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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will travel to Japan next week, the Pentagon said Thursday, on a trip seen as part of efforts to confirm the robust bilateral alliance before the end of President Joe Biden's administration in January. Austin's visit to Japan comes amid political turmoil in South Korea, a key U.S. ally, triggered by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived declaration of emergency martial law. Although Austin had initially planned to visit South Korea after Japan, the second part of the trip is no longer on his schedule. Defense Department spokesman Pat Ryder told a press briefing that Austin's multi-day visit to Tokyo will be his 13th trip to the Indo-Pacific since taking office in 2021. Ryder said the upcoming visit represents the Pentagon's "historic efforts to bolster our partnerships and alliances, and advance a shared vision of peace, security and prosperity in the region." Austin will leave office by Jan. 20, when U.S. President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.Things are really starting to cook for , a Surrey family business that makes South Asian-influenced, ready-to-eat meals sold in stores and served at a growing number of hospitals, schools and other institutions. Cooked and packaged at a Newton plant since 2019, the Khan family's butter chicken, channa masala, beef haleem and other products come frozen in bags and boxes, ready for the microwave. The company recently scored the Emerging Business trophy during hosted by BC Food & Beverage, a not-for-profit association representing the province's food and beverage processing industry. Rushd Khan operates Barakah Eats with the help of father Zafar, mother Lubna, wife Arshiya and a dozen employees. "We're very proud of the award, which reinforces our mission since we've launched this business as an extension of our family business including the restaurant ( , located near the KPU Surrey campus in Newton)," Rushd said. "It (the award) will help with the growth of our businesses, for sure." In a competitive frozen-food market, key for Barakah Eats products is halal certification — food that adheres to Islamic dietary laws and regulations. "Some hospitals, like Surrey Memorial, Langley and BC Children's Hospital just this month, they started using some of our products for patient care because they're halal-certified," Rushd explained. "That has been a gap among hospital patients, who can now ask for halal-certified meals. The hospitals noticed that there was a lot of food waste, because some people couldn't eat the food." Barakah Eats products have been tasted at in recent summers and will be featured at the new Halal Expo Vancouver, planned Feb. 7-8 at Cloverdale Agriplex (details on ). In Arabic, the company name means "blessings," a word embraced by the Khan family. "I never thought it would get to this, with people all over the place eating our food. It's unbelievable," patriarch Zafar Khan said. "Food is my passion, you know, so we have a tandoor in my backyard when we built our house, where we make naan," he added. "I went to back to Pakistan to learn how to make it, and at that time we didn't have a restaurant or anything yet." Looking ahead, the Khans aim to grow the Barakah Eats name in the food manufacturing market. "We see ourselves becoming more of a national company, hopefully by next year," Rushd said. "Right now our business is predominantly in B.C. We do some business outside of B.C. with our vegetarian products, but the meat license with CFIA certification (Canadian Food Inspection Agency), that's our target right now. Once we get over that hump, that opens up a lot of doors for us to start exporting across Canada and then outside of Canada as well. We already have a HACCP-certified facility." BC Food & Beverage's 2024 Rise Awards attracted 400 people to Anvil Centre in New Westminster on Nov. 29, a night when "exceptional leaders, innovators and brands" were recognized in 16 categories. “These awards showcase the talent, dedication and innovation that define B.C.’s food and beverage industry,” James Donaldson, CEO of BC Food & Beverage, raved in a . Other Rise Awards winners are Terra Breads (Hall of Fame inductee), Chocxo Chocolatier (Best in Brand), Vancouver Island Sea Salt (Circularity), Fine Choice Foods (Export), Authentic Indigenous Seafood (Indigenous Led Business of the Year), Blume (Innovation), Jeff Lee of Honey Bee Zen Apiaries (Leadership), Fine Choice Foods (Outstanding Workplace, Health & Safety), Salt Spring Kitchen Co. (People's Choice), Salt Spring Coffee (Social Impact), Chiwis (Sustainability) and Binny Boparai-Gill of Farming Karma Fruit Company (Woman Entrepreneur of the Year). Products of the year are Plant-based Crumbles-Chorizo, made by The Better Butchers (Gold award), Honey Salt Popcorn, Popstastic (Silver) and Dark Chocolate Lemon Crème Cups, Chocxo Chocolatier (Bronze).Nutrien Ltd. ( TSE:NTR – Free Report ) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q4 2024 EPS estimates for shares of Nutrien in a report released on Tuesday, November 19th. Zacks Research analyst M. Agrawal now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.53 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.69. The consensus estimate for Nutrien’s current full-year earnings is $5.34 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Nutrien’s Q1 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at $2.74 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.93 EPS. Several other equities analysts also recently commented on NTR. Wells Fargo & Company downgraded Nutrien from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. UBS Group downgraded shares of Nutrien from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Nutrien to a “moderate sell” rating in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Nutrien from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 10th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Nutrien has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$64.50. Nutrien Stock Performance TSE:NTR opened at C$65.61 on Thursday. Nutrien has a 12-month low of C$60.74 and a 12-month high of C$83.14. The firm has a market capitalization of C$32.46 billion, a PE ratio of 29.