Toyota Moves to Revamp Its Lexus Line

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:07:00 +0200IHT (en)

After falling behind from a product shortage, the automaker is planning to rejuvenate its Lexus brand by making the line more appealing to younger and more adventurous buyers.

Strong earthquake jolts Alaska's Aleutian Islands

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:06:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)

Seismologists say a strong earthquake has jolted Alaska's sparsely populated western Aleutian islands.

Japan may scrap whale hunt

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:00:00 +0200pina (en)

A media report in Japan says the government is considering abandoning this year's whale hunt in the Antarctic. The Asahi newspaper is reporting the annual round of research whaling could be suspended because of the poor condition of the fleet's ageing factory ship.

Tokyo's Governor Stokes The Island Feud With China

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 02:48:00 +0200npr (en)

Tokyo's flamboyant and ultraconservative governor, Shintaro Ishihara, said last spring that his city would buy some islands in the East China Sea. Today, China and Japan are caught in a war of words over who controls those islands. Some observers call Ishihara's move a power play that has sparked a crisis.

World Vision Highlighted at Clinton Global Initiative for Providing Clean Drinking Water in West Africa with P&G Water Purification Packets

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 02:36:00 +0200finanznachrichten-en (en)

SEATTLE, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative, President Clinton highlighted a new partnership between World Vision and the Procter & Gamble (P&G) Childr...

La rotura de la placa tectónica del océano Índico causará más terremotos, según revista

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 01:54:00 +0200eluniverso (es)

Hace casi cincuenta millones de años, la placa Indo-Australiana comenzó a escindirse en dos o incluso tres pedazos, en un lento proceso que los sismólogos ya conocían.

April mega-quake broke the records

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 01:39:00 +0200gulf-times (en)

The quake, caused by an unprecedented quadruple-fault rupture, gave Earth’s crustal mosaic such a shock that it unleashed quakes around the world nearly a week later, they said. “We’ve never seen an earthquake like this,” said Keith Koper, a geophysicist at the University of Utah in the western US.

Quakes in Indonesia ‘triggered spike in tremors’

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 01:39:00 +0200gulf-times (en)

Two massive quakes off Indonesia’s Sumatra island in April showed something scientists have long been trying to prove - they can trigger a swarm of more tremors around the globe. The latest findings could eventually help efforts to predict some earthquakes.

Quakes point to seafloor break-up

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 01:24:00 +0200bbc-news (en)

The sequence of huge earthquakes that struck off the coast of Sumatra in April may signal the creation of a new tectonic plate boundary, say scientists.

Quakes point to seafloor break-up

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 01:22:00 +0200bbc (en)

The sequence of huge earthquakes that struck off the coast of Sumatra in April may signal the creation of a new tectonic plate boundary, say scientists.

La ruptura la placa tectónica del Índico causará más terremotos

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:29:00 +0200antena3noticias (es)

Hace casi cincuenta millones de años esta superficie comenzó a separarse, de forma paulatina, en varios trozos. La división se encuentra tras el seísmo de más de 9 grados que originó el tsunami que en 2004 provocó más de 200.000 muertes en el sudeste asiático.

Unusual Indian Ocean Earthquakes Hit at Tectonic Breakup

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:29:00 +0200scientificamerican (en)

magazine Nature A pair of massive earthquakes that rocked the Indian Ocean on 11 April 2012 may signal the latest step in the formation of a new plate boundary within Earth’s surface. Geological stresses rending the Indo-Australian plate apart are likely to have caused the magnitude-8.6 and magnitude-8.

Rain creates havoc

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:13:00 +0200fijitimes (en)

HEAVY and unrelenting rain over a two-hour period early yesterday caused panic and distress as flash flooding took over many low-lying areas along the Lautoka and Ba corridor.

La ruptura de la placa tectónica del océano Índico causará más terremotos, según revista

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 23:50:00 +0200eluniverso (es)

Hace casi cincuenta millones de años, la placa Indo-Australiana comenzó a escindirse en dos o incluso tres pedazos, en un lento proceso que los sismólogos ya conocían.

American extreme skier Plake among avalanche survivors

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 23:27:00 +0200thehimalayantimes (en)

KATHMANDU: Renowned American extreme skier Glen Plake, one of the survivors of the weekend Himalayan avalanche that killed at least eight people, said today he feels lucky to be alive but heartbroken that he could not save two friends who remain missing.

