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			<pubDate>2006-02-02T02:48+0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Companies prepare disaster contingency plans</title>
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			<description>In earthquake-prone Japan, an increasing number of companies are drawing up business continuity plans to mitigate damage to their operations in the event of a disaster. The moves come partly from government urging for companies to formalize contingencies that assign priorities to various operations in allocating recovery resources.</description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Companies prepare disaster contingency plans (Asahi.com)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2006 01:37:40 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[In earthquake-prone Japan, an increasing number of companies are drawing up business continuity plans to mitigate damage to their operations in the event of a disaster.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Magnitude 5.1 Quake Jolts Tokyo Area; No Injuries or Damage (Bloomberg.com)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:47:32 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Two earthquakes of magnitude 5.1 rocked Tokyo and nearby prefectures Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Some trains were delayed.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2006-02-01T17:44+0100</pubDate>
			<emm:day>20060201</emm:day>
			<link>http://www.washtimes.com//upi/20060201-110444-1167r.htm</link>
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			<title>Earthquake rattles Tokyo and Yokohama</title>
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			<description>Feb. 1, 2006 at 11:13AM An earthquake jolted Tokyo and the surrounding area Wednesday with no immediate reports of damage or injury, the Japanese news agency Kyoto reported. The quake, centered 68 miles underground in the northwest Chiba Prefecture, had a preliminary magnitude of 5.1, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.</description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Magnitude 5.1 earthquake shakes Tokyo (Northern Territory News)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 17:36:50 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A MAGNITUDE 5.1 earthquake shook central Japan overnight, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the Meteorological Agency said. The quake was centred about 110km below ground in northwestern Chiba state just west of Tokyo, according to the agency.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Earthquake rattles Tokyo and Yokohama (UPI)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=127sp1fmv/*http%3A//www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060201-110444-1167r</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 16:28:30 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TOKYO, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- An earthquake jolted Tokyo and the surrounding area Wednesday with no immediate reports of damage or injury, the Japanese news agency Kyoto reported.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Magnitude 5.1 earthquake shakes Tokyo (News Interactive)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1263hr3ng/*http%3A//www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18014979-401,00.html?from=rss</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 16:26:10 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A MAGNITUDE 5.1 earthquake shook central Japan overnight, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the Meteorological Agency said.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Strong quake shakes Tokyo, no tsunami warning issued (Irish Examiner)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 16:13:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook central Japan today, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the Meteorological Agency said. The quake was centred about 68 miles) below ground in north-western Chiba prefecture (state) just west of Tokyo, according to the agency.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Strong quake shakes Tokyo, no tsunami warning issued (Irish Examiner)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 15:14:31 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook central Japan today, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the Meteorological Agency said. The quake was centred about 68 miles) below ground in north-western Chiba prefecture (state) just west of Tokyo, according to the agency.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2006-02-01T14:04+0100</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18013372-23109,00.html</link>
			<source>NEWScomAU</source>
			<title>Strong earthquake shakes Tokyo</title>
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			<description>A MAGNITUDE 5.1 earthquake shook central Japan today, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the Meteorological Agency said.</description>
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			<pubDate>2006-02-01T13:45+0100</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,18013372%255E23109,00.html</link>
			<source>TheAustralian</source>
			<title>11.23pm Strong earthquake shakes Tokyo</title>
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			<description>Strong earthquake shakes Tokyo From correspondents in Tokyo February 01, 2006 news.com.au A MAGNITUDE 5.1 earthquake shook central Japan today, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the Meteorological Agency said. The quake was centred about 110km below ground in northwestern Chiba state just west of Tokyo, according to the agency.</description>
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			<pubDate>2006-02-01T13:31+0100</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.breakingnews.ie/irishnews/story.asp?j=171334198&amp;p=y7y3349x4&amp;n=171334958&amp;x=</link>
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			<title>Strong quake shakes Tokyo, no tsunami ...</title>
