Fukushima radioactive water should be released into ocean, say Japan experts
Build-up of contaminated water from wrecked nuclear plant has been sticking point in clean-up likely to take decades
A panel of experts advising Japan’s government on a disposal method for radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant has recommended releasing it into the ocean, a move likely to alarm neighbouring countries.
The panel, under the industry ministry, came to the conclusion after narrowing the choice to either releasing the contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean or letting it evaporate – and opted for the former. Based on past practice, it is likely the government will accept the recommendation.
The build-up of contaminated water at Fukushima has been a sticking point in the clean-up, which is likely to last decades, especially as the Olympics are due to be held in Tokyo this year with some events less than 60km (35 miles) from the wrecked plant.
US election 2020: Meeting Donald Trump's evangelical Christian voters
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Donald Trump owes his presidency, at least in part, to America's evangelical Christians. And the US president certainly won’t be able to win a second term on November 3 without their support. Around a quarter of the US population are evangelicals. Our correspondents report.
For these hardline Protestants, who vote in accordance with their "convictions and as disciples of Christ", Trump was chosen by God – something that the president himself was quick to understand.
Tourism industry hit hard as Chinese tourists stay home
Kate Springer, CNN Travel • Updated 1st February 2020
At 6 p.m. on Saturday, Bill Egerton received an alarming email.
"All tours inbound from China that have been booked with me were all canceled -- I lost 15 tours for February," 77-year-old Egerton, who has been running Koala Blue Tours in Queensland, Australia for the past 25 years, tells CNN Travel.
"The Chinese is about 10-20% of my business ... I think the federal government doesn't really understand the loss of income and the impact on businesses. The theme parks will suffer, the hotels will suffer...those big groups can be anywhere from 20 to 500 people. China is our biggest market for overseas tourism by far."
Arab League holds emergency meeting over Trump plan
The meeting was requested by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who asked Arab nations to join forces against proposal.
The Arab League is holding an emergency meeting in Egypt's capital, Cairo, to discuss US President Donald Trump's plan for the Middle East that was unveiled last week.
The meeting on Saturday was requested by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who asked Arab nations to take a clear stance against the proposal, which Trump had dubbed the "deal of the century".
SEAL COMMANDER WHO CLASHED WITH TRUMP TO LEAVE EARLY
THE COMMANDER OF the Navy SEALs who found himself at odds with President Donald Trump over disciplining a notorious member of his force has informed the Navy that he will step down a year early, according to three people familiar with the decision.
Rear Adm. Collin Green, commander of the Naval Special Warfare Command, will leave his post in September, two of the people familiar with his decision said.
Green was widely viewed as a reformer who was willing to hold his command accountable. His departure follows two years during which he sought to repair the vaunted military unit’s image after a slew of criminal charges against SEALs, including war crimes, murder, drug use, and sexual assault. Green had publicly told his force that the SEALs had a “problem” and that some members of the unit were “ethically misaligned.”
Washington Post Editorial Board Shreds ‘Cringing Shamefulness’ Of GOP Senators With Warning
The Washington Post editorial board has called out “the cringing shamefulness” of Republican senators’ decision on Friday to block witnesses from testifying in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
The board wrote in an op-ed ― titled “The cringing abdication of Senate Republicans” ― that GOP lawmakers who voted “to suppress known but unexamined evidence” of Trump’s Ukraine misconduct must have calculated “the wrath of a vindictive president is more dangerous than the sensible judgment of the American people” who polls showed wanted to hear testimony.
The board dismantled the “weak and contradictory” reasons given by GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Lamar Alexander (Tenn.) and Marco Rubio (Fla.) for voting against witnesses before predicting “Americans who object to Mr. Trump’s relentless stonewalling and Republicans’ complicity can take some comfort in the prospect that most or all of the evidence the White House is hiding will eventually come out.”
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