US: Possible Tornado Reported in Orange Beach, Alabama

A possible tornado was reported in Orange Beach, Alabama on Sunday, October 26, as tornado-warned storms tore through the region.

"Super discount" car rentals

"Super discount" car rentals

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a gasoline station that has started offering car rentals in Yokohama, near Tokyo. A growing number of gasoline stations, used car dealerships and auto repair shops around Japan have begun offering "super discount" car rentals, to compensate for falling sales due to the steady decline in car ownership.

Public gets a peak at G-8 venue

Public gets a peak at G-8 venue

NAGO, Japan - A family on July 28 takes a look at the Bankoku Shinryokan convention center, the main venue for the Group of Eight (G-8) summit, in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture. The center is open to the public for three days. It will then be available for private rentals.

New Zealand's annual inflation growth falls slightly to 7.2 pct

STORY: New Zealand's annual inflation growth falls slightly to 7.2 pct DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a port in New Zealand 2. various of customers outside a Costco store 3. various of products in the supermarket 4. shot of a PAK'nSAVE (a New Zealand discount food warehouse chain) store 5. various of a gas station STORYLINE: The annual growth of New Zealand's consumer price index fell slightly to 7.2 percent in the September 2022 quarter, the statistics department Stats NZ said on Tuesday. The 7.2 percent increase follows an annual increase of 7.3 percent in the June 2022 quarter which was a 32-year-high, and an annual increase of 6.9 percent in the March 2022 quarter. The main driver for the 7.2 percent annual inflation in the September 2022 quarter was housing and household utilities due to rising prices for construction, rentals for housing, and local authority rates, Stats NZ said. Prices for the construction of a new house inc

New Zealand's annual inflation hits 32-year high over rising construction, petrol prices

STORY: New Zealand's annual inflation hits 32-year high over rising construction, petrol prices DATELINE: July 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Wellington 2. various of supermarket 3. various of gas station STORYLINE: New Zealand's consumer price index (CPI) increased 7.3 percent in the June 2022 quarter year-on-year, a 32-year high due to higher prices for construction and petrol, the country's statistics department Stats NZ said on Monday. According to Stats NZ, the main driver for the high annual inflation to the June 2022 quarter was the housing and household utilities group, due to rising prices for construction and rentals for housing. The next largest contributor to the annual inflation was from the transport group, due to higher prices for petrol and diesel. Statistics show that petrol prices rose 32 percent in the June 2022 quarter, the largest annual increase since the June 1985 quarter. Diesel prices jumped 74 percent over the s

Air Water's 8K surgical video imaging system "Micro 8

Air Water's 8K surgical video imaging system "Micro 8

Air Water will launch the 8K surgical video microscope system "Micro 8 = Photo" on September 2nd. The system visualizes objects one-tenth the size of a hair, and can be used in surgeries such as stitching together micro blood vessels and lymph vessels. Lenses with different focal lengths can be exchanged according to the surgical technique, enabling fine surgical operations. The selling price starts at 65 million yen. The company expects to sell 100 units (including rentals) in the next three years. This product is combined with a 70-inch 8K large monitor to ensure 300x magnification and a wide field of view. Dr. Eiji Kobayashi of Keio University School of Medicine, who was involved in the development of the device, said, "It will enable us to sew nerves and blood vessels that could not be sewn before. It is a product that will jump into the field of surgery that has been impossible until now. (Photo taken on August 22, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Public gets a peak at G-8 venue

Public gets a peak at G-8 venue

NAGO, Japan - A family on July 28 takes a look at the Bankoku Shinryokan convention center, the main venue for the Group of Eight (G-8) summit, in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture. The center is open to the public for three days. It will then be available for private rentals.