Fukushima nuclear plant water release raises worries for businesses

Fukushima nuclear plant water release raises worries for businesses

IWAKI, Japan – Beach season has started across Japan, which means seafood for holiday makers and good times for business owners. But in Fukushima, that may end soon. Within weeks, the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is expected to start releasing treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, a highly contested plan still facing fierce protests in and outside Japan. Residents worry that the water discharge, 12 years after the nuclear disaster, could deal another set back to Fukushima’s image and hurt their businesses and livelihoods. “Without a healthy ocean, I cannot make a living.” said Yukinaga Suzuki, a 70-year-old…
Inflation rate unexpectedly increased in April, jumping up to 4.4%

Inflation rate unexpectedly increased in April, jumping up to 4.4%

Canada’s inflation rate reversed its cooling trend last month and moved higher, to a 4.4 per cent annual rate. Economists had been expecting new data released by Statistics Canada on Tuesday to show the cost of living had eased from March’s 4.3 per cent pace to something around 4.1. Instead, it moved higher again, as the cost of things like gasoline, rent and mortgages increased during the month. It’s the first acceleration in the cost of living since June of 2022, when Canada’s inflation rate hit a more than 40-year high of 8.1 per cent. Food prices have been a…
Netflix to start charging US customers an extra  for sharing accounts outside the house

Netflix to start charging US customers an extra $8 for sharing accounts outside the house

Netflix on Tuesday outlines how it intends to crack down on the rampant sharing of account passwords in the US, its latest bid to reel in more subscribers to its video streaming service amid a slowdown in growth. In an email to its 70 million US customers on Tuesday, Netflix said it would limit viewing of its programming to people living in the same household. Those who subscribe to Netflix’s standard or premium plans — which cost $15.50 US to $20 US per month — will be able to allow another person living outside their household to use their password…
FAA orders grounding of all Air Canada and Rouge flights in US lifted

FAA orders grounding of all Air Canada and Rouge flights in US lifted

A brief ground stop order for all Air Canada and Rouge flights in the US due to an unspecified computer issue has been lifted. A little after 11 am ET on Thursday, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered what’s known as a “ground stop” to all of the airline’s destinations in the US due to unspecified “internal computer issues.” According to the FAA, the order came at the request of the airline. Peter Fitzpatrick, a spokesperson for the airline, confirmed that the FAA directive was lifted after about an hour, and that all systems are returning to normal. “Air…
Tucker Carlson leaves Fox News days after Dominion lawsuit settlement

Tucker Carlson leaves Fox News days after Dominion lawsuit settlement

April 24 (Reuters) – Fox News Media and its top-rated host Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways, less than a week after parent company Fox Corp (FOXA.O) settled for $787.5 million a defamation lawsuit in which Carlson played a starring role roles. The outspoken Carlson embraced conservative issues and delivered his views with a style that made his prime-time show, “Tucker Carlson Tonight”, the highest-rated cable news program in the key 25-to-54 age demographic on the most-watched US cable news network. Shares of Fox closed 2.9% lower on the news, which the company announced on Monday. Dominion Voting Systems…