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☆ Carlos Alcaraz: Why Spaniard’s Wimbledon victory over Novak Djokovic could finally signal tennis’ changing of the guard
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“I did it for myself, not for [the next] tennis generation, honestly,” Alcaraz told reporters after the final. Carlos Alcaraz is the first man to defeat Novak Djokovic on Centre Court since Andy Murray in 2013. Clive Brunskill/Getty ImagesBut Alcaraz isn’t so sure that tennis’ changing of the guard has finally happened. In the future we can talk about it, but right now, it’s not the right moment.”A mix of Roger, Rafa and Novak? Novak Djokovic says Carlos Alcaraz is a mix of him, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Persons: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka, Carlos Alcaraz’s, Daniil Medvedev, Pete Sampras, Djokovic, Alcaraz, “, ” Alcaraz, Novak, isn’t, Federer, Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Clive Brunskill, ”, Rafa, it’s, Roger, ” Djokovic, he’s, “ He’s, haven’t, Carlos, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, – Wimbledon, Wimbledon, Djokovic, Wimbledon’s, Court, Spaniard Locations: Sunday’s

☆ MLB roundup: Rockies stun Yanks in bottom of 11th
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY SportsJuly 17 - Alan Trejo hit a walk-off homer in the 11th inning, C.J. Cron hit a grand slam, and the Colorado Rockies rallied to beat the New York Yankees 8-7 in Denver on Sunday. Cabrera and Gleyber Torres each had two hits for New York in the rubber game of a three-game series. Robert finished with three RBIs, and Andrew Benintendi added three hits, three runs and an RBI for the White Sox. Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer for the Cardinals, who took two of three games for their second straight series win.

Persons: Alan Trejo, Isaiah J, Downing, Cron, Oswaldo Cabrera, Oswald Peraza, Nolan Jones, Nick Ramirez, Ramirez, Ron Marinaccio, Trejo, Michael Toglia, Jones, Gavin Hollowell, Cabrera, Gleyber Torres, Alex Bregman, Kyle Tucker, Chas McCormick, Jake Meyers, Rafael Montero, Phil Maton, Shohei, Tucker, Los Angeles, Jaime Barria, Bregman's, Luis Guillorme, Mark Canha, Brett Baty, Nick Robertson, Guillorme, Freddie Freeman, David Robertson, James Outman, Michael Conforto, Patrick Bailey, Alex Wood, Ryan Walker, Bryan Reynolds, Henry Davis, Jared Triolo, Yerry De Los Santos, Kyle Bradish, Bradish, Anthony Santander, Johnny Cueto, Luis Robert Jr, Jake Burger, Robert, Andrew Benintendi, Matt Olson, Josh Jung, Will Smith, Cody Bradford, Trevor Stephan, Cleveland's Steven Kwan, Vladimir Guerrero's, Danny Jansen, Santiago Espinal, Kevin Kiermaier, Jansen, George Springer, Ketel Marte, Lourdes Gurriel Jr, Christian Yelich, Devin Williams, Matt McLain, Kyle Schwarber, Edmundo Sosa, Schwarber, Bryson Stott, Bryce Harper, Brandon Marsh, Stott, Jeff Hoffman, Seong Kim, Xander Bogaerts, Fernando Tatis Jr, Trent Grisham, Bobby Witt Jr, Drew Waters, Brady Singer, Zach Eflin, Singer, Eflin, Nolan Gorman, Louis, Paul Goldschmidt, Jack Flaherty, Josiah Gray, Dominic Smith, Keibert Ruiz, Masataka Yoshida, Kutter Crawford, Yoshida, Rafael Devers, Casas, Crawford, Mike Tauchman, Alex Kirilloff, Kirilloff, Zack Gelof, Minnesota's Jhoan Duran, Bryce Miller, Miller, Cal Raleigh, J.P, Reese Olson Organizations: Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, Coors Field, USA, Sunday, Yankees, New York, Astros, Angels, Houston, Los, Mets, Dodgers, New, Los Angeles, The Dodgers, Giants, Pirates, San, Pittsburgh . Giants, Orioles, Marlins, Baltimore, Sox, Braves, Chicago, White Sox, NL, Atlanta, Rangers, Cleveland, Blue Jays, Diamondbacks, Toronto, Santiago, Brewers, Reds, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, National League Central, Phillies, Padres, Philadelphia, San Diego, Royals, Rays, Kansas City, Tampa, The Rays, Tampa Bay, Cardinals, Nationals, Red Sox, Cubs, Boston, Athletics, Oakland, Mariners, Tigers, Seattle, Detroit, Cal, Thomson Locations: Denver , Colorado, USA, C.J, Denver, Colorado, Los Angeles, Anaheim , Calif, Los, New York, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Miami, Atlanta, Oakland, Texas, Arlington , Texas, Arizona, Kansas, Tampa Bay, Washington, Red, Minnesota

