On April 11, non-profit organization Earthsite revealed that factories that supply clothing to fast fashion giants H&M and Zara are purchasing cotton that has been linked to environmental destruction and land grabbing in Brazil’s Cerrado region. revealed in a survey. The photo shows a woman carrying a Zara shopping bag. Photographed in March in Bilbao, … Read more
Russia on the 9th accused Ukraine of attacking the Russian-controlled Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine for the third consecutive day. Photographed in June 2023 (2024 Reuters/Alina Smutko) [モスクワ／キーウ ９日 ロイター] – Russia on the 9th accused Ukraine of attacking the Russian-controlled Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine for the third consecutive day. … Read more
On April 7, a dam burst on the Ural River in southwestern Russia caused massive flooding, damaging at least 6,000 households and forcing thousands of residents to evacuate. The photo shows a rescue vehicle moving through a flooded residential area in Orsk, Urals region, on the 6th. From a video provided by the Ministry of … Read more
The magnitude (M) 7.2 earthquake that occurred in Taiwan on April 3 left more than 1,000 people injured. The death toll remains at nine, but the whereabouts of 42 people who were headed to a hotel in the national park are still unknown. Photographed in Hualien County on the 4th (2024 Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins) [花蓮（台湾） … Read more
On March 28, her cocoa farm was contaminated with toxic substances and was dotted with reddish-brown puddles. The photo shows cacao fruit. Photographed in February at a farm in Osino, Ghana (2024 Reuters/Francis Kokoroko) [サムレボイ（ガーナ） ２８日 ロイター] – Her cocoa farm was contaminated with toxic substances and was dotted with reddish-brown puddles. It was left … Read more
According to the Corporate Goods Price Index (CGPI) preliminary report for February released by the Bank of Japan on the 12th, the domestic corporate goods price index (CGPI) rose by 0.6% from the previous year. The photo was taken in March 2016 at the Keihin Industrial Zone in Kawasaki City (2024 Reuters/Yuya Shino) TOKYO (Reuters) … Read more
The dollar has fallen across the board. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that he believes the Fed will have the confidence in the decline in inflation needed to begin cutting interest rates in the “not too distant future.” Meanwhile, the euro was flat in the early going after the European Central Bank … Read more
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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Tom Grossi said on the 6th that he had been in Russia after holding “tense” talks with Russian energy officials over the safety of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, which is under Russian military control. met with President Putin. Photographed on the 4th (2024 Reuters/Lisa Leutner) … Read more
The dollar rose against the euro and yen. Investors adjusted their positions ahead of inflation data from Europe and the US, and portfolio rebalancing at the end of the month also had an impact. The market is paying close attention to data that could provide clues as to when the U.S. Federal Reserve will start … Read more
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Regarding the gasoline subsidy (a drastic change mitigation measure) whose handling after the end of April has not yet been determined, there has been talk of extending it within the ruling party, and the government is expected to seriously consider it in the future. The photo was taken in September 2022 at a gas station … Read more