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			<description>Strong quake shakes Tokyo, no tsunami warning issued 01/02/2006 12:20:19 PM A magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook central Japan today, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the Meteorological Agency said. The quake was centred about 68 miles) below ground in north-western Chiba prefecture (state) just west of Tokyo, according to the agency.</description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Magnitude-5.1 Quake Shakes Tokyo (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:41:25 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TOKYO (AP) - A magnitude-5.1 earthquake shook central Japan on Wednesday, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the Meteorological Agency said.The quake was centered in northwestern Chiba prefecture just west of Tokyo, according to the agency.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Strong earthquake shakes Tokyo (News Interactive)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=127ih760s/*http%3A//www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18013372-1702,00.html?from=rss</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:35:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A MAGNITUDE 5.1 earthquake shook central Japan today, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the Meteorological Agency said.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Magnitude-5.1 Quake Shakes Tokyo (ABC News)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:35:18 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Magnitude-5.1 Quake Shakes Tokyo and Its Vicinity, No Tsunami Warning Issued]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Strong earthquake shakes Tokyo (The Australian)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:29:51 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Strong quake shakes Tokyo, no tsunami warning issued (Irish Examiner)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:29:27 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook central Japan today, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the Meteorological Agency said. The quake was centred about 68 miles) below ground in north-western Chiba prefecture (state) just west of Tokyo, according to the agency.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Magnitude-5.1 Quake Shakes Tokyo (The Daily Comet)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:11:30 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[M5.1 quake jolts Tokyo, vicinity (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:00:32 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ _ An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 jolted Tokyo and its vicinity Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Magnitude-5.1 Quake Shakes Tokyo (AP via Yahoo! News)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:54:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ A magnitude-5.1 earthquake shook central Japan on Wednesday, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the Meteorological Agency said.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[In Brief (Bradenton Herald)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:36:10 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[- Chile received two U.S. warplanes Tuesday out of 10 it had ordered from the United States as part of a major military upgrade that has worried some of its South American neighbors.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mother Nature's Voice (Bandera Bulletin)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 07:44:25 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[By now, the news of the tsunami that devastated a dozen countries from Asia to Africa is global and the stories of the animals that escaped the giant waves are legend.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nippon Express to start delivery service (UPI)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 19:28:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[World's largest deep-sea drill readies for research (CNews)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:51:24 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[YOKOHAMA. Japan (AP) - The CHIKYU is studded with superlatives. Completed last year, the ship houses the world's biggest deep-sea drill, sports a high-tech floating laboratory, and boasts a 500-million US price tag.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Toshiba Profit Surges, Fujitsu Also Up (San Francisco Chronicle)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:10:21 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Toshiba Corp.'s profit surged by more than 13 times during the latest quarter, and recovering demand for mobile phones and chips helped Fujitsu Ltd. report earnings for the October-December quarter compared with a loss a year ago. Struggling Sanyo...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sanyo returns to black in third quarter but remains in trouble (AFP via Yahoo! Asia News)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's struggling electronics maker Sanyo said it returned to black ink in the three months to December as it launched intense restructuring but it still forecast massive losses for the year.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Benn to attack UN over disaster response (Guardian Unlimited)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 03:44:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The international development secretary, Hilary Benn, will today criticise the United Nations for failing in its responsibilities to the victims of humanitarian crises such as the tsunami in south-east Asia and the earthquake in Pakistan.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rs 2.7b NDP allocation shifted to ERRA (Daily Times)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 23:41:56 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[By Fida Hussain ISLAMABAD: Despite the government’s assurances that it will not divert funds from the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for funding relief activities in earthquake- hit areas, Rs 2.7 billion have been transferred to the Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Scientists dig deep to uncover global mysteries (CNN.com)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 16:34:10 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) -- The CHIKYU is studded with superlatives. Completed last year, the ship houses the world's biggest deep-sea drill, sports a high-tech floating laboratory and boasts a $500 million price tag.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[World's largest deep-sea drill readies for research (CNews)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 16:21:04 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[YOKOHAMA. Japan (AP) - The CHIKYU is studded with superlatives. Completed last year, the ship houses the world's biggest deep-sea drill, sports a high-tech floating laboratory, and boasts a 500-million US price tag.