☆ Alcaraz Wins Wimbledon in a Thrilling Comeback Against Djokovic
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Matthew Futterman | More About Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After years of false starts, men’s tennis finally has a proper war between the generations. Besides chasing the Grand Slam, Djokovic was aiming to extinguish the dreams of another heralded upstart challenging his hold on the game, which, so far, has amounted to 23 Grand Slam tournament titles. Alcaraz won the U.S. Open last year in thrilling, acrobatic fashion, serving notice that men’s tennis was going to be shaken up by an unusual talent. This year, he withdrew from the Australian Open to nurse an injury and was defeated by Djokovic in the semifinals at the French Open. “It’s great for the new generation,” Alcaraz said, “to see me beating him and making them think that they are capable to do it.”

Persons: Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Alcaraz, “, ” Alcaraz, ” Organizations: Court, U.S, Djokovic Locations: England

☆ Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic in 5 sets to win Wimbledon for his second major trophy
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

The age gap between the two was the widest in any men's Slam final since 1974. Still, this is all relatively new to him: Djokovic's record 35th Grand Slam final was Alcaraz's second. Yet it was Alcaraz who won a 32-pointCarlos Alcaraz said he wanted another shot at Novak Djokovic. The age gap between the two was the widest in any men's Slam final since 1974. He's used these sorts of intermissions to gather himself and shift momentum and, sure enough, he pushed this terrific match to a fifth set.

Persons: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Glyn KIRK, GLYN KIRK, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Said, Alcaraz, Djokovic, He's, pointCarlos Alcaraz, Novak, Fergus Murphy, —, That's, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, enders, I've, Spain's King Felipe VI Organizations: England Tennis Club, Getty, Wimbledon, All England Club, Court, Australian, Spaniard Locations: Wimbledon, London, AFP, Serbia, Spain

☆ Novak Djokovic vs. Carlos Alcaraz: mouthwatering clash in men’s Wimbledon final
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Perennial grand slam winner against the leader of the next generation and the Wimbledon men’s final many wanted. Djokovic even acknowledged the excitement of a clash with Alcaraz in the aftermath of his semifinal victory over Jannik Sinner. Alcaraz plays a shot at the net during his semifinal match against Medvedev at Wimbledon. Tim Clayton/Corbis Sport/Getty ImagesAfter the match, Alcaraz later said that nerves and tension had caused his whole body to cramp. “I feel that the job is not finished until I lift the trophy - hopefully - and play in the finals of a grand slam.

Persons: CNN — Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Djokovic, Alcaraz, “, ”, We’re, Rafael Nadal, Tim Clayton, –, he’s, Daniil Medvedev, cramp, Margaret Court, Roger Federer, Steffi Graf, Rod Laver, Sinner, Julian Finney, I’m Organizations: CNN, Wimbledon, London, Medvedev, cramp, Djokovic, Getty Locations: Serbian

☆ Guatemala prosecutor defends its probe into anti-graft presidential hopeful
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

GUATEMALA CITY, July 14 (Reuters) - The Guatemalan prosecutors' office said on Friday it would continue its investigation into anti-graft party Semilla and that its actions were not meant to interfere with a presidential run-off set to take place next month. The office this week launched an investigation of Semilla, whose candidate Bernardo Arevalo, pledging to tackle entrenched corruption, took a surprise second place in the first-round vote in June. The prosecutor has alleged that Semilla committed fraud by using more than 5,000 fake signatures to register members. The prosecutor leading the investigation into Semilla, Rafael Curruchiche, said during a press conference on Friday that Guatemalans had come forward with complaints about Semilla. Curruchiche has previously targeted anti-graft campaigners and has been placed on the U.S. State Department's Engel List for "corrupt and undemocratic actors."

