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                                                    </description><title>GDACS EMM News Feed</title><item><title><![CDATA[Tsunami centers go on 24-hour alert (Casper Star-Tribune)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13b7pstfg/*http%3A//www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2006/01/03/news/regional/087bb5eafe8e886e872570e80026a03c.txt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13b7pstfg/*http%3A//www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2006/01/03/news/regional/087bb5eafe8e886e872570e80026a03c.txt</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2006 09:22:49 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[PALMER, Alaska -- When news of a big earthquake hits in the middle of the night, it takes geophysicist Bruce Turner five minutes to fumble for his beeper, throw on a coat, scrape ice off his car windshield, drive a mile to work and transmit a tsunami alert from the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060103102249</sortelement></item><item xmlns:emm="http://emm.jrc.org/EMM/" emm:score="0.09235368"><pubDate>2006-01-03T00:50+0100</pubDate><emm:day>20060103</emm:day><link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20060103f1.htm</link><source>japantimes</source><title>Japan's quake-preparedness quest never-ending By Kaho Shimizu</title><dc:language xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">en</dc:language><description>FRAMING THE FUTURE Japan's quake-preparedness quest never-ending By KAHO SHIMIZU Staff writer Amid the scores of shoddily built high-rises connected to disgraced architect Hidetsugu Aneha, the fraud scandal may have had one positive outcome -- reawakening society's sense of urgency to prepare for a major earthquake.</description><category>IndustryTradeRKW</category><category>Japan</category><category>SMSAuto</category><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>InformationCommunicationsRKW</category><category>TransportationInfrastructureRKW</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><guid>japantimes-dce0099a775bf4df548384358ea98675</guid><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060103005000</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Full seismic monitoring (The Star Online)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12i247ov5/*http%3A//thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/1/3/nation/13010817&amp;sec=nation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12i247ov5/*http%3A//thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/1/3/nation/13010817&amp;sec=nation</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2006 00:03:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[New seismic reading stations will be built in Lahad Datu in Sabah and in Kota Tinggi in Johor to complement the 12 stations nationwide.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060103010320</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan's quake-preparedness quest never-ending (The Japan Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=127b1shbo/*http%3A//www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20060103f1.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=127b1shbo/*http%3A//www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20060103f1.htm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 23:45:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Amid the scores of shoddily built high-rises connected to disgraced architect Hidetsugu Aneha, the fraud scandal may have had one positive outcome -- reawakening society's sense of urgency to prepare for a major earthquake.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060103004520</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[IIT team prepares tsunami warning atlas (Hindustan Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12349cnhd/*http%3A//www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1572261,001302060000.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12349cnhd/*http%3A//www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1572261,001302060000.htm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:14:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A team of researchers have created a tsunami travel time atlas to assist in predicting the time taken by a giant wave to travel in the Indian Ocean.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060102201423</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singing in the rain (Games Asylum)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11tlng3df/*http%3A//www.gamesasylum.com/showarticle.php?articleID=4615</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11tlng3df/*http%3A//www.gamesasylum.com/showarticle.php?articleID=4615</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 18:12:39 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Survival romp SOS: The Final Escape (known as Disaster Report in the States) was probably the best PlayStation 2 game that Bigben published. A sequel was announced ages ago, and to be honest until now we had forgotten all about it.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060102191239</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earth Institute News (Columbia Earth Institute)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11gsaj02e/*http%3A//www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/news/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11gsaj02e/*http%3A//www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/news/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:06:39 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Researchers have discovered that one of the few remaining populations of Asian elephants in India is actually two genetically distinct groups. This could have far-reaching implications in conservation plans for the endangered elephants as well as other species on the Subcontinent.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060102160639</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seeing America from Portland perch (Portland Oregonian)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12thi3hgk/*http%3A//www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1136174110287880.xml&amp;coll=7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12thi3hgk/*http%3A//www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1136174110287880.xml&amp;coll=7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 12:05:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[When the U.S. military death toll in Iraq reached 2,000, the Hokkaido Shimbun's Washington, D.C.-based correspondent cranked out a news story with facts and figures. But his Portland colleague -- the first Oregon-based staff writer for a Japanese newspaper -- did just what he came to do.