Na crise econômica, 'a única boa notícia vem do turismo'

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:46:00 +0200folha (pt)

Contra todas as expectativas, o setor de turismo conseguiu se adaptar à crise econômica, explica, em uma entrevista, Taleb Rifai, secretário-geral da Organização Mundial de Turismo (OMT), que prevê um crescimento mundial do setor de cerca de 4% em 2012.

Erdbeben vor Indonesien von 2011 war stärkstes seiner Art

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:36:00 +0200kleinezeitung (de)

Das Beben der Stärke 8,7 hat sich rund 500 Kilometer westlich der Insel Sumatra ereignet und wurde durch Risse in der Bruchlinie der Erdkruste ausgelöst. Da... Mehr zum Thema Russland stellt Gotteslästerei unter Strafe Österreicher nach Lawinenunglück in Kathmandu Zwei tödliche Arbeitsunfälle in....

Indonesia's 2012 mega-quake the biggest

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:57:00 +0200sbs (en)

An 8.7 earthquake that struck west of Indonesia on April 11 was the biggest of its kind ever recorded and could signal the breakup of a giant tectonic plate.

Weird 2012 Quake Signals Tectonic Plate Birth

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:28:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

On the afternoon of April 11, 2012, one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded — and now revealed to be among the weirdest — struck in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Sumatra. It's a region all too familiar with geological catastrophe.

Nuclear Energy Capacity Growth Slowing after Fukushima

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:25:00 +0200scientificamerican (en)

The U.N. atomic agency cut its forecast for nuclear energy growth for a second year as the industry continued to feel the effect of the Fukushima disaster in Japan and said most of the expansion would be in Asia. VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. atomic agency cut its forecast for nuclear energy growth....

Tokyo's Governor Stokes The Island Feud With China

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:15:00 +0200npr (en)

Tokyo's flamboyant and ultra-conservative governor Shintaro Ishihara said last spring that his city would buy some islands in the East China Sea. Today, China and Japan are caught in a war of words over who controls those islands. Some observers call Ishihara's move a power play that has sparked a crisis.

Indian Ocean’s 2012 mega-quake broke the records

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:00:00 +0200dawn (en)

An 8.7 earthquake that struck west of Indonesia on April 11 was the biggest of its kind ever recorded and confirms suspicions that a giant tectonic plate is breaking up, scientists said.

Mégaséismes en Indonésie: la croûte terrestre se casse en deux

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:39:00 +0200alvinet (fr)

Les mégaséismes ressentis au cours des dernières années dans l'océan Indien au large de l'Indonésie sont provoqués par la cassure progressive de la plaque... Source : TV5 Monde - Articles similaires

Mégaséismes en Indonésie: la croûte terrestre se casse en deux

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:13:00 +0200france24 (fr)

Les mégaséismes ressentis au cours des dernières années dans l'océan Indien au large de l'Indonésie sont provoqués par la cassure progressive de la plaque tectonique indo-australienne, qui se déchire littéralement en deux au large de Sumatra, selon des études publiées mercredi.

Un terremoto en Indonesia desató temblores durante al menos una semana en todo el mundo

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:46:00 +0200abc (es)

Uno de los mayores terremotos de este año, con una magnitud de 8,6 en la escala de Richter, registrado el 11 de abril con epicentro en el Océano de las Islas orientales, cerca de Sumatra (Indonesia), causó pocos daños, pero provocó una oleada de temblores en todo el mundo, al menos durante una....

Indonesia quakes triggered global spike in tremors - study

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:45:00 +0200trust (en)

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:59 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * First time jump in quakes observed after big tremor * More quakes likely in area, with risks to Sumatra By David Fogarty SINGAPORE, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Two massive quakes off Indonesia's Sumatra island in April showed something scientists have....

Mégaséismes en Indonésie: la croûte terrestre se casse en deux

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:44:00 +0200tv5 (fr)

Les mégaséismes ressentis au cours des dernières années dans l'océan Indien au large de l'Indonésie sont provoqués par la cassure progressive de la plaque tectonique indo-australienne, qui se déchire littéralement en deux au large de Sumatra, selon des études publiées mercredi.

Indonesia quakes triggered global spike in tremors - study

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:42:00 +0200thestar-my (en)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Two massive quakes off Indonesia's Sumatra island in April showed something scientists have long been trying to prove - they can trigger a swarm of more tremors around the globe.