Persons: Semilla, Bernardo Arevalo, Rafael Curruchiche, Guatemalans, Arevalo, Sandra Torres, Torres, Curruchiche, U.S . State Department's Engel, Sofia Menchu, Kylie Madry, Sarah Kinosian, Cassandra Garrison, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: GUATEMALA CITY, European Union, U.S, U.S . State, Thomson Locations: GUATEMALA, U.S, Semilla, U.S .

☆ Insatiable Djokovic ready for ultimate showdown with Alcaraz
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Pritha Sarkar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

"Maybe some people think that it would be a huge relief for me winning Roland Garros, being the only men's tennis player with 23 slams. Alcaraz admitted that the stress and tension of facing Djokovic brought on the debilitating cramps that ruined his chances of winning that showdown just five weeks ago. Djokovic, locked at 1-1 in their head-to-head record, was looking forward to the challenge too. We're both playing well," added Djokovic as he looks to become the oldest man in the Open Era to win the grasscourt major. It's going to be a great challenge, greatest challenge that I could have at the moment from any angle really: physical, mental, emotional."

Persons: Novak, Carlos Alcaraz, Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roland Garros, It's, Roger Federer's men's, Margaret Court's, Alcaraz, John McEnroe, Federer, Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, cramp, We're, Pritha Sarkar, Ken Ferris Organizations: Court, Wimbledon, NATO, Serbian, Thomson Locations: Serbian, Belgrade, Spanish, Paris

☆ Novak Djokovic Relaxes, and Lands in Another Wimbledon Final
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Matthew Futterman | More About Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Six months ago, having just won the Australian Open one year after being deported from the country, Novak Djokovic collapsed in the arms of his family and his coaches in a moment of strained ecstasy. He had drawn even with Rafael Nadal in the race for most Grand Slam singles titles. 23 and jetted off to the Azores for a hiking vacation with his wife. Gone is the pugnacious battler carrying around a career full of angst. His default facial expression, something like an inquisitive scowl, has been replaced with a relaxed grin.

Persons: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roland Garros Locations: Azores

CNN —A Guatemalan court has suspended the party of one of the candidates in next month’s presidential run-off election, raising questions over the vote. Movimiento Semilla is the party of opposition candidate Bernardo Arévalo. The FECI investigation established at least 12 deceased people registered by Movimiento Semilla, according to Curruchich. He said in the video message that the party paid a total of approximately US$22,000 in exchange for 5,000 signatures with the aim of reaching the minimum necessary to become a political party and participate in elections. “And it’s evident that it does not have any legal support.”Guatemala has struggled with corruption and poor governance.

Persons: Rafael Curruchich, Bernardo Arévalo, Sandra Torres, Arévalo, ” Organizations: CNN —, Guatemalan Public Ministry, Movimiento Semilla, Semilla, CNN Locations: United States, ” Guatemala, Central America

☆ Guatemala top court reverses ban on anti-graft presidential candidate
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Sofia Menchu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The Constitutional Court said it had granted a provisional injunction filed by the Semilla party against a judge's order to suspend the party and seemingly kick Arevalo out of the race. Asked about the potential for U.S. sanctions on those behind the Semilla suspension, a U.S. State Department spokesperson cited sanctions already imposed on Curruchiche and Attorney General Maria Consuelo Porras but declined to say more. Arevalo told reporters earlier on Thursday he believed the lower court's move against Semilla violated a Guatemalan law preventing political party suspensions during an election. Arevalo's presidential rival Torres urged the popular vote be respected and said she was suspending her campaign in solidarity with Semilla voters. Aldana by then had a reputation as an anti-graft crusader and helped oust, prosecute and imprison conservative former President Otto Perez.