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060102130525</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tsunami centers go on 24-hour alert (Casper Star-Tribune)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13bpegkla/*http%3A//www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2006/01/02/news/regional/087bb5eafe8e886e872570e80026a03c.txt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13bpegkla/*http%3A//www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2006/01/02/news/regional/087bb5eafe8e886e872570e80026a03c.txt</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 09:18:55 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[PALMER, Alaska -- When news of a big earthquake hits in the middle of the night, it takes geophysicist Bruce Turner five minutes to fumble for his beeper, throw on a coat, scrape ice off his car windshield, drive a mile to work and transmit a tsunami alert from the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060102101855</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around the world, quests for peace and prosperity (Seattle Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=130fij0bl/*http%3A//seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002716060_nextyear02.html?syndication=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=130fij0bl/*http%3A//seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002716060_nextyear02.html?syndication=rss</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 08:12:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Associated Press asked some of its correspondents around the world to assess the prospects for 2006. Here are their reports: ...]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060102091247</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seeing America from Portland perch (Portland Oregonian)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12ue7lmmp/*http%3A//www.oregonlive.com/metro/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1136174110287880.xml&amp;coll=7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12ue7lmmp/*http%3A//www.oregonlive.com/metro/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1136174110287880.xml&amp;coll=7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 05:02:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[When the U.S. military death toll in Iraq reached 2,000, the Hokkaido Shimbun's Washington, D.C.-based correspondent cranked out a news story with facts and figures. But his Portland colleague -- the first Oregon-based staff writer for a Japanese newspaper -- did just what he came to do.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060102060218</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC TO SOOTHE THE SOUL (Miami Herald)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13974n9up/*http%3A//www.sunherald.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/13524872.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=miamiherald_world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13974n9up/*http%3A//www.sunherald.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/13524872.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=miamiherald_world</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2006 12:27:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[He has to work from a makeshift studio in a tent, but the soft voice and soothing music of Mohammed Subhan Rathar are providing comfort and hope to people in earthquake-ravaged Pakistani Kashmir.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060101132703</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key elections ahead around the world (USA Today)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12737f82k/*http%3A//www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-01-01-world-elections_x.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12737f82k/*http%3A//www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-01-01-world-elections_x.htm</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2006 11:30:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Lessons in multiparty politics and fiercely contested elections involving populist candidates are among events that will play broadly on national and geopolitical stages this year, according to assessments by Associated Press correspondents.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060101123057</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC TO SOOTHE THE SOUL (Miami Herald)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13a71cnmq/*http%3A//www.twincities.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/13524872.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=miamiherald_world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13a71cnmq/*http%3A//www.twincities.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/13524872.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=miamiherald_world</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2006 09:27:22 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[He has to work from a makeshift studio in a tent, but the soft voice and soothing music of Mohammed Subhan Rathar are providing comfort and hope to people in earthquake-ravaged Pakistani Kashmir.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060101102722</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tsunami centers go on 24-hour alert (Casper Star-Tribune)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13b5thgu9/*http%3A//www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2006/01/01/news/regional/087bb5eafe8e886e872570e80026a03c.txt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13b5thgu9/*http%3A//www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2006/01/01/news/regional/087bb5eafe8e886e872570e80026a03c.txt</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2006 08:35:56 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[PALMER, Alaska -- When news of a big earthquake hits in the middle of the night, it takes geophysicist Bruce Turner five minutes to fumble for his beeper, throw on a coat, scrape ice off his car windshield, drive a mile to work and transmit a tsunami alert from the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060101093556</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC TO SOOTHE THE SOUL (Miami Herald)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=135j6bdgf/*http%3A//www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/13524872.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=miamiherald_world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=135j6bdgf/*http%3A//www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/13524872.