Sumatra Quake in April Tied to Sea Floor Changes

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:40:00 +0200bloomberg (en)

An April earthquake near the island of Sumatra resulted from as many as five faults in the tectonic plate that serves as the floor of the Indian Ocean , according to researchers that say the geologic event may show the massive slab of rock is splitting into two.

Mégaséismes en Indonésie: la croûte terrestre se casse en deux

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:26:00 +0200leprogres (fr)

Les mégaséismes ressentis au cours des dernières années dans l’océan Indien au large de l’Indonésie sont provoqués par la cassure progressive de la plaque tectonique indo-australienne, qui se déchire littéralement en deux au large de Sumatra.

Indonesia quakes triggered global spike in tremors - study

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:21:00 +0200reuters (en)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Two massive quakes off Indonesia's Sumatra island in April showed something scientists have long been trying to prove - they can trigger a swarm of more tremors around the globe.

Mégaséismes en Indonésie : la croûte terrestre se casse en deux

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:07:00 +0200lorientlejour (fr)

Les mégaséismes ressentis au cours des dernières années dans l'océan Indien au large de l'Indonésie sont provoqués par la cassure progressive de la plaque tectonique indo-australienne, qui se déchire littéralement en deux au large de Sumatra, selon des études publiées mercredi.

Japan overweegt walvisjacht te schrappen

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:38:00 +0200demorgen (nl)

Volgens Japanse media overweegt de regering dit jaar niet op walvissen te gaan jagen in Antarctica. Een en ander zou te maken hebben met de ...

EN IMAGES - Mégaséismes en Indonésie : la croûte terrestre se casse en deux

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:35:00 +0200RTLFrance (fr)

Les mégaséismes ressentis au cours des dernières années dans l'océan Indien au large de l'Indonésie sont provoqués par la cassure progressive de la plaque tectonique indo-australienne, qui se déchire littéralement en deux au large de Sumatra, selon des études publiées mercredi.

Challenge of asset deflation

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:14:00 +0200japantimes (en)

The national land, infrastructure and transport ministry reported on Sept. 19 that land prices in residential areas fell by an average 2.5 percent in the year to July 1, marking the 21st consecutive annual decline. In commercial areas, land prices have fallen by an average 3.1 percent — a drop for the fifth straight year.

US extreme skier Plake among avalanche survivors; says he tried but failed to rescue friends

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:32:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Renowned American extreme skier Glen Plake, one of the survivors of the weekend Himalayan avalanche that killed at least eight people, said Wednesday he feels lucky to be alive but heartbroken that he could not save two friends who remain missing.

JAPON: Japon : le retour de Shinzo Abe, nouveau chef de l’opposition et possible futur Premier ministre

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:11:00 +0200rfi-fr (fr)

L’opposition japonaise voulait un homme fort pour défendre ses couleurs lors des prochaines législatives anticipées : ce sera Shinzo Abe, déjà Premier ministre en 2006. Son discours nationaliste a visiblement séduit le parti, à l’heure où les tensions entre Pékin et Tokyo continuent de faire la Une.

Yen diverted from victims

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:56:00 +0200smh (en)

Billions of yen earmarked for the reconstruction of areas of Japan devastated by last year's earthquake and tsunami have been diverted to projects with no connection to the recovery work, such as whaling research.

US extreme skier Plake among avalanche survivors; says he tried but failed to rescue friends

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:46:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Renowned American extreme skier Glen Plake, one of the survivors of the weekend Himalayan avalanche that killed at least eight people, said Wednesday he feels lucky to be alive but heartbroken that he could not save two friends who remain missing.

Noted US extreme skier survives Manaslu avalanche

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:39:00 +0200thehimalayantimes (en)

KATHMANDU: Renowned American extreme skier Glen Plake, one of the survivors of the weekend Himalayan avalanche that killed at least eight people, said Wednesday he feels lucky to be alive but heartbroken that he could not save two friends who remain missing.

CULTURE - “Même le camembert a perdu sa saveur”

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:22:00 +0200courrierinternational (fr)

C’est bien connu, les Français adorent se plaindre. Mais, en cette rentrée, ça frôle la pathologie, constate ce correspondant italien. Au cinéma, dans les livres, à la radio, un seul leitmotiv : la déprime.

US extreme skier Plake among avalanche survivors

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:32:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

Renowned American extreme skier Glen Plake, one of among the survivors of the weekend Himalayan avalanche that killed at least eight people, said Wednesday he feels lucky to be alive but heartbroken that he could not save two friends who remain missing.

