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: フィジーの島国の激しい洪水で8人の命が奪われ、数千人が避難を強いられた。

A: Severe flooding in the island nation of Fiji has killed eight people and forced thousands to evacuate.
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Q: 弁護士のジェームズ・E・ブラットによると、ジェームズは無罪を主張する予定だ。

A: James will plead not guilty, according to his attorney, James E. Blatt.
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Q: 二国はまた、今日、2020年までに25%から40%排出量を削減する新たな条約を否決した。

A:
They also refused today to approve a new treaty designed to cut emissions by 25 percent to 40 percent by 2020.
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