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kyodo News - English (Kyodo News)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 10:02:48 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The government unveiled a set of new measures on Monday to slap tougher measures on architects, including jail terms for those who design substandard buildings, following a scandal involving the falsification of anti-earthquake structural data.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kyodo News - English (Kyodo News)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 09:02:48 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The government unveiled a set of new measures on Monday to slap tougher measures on architects, including jail terms for those who design substandard buildings, following a scandal involving the falsification of anti-earthquake structural data.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kyodo News - English (Kyodo News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=125epfapf/*http%3A//home.kyodo.co.jp/modules/fstStory/index.php?storyid=227217</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:18:37 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The government unveiled a set of new measures on Monday to slap tougher measures on architects, including jail terms for those who design substandard buildings, following a scandal involving the falsification of anti-earthquake structural data.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[80-year-old Osaka gov't building could collapse in major quake (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11q9qrsln/*http%3A//asia.news.yahoo.com/060130/kyodo/d8fepba80.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 04:27:08 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ _ The 80-year-old Osaka prefectural head office building could collapse in a major earthquake since it has not been adequately reinforced against earthquakes, prefectural officials said Monday.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Despite big promises, bumpy ride ahead for new Kobe Airport (Asahi.com)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 01:47:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[KOBE--A "puddle" the size of a football field, vacant lots, grumbling over taxes, uninterested businesses. This is not what the planners of Kobe Airport had in mind to revitalize the region and complete the resurrection of Kobe from the rubble of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[FEATURE: Japan enjoys revival in songs from Showa days (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11q6u1rj5/*http%3A//asia.news.yahoo.com/060130/kyodo/d8felqbg0.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ _ Yukari Onishi, 41, called the "Queen of Showa Period (1926-1988) songs," lives in the Shinsekai area in downtown Osaka, near the famous Tsutenkaku Tower, which is modeled after the Eiffel Tower and surrounded by high-rise buildings.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Deep-Sea Drill Set for Climate Research (RedNova)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2006 22:45:32 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[YOKOHAMA, Japan -- The CHIKYU is studded with superlatives. Completed last year, the ship houses the world's biggest deep-sea drill, sports a high-tech floating laboratory and boasts a $500 million price tag.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[World's largest deep-sea drill readies for groundbreaking scientific research (CNews)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2006 18:36:04 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[YOKOHAMA. Japan (AP) - he CHIKYU is studded with superlatives. Completed last year. the ship houses the world's biggest deep-sea drill. sports a high-tech floating laboratory and boasts a500-million US price tag.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Drilling for secrets far below the sea (Chicago Sun-Times)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2006 10:45:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[YOKOHAMA, Japan -- The Chikyu is studded with superlatives. Completed last year, the ship houses the world's biggest deep-sea drill, sports a high-tech floating laboratory and boasts a $500 million price tag.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Deep-Sea Drill Set for Climate Research (Los Angeles Times)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2006 00:36:49 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[YOKOHAMA, Japan -- The CHIKYU is studded with superlatives. Completed last year, the ship houses the world's biggest deep-sea drill, sports a high-tech floating laboratory and boasts a $500 million price tag.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Asia news in brief (San Jose Mercury News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13folmcl6/*http%3A//www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/13735088.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=mercurynews_world</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2006 22:29:44 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A magnitude 7.7 undersea earthquake rocked eastern Indonesia early today, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There was no danger of a tsunami, and no injuries were reported.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Asia news in brief (San Jose Mercury News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=139nmri94/*http%3A//www.sunherald.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/13735088.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=mercurynews_world</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2006 15:14:44 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A magnitude 7.7 undersea earthquake rocked eastern Indonesia early today, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There was no danger of a tsunami, and no injuries were reported.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Asia news in brief (San Jose Mercury News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13b6ogq9i/*http%3A//www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/13735088.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=mercurynews_world</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2006 11:16:27 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A magnitude 7.7 undersea earthquake rocked eastern Indonesia early today, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There was no danger of a tsunami, and no injuries were reported.