US extreme skier among Nepal avalanche survivors

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:51:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

An American extreme skier who survived the weekend Himalayan avalanche that killed at least eight people said Wednesday that he feels lucky to be alive but heartbroken that he could not save two friends who remain missing.

Séisme : comment y échapper grâce à une cape d'invisibilité ?

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:32:00 +0200alvinet (fr)

Une expérience incroyable menée aujourd'hui près de Lyon doit montrer qu'un immeuble ne sera pas détruit par un séisme créé artificiellement. Tout simplement... Source : Sciences et avenir - Articles similaires

Dans la crise économique, "la seule bonne nouvelle vient du tourisme", selon l'OMT

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:52:00 +0200m6 (fr)

"Contre toute attente, le secteur touristique a réussi à s'adapter à la crise économique", explique dans un entretien Taleb Rifai, secrétaire général de l'Organisation mondiale du tourisme (OMT), qui prévoit une croissance mondiale du secteur de près de 4% en 2012.

Lloyd's of London back in profit

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:30:00 +0200irishexaminer (en)

Specialist insurance market Lloyd's of London posted a return to profit today after benefiting from a "benign" six months for natural catastrophes.

Lloyd’s of London returns to profit

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:26:00 +0200YorkshirePost (en)

SPECIALIST insurance market Lloyd’s of London posted a return to profit today after benefiting from a “benign” six months for natural catastrophes.

Lloyd's of London back in profit

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:19:00 +0200breakingnews-ie (en)

Specialist insurance market Lloyd's of London posted a return to profit today after benefiting from a "benign" six months for natural catastrophes.

Dans la crise économique, "la seule bonne nouvelle vient du tourisme", selon l'OMT

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:05:00 +0200tv5 (fr)

"Contre toute attente, le secteur touristique a réussi à s'adapter à la crise économique", explique dans un entretien Taleb Rifai, secrétaire général de l'Organisation mondiale du tourisme (OMT), qui prévoit une croissance mondiale du secteur de près de 4% en 2012.

Dans la crise économique, "la seule bonne nouvelle vient du tourisme", selon l'OMT

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:54:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)

"Contre toute attente, le secteur touristique a réussi à s'adapter à la crise économique", explique dans un entretien Taleb Rifai, secrétaire général de l'Organisation mondiale du tourisme (OMT), qui prévoit une croissance mondiale du secteur de près de 4% en 2012.

Lloyd's of London back in profit

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:23:00 +0200bbc-news (en)

Insurance market Lloyd's of London returns to half-year profitability after there were no major natural disasters in the first six months of 2012.

Lloyd's of London back in profit

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 08:53:00 +0200bbc (en)

Insurance market Lloyd's of London returns to half-year profitability after there were no major natural disasters in the first six months of 2012.

Mbunge wa Kisesa, Luhaga Mpina NEC ni tsunami Kamati Kuu (CC) ya Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) imebariki kuondolewa kwa majina ya baadhi ya vigogo wakiwamo wabunge kuwania nafasi ndani ya chama hicho, maamuzi yanayotoa picha ya kung'oa watu wenye tuhuma mbalimbali. Kwa mujibu wa habari kutoka ndani ya kikao hicho, kazi kubwa ambayo.

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 07:37:00 +0200ippmedia (sw)

Kamati Kuu (CC) ya Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) imebariki kuondolewa kwa majina ya baadhi ya vigogo wakiwamo wabunge kuwania nafasi ndani ya chama hicho, maamuzi yanayotoa picha ya kung'oa watu wenye tuhuma mbalimbali. Kwa mujibu wa habari kutoka ndani ya kikao hicho, kazi kubwa ambayo imefanywa na....

Japan's key whaling ship in doubt

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 06:55:00 +0200smh (en)

Japan's upcoming Antarctic whaling season is said to be in doubt, with more taxpayer money urgently needed to refurbish the world's only factory whaling ship, Nisshin Maru.

China to resume nuclear reactor programme

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:38:00 +0200scmp (en)

Beijing’s ambitious reactor building programme is set to resume in the fourth quarter following a suspension imposed after Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster, official media reported on Wednesday. The Shanghai Securities News , citing government sources, said new safety regulations were about to be....

Cashing in on the death of others

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:08:00 +0200bbc (en)

But Bryan Freeman, from Habersham Funding in Atlanta, does not think there is much risk of that happening. "In the US it is a crime to commit murder," he says. "In fact, it has been a crime in most of the world since God gave Moses the 10 commandments.