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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this materialhttp://english.ruvr.ru/radio_broadcast/9255436/48669425.htmlEkaterina Kudashkina: This week we will first turn to Japan where nearly a month after devastating earthquake and tsunami the situation at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is still balancing on the verge of ecological disaster, with emergency teams dumping tons of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean.Fri, 08 Apr 2011 20:22:00 +0200ruvr-enenruvr-en-3a7422e348612a317725995cbee33ec141.48045 140.252502http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2934559The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education overreacted to concerns over radioactive rainfall in the wake of the radiation leak at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant by recommending that kindergartens, elementary and middle schools close down on Thursday and Friday.Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:45:00 +0200joongangdailyenjoongangdaily-534c83b2d9b38d23ec730fb3d5b1ba3b41.48045 140.252502http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2011/04/mil-110407-mcn02.htmPacific theater-based Marine squadrons here concluded their portion of exercise Foal Eagle 2011 March 26.Fri, 08 Apr 2011 05:58:00 +0200globalsecurityenglobalsecurity-2bd658cba654e1dde08a1a9dffec4fae37.5424 126.935http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/04/06/501364/main20051484.shtmlMonty Dickson, 26, called girlfriend minutes after massive earthquake hit but wasn't heard of after tsunami swept his townThu, 07 Apr 2011 01:46:00 +0200CBSnewsenCBSnews-a0f88a02ff08f00558592c164970290e35.6831 139.809http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/VVOS-8FPKZJ?OpenDocument&RSS20&RSS20=FSThe generators will be deployed around the Urato Islands, a fishing community consisting of four islands. The earthquake and tsunami destroyed the oyster cultivation equipment and seaweed farms the residents depend on for their livelihood.Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:14:00 +0200reliefWeb-latestUpdatesenreliefWeb-latestUpdates-10aab32be394344288a8e7ed62beb0a235.6831 139.809http://asbarez.com/94644/chamlian-students-off-to-county-science-fair/On March 18, Chamlian students who had spent months preparing for the annual Science Fair were up for a final judging. Chamlian holds a proud track record at the LA County level as well as the state level competitions, where students have received awards and honorable mentions for many years.Tue, 05 Apr 2011 01:31:00 +0200asbarezenasbarez-0c58a5db92b030541cf5571cf2e456achttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42428600/ns/weather/At least four people died after fast-moving spring storms packing high winds, hail and plenty of lightning blew through much of the South Monday.Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:36:00 +0200msnbcenmsnbc-d3787065ab891812bba74b8e9bb8f5cbhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42428600/ns/weather/Fast-moving spring storms packing high winds, hail and plenty of lightning blew through much of the South on Monday, killing one man, uprooting trees and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands including in metro Atlanta.Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:31:00 +0200msnbcenmsnbc-7b824d5b0cd032782c0defb9b06d7730http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Article_2011-04-05-Severe%20Weather/id-239dc1085d734b0fb293e10f0e9ebd0aATLANTA (AP) — Fast-moving spring storms packing high winds, hail and plenty of lightning blew through much of the South on Monday, killing one man, uprooting trees and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands including in metro Atlanta. More than 125,000 people were without power early Tuesday....Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:38:00 +0200APenAP-284aa949886e99fb6b6f93b6319ee2eehttp://www.newschannel5.com/story/14383143/high-winds-storms-hit-north-ga-power-outagesFast-moving spring storms packing high winds, hail and plenty of lightning blew through much of the South on Monday, killing one man, uprooting trees and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands including in metro Atlanta.Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:23:00 +0200newschannel5ennewschannel5-5b4f0d029472cdf1b189b9d66cb6fac7http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201104040142.htmlFishing and farming families who chose to remain behind in their tsunami-devastated communities are slowly moving forward. Using scraps picked from the endless amount of debris, fishing out equipment from the rubble and holding onto a sense of sharing, they are steadily rebuilding their shattered communities.Tue, 05 Apr 2011 03:49:00 +0200asahienasahi-e8b6fca887b9dff3149c2105921066d735.6831 139.809http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/new-ngo-inter-agency-group-learning-review-highlights-successes-and-challenges-of-disaster-risk-reduction-initiativesThe massive human and economic costs of recent disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake and the floods in Pakistan have once again highlighted the critical importance of supporting countries to prevent, prepare for and mitigate the impacts of disasters, as well as adapt to changing climatic conditions.Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:43:00 +0200trustentrust-810332126da36abea6e258e331c7832918.54299 -72.34310233.718151 73.060547http://www.loccidentale.it/node/104181April is the cruelest month. But March had its share of cruelty for the West, too. Ten years after the attack on the Twin Towers in NewYork, twenty-two after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, just three since the economic crash, we still have not learned how to walk the razor’s edge between choice and necessity.Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:25:00 +0200loccidentaleenloccidentale-9c39787d09581033273670490ce3e1d8http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/tropical-storm-twenty-struck-australia-at-about-1200-gmt-on-3-april04 Apr 2011 03:32 Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical storm Twenty struck Australia at about 12:00 GMT on 3 April.Data supplied by theUS Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Centersuggest that the point of landfallwasnear15.5 S,124.4 E.Twenty brought 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around64 km/h (40 mph).Mon, 04 Apr 2011 04:42:00 +0200trustentrust-e641caf7f174330f508e6964fcd15e07-35.3499 149.042http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/tropical-storm-twenty-struck-australia-at-about-0000-gmt-on-3-april03 Apr 2011 15:52 Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical storm Twenty struck Australia at about 00:00 GMT on 3 April.Data supplied by theUS Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Centersuggest that the point of landfallwasnear15.2 S,125.1 E.Twenty brought 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around64 km/h (40 mph).Sun, 03 Apr 2011 19:35:00 +0200trustentrust-f3c481994c4ca5d2fe6bb2605df174e3-35.3499 149.042http://ftpapp.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=135528&Itemid=38LAHORE,Mar 31 (APP):- Chairman, Pakistan cricket,Board, Mohammad Ijaz Butt said on Thursday that Indian cricket team will visit Pakistan in near future. “ I had very productive meetings with Indian Board officials and they are also of the view to revive cricket ties “,he told reporters here after arriving back home from India.Sun, 03 Apr 2011 10:59:00 +0200app-enenapp-en-709a53127d26ac28391a0ce0dd08b3da28.5687 77.2168http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/0nd7FXtWi3A/index.htmlSusumu Sugawara looks bemused and a little embarrassed at all the attention he's getting.Sun, 03 Apr 2011 09:13:00 +0200cnnencnn-44f51bf226edeb6ef1a89f07af96c0behttp://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/tropical-storm-twenty-struck-australia-at-about-1200-gmt-on-2-april03 Apr 2011 04:12 Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical storm Twenty struck Australia at about 12:00 GMT on 2 April.Data supplied by theUS Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Centersuggest that the point of landfallwasnear14.1 S,126.8 E.Twenty brought 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around64 km/h (40 mph).Sun, 03 Apr 2011 07:34:00 +0200trustentrust-09fdfd5ede9cc2c5d4559fa9cf30542c-35.3499 149.042http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/tropical-storm-twenty-struck-australia-at-about-0000-gmt-on-2-april02 Apr 2011 15:42 Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical storm Twenty struck Australia at about 00:00 GMT on 2 April.Data supplied by theUS Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Centersuggest that the point of landfallwasnear13.5 S,127.6 E.Twenty brought 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around64 km/h (40 mph).Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:33:00 +0200trustentrust-5b9c8834dc1f82e8ab82df4e20b5a35b-35.3499 149.042http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/tropical-storm-twenty-is-forecast-to-strike-australia-at-about-0000-gmt-on-2-april02 Apr 2011 03:12 Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical storm Twenty is forecast to strike Australia at about 00:00 GMT on 2 April.Data supplied by theUS Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Centersuggest that the point of landfallwill benear13.5 S,127.6 E.Sat, 02 Apr 2011 04:32:00 +0200trustentrust-9ad43d30751ba4bff9df4916ead350e3-35.3499 149.042http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110401n1.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20japantimes%20%28The%20Japan%20Times:%20All%20Stories%29The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned that a potential uncontrolled chain reaction at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant could cause further radiation leaks and increase the risk to workers. A partial meltdown of fuel in the No. 1 reactor building may be causing the isolated reactions, Denis Flory, nuclear safety director for the U.Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:06:00 +0200japantimesenjapantimes-0cf1ead570f7c366964f633b05b1efef-3.80567602896005 55.6669665055081http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/44239181/In this March 22 photo, Manami Kon, using Japanese hiragana characters she just learned, writes a letter for her mother who's still missing after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at the ...Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:01:00 +0200irishsunenirishsun-66e4d58f915d3712c2f7f397b9f9978ehttp://www.smh.com.au/environment/radiation-rising-beyond-exclusion-zone-20110331-1cnh1.htmlTOKYO: Pressure is growing on Japan to expand the 20-kilometre exclusion zone around Fukushima after the International Atomic Energy Agency said radiation in one village 40 kilometres away had reached evacuation level.Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:58:00 +0200smhensmh-c4f249ee874bb25634e221321cb3430c35.6831 139.80935.6831 139.809http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/31/6380113-dear-mommy-i-hope-youre-alive-are-you-okay-4-year-old-quake-survivor-writesIn this March 22 photo, Manami Kon, using Japanese hiragana characters she just learned, writes a letter for her mother who's still missing after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at the devastated city of Miyako, northeastern Japan. The 4-year-old Manami wrote, "Dear Mommy. I hope you're alive.Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:35:00 +0200msnbcenmsnbc-0b9597eda3fe6f64236033d7a252910335.6831 139.809http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=206041- Let Us Start By Re-Locating The Capital By Dr. A. Ofori Quaah (Flitwick, Bedfordshire, UK) Prologue I began making half-hearted notes for this article after the images of the 11th March Japanese earthquake and Tsunami began to appear on television screens around the world.Thu, 31 Mar 2011 06:14:00 +0200ghanawebenghanaweb-fc8235607246d4c115d8c076dec08b705.55856 -0.20092451.4879 -0.177998http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/30/6378501-how-radiation-affects-the-fishScience editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Experts say that fish and other marine species shouldn't be as affected by Japan's nuclear crisis as species on land, in part because of the different dispersion patterns.Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:54:00 +0200msnbcenmsnbc-0b338ccc01470e2273c7524a4868df0e