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=miamiherald_world</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2006 08:20:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[He has to work from a makeshift studio in a tent, but the soft voice and soothing music of Mohammed Subhan Rathar are providing comfort and hope to people in earthquake-ravaged Pakistani Kashmir.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060101092016</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Welcomes 2006 (CBS News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=125kfh0ut/*http%3A//www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/12/31/world/main1172360.shtml</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=125kfh0ut/*http%3A//www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/12/31/world/main1172360.shtml</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2005 21:18:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[New Year's celebrations are under way around the world, most amid tight security. In Indonesia, a bomb killed eight people at a crowded market. Meanwhile, Rio de Janeiro is expected to put on the biggest fireworks display in the city's history.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051231221857</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tsunami warning within 30 minutes of quake says Met dept (Sunday Observer)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11m1p2p8g/*http%3A//www.sundayobserver.lk/2006/01/01/new15.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11m1p2p8g/*http%3A//www.sundayobserver.lk/2006/01/01/new15.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2005 19:32:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA["Tsunami Warning Centre in the Meteorology Department would be able to disseminate warning to Sri Lankan public within 30 minutes of the occurrence of any major earthquake that has the likelihood of triggering tsunamis" said Lalith Chandraperuma, Deputy Director of Meteorology.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051231203208</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy 2006: Australians, Asians Celebrate (AP via Yahoo! 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News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12a7if712/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051231/ap_on_re_mi_ea/world_symposium06_1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12a7if712/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051231/ap_on_re_mi_ea/world_symposium06_1</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2005 18:54:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Iraqis are getting a lesson in the messiness of multiparty politics as they head into the new year trying to put together a broad-based government and take the steam from insurgents.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051231195426</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy 2006: Australia, Asia Celebrates (AP via Yahoo! 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Revelers around the world began partying, visited places of worship and gathered with family to welcome 2006.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051231164739</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Security Tight at New Year's Celebrations (AP via Yahoo! News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12dri26o1/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051231/ap_on_re_au_an/world_new_year_s_eve_3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12dri26o1/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051231/ap_on_re_au_an/world_new_year_s_eve_3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2005 15:20:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A pulsing heart of red lights shone from Sydney's Harbor Bridge early Sunday as tens of thousands watched fireworks ushering in the new year. Revelers around the world began partying, visited places of worship and gathered with family to welcome 2006.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051231162005</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aussies Party Amid Heavy Police Presence (AP via Yahoo! News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12d21mgu0/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051231/ap_on_re_au_an/world_new_year_s_eve_1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12d21mgu0/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051231/ap_on_re_au_an/world_new_year_s_eve_1</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2005 14:29:53 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A pulsing heart of red lights shone from Sydney's Harbor Bridge early Sunday as tens of thousands watched fireworks ushering in the new year. 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There are two days left in the year.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051229010012</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Va. well shakes to world's quakes (Richmond Times-Dispatch)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=14hq9qkkk/*http%3A//www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1128768923095&amp;path=!health!healthology</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=14hq9qkkk/*http%3A//www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1128768923095&amp;path=!health!healthology</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:18:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the year since the Sumatran earthquake sent a Southwest Virginia well sloshing, the well has gained an international reputation for its oscillating antics.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051228221824</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S., Europe, Japan end tapping of oil reserves (World Peace Herald)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1276mtc59/*http%3A//www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20051228-095831-4661r</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1276mtc59/*http%3A//www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20051228-095831-4661r</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:07:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- The United States, Europe and Japan recently stopped releasing oil and gasoline from their strategic reserves as fuel prices retreated from record post-hurricane highs.