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Putin stays above the ray in stealth campaign

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:02:00 +0100

KOMSOMOLSK-ON-AMUR, Russia: In recent days Vladimir Putin has flown thousands of kilometres across Russia, attended a top economic forum, dealt with t

Japan, Russia examine LNG options

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:52:00 +0100

MOSCOW, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- A consortium of Japanese natural gas companies agreed to examine investments needed for an LNG plant with the Russians, energy company Gazprom said. Alexei Miller, the chief executive at Russia's Gazprom, met with a Japanese...

Living with unstable slopes

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:28:00 +0100

Given that the state of Jammu and Kashmir is prone to earthquakes and landslides yet the incidents of shooting stones and landslides, taking heavy human toll, take place without any forewarning. One such tragic incident occurred on Srinagar-Jammu Highway on 18th of this month that left six people, including four members of a single family, dead.

Heed UN caution on nuclear energy quest

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:35:00 +0100

The government may have stumbled in its quest for nuclear energy after the United Nations cautioned it last week against entering the venture.

Lifestyle › What do foreigners find strange about Japan? NTV finds out

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:12:00 +0100

Japan has many unique customs which may appear strange at first glance to foreign visitors. A reporter for the NTV program "Zoom In!! Saturday" went to Omotesando in Tokyo to ask foreigners to give some examples of things they find strange or weird about Japan. The interviews (in Japanese) appear…

Russia airlifts relief supplies to Philippines

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:10:00 +0100

A Russian Emergencies Ministry plane with humanitarian supplies arrived in the Philippines on Wednesday. Last week, Russia delivered a total of 30 tons of relief supplies to the Philippines following a devastating 6.9 earthquake of February 6th which killed at least 40 people. Dozens of people are still unaccounted for.

Brewing storm may dump more rain in quake-hit areas

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:55:00 +0100

SINGAPORE’S Mardan Mamat produced a masterful two-under-par 70 in tough conditions to open up a three-shot lead over American Ben Fox and local bets Antonio Lascuna and Ferdinand Aunzo at the ICTSI Philippine Open on Friday.

PHOTOGRAPHY: Arab Spring picture wins World Press Photo Award

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:15:00 +0100

Spanish freelance photographer Samuel Aranda won the World Press Photo Award for his portrait of a woman in Yemen cradling a wounded relative (pictured). The photo, which ran in the New York Times, came to symbolise the Arab Spring.

Video: Russia's Foreign Minister holds talks with Assad as Syrian forces bombard Homs

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:32:00 +0100

Emerging from a morning of meetings, Sergei Lavrov expresses confidence in Syria's leadership

Tech spending was strong in 2011 despite sluggish economy

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:34:00 +0100

IT spending rose just 5 percent last year but that small growth was seen in the face of economic problems across Europe and a hard drive shortage, according to IDC.

Tech Spending Remains Strong, Despite Economic Risks and Volatility, According to IDC's Worldwide Black Book

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:34:00 +0100

Emerging markets continue to lead the way in tech spending, with BRIC countries showing double-digit growth According to the new International Data...

Global Manufacturing Buzzing So Far in 2012

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:49:00 +0100

Almost every major global economy showed positive momentum in the manufacturing sector during January, according to data compiled by various economic-research organizations.

Lavrov sets foreign policy priorities

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:24:00 +0100

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has wound up his tour of the Pacific Rim countries. In less than a week, he has covered 45,000 kilometers, spent nearly 60 hours on a plane, has held more than 20 meetings and talks at different levels and has seen an earthquake and a tropical storm.

Global Manufacturing Buzzing So Far In 2012

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:22:00 +0100

Nearly every single major global economy showed positive momentum in the manufacturing sector during January, according to data compiled by various economic research organizations, whether that momentum meant output picked up at a higher pace than in previous months or contracted at a slower rate than through the end of 2011.

Haiti: A decade of donations

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:32:00 +0100

Source: Irish Red Cross Country: Haiti , Indonesia , Iran (Islamic Republic of) , Ireland , Japan , Malawi , Niger (the) , Pakistan , Philippines (the) , Russian Federation (the) , Sudan (the) Ireland Donates €70 Million to Emergency Appeals It was announced today that Ireland has donated more than....