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Japan Club of Kuala Lumpur and Japanese Women’s Association (Katorea-Kai) yesterday donated RM148,000 to 23  (Malay Mail)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2006 04:01:15 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The amount was collected from the Katorea-Kai’s ‘Japan Charity Fiesta and Bazaar 2005’ which was held at a five-star hotel here on Sept 25 last year.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[7.7 Earthquake Rock Eastern Indonesia (Free Internet Press)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:43:56 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A magnitude-7.7 undersea earthquake rocked eastern Indonesia early Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There was no danger of a tsunami, and no injuries were reported. The earthquake occurred in the Banda Sea about 120 miles south of Ambon city, the USGS said. It occurred at a depth of 212 miles. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said no destructive tsunami threat existed. Amran, an ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[M7.7 quake hits Indonesia (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:53:20 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ _ A strong earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 jolted Indonesia early Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Southern Kurils hit by earthquake, fuel shortages (Russian Information Agency Novosti)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11j8ver6o/*http%3A//en.rian.ru/russia/20060127/43209318.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:08:53 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, January 27 (RIA Novosti, Pyotr Tsyrendorzhiyev) - Russian seismologists have reported that a Russian island near Japan was hit by an earthquake early Friday.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Avian flu could kill 500,000 in Japan, study says (New Kerala)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11u2grtde/*http%3A//www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&amp;id=95653</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2006 04:54:06 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK: If the avian flu reached a pandemic level in Japan, it could result in 24 million people needing medical treatment and 500,000 deaths, according to a study.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Govt report maps out damage, danger zones in M8.6 temblor (Asia News Network)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12auuv0ar/*http%3A//www.asianewsnet.net/level3_template1.php?l3sec=15&amp;news_id=51672</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2006 01:24:44 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[As many as 2,700 people could be killed in northern Japan if an earthquake similar to the magnitude 8.6 temblor that triggered tsunami there in 1896 were to strike, the Central Disaster Prevention Council said Wednesday (Jan 25).]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[RMS: 500,000 Japanese Dead Possible in Avian Flu Pandemic Outbreak (Insurance Journal)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12bhqgvfi/*http%3A//www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2006/01/26/64668.htm</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:55:17 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Risk Management Solutions Inc. (RMS) released the findings of an in-depth study that provides life and personal accident insurers in Japan with key benchmarks for the potential risk of human casualtie]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[A fortress to be reckoned with (The Japan Times)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:42:28 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[From the soaring beeches in the forests of northern Honshu's Shirakami-Sanchi to the funereal Buddhist gloom of Koyasan in Wakayama Prefecture, those who let UNESCO be their guide will find no dearth of variety among Japan's World Heritage Sites.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[New nonbinding law to quake-proof the old (The Japan Times)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:42:08 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Japan Times is Japan's leading English-language daily newspaper.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Study estimates 500,000 fatalities from bird flu pandemic outbreak in Japan (News-Medical-Net)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=119blc0ql/*http%3A//www.news-medical.net/?id=15651</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:13:14 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Risk Management Solutions, Inc. (RMS) released the findings of an in-depth study that provides life and personal accident insurers in Japan with key benchmarks for the potential risk of human casualties from catastrophic events.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[QuakeFinder Aces Award for Innovation in Earthquake Forecasting (SYS-CON Media)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=116dep42g/*http%3A//sys-con.com/read/175825.htm</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:38:04 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[With the upcoming 100th anniversary of the San Francisco Earthquake, one of the most significant earthquakes of all times, and in the wake of the Southeast Asia Tsunami and the Kashmir earthquake today as never before we have become aware of the urgent need to develop an early seismic warning system. Even a window of a few short hours could give time to residents and emergency services in the ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[QuakeFinder Aces Award for Innovation in Earthquake Forecasting (SYS-CON Media)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11aetkt5j/*http%3A//www.sys-con.com/read/175825.htm</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 20:19:46 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[With the upcoming 100th anniversary of the San Francisco Earthquake, one of the most significant earthquakes of all times, and in the wake of the Southeast Asia Tsunami and the Kashmir earthquake today as never before we have become aware of the urgent need to develop an early seismic warning system. Even a window of a few short hours could give time to residents and emergency services in the ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[New RMS Study Estimates Half a Million Fatalities From Avian Flu Pandemic Outbreak in Japan (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11p3orohp/*http%3A//biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060126/nyth155.html?.v=29</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 20:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Risk Management Solutions, Inc. released the findings of an in-depth study that provides life and personal accident insurers in Japan with key benchmarks for the potential risk of human casualties from catastrophic events.