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).
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Question: 原告は、政府と厚生省が国際機関が１９７２年にアスベストの発がん性を警告した後も早急に行動しなかったと論じている。

Answer: Plaintiffs argue that the government and health ministry did not act quickly enough after international organizations issued warnings in 1972 that asbestos could be a carcinogen.


Question: USGSによると、震源地はタリハ（ボリビア）から140キロメートル東のフフイ地域の地下247キロメートルの深さだった。

Answer: According to the USGS, the epicentre was the Jujuy region 140 kilometres east of Tarija (Bolivia) at a depth of 247 kilometers.


Question: 全国的な開票率73％の段階で、与党オーストラリア労働党は二大政党優先投票で50.7％の得票が確実で、衆議院の73議席を獲得し、過半数に3議席足りないと予想される。

Answer:
With 73% of the nation wide vote counted, the governing Australian Labor Party has been confirmed to have 50.7% of the two party preferred votes, and predicted to win 73 seats in the House of Representatives, 3 short of majority.