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This picture taken on Feb. 16, 2024 shows a logo of Nippon Steel Corp. at the company's Kyushu manufacturing base in Kitakyushu city of Fukuoka Prefecture. U.S. President Joe Biden plans to express concern over Nippon Steel's proposed $14.9 billion purchase of U.S. Steel, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, pushing the U.S. company's stock nearly 13% lower on bets the deal could face greater political opposition. U.S. President Joe Biden plans to express concern over Nippon Steel's proposed $14.9 billion purchase of U.S. Steel, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, pushing the U.S. company's stock nearly 13% lower on bets the deal could face greater political opposition. In December, Nippon Steel clinched a deal to buy the 122-year-old iconic U.S. steelmaker for a hefty premium, betting that U.S. Steel would benefit from the spending and tax incentives in Biden's infrastructure bill. The White House declined to comment on Wednesday, but a person familiar with the matter said Biden would issue a statement about the planned acquisition before Kishida arrives for his state visit.
Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Fumio Kishida, Donald Trump, Kishida Organizations: Nippon Steel Corp, Nippon Steel's, U.S . Steel, U.S, Japanese, Nippon Steel, Steel, Democratic, Republican U.S Locations: Kyushu, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture . U.S
Japan’s Kyushu region has been experiencing heavy rainfall since the beginning of the month and Monday saw record-breaking levels, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Harumi Ozawa/AFP/Getty ImagesResidents maneuver through a flooded street in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture, on July 10, 2023. JIJI Press/AFP/Getty ImagesJapan is not the only country currently grappling with intense rainfall. While heavy rainfall events will always happen, scientists say that climate change means they are becoming more severe. A warmer atmosphere is able to store more water, leading to more intense rainfall when it falls.
Persons: Harumi Ozawa, Kazuhiro Nogi, JIJI Press, , Richard Allan, Stefan Uhlenbrook, It’s, Uhlenbrook, they’re, ” Uhlenbrook Organizations: CNN, Disaster Management Agency, Japan Meteorological Agency, Getty, Reuters, JIJI, Japan, UK’s University of Reading, World Meteorological Organization Locations: Japan, Japan’s Kyushu, Chugoku, Kyushu, Karatsu, AFP, Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture, Fukuoka, Oita prefectures, Tanushimarumachi, India, Delhi, New York, New York , Vermont , Massachusetts, Maine
One killed as heavy rain triggers landslides in Japan
  + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
TOKYO, July 10 (Reuters) - Torrential rain triggered landslides that killed at least one person and prompted authorities to order tens of thousands of people to leave their homes on Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu on Monday. One woman in her 70s was killed when a landslide hit her house in Fukuoka prefecture, public broadcaster NHK said. Another three people were missing after a landslide hit two homes in Saga prefecture, NHK said. The highest-level warning for heavy rain was issued in parts of Fukuoka and Oita prefectures. "The rain is becoming so heavy unlike anything seen before," the official said.
Persons: Satoshi Sugimoto, Daniel Leussink, Satoshi Sugiyama, Stephen Coates Organizations: NHK, Japan Meteorological Agency, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, Kyushu, Fukuoka prefecture, Saga, Fukuoka, Oita, Hiroshima, Hakata
“I think in every country in the world, historically, some soups were seen as restorative.”That’s true no matter what you call it. These are CNN Travel’s nominations for 20 of the best soups around the world:Banga | NigeriaBanga is so popular in Nigeria that shops sell ready-mixed packets of spice. By 1930, Nguyen explained, the soup was served with slices of raw beef cooked gently in the broth. Today, beef pho remains the most beloved version in Vietnam, with options that include the original raw beef, a mix of raw and cooked beef, brisket and tendon. Slip them into a bowl of beef broth for a world-class soup that includes tender beef, pale slices of radish, chili oil and fresh herbs.
Persons: you’ve, Janet Clarkson, “ It’s, Clarkson, you’re, , , jansa, beletete, Leisa Tyler, LightRocket, Andrea Nguyen, Nguyen, Ukraine “, frik, camarones, Katherine Frey, It’s, Spain Gazpacho, Tom McCorkle, , Gumbo, it’s, It's, chiles, Menudo rojo, blanco, moqueca, ayam, Tom yum goong, Natasha Breen, Shutterstock, — it’s, Turkey Yayla çorbasi, weren't Organizations: CNN, Nigeria Banga, UNESCO, borscht, Washington Post, United States, Menudo, Mexico Menudo, cilantro, chiles Locations: Banga, Nigeria, Niger, orima, Vietnam, Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Russian, France, Marseille, Saffron, Portugal, Portugal's, Minho, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, North Africa, camarones, Peru, Arequipa, amarillo, Gazpacho, Spain, Andalusia, Africa, West Africa, Nigerian, Louisiana, West, Choctaw, New Iberia, Harira, Morocco Moroccan, Yom Kippur, Kharcho, Georgia, Lanzhou, China, Mohinga, Myanmar, Mexico, Mexican, moqueca, Bahia, Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Suriname, South America, Thailand, Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu, çorbasi, Turkey, pita
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