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[QuakeFinder Aces Award for Innovation in Earthquake Forecasting (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11pi4bsja/*http%3A//biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060126/sfth059.html?.v=42</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ With the upcoming 100th anniversary of the San Francisco Earthquake, one of the most significant earthquakes of all times, and in the wake of the Southeast Asia Tsunami and the Kashmir earthquake today as never before we have become aware of the urgent need to develop an early seismic warning system.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Japan panel posits worst case earthquake (PhysOrg)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:35:52 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[An earthquake off the northeastern coast of Japan could kill up to 2,700 people and trigger a 72-foot tsunami, a Japanese government panel has predicted.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2006-01-26T15:13+0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Panel predicts 2,700 deaths in Japan Trench earthquake</title>
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			<description>An earthquake off the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan could kill up to 2,700 people and trigger tsunami as destructive as the 2004 Indian Ocean tidal waves, a government panel of seismologists predicted. The panel's worst-case scenario was focused on the Japan and Chishima trenches in the....</description>
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			<title><![CDATA[NATO looks at developing closer relations with nations on Pacific rim (Pravda Ru)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11p1bgf8r/*http%3A//newsfromrussia.com/world/2006/01/26/71859.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:14:41 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[16:58 2006-01-26 NATO is looking at developing closer relations with nations on the Pacific rim, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea, as the alliance seeks to broaden its world role, a spokesman said Thursday.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Panel predicts 2,700 deaths in Japan Trench earthquake (Asahi.com)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1223olfds/*http%3A//www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200601260358.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 13:47:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[An earthquake off the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan could kill up to 2,700 people and trigger tsunami as destructive as the 2004 Indian Ocean tidal waves, a government panel of seismologists predicted.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[NATO wants closer ties with nations on the Pacific Rim (Pravda Ru)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11p29v3at/*http%3A//newsfromrussia.com/world/2006/01/26/71851.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 13:29:31 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[16:15 2006-01-26 NATO is looking at developing closer relations with nations on the Pacific Rim Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea, as the alliance seeks to broaden its world role, a spokesman said Thursday.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Today is 306th anniversary of 9.0 Cascadia earthquake (Peninsula Daily News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11t0hl4lt/*http%3A//www.peninsuladailynews.com/sited/story/html/228554</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:59:21 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today is the 306th anniversary of a magnitude 9.0 earthquake that occurred off the west coast of North America in 1700.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Japan panel posits worst case earthquake (UPI)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 10:41:51 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TOKYO, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- An earthquake off the northeastern coast of Japan could kill up to 2,700 people and trigger a 72-foot tsunami, a Japanese government panel has predicted.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Quake study warns Japan of tsunami risk (Hindustan Times)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 10:32:32 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A strong earthquake and ensuing tsunami would kill about 2,700 people and damage nearly 10,000 buildings in northern Japan, according to a government study obtained on Thursday.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2006-01-26T09:58+0100</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200601260287.html</link>
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			<title>Panel: 2,700 would die in Japan Trench temblor</title>
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			<description>An earthquake off the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan could kill up to 2,700 people and trigger tsunami as destructive as the 2004 Indian Ocean tidal waves, a government panel of seismologists predicted. The panel's worst-case scenario was focused on the Japan and Chishima trenches in the....</description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Panel: 2,700 would die in Japan Trench temblor (Asahi.com)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=122neq009/*http%3A//www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200601260287.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 08:32:19 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[An earthquake off the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan could kill up to 2,700 people and trigger tsunami as destructive as the 2004 Indian Ocean tidal waves, a government panel of seismologists predicted.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Five years after quake, Kutch emerges as tourist destination (Outlook India)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 08:22:11 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Five years after a massive earthquake devastated Kutch killing thousands of people, this desert region has bounced back with life and vigour and is now fast emerging as an important tourist destination of Gujarat.