'Gas leak may have caused blast'

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 02:19:00 +0200nst (en)

SEREMBAN: A gas leak during the installation of a tsunami buoy in Pulau Sipadan could be the cause of an explosion that killed Stig Erik Lyng.

En las entrañas de 'Lo imposible'

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 01:53:00 +0200lasprovincias (es)

Tan sólo trece segundos pueden cambiar una vida? Sí. No una, sino miles. El tsunami que asoló el sudeste asiático en 2004 duró trece eternos y letales segundos. La fuerza del agua funcionó como una perfecta arma de destrucción masiva. Se impuso la implacable ley de la naturaleza sobre el destino de decenas de seres humanos.

Turtles hatched in aquarium released

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:34:00 +0200upi (en)

TOKYO, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Seventy young loggerhead turtles hatched in an aquarium after their nesting beach was eroded by last year's Japanese tsunami have been returned to the sea.

Manga artists back Tohoku with signature heroes project

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 20:37:00 +0200japantimes (en)

Eight renowned manga artists will draw up new cartoons featuring heroes and heroines from their signature works and donate the royalties to Tohoku's reconstruction, one of them said. The "Heroes Comeback" project is the brainchild of cartoonist Fujihiko Hosono, who said the artists include such big....

Empress keeping eye on frail husband

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 20:37:00 +0200japantimes (en)

On her 78th birthday Saturday, Empress Michiko assured she is keeping a close eye on Emperor Akihito's health, following his heart bypass surgery in February. "With regards to maintaining the health of his majesty and myself, from now on I hope to watch over him with more care than ever," she said in a statement.

'Only immigrants can save Japan'

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 19:06:00 +0200japantimes (en)

Only a revolution can save it. What kind of revolution? Japan must become "a nation of immigrants." That's a hard sell in this notoriously closed country. Salesman-in-chief — surprisingly enough — is a retired Justice Ministry bureaucrat named Hidenori Sakanaka, former head of the ministry's Tokyo....

Prestige, modelo para armarla

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 18:32:00 +0200libertaddigital (es)

La izquierda ha utilizado y rentabilizado el Prestige como arma política. Todo un modelo a utilizar para desgastar y atacar a los Gobiernos del PP.

Fiscalía chilena rechaza citar a declarar a ex presidenta Bachelet por el terremoto del 2010

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 17:07:00 +0200upi-es (es)

SANTIAGO, Chile, oct. 19 (UPI) -- El ministerio Público chileno rechazó por octava vez citar a declarar y presentar cargos por cuasidelito de homicidio múltiple y denegación de auxilio a la ex presidenta socialista Michelle Bachelet, por su eventual responsabilidad tras el terremoto y posterior tsunami del 27 de febrero de 2010.

15:38 Lavoro: Cgil nell'edilizia spariti 120 mila posti all'anno

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:12:00 +0200asca (it)

(ASCA) - Roma, 20 ott - ''Nel nostro settore dal 2009 sono spariti 120mila lavoratori all'anno, che fa 328 al giorno: questo il drammatico bilancio dello tsunami che ha spazzato via 1 3 dell'Italia ...

Lavoro: Cgil, nell'edilizia spariti 120 mila posti all'anno

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:10:00 +0200asca-listaregioni (it)

(ASCA) - Roma, 20 ott - ''Nel nostro settore dal 2009 sono spariti 120mila lavoratori all'anno, che fa 328 al giorno: questo il drammatico bilancio dello tsunami che ha spazzato via 1/3 dell'Italia delle costruzioni''. A parlare e' Walter Schiavella, segretario generale della Fillea, da Piazza San....

14:39 Bodrum'da 'Tsunami denizden değil dağdan geldi'

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:32:00 +0200milliyet (tr)

Muğla'nın Bodrum İlçesi'nde yarımadanın su ihtiyacını karşılamak amacıyla geçen yıl hayata geçirilen “Bodrum Yarımadası Acil İçme Suyu Projesiö...