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051228160720</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moderate earthquake hits northeast Japan (The Star Online)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12o9nmkn6/*http%3A//thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/12/28/world/20051228203222&amp;sec=world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12o9nmkn6/*http%3A//thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/12/28/world/20051228203222&amp;sec=world</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:54:22 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TOKYO: A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 shook northeast Japan Wednesday evening, the Meteorological Agency said.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051228135422</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[(AFX UK Focus) 2005-12-28 10:35 GMT: Mild earthquake rocks central Japan (Interactive Investor)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12sr6nipt/*http%3A//www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews&amp;articleid=5507481&amp;subject=general&amp;action=article</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12sr6nipt/*http%3A//www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews&amp;articleid=5507481&amp;subject=general&amp;action=article</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 11:05:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TOKYO (AFX) - A moderate earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale jolted central Japan Wednesday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051228120500</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living and giving after the tsunami (Guardian Unlimited)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=125tdtpcf/*http%3A//society.guardian.co.uk/aid/comment/0,14178,1673646,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=125tdtpcf/*http%3A//society.guardian.co.uk/aid/comment/0,14178,1673646,00.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 11:01:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The day after the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated Lisbon in 1755, killing perhaps 100,000 people, the Portuguese prime minister Sebastião de Melo considered the ruins of one of Europe's great cities. 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Asia News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11ijr3rbc/*http%3A//asia.news.yahoo.com/051228/3/2d2u3.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11ijr3rbc/*http%3A//asia.news.yahoo.com/051228/3/2d2u3.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 05:31:39 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ TOKYO, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Tohoku Electric Power Co. will restart the No. 2 nuclear power generation unit at its Onagawa plant in northern Japan after an unexpected shutdown caused by an earthquake in August, the Japan's fifth-largest utility said on Monday.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051228063139</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan-Japan-FM WRD/ Japan's FM to visit Pakistan on Jan 4-5 (Islamic Republic News Agency)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=121u11apa/*http%3A//www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-235/0512282866085103.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=121u11apa/*http%3A//www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-235/0512282866085103.htm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 05:28:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Aso will pay an official visit to Pakistan from January 4-5, 2006, it was officially announced on Tuesday. 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Asia News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11qsp98q6/*http%3A//asia.news.yahoo.com/051228/kyodo/d8ep1hug0.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11qsp98q6/*http%3A//asia.news.yahoo.com/051228/kyodo/d8ep1hug0.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 04:48:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ _ On Jan. 4, Wednesday:]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051228054805</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan FM to visit India, Pakistan (Dawn)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11cevh3ue/*http%3A//www.dawn.com/2005/12/28/top18.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11cevh3ue/*http%3A//www.dawn.com/2005/12/28/top18.htm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 03:48:17 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TOKYO, Dec 27: Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday he will visit India and Pakistan in January in a bid to strengthen bilateral ties with the South Asian nations.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051228044817</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snow-storm chills spark power sales on exchange (Asahi.com)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1222ippa5/*http%3A//www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200512280142.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1222ippa5/*http%3A//www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200512280142.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 01:44:54 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Transactions on the Japan Electric Power Exchange have surged to a profitable level thanks to heavy snowfalls across Japan and participation by a major power supplier.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051228024454</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[» More (New Orleans Times-Picayune)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11fb6p8il/*http%3A//www.nola.com/speced/ruinandrecovery/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11fb6p8il/*http%3A//www.nola.com/speced/ruinandrecovery/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 01:03:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Homestead, FL - Hurricane Andrew nearly wiped Homestead off the map. But after early stumbles, and a lot of help from private enterprise, the town is stronger than ever]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051228020333</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Year On From The Asian Tsunami, Satellites Are Aiding Regional Rebuilding (Science Daily)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=121jq6ohq/*http%3A//www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/12/051226095033.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=121jq6ohq/*http%3A//www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/12/051226095033.htm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 23:06:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The deadly Indian Ocean tsunami that swept across coastlines on 26 December 2004 took the lives of more than 200 000 people. The sheer scale of the catastrophe meant that Earth Observation was vital both for damage assessment and for co-ordinating emergency activities. Through the year that followed, satellite-based maps from ESA's Respond consortium continued to support rebuilding efforts.