$5.7m disaster upgrade

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 01:39:00 +0200fijitimes (en)

JAPAN wishes to support not only Fiji but the whole South Pacific region in the field of disaster risk management, and to start Japan has given 300 million yen ($5.7m) to Fiji to be used in the field.

Entertainment › 'The Wolverine' to be filmed in Australia after Japan misses out due to tsunami

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 01:13:00 +0200japantoday (en)

The latest instalment of the X-Men franchise, "The Wolverine," starring Hugh Jackman, will be shot in Australia, it was announced Friday. The potential blockbuster was due to be filmed in Japan last year but the devastation from the tsunami and earthquake that hit in March put production on hold.

Indian Government provides a grant of Rs.200 million for the livelihood program of the war affected widows

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:35:00 +0200asiantribune (en)

| |Share: |more: |Zoom: A A A By K.T.Rajasingham Colombo, 21 April, (Asiantribune.com): The Indian Government has given Rs.200 million grant to train the war affected widows with some self employment courses, so that the widows might be able to start afresh their livelihood.

Satellite System Set to Speed Up Tsunami Warnings

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:08:00 +0200scientificamerican (en)

magazine NASA and a group of universities known as the READI network have begun testing an earthquake-warning system based on satellite data from the Global Positioning System (GPS). The method could have allowed Japanese officials to issue accurate warnings of the deadly March 2011 earthquake and....

Um tsunami salvou aldeia grega de invasores persas no ano 470 aC (estudo)

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:03:00 +0200portalangop (pt)

EUA, Washington - Um tsunami salvou a aldeia grega de Potideia dos invasores persas no Inverno do ano 479 antes de Cristo, diz um estudo divulgado nos Estados Unidos, advertindo, ao mesmo tempo, que a zona continua propensa a terramotos. Nova evidência geológica sugere que a região ainda poderia....

Um tsunami salvou aldeia grega de invasores persas no ano 470 aC (estudo)

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:50:00 +0200angolapress-pt (pt)

EUA, Washington - Um tsunami salvou a aldeia grega de Potideia dos invasores persas no Inverno do ano 479 antes de Cristo, diz um estudo divulgado nos Estados Unidos, advertindo, ao mesmo tempo, que a zona continua propensa a terramotos. Nova evidência geológica sugere que a região ainda poderia....

Women’s club hosts charity dinner

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:45:00 +0200taipeitimes (en)

In the vivid colors of a Bollywood setting, surrounded by exotic music and Indian dance performances, the Taipei International Women’s Club (TIWC) held its annual charity gala dinner last night, gathering more than 160 local and foreign guests supporting causes that help people and animals in need.

Ancient Greek tsunami bears warning signs

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:41:00 +0200kathimerini-en (en)

A tsunami saved the Greek village of Potidaea from Persian invaders in winter 479 BC, a German study said Thursday, warning that t...

Westfalenpost: Kommentar zu Neue Grenzkontrollen wären ein fatales Signal /Ein Symbol für Europa /Von Harald Ries

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:35:00 +0200mittelstandcafe (de)

Was war das für ein Theater, als die Dänen im vergangenen Sommer kurz wieder Grenzkontrollen einführten. Die geballte EU - inklusive Deutschlands und seines Innenministers Hans-Peter Friedrich - fiel über sie her, bis die freie Fahrt wieder möglich war.

Westfalenpost: Kommentar zu Neue Grenzkontrollen wären ein fatales Signal /Ein Symbol für Europa /Von Harald Ries

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:31:00 +0200politikexpress (de)

Was war das für ein Theater, als die Dänen im vergangenen Sommer kurz wieder Grenzkontrollen einführten. Die geballte EU - inklusive Deutschlands und seines Innenministers Hans-Peter Friedrich - fiel über sie her, bis die freie Fahrt wieder möglich war.

Oldest man in the world celebrates his 115th birthday

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:08:00 +0200mailonsunday (en)

Jiroemon Kimura, from Kyoto, Japan, who is one of only three men on the list of 67 oldest people recorded, puts longevity to eating only small portions of food.

Oldest man in the world celebrates his 115th birthday

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:24:00 +0200dailymail (en)

Jiroemon Kimura, from Kyoto, Japan, who is one of only three men on the list of 67 oldest people recorded, puts longevity to eating only small portions of food.