Devaluation of Nobel Peace Prize Continues But EU Could Show Way For Better Crisis Management

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 14:52:00 +0200cafebabel (en)

The stabilizing part played by the E.U. has helped to transform most of Europe from a continent of war to a continent of peace,” (Thorbjorn Jagland, chair of awarding committee) The leader of the E.U. is Germany, which is in an economic war with southern Europe, I consider this war equal to a real war.

L’eau et le tremblement de terre s’ajoutent à la liste des catastrophes

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 14:29:00 +0200lematinal (fr)

La crise de l’eau et le tremblement de terre ont été ajoutés à la liste des catastrophes naturelles élaborées dans le Cyclone and Other Natural Disasters Scheme de 2012-213. Le conseil des ministres a pris acte de ce fait, vendredi. Ce plan comprend généralement le passage des cyclones, les pluies....

El cine español llega al 25 Festival de Cine de Tokio con el "tsunami" Bayona

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 11:00:00 +0200es-noticias (es)

Tokio, 20 oct (EFE).- El cine español estará presente en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Tokio, que inaugura hoy su 25 edición, con "Lo imposible", de Juan Antonio Bayona, que se proyectará en la sección "Cine del mundo", fuera de concurso.

Picture of the Day › Happy birthday

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 10:54:00 +0200japantoday (en)

In this photo provided by the Imperial Household Agency, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko look at a garden at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The empress celebrated her 78th birthday on Saturday. In a statement released to the media, the empress reflected on the events of the past 12 months.…

La emperatriz de Japón cumple 78 años y recuerda a las víctimas del tsunami

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 10:39:00 +0200noticias-terra (es)

La emperatriz de Japón, Michiko, recordó hoy, en su 78 cumpleaños, a las víctimas del devastador tsunami del año pasado en su país y expresó su esperanza de que mejoren las condiciones de los desplazados y también de los operarios que aún trabajan en la accidentada central de Fukushima.

La emperatriz de Japón cumple 78 años y recuerda a las víctimas del tsunami

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 10:30:00 +0200es-noticias (es)

Tokio, 20 oct (EFE).- La emperatriz de Japón, Michiko, recordó hoy, en su 78 cumpleaños, a las víctimas del devastador tsunami del año pasado en su país y expresó su esperanza de que mejoren las condiciones de los desplazados y también de los operarios que aún trabajan en la accidentada central de Fukushima.

FOCUS: Japan under scrutiny over quake-relief spending

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 09:00:00 +0200kyodonews (en)

The Japanese government has started looking into the appropriateness of some of its budget outlays for reconstruction work following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, amid growing skepticism about their actual usage. The review, demanded by both ruling and opposition lawmakers, followed....

Kamper denkkracht tegen de tsunami

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 08:04:00 +0200destentor (nl)

KAMPEN - Johann van den Noort is trots. Bovendien scheelt de Wall Street Journal Innovation Award hem veel praten.

Weltkatastrophenbericht: Zwangs-Migration

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 07:30:00 +0200deutschewelle-de (de)

Migration ist ein fester Bestandteil des modernen Lebens. Aber nicht jede Migration geschieht freiwillig. Der Weltkatastrophenbericht 2012 wirft ein Schlaglicht auf Menschen, die keine Wahl hatten.

Team leader dies in tsunami buoy accident

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 02:18:00 +0200thestar-my (en)

KUALA LUMPUR: The installation of the tsunami buoy at Pulau Sipadan has been halted due to a fatal accident involving the leader of the team.

Great ShakeOut Drills Increase Earthquake Awareness

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 00:47:00 +0200voanews (en)

Millions of people from the Pacific island of Guam to southern Italy joined a practice drill Thursday to prepare for earthquakes. The annual event, called the Great ShakeOut, has a simple message that could save lives in a real earthquake. The Southern California Earthquake Center at the University....

Ciencia para la supervivencia

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 00:16:00 +0200elpais-en (es)

El 1 de noviembre de 1755, bajo el océano Atlántico, se generó un terremoto de magnitud comparable al que asoló Japón el año pasado. En la historia pasaría a conocerse como terremoto de Lisboa, por haber destruido esa ciudad, entonces capital de todo un imperio.