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051228000646</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Va. well shakes to world's quakes (Richmond Times-Dispatch)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=151lfg4n7/*http%3A//www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1128768923095&amp;path=!health!healthology&amp;s=1045855935235</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=151lfg4n7/*http%3A//www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1128768923095&amp;path=!health!healthology&amp;s=1045855935235</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 20:02:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the year since the Sumatran earthquake sent a Southwest Virginia well sloshing, the well has gained an international reputation for its oscillating antics.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051227210223</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan to address gender discrimination (World Peace Herald)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1277pj70r/*http%3A//www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20051227-013419-1188r</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1277pj70r/*http%3A//www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20051227-013419-1188r</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 18:37:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TOKYO -- A government panel in Japan has come up with recommendations to fight gender discrimination in the workplace.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051227193709</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan and a $1,300,000 donation to Bam Citadel (IranMania.com)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=133v5lb9g/*http%3A//www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=39146&amp;NewsKind=Current%20Affairs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=133v5lb9g/*http%3A//www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=39146&amp;NewsKind=Current%20Affairs</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 08:24:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[LONDON, December 27 (IranMania) - Japan is to extend a cultural grant of US$1,300,000 to Iran for the reconstruction of the ancient citadel of Bam in southern Iran which was almost reduced to rubble on 26th of December 2003 due to a massive earthquake that struke the region, said CHN.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051227092411</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric transactions rise sharply on JEPX. (Asahi.com)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12294url3/*http%3A//www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200512270282.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12294url3/*http%3A//www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200512270282.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 06:15:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Electricity transactions finally surged to a profitable level on the Japan Electric Power Exchange (JEPX) thanks to the heavy snowstorms across Japan and heightened participation among power companies.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051227071502</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virginia well keeps pulse of earthquakes (Potomac News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13svm0dog/*http%3A//www.potomacnews.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WPN/MGArticle/WPN_BasicArticle&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1128768936314&amp;path=</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13svm0dog/*http%3A//www.potomacnews.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WPN/MGArticle/WPN_BasicArticle&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1128768936314&amp;path=</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 03:54:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the year since the Sumatran earthquake sent a Southwest Virginia well sloshing, the well has gained an international reputation for its oscillating antics.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051227045433</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virginia well keeps pulse of earthquakes (Manassas Journal Messenger)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13r0ptr1q/*http%3A//www.manassasjm.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=MJM/MGArticle/WPN_BasicArticle&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1128768936314&amp;path=</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13r0ptr1q/*http%3A//www.manassasjm.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=MJM/MGArticle/WPN_BasicArticle&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1128768936314&amp;path=</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 03:53:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the year since the Sumatran earthquake sent a Southwest Virginia well sloshing, the well has gained an international reputation for its oscillating antics.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051227045303</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[International briefs (The Olympian)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12gsc9huo/*http%3A//www.theolympian.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051226/NEWS/51226040</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12gsc9huo/*http%3A//www.theolympian.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051226/NEWS/51226040</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2005 15:23:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TOKYO — An express train derailed in northern Japan on Sunday, killing two women and injuring more than two dozen other people, officials said. Strong winds were reportedly suspected as a cause.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051226162301</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tsunami warning system gets boost (Honolulu Advertiser)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12dfluaen/*http%3A//the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Dec/26/ln/FP512260353.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12dfluaen/*http%3A//the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Dec/26/ln/FP512260353.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2005 14:09:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The earthquake and tsunami that devastated the coastlines of nations on the Indian Ocean a year ago shook up local civil defense officials and tsunami warning system scientists — and loosened purse strings for tsunami warning gear.