1. Delegates to the US Democratic National Convention are voting online to select Vice President Kamala Harris as their nominee for president. President Joe Biden three his support behind Harris after dropping out of the race in late July. Nearly 4,700 delegates are taking part in what they call a “virtual roll call.” They started casting their ballots on Thursday and will wrap up Monday evening.
2. Japanese weather officials said on Friday that the rainy season appears to be over in the northern Tohoku region, virtually declaring the arrival of full-fledged summer across Japan. Officials are advising people to stay on the alert against heatstroke.
3. Honda and Nissan have announced plans to jointly run research into developing next-generation automobiles, known as software-defined vehicles, or SDVs. Both companies released the details of the plan on Thursday. It follows on from their strategic partnership announced in March.
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