As al-Qaida fades, new challenges confront US security

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:23:00 +0100

Al-Qaida remains a threat, but intense U.S.-led pressure could relegate it and similar organizations to having only "symbolic importance," the nation's intelligence chief said Tuesday.

Buffett Is ‘On the Prowl’ for Berkshire Acquisitions as Cash Hoard Climbs

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 07:42:00 +0100

Buffett Is ‘On the Prowl’ for Acquisitions as Cash Hoard Climbs , chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A) , said he’s “on the prowl” for large acquisitions after record earnings at the company’s railroad and energy units helped build cash holdings. Berkshire’s cash hoard increased to $37.

Strong quake hits Taiwan, causing minor damage

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 07:29:00 +0100

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A strong earthquake struck Taiwan on Sunday, causing minor damage in the southern part of the island. There were no immediate reports of casualties and no tsunami warning was ...

Pourquoi le Stade Toulousain est-il si fort?

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 07:11:00 +0100

Avec dix-sept points d'avance sur Toulon, le troisième du Top 14 après dix huit journées de championnat, le Stade Toulousain écrase la concurrence et s'apprête, sauf cataclysme, à disputer une...

Strong Quake Hits Taiwan, Causing Minor Damage

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:35:00 +0100

A strong earthquake struck Taiwan on Sunday, causing minor damage in the southern part of the island. There were no immediate reports of casualties and no tsunami warning was issued. Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau said the quake struck at 10:35 a.m. (0235 GMT) in a mountainous area just inland from....

Last chance to see the world?

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:29:00 +0100

Malaysians are travelling like never before, but ask them if it’s got something to do with the Mayan prediction and most will laugh it off.

Los olvidados del tsunami

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:10:00 +0100

Cuando, el 11 del marzo del año pasado, sonaron las alarmas avisando del tsunami que venía tras el potente terremoto que había sacudido la costa noreste de Japón, todo el mundo huyó corriendo a las colinas más elevadas para resguardarse de la crecida del mar. Todo el mundo menos los pescadores.

El futuro se cultiva en las ostras de Osawa

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:10:00 +0100

Mientras cuatro buzos siguen sacando restos del tsunami del puerto de Osawa, en la prefectura de Iwate los mariscadores de la empresa Yoshoku se afanan por plantar semillas de ostra en sus conchas. Bajo los andamios que delatan la reciente reconstrucción de la nave, de la que sólo quedó su tejado,....

Now Available: Japan Polypropylene Industry - Relied on Automotive Sector for Swift Recovery

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 04:20:00 +0100

(PR-inside.com) The automotive sector and polypropylene industry in Japan were hugely affected by the tsunami disaster in March 2011. However, the automotive sector has recovered quickly, taking advantage of swift reconstruction efforts to improve infrastructure facilities in the country.

Japonia isi revine spectaculos: Vezi aici cum arata in prezent zonele devastate de tsunami - GALERIE FOTO

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 03:31:00 +0100

Vezi galeria foto Vezi aici cum aratau in trecut zonele afectate de tsunami si imaginile din prezent La mai putin de un an de la dezastrele care au cauzat moartea a peste 20.000 de oameni si au lasat alte sute de mii fara locuinte, Japonia renaste ca pasarea Phoenix din propria cenusa.

Last chance to see the world?

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 01:13:00 +0100

Malaysians are travelling like never before, but ask them if it’s got something to do with the Mayan prediction and most will laugh it off.

Se cumplen dos años del terremoto en Chile entre guerra de acusaciones

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:23:00 +0100

El aniversario marca, además, el inicio de la carrera presidencial hacia la elección de noviembre de 2013, con un oficialismo que aprovecha el proceso judicial por los fallecidos por causa del maremoto, para atacar a la expresidenta Michelle Bachelet (2006-2010).

Svensk kongeekspert beklager navnekritikken

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:12:00 +0100

(VG Nett) Den svenske kongeeksperten og historikeren Herman Lindqvist angrer på de krasse uttalelsene om navnet til Sveriges nye prinsesse Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary.