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051226150947</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some of the deadliest natural disasters since 1900 (Hindustan Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11v9t1lmr/*http%3A//www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1582566,00050004.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11v9t1lmr/*http%3A//www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1582566,00050004.htm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2005 11:47:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Dec 28, 1908: A magnitude-7.2 earthquake kills 123,000 people in the Messina-Reggio Calabria area of eastern Sicily and southernmost Italy. Jan 13, 1915: A 7.5-magnitude earthquake kills 29,980 in Avezzano, Italy.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051226124720</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush makes holiday calls to U.S. military servicemen and women (Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=132pfu0cp/*http%3A//www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2005/12/26/news/breaking_news/doc43ae060ca6c06198404342.txt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=132pfu0cp/*http%3A//www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2005/12/26/news/breaking_news/doc43ae060ca6c06198404342.txt</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2005 11:16:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush called nine U.S. service members deployed from Japan to the Persian Gulf on Saturday to recognize their service to the nation and wish them holiday cheer.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051226121611</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush makes holiday calls to U.S. military (Mohave Valley News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12h3i7j1v/*http%3A//www.mohavedailynews.com/articles/2005/12/26/news/nation/nation%201.txt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12h3i7j1v/*http%3A//www.mohavedailynews.com/articles/2005/12/26/news/nation/nation%201.txt</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2005 10:08:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush called nine U.S. service members deployed from Japan to the Persian Gulf on Saturday to recognize their service to the nation and wish them holiday cheer.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051226110809</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports in brief (Salt Lake Tribune)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11fbaftaf/*http%3A//www.sltrib.com/ci_3344409?source=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11fbaftaf/*http%3A//www.sltrib.com/ci_3344409?source=rss</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2005 07:56:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Suguri wins Japan title, Olympic spot       Fumie Suguri  won her fifth national figure skating title Sunday at Tokyo, gaining one of three spots for Japanese women at the Turin Olympics.     She will be joined at the Winter Games by former world champion  Shizuka Arakawa  and  Miki Ando .     Suguri, a two-time world bronze medalist, has struggled recently with injuries.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051226085618</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suguri Wins Fifth Japanese Figure Skating Crown (Washington Post)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=137lkp2fv/*http%3A//www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/25/AR2005122500636.html?nav=rss_sports</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=137lkp2fv/*http%3A//www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/25/AR2005122500636.html?nav=rss_sports</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2005 02:33:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Fumie Suguri won her fifth national figure skating title yesterday in Tokyo, gaining one of three spots for Japanese women at the Turin Olympics.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051226033327</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush phones U.S. troops for holidays (Miami Herald)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13djurgln/*http%3A//www.mercurynews.com/mld/miamiherald/news/nation/13484004.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=miamiherald_nation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13djurgln/*http%3A//www.mercurynews.com/mld/miamiherald/news/nation/13484004.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=miamiherald_nation</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2005 00:32:29 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President Bush called nine U.S. troops deployed from Japan to the Persian Gulf on Saturday to recognize their service to the nation and wish them holiday cheer.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051226013229</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush phones U.S. troops for holidays (Miami Herald)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13c6narij/*http%3A//www.twincities.com/mld/miamiherald/news/nation/13484004.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=miamiherald_nation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13c6narij/*http%3A//www.twincities.com/mld/miamiherald/news/nation/13484004.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=miamiherald_nation</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2005 10:32:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President Bush called nine U.S. troops deployed from Japan to the Persian Gulf on Saturday to recognize their service to the nation and wish them holiday cheer.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051225113227</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush calls troops for holidays (Baltimore Sun)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12b9m4o3p/*http%3A//feeds.baltimoresun.com/baltimoresun/news/nationworld/rss2?m=2974</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12b9m4o3p/*http%3A//feeds.baltimoresun.com/baltimoresun/news/nationworld/rss2?m=2974</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:43:40 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President joined by relatives for celebration at Camp David   President Bush called yesterday nine U.S. troops deployed from Japan to the Persian Gulf to recognize their service to the nation and wish them holiday cheer.         ]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051225094340</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush phones U.S. troops for holidays (Miami Herald)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1378b7kpt/*http%3A//www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/nation/13484004.