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Japan quake threatens setback for nuclear energy (AFP)
maart 13, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Explosion and meltdown fears at Japan’s quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant renewed debate about the safety of atomic energy Sunday and cast doubt over...
10K dead in Japan amid fears of nuclear meltdowns (AP)
maart 13, 2011by latadmin
AP – The estimated death toll from Japan’s disasters climbed past 10,000 Sunday as authorities raced to combat the threat of multiple nuclear reactor...
Japan battles nuclear emergency after deadly quake (AFP)
maart 13, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant Sunday, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast...
United States issues travel warning for Japan (Reuters)
maart 13, 2011by latadmin
Reuters – The State Department issued an updated travel warning on Sunday that urges American citizens to avoid going to Japan because of the powerful earthquake...
Australia into World Cup quarter-finals (AFP)
maart 13, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Reigning champions Australia eased into the quarter-finals of the World Cup with a 60-run victory over Group A makeweights Kenya at the Chinnaswamy Stadium...
NW Pakistan ambush kills 9, threatens peace deal (AP)
maart 13, 2011by latadmin
AP – Gunmen ambushed a van and killed nine civilians Sunday in a stretch of northwestern Pakistan covered by a new peace deal among tribes from rival Muslim sects....
Police break up opposition rally in Azerbaijan (Reuters)
maart 12, 2011by latadmin
Reuters – Azerbaijani police detained more than 50 supporters of the opposition Musavat Party protesting against the ruling party in the capital Baku Saturday.
Thai ‘Red Shirts’ rally in show of strength (AP)
maart 12, 2011by latadmin
AP – Tens of thousands of anti-government “Red Shirt” protesters rallied Saturday in Thailand’s capital in a show of strength as the country...
Japan growth threatened by quake, say analysts (AFP)
maart 12, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Last week Prime Minister Naoto Kan was in a precarious position as his approval ratings tumbled, his foreign minister resigned and funding bills for a $1.1...
Explosion at Japan nuke plant, disaster toll rises (AP)
maart 12, 2011by latadmin
AP – An explosion shattered a building housing a nuclear reactor Saturday, amid fears of a meltdown, while across wide swaths of northeastern Japan officials...