Chile: rencillas políticas marcan aniversario del terremoto, Yahoo, EUA

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:56:00 +0100

El aniversario del terremoto del 2010 encuentra al mundo político enfrascado en una guerra de acusaciones sobre por qué no se alertó del maremoto y por las cifras de avances en la reconstrucción, pero lejos de los apesadumbrados damnificados que siguen esperando una casa.

Zeitung: Regierung will Tepco-Spitze austauschen

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 20:38:00 +0100

Die japanische Regierung will einem Bericht zufolge die Unternehmensspitze des Fukushima-Betreibers Tepco austauschen.

Reconstrucción sigue pendiente en Chile a dos años de terremoto

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:30:00 +0100

A dos años del devastador terremoto de 8.8 grados y tsunami que dejó 500 muertos en Chile, la reconstrucción es todavía un tema pendiente, con miles de familias que viven en casas de emergencias y el interés del Gobierno centrado en perseguir responsabilidades.

«Le gouvernement nous a abandonnés»

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:27:00 +0100

A l'approche du premier anniversaire de la catastrophe nucléaire de Fukushima, Greenpeace organise samedi une conférence à Genève où deux témoins viendront raconter leurs expériences. La Tribune de Genève est allée à leur rencontre.

Referendo popular en Chile sobre reconstrucciÃ³n post terremoto

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:26:00 +0100

25 de febrero de 2012, 13:09 Santiago de Chile, 25 feb (PL) MÃ¡s de un centenar de organizaciones sociales pusieron en marcha hoy una consulta nacional sobre el proceso de reconstrucciÃ³n y de atenciÃ³n a damnificados en las zonas devastadas por el Ãºltimo terremoto.

Who will and who should get an Oscar

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:26:00 +0100

Who will and who should get an OscarJust like we’ve come to accept that if you want to run for president,you need a billion dollars or you don’t have a chance, now they run for the Academy Award, says Lawrence Kasdan.

Annual revenue at three main science parks drops 11%

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:49:00 +0100

The annual revenue of the nation’s three main science parks last year was NT$1.9 trillion (US$64.2 billion), an 11.61 percent drop compared with 2010, but annual revenue is estimated to reach about NT$2.07 trillion this year, growing about 8.66 percent, according to the National Science Council (NSC).

Japan: High Radiation Levels Near Fukushima Plant

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:01:00 +0100

25 de febrero de 2012, 11:59 Tokyo, Feb 25 (Prensa Latina) Japanese authorities confirmed they had detected high levels of radiation in the evacuated zones near the Fukushima nuclear plant on Saturday.

Warren Buffett admits he was 'dead wrong' on U.S. housing market

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:54:00 +0100

But he remains optimistic about the U.S. economy, saying ‘people may postpone hitching up during uncertain times, but eventually hormones take over’

Zeitung: Regierung will Tepco-Spitze austauschen

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:36:00 +0100

Tokio (dpa) - Die japanische Regierung will einem Bericht zufolge die Unternehmensspitze des Fukushima-Betreibers Tepco austauschen.

Buffett says he was 'dead wrong' on housing market

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:34:00 +0100

OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Saturday that he was "dead wrong" with a prediction that the U.S. housing market would begin to recover by now, but he remains optimistic about the nation's economy. In his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Buffett said....

A dos años de terremoto reconstrucción todavía está pendiente en Chile

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:08:00 +0100

SANTIAGO - A dos años del devastador terremoto de 8,8 grados y tsunami que dejó 500 muertos en Chile, la reconstrucción es todavía un tema pendiente, con miles de familias viviendo en casas de emergencias y el interés del gobierno centrado en perseguir responsabilidades.

Buffett says he was 'dead wrong' on housing market

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:04:00 +0100

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Saturday that he was "dead wrong" with a prediction that the U.S. housing market would begin to recover by now, but he remains optimistic about the nation's economy. In his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Buffett said he....

Danger zones

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:54:00 +0100

<< CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 When Kawasaki from the Kanagawa prefectural government identified two types of tsunami, he was in fact echoing discussions last year in the national government's Central Disaster Management Council, which was then reviewing the nation's natural disaster planning.