Le retraitement du combustible usé de Fukushima est envisageable à La Hague

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:08:00 +0200charentelibre (fr)

Le combustible nucléaire usé entreposé dans les piscines de désactivation de la centrale accidentée de Fukushima pourrait être retraité sur le site de La Hague en France si le gouvernement japonais le souhaite, a déclaré vendredi à Tokyo le président du groupe Areva, Luc Oursel.

Australian playground for Fukushima children

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:08:00 +0200australianetworknews (en)

Last Updated: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:16:00 +1000 An Australian-funded playground has been officially opened at a new kindergarten in Japan's disaster-ravaged Fukushima prefecture. The kindergarten is attended by children who survived last March's devastating earthquake and tsunami, and the subsequent Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Areva se dit prêt à retraiter en France le combustible de Fukushima

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:27:00 +0200LesEchos (fr)

En déplacement au Japon, Luc Oursel, le président du groupe Areva, a indiqué qu'une partie du combustible pourrait être 'pris en charge dans l'usine de la Hague'. Articles en rapport Argentine : le projet de nationalisation d'YPF voté en commission RWE porte la sortie du nucléaire devant la Cour....

Ancient 'Wave of Poseidon' Was Real Tsunami

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:58:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

SAN DIEGO – When the ocean rose up and saved a Greek town from a marauding Persian army nearly 1,500 years ago, renowned Greek historian Herodotus chalked it up to an act of the gods.

Areva propose La Hague pour retraiter du combustible de Fukushima

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:56:00 +0200Liberation (fr)

Traiter du combustible provenant du Japon ou d'ailleurs est la mission du site, plaide le président du groupe, Luc Oursel. Articles en rapport De la difficulté de rester écolo en toutes circonstances Le perchloroéthylène interdit dans les pressings «avant l'été»

Australian playground for Fukushima children

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:53:00 +0200radioaustralianews (ja)

Last Updated: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:16:00 +1000 An Australian-funded playground has been officially opened at a new kindergarten in Japan's disaster-ravaged Fukushima prefecture. The kindergarten is attended by children who survived last March's devastating earthquake and tsunami, and the subsequent Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Areva propose de retraiter le combustible usé de Fukushima

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:47:00 +0200lexpress (fr)

En visite au Japon, le PDG d'Areva, Luc Oursel, a propose que le site de la hague prenne en charge une partie du retraitement du combustible nucléaire usé de la centrale accidentée de Fukushima.

Fukushima. Le combustible nucléaire retraité à La Hague ?

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:43:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)

Le combustible nucléaire usé, entreposé dans les piscines de désactivation de la centrale accidentée de Fukushima, au Japon, pourrait être...

Pièces rares de France et d'ailleurs au Salon des minéraux

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:41:00 +0200larepubliquedespyrenees (fr)

Samedi et dimanche, 3 000 visiteurs, collectionneurs, connaisseurs ou simples curieux sont attendus pour une part de rêve.

Wien - Geoforscher nehmen auch "Black-Swan-Events" ins Auge

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:36:00 +0200derStandard (de)

12.000 Teilnehmer bei Generalversmmlung der "European Geosciences Union" Wien - Rund 12.000 Teilnehmer aus über 90 Ländern werden kommende Woche zur Generalversammlung der "European Geosciences Union" (EGU) in Wien erwartet. Beim weltweit zweitgrößten Geowissenschafter-Kongress im Austria Center....

Persians 'did perish in tsunami'

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:27:00 +0200bbc (en)

German geologists find evidence that a tsunami recorded by the ancient historian Herodotus did indeed save a Greek village from Persian invaders.

Germans warn of natural disasters in Greece

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:17:00 +0200deutschewelle-en (en)

Greece should add northwestern regions to its list of areas at risk of tsunamis and earthquakes, according to German scientists. The experts used an account of fifth-century B.C. historian Herodotus in their research.

Australian envoy opens playground for Fukushima victims

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:06:00 +0200australianetworknews (en)

Last Updated: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:05:00 +1000 An Australian-funded playground has been officially opened at a new kindergarten in Japan's disaster-ravaged Fukushima prefecture. The kindergarten is attended by children who survived last March's devastating earthquake and tsunami, and subsequent Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Ein japanischer Forscher will die Erdbebenvorhersage abschaffen

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:54:00 +0200BernerZeitung (de)

Japan gibt viel Geld für Erdbebenvorhersage und Risikozonen aus. Doch die grössten Beben erschütterten das Land in wenig gefährdeten Zonen, wo auch Atomkraftwerke stehen.

