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AI to stop “sushi terrorists”
A youth licking a bowl at a sushi restaurant. He has since apologized to the owner. Photo: Tiktok
The trend of “sushi terrorism” spread like wildfire on TikTok a month ago, where guests at Japanese sushi restaurants, among other things, licked pieces of sushi and left cigarette butts among the ginger.
– We consider this series of disruptive actions to be a serious matter that shakes the very foundations of the food industry,” said Mayumi Hayashi, spokesperson for Food & Life to Japan Times
Now, several sushi chains are taking steps to address the problems. Among other things, Kura Sushi has installed cameras that will identify sushi terrorists with the help of AI.
– We are making changes to have a tamper-proof system,” says Akihiro Tsuji, spokesperson for Kura Sushi.
– Conveyor belt sushi is, in a sense, a form of entertainment, and that sense of fun is something we want to preserve.
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South Korea: North Korea has launched ballistic robot
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile over the Sea of Japan, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap.
The postponement comes a day after South Korea began a joint military exercise with the United States.
Pedestrians hit by pickup truck in Canada
Several people have been injured after being hit by a pickup truck in Quebec, Canada, reports say CBC.
According to the CBC, at least six people are said to be injured.
The driver has been arrested.
Slow aid in Syria after the earthquake: “Total failure”
The international community and the Syrian government did not act quickly enough to help victims of the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria last month, according to a UN-backed commission.
In total, more than 50,000 people died in the earthquake, of which over 6,000 of them were in Syria. The commission now states that it took a full week for the UN and President Bashar al-Assad to agree to open border crossings in the rebel-held region bordering Turkey.
– Since the earthquake happened, we have seen many Syrians who did what they could on their own to help those who fell victim. At the same time, we witnessed a total failure by the government and the international community to urgently provide life-saving aid to northwestern Syria, Commissioner Paulo Pinheiro said at a press briefing in Geneva.
Biden-yes to criticized oil investment in Alaska
Joe Biden. Photo: Andrew Harnik
The US government has approved the Willow oil venture in Alaska. This allows the oil giant Conoco Phillips to drill for oil in three locations on a federally owned area in western Alaska, TT reports.
The project is described as the largest in the area in decades. And could produce upwards of 180,000 barrels of oil a day for the next 30 years.
However, the project has received strong criticism from several environmental organizations. The emissions of Willow would be equivalent to two million new exhaust cars.
The American central bank will investigate the bank collapse
The US central bank, the Federal Reserve (Fed), is to investigate what caused the collapse of the niche Silicon Valley Bank last week when investors withdrew billions of dollars within a few hours. Fox Business reports.
Michael S. Barr, deputy director for regulatory affairs within the framework of the Fed, will lead the investigation.
– The events surrounding Silicon Valley Bank require a thorough, transparent and prompt review by the Federal Reserve, said Fed chief Jerome Powell, according to Fox Business.
Australia buys five nuclear submarines for Pacific deployment
The US sells five nuclear-powered submarines to Australia when the Aukus military pact takes real shape, TT reports.
The Aukus military pact takes a step towards closer cooperation when US President Joe Biden receives Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak in San Diego in the state of California.
The three leaders must agree on how Chinese expansion in the region should be met in the Pacific.
Australia’s purchase of American submarines and the investments surrounding them are expected to cost 368 billion Australian dollars over the next 30 years. This corresponds to around SEK 2,600 billion.
Women protest in Iran – refuse hijab
Women across Iran are taking off their hijabs in protest against the regime, reports say NPR.
– They have to get used to the fact that we women have our own freedom, says Niloufar, 24, to NPR.
The protests gained momentum after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police custody after being arrested by morality police for wearing her headscarf “incorrectly”.
On signs around galleries and in restaurants, there are signs that women should keep wearing their hijab.
But according to Niloufar, nobody has stopped her recently to ask her to wear it.
– Not since the protests, she says.
Alecta knew about the American bank’s problems
Magnus Billing. Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/TT
The pension company Alecta knew that Silicon Valley Bank had problems, says Alecta’s CEO Magnus Billing i Current.
– We have of course had a close dialogue with SVB and have also drawn attention to these things with withdrawals increasing, that the investments in long-term fixed income securities have affected the liquidity in the company. We thought that the action plan presented by the company was good.
But according to Magnus Billing, the bank chose to do something different than what they presented to the owners when it came down to it.
– Then the company chose, for reasons I do not know, to go out and do another type of action by selling securities and going out with an issue to the market without having guaranteed it with investors. I think that was a big mistake.
At least 99 dead in Cyclone Freddy
A man stands outside his destroyed house in Blantyre, Malawi. Photo: Thoko Chikondi/AP
At least 99 people have died after Cyclone Freddy moved into larger parts of Malawi today than first thought, reports Reuters.
Another four died in Mozambique this weekend.
Even places that were seen in advance as safe were affected and the extent of damage and possible deaths is not yet completely clear, the authorities in Mozambique state.
Freddy has previously caused havoc in Madagascar and Zimbabwe and, according to the UN’s weather agency World Meteorological Organization (WMO), is on track to become the longest-lasting tropical cyclone.
In total, 136 people have been confirmed dead in the storm. The worst affected is therefore Malawi, where President Lazarus Chakwera has declared a state of emergency in the southern part of the country.
Three-year-old shot dead four-year-old sister
A four-year-old girl in Texas was killed when her three-year-old sister reached for an unsecured gun and fired a shot, NTB reports.
The incident occurred on Sunday while several adults, including the girl’s parents, were present at the family’s home in Houston.
– The three-year-old got hold of a loaded semi-automatic pistol. Family members heard a gunshot and ran into the child’s room where they found the four-year-old lifeless on the floor, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzales said.
– This appears to be another tragic story of children getting hold of firearms and harming others.
Gary Glitter is recalled to prison
Convicted of multiple sexual assaults. Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
The 70-year-old glam rocker Gary Glitter is being recalled to prison after breaching the conditions imposed on all sex offenders after serving their sentence, Sky News reports.
Glitter was released last month after serving half of his 16-year prison sentence for sexually assaulting three schoolgirls.
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