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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).
question:
今月の初め、アメリカは30人の役人をジュネーブでの拷問委員会の公聴会に派遣した。
answer:
Earlier this month, the US sent 30 officials to a torture committee hearing in Geneva.


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イスラエルと占領パレスチナ地区のICRCのチーフであるピエール・ウェタックは、「ショッキングな出来事だ」と言った。
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"This is a shocking incident", said Pierre Wettach, ICRC chief for Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.


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これは、2003年の敗北の後、政府が彼らに与えた額の２倍をちょうど下回る。
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This is just under double what the government gave them after the loss in 2003.