L'avenir de Gentilly-2 compromis par Fukushima?

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:53:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)

La Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire (CCSN) fera part, le 3 mai, des conclusions de deux...

Ein japanischer Forscher will die Erdbebenvorhersage abschaffen

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:51:00 +0200tagesanzeiger (de)

Japan gibt viel Geld für Erdbebenvorhersage und Risikozonen aus. Doch die grössten Beben erschütterten das Land in wenig gefährdeten Zonen, wo auch Atomkraftwerke stehen.

More Japanese share meals with families after quake: survey

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:36:00 +0200kyodonews (en)

TOKYO - The ratio of Japanese who ate dinner with their families almost every day in 2011 rose 15 percentage...

Recent Indonesia quake added pressure to key fault

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:32:00 +0200dawn (en)

2004 earthquake in Indonesia has increased pressure on a fault that could trigger another megathrust.

Un séisme de magnitude 7,3 à Tokyo pourrait y tuer près de 10.000 personnes

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:22:00 +0200libe (fr)

Un séisme de magnitude 7,3 se produisant sous la capitale japonaise en soirée pourrait y tuer près de 10.000 personnes et faire quelque 150.00...

Australian envoy opens playground for Fukushima victims

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:20:00 +0200radioaustralianews (ja)

Last Updated: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:05:00 +1000 An Australian-funded playground has been officially opened at a new kindergarten in Japan's disaster-ravaged Fukushima prefecture. The kindergarten is attended by children who survived last March's devastating earthquake and tsunami, and subsequent Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Disastri naturali? Come in Giappone un app ci salverà, ma anche Twitter e videogame

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:59:00 +0200avanti (it)

Saremo tutti giapponesi. A breve diventeremo come le migliaia di cittadini con gli occhi a mardorla e tecnologicamente avanzati che a Tokyo si salvarono dallo spaventoso tsunami dello scorso anno grazie ad un sms sul cellulare. Il centro antisismico inviò, 30 secondi prima che l'onda d'urto....

Als Poseidon die Perser ertränkte

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:48:00 +0200netzeitung (de)

Deutsche Forscher haben Belege für den ersten in der Geschichtsschreibung erwähnten Tsunami gefunden, der sich vor rund 2.500 Jahren an der Küste des nördlichen Griechenlands ereignete. Klaus Reicherter von der Universität Aachen ...

Meterhohe Wellen trafen Griechenland: In Europa besteht Tsunami-Gefahr

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:48:00 +0200netzeitung (de)

Vor allem der Nordosten Griechenlands könnte in Zukunft von einem Tsunami getroffen werden. Laut Bodenuntersuchungen sind bereits in der Vergangenheit mehrere meterhohe Wellen auf die Küste des Landes geschlagen. "Das wird sich ...

Besucherzahlen in Japan nach Erdbeben fast wieder normal

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:28:00 +0200donaukurier (de)

Tokio (AFP) Japan verliert für viele Reisende ein Jahr nach dem Erdbeben und der Atomkatastrophe seinen Schrecken: Wie die Tourismusbehörde des Landes mitteilte, besuchten im März rund 678.500 Ausländer den Inselstaat, Geschäftsreisende eingeschlossen.

No. of foreign tourists to Japan in March at near pre-disaster level

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:04:00 +0200kyodonews (en)

TOKYO - The number of foreign tourists visiting Japan in March was almost back to the level seen before the ...

Les tempêtes solaires pourraient coûter des milliards

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:33:00 +020024heures (fr)

Un astronome met en garde la planète sur les dégâts économiques que représenterait un violent orage géomagnétique du soleil en raison de la paralysie des systèmes électriques à l'échelle mondiale.

Les tempêtes solaires pourraient coûter des milliards

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:30:00 +0200tdg (fr)

Un astronome met en garde la planète sur les dégâts économiques que représenterait un violent orage géomagnétique du soleil en raison de la paralysie des systèmes électriques à l'échelle mondiale.

Les tempêtes solaires pourraient coûter des milliards

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:45:00 +0200lematin-CH (fr)

Un astronome met en garde la planète sur les dégâts économiques que représenterait un violent orage géomagnétique du soleil en raison de la paralysie des systèmes électriques à l'échelle mondiale.