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[By Alastair Himmer (Tiscali)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13l9eafo5/*http%3A//www.tiscali.co.uk/news/newswire.php/news/reuters/2005/07/29/sport/unitedjoltedbyquakeandlosstoantlers.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2006 20:36:47 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TOKYO (Reuters) - Manchester United were jolted by an earthquake and a Masashi Motoyama double as they lost 2-1 to Japan’s Kashima Antlers in a pre-season friendly on Thursday.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Investors take control of Sanyo board (FT.com via Yahoo! News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=123ehj979/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ft/20060125/bs_ft/fto012520061150084680</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:40:46 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Sanyo Electric, one of Japan's biggest consumer electronics makers, said on Wednesday that it was handing board control to consortium of investors, including Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS).]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sanyo Electric relinquishes board control (FT.com via Yahoo! News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=123t48mob/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ft/20060125/bs_ft/fto012520060804544655</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:57:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Sanyo Electric, one of Japan's biggest consumer electronics makers, said on Wednesday it was handing board control to consortium of investors, including Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), as it finalised a Y300bn injection designed to help it counter a crippling debt burden and steep earnings decline.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Japan Smelters Fail to Agree Copper Treatment Fees With BHP (Bloomberg.com)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2006 02:45:14 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Nippon Mining Holdings Inc. and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. have cut the amount of copper concentrate they buy from BHP Billiton after failing to agree on treatment and refining fees for the first time in a decade.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Vending machines offer plenty in Japan (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2006 11:15:07 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TOKYO - Vending machines usually bring to mind canned soft drinks and cigarettes, but in Japan recently they've started to change, offering such things as hot oden - a dish including slices of boiled daikon, balls of processed minced fish and hard-boiled eggs - and sushi.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sony seen hiking f'cast as Japan elec firms report (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11ihkann9/*http%3A//asia.news.yahoo.com/060124/3/2ekqp.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2006 05:47:53 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ TOKYO, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. and Sony Corp. are expected to grab the spotlight when Japan's top consumer electronics makers report quarterly earnings starting this week by raising their full-year outlooks on the back of strong sales of flat screen TVs.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Benn to attack UN over disaster response (Guardian Unlimited)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12ckrh8fh/*http%3A//politics.guardian.co.uk/development/story/0,15709,1693046,00.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2006 03:09:46 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The international development secretary, Hilary Benn, will today criticise the United Nations for failing in its responsibilities to the victims of humanitarian crises such as the tsunami in south-east Asia and the earthquake in Pakistan.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Helo team provides essential supplies to earthquake victims (United States Marines)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2006 01:34:24 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Jan. 24, 2006) -- The colossal earthquake that violently shook Pakistan Oct. 8, 2005, destroyed more than buildings and homes.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Panel explores tsunami defenses (The Japan Times)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1271ssn2b/*http%3A//www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20060124b4.htm</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 23:41:36 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A government panel is looking at ways to minimize the damage from a tsunami caused by a possible major earthquake on the Pacific coast of northern Japan, according to a draft document compiled by the body.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Benn to attack UN over disaster response (Guardian Unlimited)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11udsvv55/*http%3A//society.guardian.co.uk/aid/story/0,,1693052,00.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:35:25 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The international development secretary, Hilary Benn, will today criticise the United Nations for failing in its responsibilities to the victims of humanitarian crises such as the tsunami in south-east Asia and the earthquake in Pakistan.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2006-01-23T09:25+0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Pakistan: Japan to construct five bridges on Kohala-Chakothi road</title>
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			<description>MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 20 (APP): Japan will construct five bridges destroyed by the earthquake on Kohala-Muzaffarabad- Chakothi road. This was stated by Mushtaq Ahmed Awan, AJK Chief Engineer Roads, while taking to newsmen here Friday. He said that before starting the construction of bridges project, the....</description>
