1. The US Senate has passed a bill to suspend the government’s debt ceiling, paving the way for President Joe Biden to sign it into law to avert a default. The bill is based on an agreement reached on Sunday between the Democratic president and Republican House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The Biden administration sought to raise the ceiling, while Republicans demanded spending cuts.
2. Japanese weather officials say bands of thunderclouds are causing heavy downpours in western Japan’s Kochi Prefecture. A front is also expected to bring heavy rain to more prefectures along the Pacific coast and other areas. The front is being fed by moist air around Severe Tropical Storm Mawar, and it is causing downpours.
3. US President Joe Biden tripped and fell on stage at the US Air Force Academy graduation ceremony on Thursday. The White House says he is fine. The 80-year-old president fell as he was about to return to his seat after shaking hands with graduates at the ceremony in the western state of Colorado.
日: 2023年6月2日
June 1, Thursday, 2023
1. The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to suspend the government’s debt ceiling, paving the way to avert a US default. The bill is based on an agreement reached on Sunday between US President Joe Biden, who wants to raise the ceiling, and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who wants to cut spending.
2.The German government has told Moscow to shut down four Russian consulates in the country after Berlin was forced to restrict its own diplomatic missions in Russia. A German foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday that it will close three of its four consulates in Russia because Moscow has imposed limits on the number of German officials who ae allowed to work in the country. 3. Toyota Motor announced Wednesday it will start producing family-friendly sports utility EVs featuring third-row seating in the US state of Kentucky in 2025. The SUVs will be powered by batteries made at a plant in the nearby state of North Carolina.