As paredes caem, uma a uma, em Pinheiros

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:43:00 +0200estadao (pt)

Quando cheguei a esta rua, João Moura, havia em frente do meu prédio uma vilazinha e nela uma fonte de água cristalina. Dizia-me seu Chico, com seus 80 anos, que a fonte existia desde que ele chegara, na altura dos anos 1930. E que muita gente ia buscar água fresca para encher talhas, potes e

Tsunami rettete griechisches Dorf vor den Persern

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:41:00 +0200t-online (de)

Das griechische Dorf Potidea ist einer Studie der Universität Aachen zufolge im Jahr 479 vor Christus dank eines Tsunamis vor der persischen Eroberung bewahrt worden. Dabei seien hunderte Angreifer getötet worden. Das Naturereignis, bei dem sich das Meer zunächst zurückzog und anschließend....

Formation aux urgences à Pamandzi

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:36:00 +0200malango (fr)

La dynamique mairie de Pamandzi et son chef de projet Adrien Michon proposent une formation aux urgences. Tous les habitants qui veulent donner de leur temps et se former sont concernés.

Herodotus onthult oudste tsunami ooit

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:22:00 +0200nd-nl (nl)

AKEN - In 479 voor Christus belegerde een Perzisch leger de Griekse stad Potidea, op wat nu het schiereiland Kassandra heet. De Griekse geschiedschrijver Herodotus beschrijft hoe tijdens de belegering de zee zich plotseling terugtrok, om even later met een enorme vloedgolf de belegeraars weg te vagen.

Deaths put Siachen standoff into sharp relief

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:15:00 +0200asiatimes (en)

The continued costs of the standoff between Pakistan and India at the Siachen glacier have been brought into sharp relief after 140 Pakistani soldiers were killed in an avalanche in the disputed and strategically important territory. Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Kiani is leading the latest thaw, and India is reacting with cold calculation.

Griekenland heeft tsunamirisico

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:03:00 +0200metronieuws (nl)

Alsof Griekenland het nog niet zwaar genoeg heeft, is het land ook nog eens gevoelig voor...

Indonesia tries to anticipate 8.9-magnitude quake

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:20:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

JAKARTA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia is taking steps in anticipating a massive earthquake of measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale, better known as "mega thrust", off southwest West Sumatra province that potentially triggers strong tsunamis. Based on analysis by international and local experts, a....

Hugh Jackman's 'The Wolverine' to be shot in Australia

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:54:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

The latest instalment of the X-Men franchise, "The Wolverine", starring Hugh Jackman, will be shot in Australia, it was announced Friday.

Herodot weist die Spur

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:46:00 +0200netzeitung (de)

Studienergebnisse deutscher Experten für Georisiken belegen historische Berichte aus der Antike: Demnach hat es im Nordosten Griechenlands in den vergangenen 5000 Jahren immer wieder Tsunamis gegeben.

Encuentran pruebas de tsunami en la antigua Grecia

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:28:00 +0200bbc-spanish (es)

Geólogos alemanes dicen haber encontrado pruebas en el norte de Grecia de que un tsunami salvó a la antigua aldea de Potidea de los invasores persas hace casi 2.500 años, según lo registrado por Herodoto. Los investigadores afirman que su hallazgo parece confirmar el recuento del historiador griego,....

Más de 8,5 millones de escolares participaron en simulacro

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:41:00 +0200eldiario-EC (es)

Más de 8,5 millones de escolares peruanos, de 94.000 colegios públicos y privados, participaron ayer del primer simulacro de sismo del año, informó el Ministerio de Educación.

BANGKOK: Wave of quake concern spreads across Thailand

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:24:00 +0200asianewsnet (en)

The recent quakes in the southern Thai island Phuket sparked concerns across Thailand over potential future disasters. Discussions on earthquake emergencyresponse and disaster-prevention plans have since been held in many provinces. "We are worried. Many of us have raised the issue of safety....

El mar está muriendo

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 06:56:00 +0200bolpress (es)

El día Mundial de los Océanos se celebra cada 8 de junio bajo los auspicios de la ONU, con la esperanza de sensibilizar a un mayor número de personas en la defensa de ese bien común.“La vida vino de los Océanos”, dijo el científico ruso Aleksandr Oparin, al presentar en 1924 una provocadora y....

BANGKOK: Thailand's auto output back in top gear

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:08:00 +0200asianewsnet (en)

Five months after the disruption from severe floods that hit Thailand in October, automotive production is gaining strength, hitting a record monthly output of 190,936 units in March. "The production output is likely to hit a new record in the second half of this year once Honda's production can return to normal.