Danger zones

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:54:00 +0100

Teruo Saito has lived most of his 79 years within a couple of hundred meters of the Pacific, in an area that has been overwhelmed by massive tsunamis twice in the last 600 years. Until last year's Great East Japan Earthquake, the retired company worker had almost never considered himself to be at risk.

Danger zones

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:54:00 +0100

<< CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 This theory is borne out by the results of a survey conducted by Wakayama prefectural government late last year. In a region that suffered two large tsunamis in the 20th century (in 1944 and '46), the government asked residents whether, in the event of future natural....

Zeitung: Regierung will Tepco-Spitze austauschen

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:52:00 +0100

Die japanische Regierung will einem Bericht zufolge die Unternehmensspitze des Fukushima-Betreibers Tepco austauschen.

Zeitung: Regierung will Tepco-Spitze austauschen

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:40:00 +0100

Tokio (dpa) - Die japanische Regierung will einem Bericht zufolge die Unternehmensspitze des Fukushima-Betreibers Tepco ...

Zeitung: Regierung will Tepco-Spitze austauschen

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:26:00 +0100

Tokio. Die japanische Regierung will einem Bericht zufolge die Unternehmensspitze des Fukushima-Betreibers Tepco austauschen.

Zeitung: Regierung will Tepco-Spitze austauschen

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:17:00 +0100

Tokio (dpa) - Die japanische Regierung will einem Bericht zufolge die Unternehmensspitze des Fukushima-Betreibers Tepco austauschen.

Pisa-Tester Schleicher: "Dschungelcamp? Das wär ein Schock für mich"

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:12:00 +0100

Mit seinen Pisa-Tests lehrt Andreas Schleicher Europas Bildungspolitiker das Fürchten. Auch von seiner Familie fordert er viel Disziplin.

Zeitung: Regierung will Tepco-Spitze austauschen

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:59:00 +0100

Tokio - Die japanische Regierung will einem Bericht zufolge die Unternehmensspitze des Fukushima-Betreibers Tepco austauschen.

Pisa-Tester Schleicher: "Dschungelcamp? Das wär ein Schock für mich"

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:51:00 +0100

Mit seinen Pisa-Tests lehrt Andreas Schleicher Europas Bildungspolitiker das Fürchten. Auch von seiner Familie fordert er viel Disziplin.

Fukushima-Betreiber: Alle Tepco-Direktoren müssen gehen

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:21:00 +0100

Die japanische Regierung will alle 17 Tepco-Direktoren austauschen, um die Vorfälle um die Fukushima-Katastrophe gänzlich aufarbeiten zu können. Das Unternehmen hat keine Wahl: Ohne den Wechsel gibt es keine Staatshilfen.

Dependencia nuclear en poblado Japón silencia críticas

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:09:00 +0100

Por Yoko Kubota OHI, Japón (Reuters) - El desastre nuclear de Japón erosionó la confianza en los servicios públicos y mostró a los residentes de la región rural y montañosa de Fukui los riesgos de la radiación, pero una dependencia en las plantas atómicas para empleos y fondos significa que hablar en contra de ello es tabú.

Късометражните фаворити за "Оскар" разбиват предубежденията към жанра

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:44:00 +0100

Късометражните филми обикновено са пропускани при коментарите за Оскарите, но според "Ройтерс" селекцията на Академията показва, че те са не по-малко качествени и важни от високобюджетните продукции в основните категории. Сред фаворитите за "Оскар" за късометражен филм тази година са носителят на 13....

Islam Zindabad: JUI-F gears up for Bahwalpur conference

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:51:00 +0100

MULTAN: After a massive rally in Karachi , Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) is now gearing up for a show of power in Punjab. The religious party is set to hold the Islam Zindabad Conference in Bahawalpur on February 26. Senior JUI-F leader and Chairman of the Islam Zindabad Conference Organising....

Japonia îşi revine spectaculos: Vezi aici cum arată în prezent zonele devastate de tsunami - GALERIE FOTO

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:31:00 +0100

La mai puţin de un an de la dezastrele care au cauzat moartea a peste 20.000 de oameni şi au lăsat alte sute de mii fără locuinţe, Japonia renaşte ca pasărea Phoenix din propria cenuşă. Lacrimile nu s-au uscat încă pe obrajii celor 130 de Citeste mai mult...

