Italy's inflation remains at 0.8 pct in February

STORY: Italy's inflation remains at 0.8 pct in February SHOOTING TIME: March 15, 2024 DATELINE: March 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of National Statistics Institute (ISTAT) in Italy 2. various of streets in Rome STORYLINE: Italy's inflation rate remained stable at 0.8 percent in February, the same level as in January, the national statistics agency said on Friday. Data released by the National Statistics Institute (ISTAT) showed Italy's consumer price index rose by 0.1 percent in month-on-month terms in February. The index increased by 0.3 percent in January compared to December 2023. ISTAT attributed the low inflation rate to a slowdown in price increases for processed and unprocessed food, transportation services and recreational activities. Regulated and unregulated energy products saw prices drop compared to a year earlier, though by a smaller margin than in January. The Italian government introduced a series of anti-inflation measures betwe

African coffee producing countries urged to add value to coffee export

STORY: African coffee producing countries urged to add value to coffee export SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:10 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of coffee plantations and processing (file) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AMIR HAMZA, Chairperson of the African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AMIR HAMZA, Chairperson of the African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA) 4. various of coffee plantations and processing (file) 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GILBERT GATALI, AFCA's Executive Director STORYLINE: While specialty coffee from Africa is gaining popularity among consumers across the world, officials of the African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA) have urged African coffee traders to boost value-added coffee export, and cease export of unprocessed coffee to the international market. The remark came during the 20th African Fine Coffees Conference and Exhibition and the First African Coffee Week that took place from Feb. 6 to 10 in A

Spain registers 3.3 pct inflation in March

STORY: Spain registers 3.3 pct inflation in March DATELINE: April 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of food markets 2. various of cars at Puerta de Alcala, center of Madrid 3. various of energetic consumption at home STORYLINE: The annual inflation in Spain stood at 3.3 percent in March, the lowest level since August 2021, according to data published by the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE) on Friday. However, the prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages continue to climb, with a 16.5 percent increase recorded in March, mainly due to increases in the cost of vegetables and meat. Meanwhile, core inflation, which doesn't include the price of unprocessed food or energy products, dropped by 0.1 percent to 7.5 percent - 4.2 points above the general rate of inflation. According to the country's Ministry for Economic Affairs, Spain has one of the lowest inflation rates in Europe. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Madrid. (XHTV)

Milk produced in Fukushima dumped

Milk produced in Fukushima dumped

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Unprocessed milk from cows in Fukushima Prefecture is dumped in the town of Kawamata in the prefecture on March 30, 2011. About 200 tons of milk are discarded each day due to the risk of radiation contamination from the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the prefecture triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

'Sick houses' turn attention to natural lumber

'Sick houses' turn attention to natural lumber

TOKYO, Japan - Desks and chairs for primary schools made from unprocessed lumber are displayed at a showroom in the Living Design Center Ozone in Tokyo's Shinjuku.

Japanese masonry skills to be exported overseas

Japanese masonry skills to be exported overseas

Nagoya Castle in Nagoya, central Japan, is seen in this file photo taken in August 2014. The stone wall upon which the castle sits was built with a traditional Japanese masonry method called "anoshu zumi" by the Anoshu Guild using unprocessed natural stones. The Awata family, stone masons inheriting the anoshu technique, has been holding workshops abroad and has received a contract for a project in the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan rice wine brewer to sell raw sake in aluminum bottles

Japan rice wine brewer to sell raw sake in aluminum bottles

Japanese sake brewer Nihon Sakari Co. announces in Osaka, western Japan, on Feb. 12, 2015, the sale of two varieties of raw unprocessed rice wine in aluminum bottles of individual-sized servings nationwide from Feb. 25. It will be the first of its kind by a major brewer, according to Nihon Sakari. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Milk produced in Fukushima dumped

Milk produced in Fukushima dumped

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Unprocessed milk from cows in Fukushima Prefecture is dumped in the town of Kawamata in the prefecture on March 30, 2011. About 200 tons of milk are discarded each day due to the risk of radiation contamination from the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the prefecture triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)