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=miamiherald_nation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1378b7kpt/*http%3A//www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/nation/13484004.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=miamiherald_nation</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:02:34 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President Bush called nine U.S. troops deployed from Japan to the Persian Gulf on Saturday to recognize their service to the nation and wish them holiday cheer.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051225090234</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush Phones Christmas Wishes to Military (AP via Yahoo! News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11t6q7gn3/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051225/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11t6q7gn3/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051225/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_7</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2005 01:13:55 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ President Bush called nine U.S. service members deployed from Japan to the Persian Gulf on Saturday to recognize their service to the nation and wish them holiday cheer.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051225021355</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush Phones Christmas Wishes to Military (AP via Yahoo! News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11t2a638p/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051224/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11t2a638p/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051224/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_6</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2005 22:21:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ President Bush called nine U.S. service members deployed from Japan to the Persian Gulf on Saturday to recognize their service to the nation and wish them holiday cheer.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051224232132</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush Phones Nine U.S. Service Members (AP via Yahoo! News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11to4u0b7/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051224/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11to4u0b7/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051224/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_5</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2005 22:03:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ President Bush called nine U.S. service members deployed from Japan to the Persian Gulf on Saturday to recognize their service to the nation and wish them holiday cheer. Placing the telephone calls from his mountaintop presidential retreat at Camp David, Md., Bush talked to eight men and one woman, a member of the Coast Guard stationed in the Gulf.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051224230336</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush Makes Holiday Calls to Nine Troops (The San Francisco Examiner)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12a6kvrkr/*http%3A//www.examiner.com/articles/2005/12/23/ap/headlines/d8emqt4ga.txt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12a6kvrkr/*http%3A//www.examiner.com/articles/2005/12/23/ap/headlines/d8emqt4ga.txt</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2005 20:57:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - President Bush called nine U.S. troops deployed from Japan to the Persian Gulf on Saturday to recognize their service to the nation and wish them holiday cheer.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051224215741</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush Makes Holiday Calls to Nine Troops (San Francisco Chronicle)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12ng7olmk/*http%3A//www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/12/24/national/w122443S30.DTL</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12ng7olmk/*http%3A//www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/12/24/national/w122443S30.DTL</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2005 20:28:17 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President Bush called nine U.S. troops deployed from Japan to the Persian Gulf on Saturday to recognize their service to the nation and wish them holiday cheer.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051224212817</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush Makes Holiday Calls to Nine Troops (AP via Yahoo! 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But Japanese house hunters ask themselves a crucial fourth question: will I get out of here alive if a powerful earthquake strikes? Their anxiety is understandable. 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Officials said there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, Australian newspaper The Age reported.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051221124709</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan Steps up Probe into Quake-Proofing Scandal (Planet Ark)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=126ntbsnr/*http%3A//www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/34106/story.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=126ntbsnr/*http%3A//www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/34106/story.htm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2005 11:02:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TOKYO - Japan's Infrastructure Ministry said on Friday it would investigate whether more than one architect forged data to make buildings appear able to withstand earthquakes, the latest sign that a scandal that has shocked the tremor-prone country could widen further.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051221120224</sortelement></item><item xmlns:emm="http://emm.jrc.org/EMM/" emm:score="0.092610165"><pubDate>2005-12-21T10:05+0100</pubDate><emm:day>20051221</emm:day><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK94351.htm</link><source>alertnet</source><title>Earthquake shakes E.Indonesia, no damage reported</title><dc:language xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">en</dc:language><description>(Adds details) JAKARTA, Dec 21 (Reuters) - An undersea earthquake of magnitude 6.3 rocked parts of eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, causing some panic, but there no immediate reports of casualties or damage, officials said. 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