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He also made a bet few others did – on organic matcha. Demand has been growing rapidly.“Last year, we exported 55 tonnes of matcha. The year before, it was 35 tonnes,” Hattori said, adding that he has already received orders totalling 100 tonnes this year. Unlike in Uji, Hattori has no shortage of land to grow tea. As older farmers retire without successors, idle fields are giving him room to expand.“The field I own is about 12ha currently. My goal is to acquire 150ha,” he said. “I am receiving requests from 50 countries and regions. To be able to respond to demand, I…

A powerful earthquake that struck eastern Indonesia has killed at least 51 people and forced about 5,000 people to evacuate, as rescue teams work to clear roads blocked by landslides and reach survivors still trapped under rubble.The magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck at 5:58am local time on Saturday (21:58 GMT, Friday), with its epicentre about 68km (42 miles) north-northwest of the city of Ende, on Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara province, according to the US Geological Survey, which put the depth at 10km (6.2 miles).Recommended Stories list of 2 itemsend of listThe earthquake, followed by some 341 aftershocks, is one of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Bernie Sanders-backed California congressional candidate who touts his career as an educator has used the classroom and academia to push diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and activist groups, according to his own writings and reports on his work with students.Randy Villegas is taking on Republican Rep. David Valadao in California’s 22nd Congressional District in a high-stakes Central Valley showdown that could help determine control of the House.Democrats have made the seat a top pickup target, and the nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates the district a “toss-up” and gives the district…

Teenage sensation Lucas Herrington is one step away from a Premier League debut against Manchester United after featuring in Hull City’s pre-season draw.

SOWING DOUBTConservationists say AI visuals portraying wild animals as cute or cuddly make it harder for social media users to discern what is real and can fuel exploitation.They increase demand for certain species “to be used in the tourism industry as photo props, exploited to make social media content or to be kept as pets”, said Chris Lewis, a researcher at the international wildlife charity Born Free.And while the visuals could encourage some people to support animal protection, “the negative impacts outweigh that completely,” said Jenny Roberts of conservation group WWF.”People could get hurt,” she told AFP.WWF uses real images…

Australia introduced measures to reduce gun ownership following a deadly attack on Sydney’s Bondi Beach last year.Published On 16 Aug 202616 Aug 2026Australia’s prime minister has said that New South Wales will begin a gun buyback scheme in November as part of a nationwide response to last year’s deadly Sydney beach attack.The gun buyback scheme will be accompanied by tighter checks for gun licences and ⁠a crackdown on hate, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe measures targeting firearm ownership are a reaction to the December 14, 2025, gun attack at a Bondi…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! At least five people were shot at Virginia State University (VSU) Saturday morning, and one remains in critical condition, according to university officials and the VSU Police Department.Police arrested 19-year-old Camron Harris of Henrico, Virginia, on Saturday after finding him hiding in a dormitory closet on campus in connection with the shooting, The Associated Press reported.Harris is not a VSU student, Chesterfield County Police said. Police obtained eight felony warrants in connection with the case, including for malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, according to the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! St. Louis Cardinals rookie Joshua Báez’s first career game in the big leagues was something out of a movie.Báez made Major League Baseball history by hitting a home run in each of his first three plate appearances in the Cardinals’ game against the Chicago Cubs Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field. The 23-year-old wasted no time in his first-ever at-bat, blasting the first pitch he saw in his major league career 450 feet to dead center field for a two-run homer to give the Cardinals a 3-0 lead.Báez pummeled Cubs starter Matt Boyd’s 93-mph…

The minister leading Australia’s response to the bird flu outbreak has warned “we cannot stop the spread of this virus”.