In this task, you are given a sentence in the Japanese language and your task is to convert it into the English language. In translation, keep numbers as it is and make it sentence case (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and noun).

[Q]: KevinRuddオーストラリア首相は、そうした動きはフィジーを後退させるだろうとして非難した。
[A]: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd condemned the move, saying that it would take Fiji backwards.


[Q]: スティーヴンスは、すぐに彼の有罪判決を上訴して、無罪を主張し続けた。
[A]: Stevens immediately appealed his conviction and has maintained his innocence.


[Q]: 重篤な状態にあった患者のほとんどは回復していると衛生部は月曜日に発表した。
[A]:
The majority of patients who were in critical condition have recovered, said a Health Ministry official in a statement on Monday.