Thursday, March 24, 2011

Japan worries of breached nuclear reactor

Japan worries of breached nuclear reactor

Japan worries of breached nuclear reactor

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Japan's effort to contain the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant suffered a setback, an official said on Friday, citing evidence that the reactor vessel of the No. 3 unit may have been damaged.


Islamist group is rising force in a new Egypt

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In post-revolutionary Egypt, where hope and confusion collide in the daily struggle to build a new nation, religion has emerged as a powerful political force, following an uprising that was based on secular ideals. The Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist group once banned by the state, is at the forefront, transformed into a tacit partner with the military government that many fear will thwart fundamental changes.


Strong quake in Myanmar kills more than 40

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A strong earthquake that toppled homes in northeastern Myanmar has killed more than 40 people, and there were fears Friday the toll would mount as conditions in more remote areas became known.


Death toll from Japan quake, tsunami tops 10,000

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The official death toll from Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami passed the 10,000 mark Friday and was still climbing two weeks after the magnitude-9 quake struck off the northeastern coast and unleashed a cascade of disasters.


Did this 15-yr-old kill the couple that gave him a home?

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A Kentucky couple who took in an incorrigible 15-year-old relative now accused of killing them had put their foot down when he wanted to date a 12-year-old girl, police and family members said.


Japan faces its next chore: Cleaning up

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Where do you even start? Do you start by carting away the Chokai Maru, the 150-foot (45-meter) ship that was lifted over a pier and slammed into a house in this port town? Do you start with the thousands of destroyed cars scattered like discarded toys in the city of Sendai? With the broken windows and the doorless refrigerators and the endless remnants of so many lives that clutter the canals?


NATO agrees to take command of no-fly zone in Libya

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NATO member nations approved Thursday evening a plan under which the alliance will assume command of the no-fly zone over Libya, while allied warplanes delivered a ferocious round of airstrikes on Libyan ground forces that seems to have begun to shift momentum from the troops loyal to Colonel Moammar el-Gaddafi to the rebels opposing him.


Libya: French plane shoots down Gaddafi plane

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French fighter jets struck an air base deep inside Libya and downed one of Moammar Gaddafi's planes Thursday, and NATO ships patrolled the coast to block the flow of arms and mercenaries. Other coalition bombers struck artillery, arms depots and parked helicopters, officials said Thursday.


6.8-magnitude quake strikes Myanmar; no tsunami

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A strong earthquake struck northeastern Myanmar on Thursday night, shaking buildings as far away as Bangkok. No tsunami was generated.


Shady dealings helped Gaddafi build fortune, regime

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In 2009, top aides to Col. Moammar el-Gaddafi called together 15 executives from global energy companies operating in Libya's oil fields and issued an extraordinary demand: Shell out the money for his country's $1.5 billion bill for its role in the downing of Pan Am Flight 103 and other terrorist attacks.


Japan tries to ease fears about safety of its tap water

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The Japanese authorities are considering a plan to import bottled water from overseas, a government official said Thursday morning, a day after spreading contamination from a crippled nuclear plant led to a panicked rush to buy water in Tokyo.


A new durable artificial heart

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Two Houston surgeons successfully implanted the world's first continuous-flow artificial heart in a 55-year-old patient, a significant advance that promises a smaller and much more durable alternative to existing artificial hearts.


Anxiety in Japan over radiation in tap water

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Workers doled out bottled water to Tokyo families on Thursday after residents cleared store shelves because of warnings that radiation from Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear plant had seeped into the city's water supply.


More US officials may leave Pak with secret Davis deal: Report

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A total of 331 US officials in Pakistan, most of them suspected of engaging in espionage under diplomatic cover, have been "identified to leave the country" under a secret deal between the two sides for release of American national Raymond Davis, a media report said today.


Japan: Three workers injured at Fukushima nuclear plant

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Nuclear officials say three workers have been exposed to radioactive elements and injured at Japan's tsunami-crippled plant.


French military releases video of no-fly zone operations

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The French military has released a video of its personnel preparing for the no-fly zone operations. French Mirage fighter jets took off from an airbase in Corsica, while Super Etendard and Hawkeye fighter jets launched their missions from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, off the Libyan coast.


Don't tweet from the church, says Royal wedding guide

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Don't give the queen a friendly hug and don't tweet from the church. That's just the start of the advice being offered to those attending Britain's April 29 royal wedding.


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