Persons: Cinthia Monterroso, Guatemala Attorney General's, Bernardo Arevalo's, Read, Bernardo Arevalo, Arevalo, Sandra Torres, Semilla, Rafael Curruchiche, U.S . State Department's Engel, General Maria Consuelo Porras, Juan Jose Arevalo, Alejandro Giammattei, Giammattei, Torres, Thelma Aldana, Otto Perez, Sofia Menchu, Dave Graham, Valentine Hilaire, Matt Spetalnick, Kylie Madry, Cassandra Garrison, Sarah Morland, Stephen Eisenhammer, Josie Kao, Lincoln Organizations: Guatemala Attorney, GUATEMALA CITY, Constitutional, European Union, U.S, U.S . State, Semilla, Washington D.C, Thomson Locations: Guatemala, Guatemala City, GUATEMALA, June's, The U.S, U.S, Canada, Britain, Chile, Norway, Mexico, U.S ., Curruchiche, Mexico City, Washington

☆ Fukushima wastewater: Hong Kong poised to ban Japanese seafood over treated water
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hong Kong CNN —Hong Kong, one of the world’s biggest buyers of Japanese fish, says it will ban seafood imports from 10 prefectures in the country if Tokyo presses ahead with its plan to release treated radioactive water from Fukushima into the sea. Japanese food is hugely popular in Hong Kong, which has more than 2,000 Japanese restaurants. The move comes less than a week after Beijing announced a similar ban on Japanese seafood exports to mainland China, citing concerns over health and safety. Customers wait to get into Japanese sushi chain Sushiro in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, on July 13, 2023. The 10 prefectures facing a seafood ban are Tokyo, Fukushima, Chiba, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Gumma, Miyagi, Niigata, Nagano and Saitama, he said.

Persons: Tse Chin, Let’s, ” Tse, Chris Lau, Tse, ”, “, Rafael Grossi, Fumio Kishida, Grossi, Sandy Yu, Timothy Lo Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Beijing, International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, CNN, Hong, South, UN, HK Locations: Hong Kong, Tokyo, Fukushima, Japan, China, South Korea, United States, Causeway Bay, Chiba, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Gumma, Miyagi, Niigata, Nagano, Saitama, Hong, Causeway

Guatemala’s presidential election was thrown into turmoil Wednesday night after a top prosecutor moved to suspend the party of a surging anticorruption candidate, threatening his bid to take part in a runoff and potentially dealing a severe blow to the country’s already fraying democracy. The move could prevent Bernardo Arévalo, a lawmaker who jolted Guatemala’s political class in June with a surprise showing propelling him in the Aug. 20 runoff, from competing against Sandra Torres, a former first lady. Rafael Curruchiche, the prosecutor who mounted the case to suspend the party, has himself been listed among corrupt Central American officials by the United States for obstructing corruption inquiries. The development places even greater stress on Guatemala’s political system, after the barring of several top presidential candidates who were viewed as threatening to the political and economic establishment, assaults on press freedom and the forced exile of dozens of prosecutors and judges focused on curbing corruption.

Persons: Bernardo Arévalo, jolted, Sandra Torres, Rafael Curruchiche Organizations: Central Locations: United States

☆ S.Korea opposition lawmakers want more experts to review Fukushima discharge plan
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi and South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party lawmaker Wi Seong-gon attend their meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2023. Yonhap via REUTERS/File PhotoJuly 12 (Reuters) - More expert organizations should take part in reviewing Japan's plan to release Fukushima wastewater into the sea in addition to the U.N nuclear watchdog, South Korean opposition lawmakers said on Wednesday while visiting Japan. Democratic Party lawmaker Wi Seong-gon, who was among the group of lawmakers from the opposition parties, made the comment in a joint statement at a press conference in Tokyo. When asked about the South Korean government's position, Wi said Seoul needed to relay the voices of people who were concerned and opposed to the plan. "We are doing our best to persuade the government and this is why we are visiting Japan right now," Wi said.