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.95. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of C$65.67 and a 200 day moving average price of C$68.98. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.14. Nutrien Announces Dividend The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be issued a $0.54 dividend. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. Nutrien’s dividend payout ratio is currently 132.13%. Insider Buying and Selling In other Nutrien news, Senior Officer Mark Thompson bought 3,350 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 28th. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$64.49 per share, for a total transaction of C$216,041.50. Also, Director Keith Martell purchased 1,250 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 19th. The shares were acquired at an average price of C$65.23 per share, with a total value of C$81,537.50. Insiders purchased 8,900 shares of company stock worth $572,331 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock. Nutrien Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) Nutrien Ltd. provides crop inputs and services. The company operates through four segments: Retail, Potash, Nitrogen, and Phosphate. The Retail segment distributes crop nutrients, crop protection products, seeds, and merchandise products. The Potash segment provides granular and standard potash products. Featured Articles Receive News & Ratings for Nutrien Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Nutrien and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
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Also known as the “the right to erasure” in some parts of the world, it is a concept that allows people to request for the removal of specific personal information about them from online platforms. ALSO READ: Inside Rwanda’s new proposed media policy Such a law can apply to search engines like Google, as well as social media platforms. With it, specific links containing personal information can be de-indexed from such platforms upon request of an individual, if the applicant meets specific criteria. How does it work? As part of the law, individuals can ask organisations to erase their personal data if specific criteria are met. In the European Union (EU), for example, individuals are allowed to request that organisations remove and delete personal information about them from online platforms. It can apply to such cases as defamatory social media posts, information about spent legal convictions, allegations from newspaper reports that are later disproven, images of individuals that attract disparaging comments, images or videos of people used without their knowledge for malicious purposes. Philbert Murwanashyaka, a business entrepreneur and tech enthusiast with interest in artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR), pointed out that it is a powerful law which can have impact, but he noted that it will require sensitisation that people will get to know about it. He also said that the government needs to put in place proper jurisdiction around the use of such laws so that they will be utilised for the right purposes. “The government will need to educate people so that they know about the de-indexing process, how it can be done well, who can benefit from it, and who is not allowed to use it,” he noted. Global experiences In France, the “Right to be Forgotten” law, also known as the right to erasure, allows individuals to request that their personal data be deleted from online platforms under certain circumstances, essentially allowing them to be forgotten on the internet. The law is primarily implemented through the French Data Protection Act, which aligns with the broader European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) principles regarding data privacy. Individuals have the right to access their personal data stored by companies and request corrections to inaccurate information. ALSO READ: The case for a civil defamation law in Rwanda According to the World Economic Forum, the EU established its right to be forgotten law in 2014, and the legislation is part of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Some of the places where such laws have been applied include Japan, where, in 2016, a legal ruling recognised a man's right to be forgotten on Google. In the Netherlands, the capital city Amsterdam developed a software that can blur out people who appear in images collected by its mobile mapping team. How such laws are enforced In an interview with The New Times, Irina Tsukerman, a security lawyer as well as geopolitical and business analyst and President of Scarab Rising Inc., noted that the process of applying the right to be forgotten involves the “deletion request” where under specific conditions, people can ask for the deletion of their personal data. The request is sent to the organisations, for example search engines, to ask that links to outdated or sensitive personal information be removed from search results. Tsukerman says, for example, that in France, the data protection authority, known as the CNIL (Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés), is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Right to be Forgotten law and handling complaints. “However, it's important to note that France that has the appropriate legal infrastructure to implement this law, agencies that have been created to enforce it, and the means to go after violating companies,” she noted. ALSO READ: Eight facts about Rwanda media financial status Moreover, Tsukerman noted that there are several challenges that can be posed during the implementation of such laws. For example, she pointed out that the law's extra-territorial reach could limit access to information globally. “The law could set a dangerous precedent that allows national authorities to impose global restrictions on freedom of expression. The law could threaten freedom of expression and the right to access information,” she noted. “The law may not be able to require the removal of information from companies outside of the jurisdiction. The right to be forgotten is not an absolute right and may not apply in certain cases, such as those involving freedom of expression, legal rulings, or the public interest,” she added. 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