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			<title><![CDATA[World Digest: World Digest (Kansas City Star)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=138mtm29p/*http%3A//www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/world/13688501.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=kansascity_world</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:08:50 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan — A Red Cross helicopter that had been used for earthquake relief in Pakistan since October was missing Sunday with a crew of seven aboard, the aid agency said.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Politicians turn to the blog in case of Japan's killer condos (Financial Times)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 02:33:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Democratic Party of Japan, the country's strongest opposition party, has for the first time tackled a burgeoning scandal - one that is threatening to spill into the political realm - by launching a blog.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Huge Tsunami Could Hit North Japan in Quake Scenario (Planet Ark)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1261v21ju/*http%3A//www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/34619/story.htm</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 02:09:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TOKYO - a major quake striking northeastern Japan could set off a 22-metre tsunami, kill nearly 3,000 people and cause more than a trillion yen in damage, according to a worst-case government scenario, Kyodo news agency said on Sunday.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Big quake in northeast could kill 2,700 (The Japan Times)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1271p8jo5/*http%3A//www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20060123a9.htm</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 23:41:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A major earthquake hitting northeastern Japan could result in the deaths of 2,700 people and the destruction of 9,400 houses and buildings, according to a government study.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Panel seeks measures for quake-triggered tsunamis in northeast Japan (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 22:02:10 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ _ A Japanese government panel for disaster prevention is seeking measures to tackle tsunamis caused by a major earthquake on the Pacific coast of northern Japan, according to a draft document compiled by the body and obtained by Kyodo News on Sunday.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Koizumi’s Political Woes (donga.com)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=120bipfis/*http%3A//english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2006012335658</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[After his sweeping victory in Japan’s general election last year, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi looked unfettered.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Huge tsunami could hit north Japan in quake scenario (New Kerala)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11ubg05j8/*http%3A//www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&amp;id=91989</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 17:28:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TOKYO: A major quake striking northeastern Japan could set off a 22-metre tsunami, kill nearly 3,000 people and cause more than a trillion yen in damage, according to a worst-case government scenario, Kyodo news agency said today.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Diamond dogs are forever (The Japan Times)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=127s77684/*http%3A//www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fd20060122tc.htm</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 12:39:29 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Let's face it: dogs don't live very long. About 14 years, if they're lucky. Yet, that is a fact of life a growing number of pet owners in Japan refuse to accept.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Huge tsunami could hit north Japan in quake scenario (AlertNet)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:33:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TOKYO, Jan 22 (Reuters) - A major quake striking northeastern Japan could set off a 22-metre tsunami, kill nearly 3,000 people and cause more than a trillion yen in damage, according to a worst-case government scenario, Kyodo news agency said on Sunday.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Prepared for quake, tsunami disasters: seminar (AngolaPress)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:58:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[DHAKA, 01/22 - Bangladesh is not necessarily prepared for earthquake and tsunami disasters although it is comparatively prepared to deal with some other natural disasters such as flood and cyclone, speakers at a seminar has said.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Huge tsunami could hit north Japan in quake scenario (RedNova)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:30:52 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TOKYO (Reuters) - A major quake striking north]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Donors allowed to monitor utilisation of quake aid (Gulf Times)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 07:16:17 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Pakistan’s government has allowed international donors to monitor the utilisation of both foreign loans and grants extended by them for the reconstruction of the areas ravaged by last year’s earthquake, a media report yesterday said.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Huge tsunami could hit north Japan in quake scenario (AlertNet)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 06:48:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TOKYO, Jan 22 (Reuters) - A major quake striking northeastern Japan could set off a 22-metre tsunami, kill nearly 3,000 people and cause more than a trillion yen in damage, according to a worst-case government scenario, Kyodo news agency said on Sunday.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Huge tsunami could hit north Japan in quake scenario (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 06:46:06 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ TOKYO (Reuters) - A major quake striking northeastern Japan could set off a 22-metre tsunami, kill nearly 3,000 people and cause more than a trillion yen in damage, according to a worst-case government scenario, Kyodo news agency said on Sunday.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Huge tsunami could hit north Japan in quake scenario (Reuters via Yahoo! News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1241m502g/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060122/sc_nm/japan_quake_study_dc_1</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 06:40:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ A major quake striking northeastern Japan could set off a 22-meter tsunami, kill nearly 3,000 people and cause more than a trillion yen in damage, according to a worst-case government scenario, Kyodo news agency said on Sunday.