Persons: Rafael Grossi, Wi, Yoo Suk Yeol, Hyunsu Yim, Ed Davies Organizations: Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Democratic Party, National Assembly, Yonhap, REUTERS, Democratic, International Atomic Energy Agency, Korean, Thomson Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Korean, Japan, Tokyo, South

☆ Guatemala court suspends anti-graft presidential candidate's party
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Sofia Menchu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

GUATEMALA CITY, July 12 (Reuters) - A court in Guatemala suspended the party of anti-graft presidential candidate Bernardo Arevalo, a prosecutor at the Attorney General's Office said on Wednesday, throwing into question his place in a second round run-off vote. "In no way will we obey a spurious and illegal decision like the one issued by that court." Shortly after, the electoral court confirmed the first-round results, which put Arevalo into a second round. "It's something that concerns us as a court, because we know that elections are won at the polls," Irma Palencia, head of the electoral court, said when asked about the suspension. This would certainly represent an astounding new low for Guatemala," said Donald J. Planty, a former U.S. ambassador to Guatemala, about the possible suspension.

Persons: Bernardo Arevalo, Attorney General's, Arevalo, Rafael Curruchiche, Sandra Torres, Irma Palencia, Brian A, Nichols, Guatemalans, Juan Jose Arevalo, Carlos Pineda, Will Freeman, Semilla, Critics, Alejandro Giammattei, Donald J, Sofia Menchu, Valentine Hilaire, David Alire, Adriana Barrera, Cassandra Garrison, Brendan O'Boyle, Stephen Eisenhammer, Lincoln, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: GUATEMALA CITY, Attorney, CNN, Twitter, U.S, Western Hemisphere Affairs, Central American, Council, Foreign Relations, Thomson Locations: GUATEMALA, Guatemala, Nicaragua, U.S

☆ I make up to $1,500 a month cohosting Airbnb units. It only takes me about 3 hours a week and I can do it from anywhere.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

He says he spends about three hours a week managing admin for the five properties they cohost. He says they make about $1,000 a month during the year and peak at about $1,500 in the summer. I'm an ICU nurse in Reykjavík, Iceland, but I'm originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee. I spend about 3 hours a week working as a cohostCohosting is integrated into the Airbnb platform, so it makes it really easy. Using the systems I have right now, and while working full time, I'd say I could add another 10 units to our portfolio.

Persons: Seth Sutherland, cohost, Airbnb, Agnes, I'd, I'm, couldn't, Rafael Loza, Sean Rakidzich Organizations: Service, YouTube Locations: Wall, Silicon, Reykjavík, Iceland, Chattanooga , Tennessee, United States, Italy, Tennessee, Orlando, Florida, East Coast

☆ New Zealand confident about IAEA advice on Fukushima water release plan
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Lucy Craymer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WELLINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta told the head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog on Monday that her government has full confidence in the IAEA's advice on the proposed Fukushima treated water release. Following the release of the report, Grossi visited South Korea. He is currently in New Zealand before travelling to the Cook Islands where he will meet with Pacific Islands Forum chair and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown. The Pacific Islands Forum, a regional bloc of 17 island nations, has raised significant concerns about the release of the water fearing among other things the impact on fisheries. Mahuta said New Zealand acutely understands the effects nuclear testing has had on its Pacific neighbours in the past, and the government would continue to call for the release of the water to be dealt with through transparency and meaningful dialogue.

Persons: Nanaia Mahuta, Rafael Grossi, Japan's, Grossi, Mark Brown, Mahuta, Lucy Craymer, Muralikumar Anantharaman Organizations: WELLINGTON, Zealand Foreign, International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Pacific Islands Forum, Cook Islands, Thomson Locations: South Korea, New Zealand, Cook, Zealand, Lincoln

Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesSelect enrolled American Express cardholders can save up to 50% (maximum discount $80) on Amazon Prime Day purchases by using 1 Amex Membership Rewards point. You'll need a Membership Rewards points-earning card linked to your Amazon account to take advantage, and not everyone is eligible. $0 Rewards Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. $0 Rewards Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. This is a great opportunity to stack credit card rewards and deals with this promotion.