Hugh Jackman's 'The Wolverine' to be shot in Australia

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:41:00 +0200france24-en (en)

The latest instalment of the X-Men franchise, "The Wolverine", starring Hugh Jackman, will be shot in Australia, it was announced Friday. The potential blockbuster was due to be filmed in Japan last year but the devastation from the tsunami and earthquake that hit in March put production on hold.

TOKYO: Tokyo quake could kill about 9,700

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:23:00 +0200asianewsnet (en)

About 9,700 people could die and about 300,000 buildings could be destroyed or burn down in Tokyo if a magnitude-7.3 earthquake with its focus in northern Tokyo Bay directly hits the metropolitan area, according to a new prediction by the Tokyo metropolitan government. The estimated death toll was nearly double the previous forecast made in 2006.

Wolverine film to shoot in Sydney

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:18:00 +0200abc-au (en)

Hugh Jackman will return to Sydney this August to shoot The Wolverine, in which he will reprise his role of the gruff, metal-clawed, muscled-up mutant.

Hugh Jackman's 'The Wolverine' to be shot in Australia

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:13:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)

SYDNEY: The latest instalment of the X-Men franchise, "The Wolverine", starring Hugh Jackman, will be shot in Australia, it was announced Friday.

Arızalı gemiyi bir de fırtına vurdu

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:18:00 +0200hurriyetim (tr)

Antalya’da makine arızası nedeniyle 2 Nisan’dan beri Gazipaşa açıklarında demirli bulunan ’Dak’ adlı kuru yük gemisi, önceki geceki fırtına esnasında zor anlar yaşadı.

Why we were spared the tsunami

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:19:00 +0200nst (en)

WHEN an earthquake strikes, the immediate concern is whether a tsunami will follow.

Could disputed East China Sea islands be sold?

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:04:00 +0200bbc (en)

Remote, uninhabited but for feral goats and unusual species of moles and crabs, the attractions of the Senkaku islands as a piece of real estate are not immediately obvious. But now there is an interested buyer for three of them, and if a transaction goes ahead, it could ratchet up tension between Asia's two biggest economies.

Travel › Tourism sector eyes travelers from emerging nations

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:49:00 +0200japantoday (en)

The global tourism industry, hit by natural disasters and economic turmoil, is eyeing potential travelers from emerging nations in hope that their growing middle and upper classes could spur growth. Delegates converged on disaster-struck Japan this week for the sector's major annual conference and....

Indonesian quake could be prelude to second tsunami

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:45:00 +0200scmp (en)

Seismologists say last week's powerful earthquake off western Indonesia increased pressure on the source of the devastating 2004 tsunami: a fault that could unleash another monster wave in the next few decades.

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 4/19/12

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:41:00 +0200Whitehouse (en)

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:34 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room for your daily briefing. It's good to have you here. I have no announcements to make at the top, so we will go straight to questions.

El milagro japonés

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:35:00 +0200elcorreodigital (es)

Hirokazu Kore-eda ganó el Premio al Mejor Guion en San Sebastián con la emotiva aventura de dos niños que tratan de unir a sus padres separados

Vulkan- und Tsunami-Gefahr in Griechenland

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:59:00 +0200bbv-net (de)

Aachen (dpa) - Die Tsunami-Gefahr in Griechenlands Nordosten wird nach Einschätzung deutscher Wissenschaftler unterschätzt. Im Norden habe es in den vergangenen 5000 Jahren immer wieder Tsunamis gegeben, sagte der Geologe an der RWTH Aachen, Professor Klaus Reicherter.

Uruguay tomará acciones como Brasil contra 'tsunami monetario'

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:40:00 +0200hoy (es)

El presidente de Uruguay, José Mujica, anunció el jueves que adoptará medidas como lo hizo Brasil para evitar la apreciación de la moneda uruguaya ante el exceso de liquidez provocado por los países ricos, tras reunirse con su homóloga brasileña, Dilma Rousseff. BRASILIA.

Long-term tsunami risk rises after Indonesia quake

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:31:00 +0200CBC (en)

Last week's powerful earthquake off western Indonesia increased pressure on the source of the devastating 2004 tsunami that killed 230,000 people in and around the Indian Ocean, seismologists say.

GPS could aid in earthquake warnings

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:29:00 +0200upi (en)

SAN DIEGO, April 19 (UPI) -- Combining two data sources could bring better warning of earthquakes to millions of people in vulnerable areas of the western United States, researchers say.