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dhaka not prepared for quake, tsunami disasters (Asia News Network)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12ajl021p/*http%3A//www.asianewsnet.net/level3_template1.php?l3sec=15&amp;news_id=51456</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 01:39:34 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Bangladesh is not prepared for earthquake and tsunami disasters although it is comparatively prepared to deal with some other natural disasters such as flood and cyclone, speakers at a seminar said Saturday (Jan 20).]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Major quake in northeastern Japan could kill 2,700: gov't study (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11qcbikb4/*http%3A//asia.news.yahoo.com/060121/kyodo/d8f9cfj80.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2006 23:46:10 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ _ A major earthquake hitting northeastern Japan could result in the deaths of 2,700 people and the destruction of 9,400 houses and buildings, according to a government study Kyodo News obtained Saturday.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Japan, N Korea to resume talks in Beijing (Kaumundi Online)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2006 17:28:17 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TOKYO: Japan and North Korea will resume talks on normalizing relations in Beijing next month, a news report said on Saturday.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tsunami warning centers in Pacific to go on 24/7 staffing (Anchorage Daily News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11v1t927l/*http%3A//www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/7377587p-7289752c.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2006 10:26:40 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The 24-hour staffing will shave off the three to four minutes it takes scientists to rise from bed and drive to the center before issuing a tsunami alert in response to an earthquake, said Paul Whitmore, director of the warning center in Alaska. These few minutes, essential to communities in a tsunami's path, will no longer be wasted on commuting when the center goes to round-the-clock staffing ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Breaking News (Times of Malta)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2006 10:17:03 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Japan consumers worry about US beef after new ban [21/01/2006] Shock and worry spread in Japan after Tokyo reimposed a ban on US beef imports over mad cow concerns. One leading fast food chain shelved plans to resume serving a popular beef dish and consumers said they felt betrayed.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pakistan allows donors to monitor utilization of quake aid (Khaleej Times)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2006 09:47:49 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s government has allowed international donors to monitor the utilization of both foreign loans and grants extended by them for the reconstruction of the areas ravaged by last year’s earthquake, a media report on Saturday said.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Destroyed clinics being rebuilt (Gulf Times)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13h4l479t/*http%3A//www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&amp;item_no=69325&amp;version=1&amp;template_id=41&amp;parent_id=23</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2006 07:03:06 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Pakistan has started to rebuild clinics destroyed by October’s huge earthquake as harsh winter weather fuels fears of disease outbreaks, officials said on Thursday.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Japan seen in a dark mirror (Calendarlive.com)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=130dq4tml/*http%3A//www.calendarlive.com/books/cl-ca-miyabe22jan22,0,5978473.story?coll=cl-books-features</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2006 21:10:15 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[IMAGINE possessing the paranormal ability to set someone on fire. Not just singe an eyebrow or scorch a finger but burn a person to a crisp.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Japan suicide latest of many sparked by scandal (Reuters via Yahoo! News)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The suicide of an investment firm executive questioned over suspected illegal activities at Livedoor Co. added an element of tragedy to scandal after the Internet firm's woes triggered stock market chaos this week.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Shake, rattle, roll, remember (The Daily Review)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:06:21 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[THIS week marks the anniversaries of two well-known earthquakes, the 1994 Northridge quake centered near Los Angeles and the Kobe earthquake that hit Japan a year later — to the day and almost]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Soomro for robust strategy to minimize earthquake hazards (The Pakistan Link)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11pocnq0u/*http%3A//www.pakistanlink.com/Headlines/Jan06/18/13.htm</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:51:25 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD, Jan 18 : Chairman Senate Mohammedmian Soomro has called on the Scientists, Seismologists and Geotechnical Engineers to develop a robust, foolproof and pragmatic mitigation strategy to minimize the earthquake hazards and devastation.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Swiss Re Revisits the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire (Insurance Journal)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12b3t40td/*http%3A//www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2006/01/18/64286.htm</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:40:17 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Swiss Re has released "A shake in insurance history -- The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake," to mark the centennial of the catastrophe. The reinsurer notes that it was "an event that altered the co]]></description>
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