Persons: Rafael Henrique, Read, you’ve, Wells, We're, you'll, there's Organizations: American Express, Getty, Express, Amazon Prime, Service, Amazon, Card Wells Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Ticketmaster has a total stranglehold on the live event industry. Here's how some states are trying to break that.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesA California legislator is trying to strike back at Live Nation Entertainment's grip on the live events space. It was actually the ticket-buying experience for a minor-league hockey game that could lead to a large legislative setback for Live Nation Entertainment. The extent of Live Nation Entertainment's graspIn June, the American Economic Liberties Project released a report detailing the extent of the stranglehold Live Nation Entertainment has on the live events industry. Brown explained to Insider that Live Nation Entertainment has been able to become so powerful in the industry as it's vertically integrated very effectively. Live Nation Entertainment is under federal pressureThe federal government is also cracking down on Ticketmaster's reign in the entertainment industry.

Persons: Rafael Henrique, California Sen, Scott Wilk, Sen, wasn't Taylor, Wilk, Pat Garafolo, Krista Brown, Brown, Joe Biden, Samuel Corum, Amy Klobuchar, Richard Blumenthal, Klobuchar, It's, Blumenthal Organizations: Getty, California State Senate, Service, Nation Entertainment, Ticketmaster, California Senate, American Economic Liberties, Entertainment, Department of Justice, DOJ, Federal Trade Commission, Live, New York Times, Live Nation Entertainment Locations: California, Wall, Silicon, United States, AFP, Minnesota

Since 2015, Prime Day sales have risen to more than $7 billion and could top $8 billion this year. Now in its ninth year, Amazon's annual Prime Day has become a fact of American life — a quasi-holiday that retailers of all types pile into. Protestors in New York raising awareness of Amazon facilitating ICE surveillance efforts coinciding with Amazon Prime Day 2019. How Prime Day is goingLast year, Amazon drove more than $7 billion in sales through its Prime Day sales, according to Insider Intelligence. The number of Amazon Prime account holders has ballooned too, with nearly 175 million people using Amazon Prime in the US today — around two-thirds of the country's population — according to a report by Insider Intelligence.

Persons: Michael M, Jack Ma's Alibaba, Diego Piacentini, Jeff Bezos, Brad Stone, Bezos, Execs, Stone, Meagan Wulff Reibstein, Wulff, Kevin Hagen, Brian Olsavsky, Rafael Henrique, Scott Olson, Andrew Lipsman, Lipsman, — Organizations: Amazon Prime, Companies, Amazon, Intelligence, Insider Intelligence, Workers, Walmart, Getty, Target, Target Circle, Black, Prime Locations: China, Tokyo, London, Paris, Munich, Japan, Europe, New York

CNN —North Korea has called upon the international community to stop Japan from releasing treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean. Japan plans to release the wastewater sometime this summer. Ground and rainwater have also leaked in, creating more radioactive wastewater now measuring 1.32 million metric tons – enough to fill more than 500 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Overview of the Fukushima nuclear plant. ‘Necessary move’Japanese authorities have maintained that the release is necessary as space runs out to contain the contaminated material – and the move would allow the full decommissioning of the Fukushima nuclear plant.

Persons: Rafael Grossi, ”, ” Grossi Organizations: CNN, Environment Protection Department, International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA Locations: Korea, Japan, South Korea, China, Fukushima, Tokyo

☆ IAEA chief says 'absolutely logical' Japan's Fukushima water release draws interest
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Jack Kim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SEOUL, July 9 (Reuters) - It is "absolutely logical" that Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water from its Fukushima nuclear plant is attracting great interest in the region, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said on Sunday. Grossi met with South Korea's opposition Democratic Party members on Sunday who expressed strong public concerns over Japan's plan and criticized the IAEA's findings. "We deeply regret that the IAEA concluded Japan's plan to discharge contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant meets international standards," Wi Seong-gon, the committee chairman, told Grossi. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin on Wednesday criticised the move towards discharging the water and threatened action if the plan should move ahead. North Korea also criticised IAEA's backing of Japan's plan, calling it "unjust" and a demonstration of double standards, citing the U.N. nuclear watchdog's work to curb Pyongyang's nuclear programme.

