart.

hold talks with...   ...と会談する

Outbound tourism

Chinese outbound tourism numbers are set to jump by more than 25% this year from 2020 but remain "basically at a standstill" compared to pre-pandemic levels.

outbound アｳﾄﾊﾞｳﾝﾄﾞ adj)外国行きの ⇔ inbound 本国行きの

outbound flights/passengers/travel/trip/tourism

tourism トｩｱﾘｽﾞﾑ n)観光、観光客

set to　...へ向かう

standstill　スﾀﾝﾄﾞ ｽﾃｨﾙ n)停止、行き詰まり

pre-pandemic

I've been having an itch to go abroad. Pre-pandemic, I go visit

The self-ruled island

Many Taiwanese believe that Japan would come to Taiwan's aid militarily if China invades the self-ruled island, a survey showed.

aid エｲﾄﾞ n)助け

come to someone's aid 人の救助に向かう、助けに来る

invade ｲﾝヴｪｲﾄﾞ v)侵攻する、攻め入る

rule　ｩルｰﾙ　n)ルール、支配、統治

survey　サ-ｳﾞｪｲ　n)世論調査

open its border to non-citizens

American Airlines welcomed 150 international flights as the U.S. opened its borders to non-citizens who are vaccinated against COVID-19. 

A jump in the number of people in China infected with bird flu this year is raising concern among experts, who say a previously circulating strain appears to have changed.

a jump 急上昇、大幅な伸び

previously adv)予め、前もって、以前

circulating　v)ひと回りする、循環する、出回る、広まる

strain　v)ぴんと引っ張る、最大限に張りつめる　n)ゆがみ、血統、変種

appear to  ～するように思われる、見える

raise concern 懸念･心配･不安を引き起こす

decline/slide

New home prices in China slide 0.8% in September. It was the country's first real estate decline in six years, triggered largely by the Evergrande fiasco.

new home prices 新築住宅価格

slide ｽラｲﾄﾞv)減る･下落する

decline ﾃﾞｨｰクﾗｲﾝ v)下がる･下落する

trigger トﾘｶﾞｧ- n)引き金　v)引き金になる、引き起こす

largely ラーｼﾞﾘｨ　adv)大部分は

fiasco ﾌｨアｽｺ n)大失敗 [語源:ｲﾀﾘｱ]

It depens on... ～かできるかどうかにかかっている、次第である

The success of Tokyo Paralympics all depends on whether organizers of the games will be able to control coronavirus infections, IPC head Andrew Parsons said.

The approval rating all depends on whether it will be able to control Covid.

approval ｱプ-ﾙｳﾞｧﾙ　n)賛成　approval rate 支持率

It depends on whether things get back/return to normal.

Former Japan international striker Shinji Okazaki has agreed to join Spanish second-division side FC Cartagena on a free transfer, the club announced.

Space Agency

Japan's space agency plans to bring soil samples back from the Mars by 2029 ahead of the U.S. and Chinese missions now operating on Mars,

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