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Japan quake: live report (AFP)
maart 16, 2011by latadmin
AFP – 1644 GMT: Europe’s main stock markets closed sharply lower amid growing concerns over Japan’s nuclear crisis and the overall effects of last...
Economic hit from Japan quake seen up to $200 billion (Reuters)
maart 16, 2011by latadmin
Reuters – Japan’s devastating earthquake and deepening nuclear crisis could result in losses of up to $200 billion for the world’s third largest...
Energy chief gives cautious backing to nuclear (Reuters)
maart 15, 2011by latadmin
Reuters – Energy Secretary Steven Chu offered a cautious defense of nuclear power on Tuesday in the face of a potential disaster in Japan and reassured Americans...
Japan races to contain nuclear threat after quake (AP)
maart 15, 2011by latadmin
AP – Dangerous levels of radiation leaking from a crippled nuclear plant forced Japan to order 140,000 people to seal themselves indoors Tuesday after an explosion...
Indian PM isolated on Pakistan: WikiLeaks (AFP)
maart 15, 2011by latadmin
AFP – The United States judged that Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was isolated within his own government over pushing for resumed talks with Pakistan,...
Radiation plume could reach Tokyo: U.S. scientists (Reuters)
maart 15, 2011by latadmin
Reuters – The radiation plume from a nuclear power plant damaged by Japan’s devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami could reach Tokyo, a U.S....
Two children killed in NATO strike: Afghan official (AFP)
maart 15, 2011by latadmin
AFP – A NATO air strike killed two children, an Afghan official said Tuesday, threatening to fuel a row over civilian deaths as a top US commander said foreign...
Seven security companies dissolved in Afghanistan (AFP)
maart 15, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Seven private security companies operating in Afghanistan are being dissolved, the country’s interior ministry announced Tuesday, while dozens more...
Japan’s 2011 Quake Compared to Other Recent Tremors (ContributorNetwork)
maart 15, 2011by latadmin
ContributorNetwork – Japan’s earthquake devastated much of the northern part of the country. Officials believe more than 10,000 people are dead and four...
Comparing Japanese Disasters: Hiroshima, Nagasaki, 2011 Quake (ContributorNetwork)
maart 15, 2011by latadmin
ContributorNetwork – Three major tragedies have marked Japan’s modernization in the past 100 years.