Persons: Rafael Grossi, Grossi, Wang Wenbin, Jack Kim, Kim Coghill, Sonali Paul Organizations: International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Democratic Party, Sunday, Security, Thomson Locations: SEOUL, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Korea

☆ Fukushima wastewater: South Korean shoppers hoard salt, seafood ahead of Japan's release of treated radioactive water
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Jessie Yeung Yoonjung Seo Paula Hancocks | Jessie Yeung | Yoonjung Seo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The government has said the wastewater release will begin this summer, though it has not specified a date. The shortages were so acute that the government was forced to release sea salt from its official reserves to stabilize salt prices, which have soared more than 40% since April, according to the country’s salt manufacturing association. After a thorough safety review, it concluded in a report last week that the wastewater release would have “negligible” impact on people or the environment. The South Korean government said last week it would respect the IAEA’s findings. Photos show protesters holding banners that lambasted the IAEA and the Japanese government and condemned the wastewater release.

Persons: There’s, Chung Sung, Jung Yeon, ”, Lee Gi, I’m, ” Lee, Rafael Grossi, “, Lee, I’ve, … I’ve Organizations: Seoul CNN —, United Nations, CNN, Shoppers, Ministry of, Fisheries, Reuters, National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives, Gallup, Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale, Getty, International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, South Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Fukushima, Japan, United States, China, Gallup Korea

☆ Live updates: Russia's war in Ukraine, missile attack on Lviv
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Tara Subramaniam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday. Kyodo News/Getty Images/FILEThe International Atomic Energy Agency is "making progress" inspecting several areas of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said Friday, following claims by Kyiv that the facility had been mined. On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia may be using the nuclear plant as a weapon. He also reminded reporters the plant is in an "active war zone" and that access takes time. Nuclear plant on front lines: The Zaporizhzhia facility is the largest nuclear plant in Europe and has been under Russian control since March last year.

Persons: Rafael Grossi, Grossi, Volodymyr Zelensky Organizations: Kyodo, International Atomic Energy Agency, United Nations Locations: Tokyo, Russia, Europe

☆ IAEA chief in South Korea to allay Fukushima water dump concerns
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

No expert behind the IAEA's Fukushima report disagreed with the content, Grossi told news agency Yonhap on Saturday, hinting at his comment during an interview with Reuters one day earlier. Prior to that, Grossi said during a Friday press conference in Japan that he wanted to also meet with the opposition party in South Korea which has been critical of the discharge plan. South Korea's government said on Friday it respected the IAEA's report and that its own analysis had found the release will not have "any meaningful impact" on its waters. But the plan has stirred anger and concern among South Koreans, prompting some shoppers to buy up sea salt. Despite South Korea's assent for the plan, a ban on food and seafood products from the Fukushima region would remain in place.

Persons: Rafael Grossi, Grossi, Yonhap, Yoo Suk Yeol, Lee Jae, myung, Hyunsu Yim, Richard Chang, Kim Coghill Organizations: United Nations, South, International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Reuters, Opposition Democratic Party, International Tribunal, Thomson Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, Japan, Seoul's, Tokyo, South, Fukushima

Grossi said the IAEA's report did not amount to an endorsement of the plan and that Tokyo must take the final decision to release the water due to start later this summer. I'm not on the side of Japan or on the side of China or on the side of Korea. South Korea, which has previously expressed concerns about the release, said on Friday it respected the IAEA's review. Grossi said he understood the concerns because "nothing identical" to this release had happened before. Reporting by Sakura Murakami and John Geddie in Tokyo; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Michael PerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Japan's, Rafael Grossi, Grossi, Liu Senlin, Liu, I'm, Sakura Murakami, John Geddie, Jacqueline Wong, Michael Perry Organizations: Reuters, Global Times, IAEA, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, China, China's, Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Marshall Islands, South Korea, Russia, Britain, U.S, Vietnam, Beijing, Japan, Tokyo, Korea

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