British nominees ready for Oscar night

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:21:00 +0100

British Oscar hopefuls have been speaking about their excitement ahead of Sunday's Academy Awards.

British nominees get ready for Oscar night

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:12:00 +0100

British Oscar hopefuls have been speaking about their excitement ahead of Sunday's Academy Awards, as they gathered at an event to mark the start of Hollywood's most glittering weekend. More than 15 of this year's nominees - including Gary Oldman, Kenneth Branagh and Janet McTeer - attended a special reception in Los Angeles.

Energiewirtschaft: Trotz Fukushima – Weltweiter Trend zur Kernenergie

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 10:47:00 +0100

Laut IAEA beginnen 2012 mindestens fünf Länder mit dem Bau von neuen Atomkraftwerken. In 60 Ländern besteht Interesse an zivilen Atomprogrammen.

Energiewirtschaft: Trotz Fukushima – Weltweiter Trend zur Kernenergie

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:49:00 +0100

Laut IAEA beginnen 2012 mindestens fünf Länder mit dem Bau von neuen Atomkraftwerken. In 60 Ländern besteht Interesse an zivilen Atomprogrammen.

El Gobierno detecta alta radiación en las zonas de evacuación de Fukushima

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:17:00 +0100

Tokio, 25 feb (EFE).- El ministerio nipón de Medioambiente ha detectado altos niveles de radiación en los municipios de la zona de evacuación decretada en torno a la central de Fukushima, epicentro de la crisis nuclear, informó hoy la agencia local Kyodo.

MDP women take to the streets demanding polls

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100

Maldivian Democratic Party's (MDP) female members took to the streets yesterday evening calling for early presidential polls and the resignation of current president Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik.

Música clásica

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 07:54:00 +0100

TEGUCIGALPA.- El 3 de marzo, a las 2:00 de la tarde, en el Teatro Nacional Manuel Bonilla de Tegucigalpa se realizará un concierto en memoria de las víctimas del devastador terremoto y posterior tsunami que azotaron la región de Tohoku en el noroeste del Japón en 2011. El repertorio de música clásica interpretado por la Orquesta [.

Coalition event ends, MDP continues protest

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 05:43:00 +0100

Political party coalition to celebrate the day Islam was founded in the Maldives and to show support of the new government is holding a mass gathering at artificial beach area, whilst Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) began a women gathering near the social center today.

Moderate earthquake strikes Indonesia

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 04:14:00 +0100

KUALA LUMPUR: A moderate earthquake, measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale, struck the northern Molucca Sea in Indonesia at 3.12 am today, the Malaysian Meteorological Department said.

REMEMBERING 3/11: Oscar-nominated documentary finds hope amid devastation of March 11

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 02:45:00 +0100

British documentary maker Lucy Walker (Provided by Lucy Walker) Cherry blossoms bloom against a backdrop of destruction (Provided by Lucy Walker) A scene from "The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom" (Provided by Lucy Walker) Japan's cherry blossoms were never more poignant than last spring, when....

Firms’ capacity back at pre-quake level

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 02:34:00 +0100

TOKYO: Most big Japanese firms say their capacity to produce and supply their products and services has returned to levels before last year’s earthquake and tsunami, but only 70% say domestic demand has recovered, suggesting a delay in the business recovery due to a strong yen and slowing global growth, a poll showed yesterday.

El renacer de Tohoku

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:24:00 +0100

“El 11 de marzo del 2011, un devastador terremoto de magnitud nueve y posteriormente un tsunami azotaron la región de Tohoku en el noroeste Japón…” Así comienza esta historia. El texto proviene de la cédula que abre la exposición “La región de Tohoku: Reconstrucción para un futuro mejor” en las....

Neue Atomkraftwerke: Keine Lehre aus Fukushima

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:35:00 +0100

Laut Informationen der Internationalen Atomenergiebehörde werden in diesem Jahr mindestens fünf Länder die Arbeiten an ihren ersten Atomkraftwerken aufnehmen. Jordanien und Saudi-Arabien könnten 2013 folgen.

Países condenam regime sírio em reunião e pedem solução política

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:58:00 +0100

Os representantes de 70 países reunidos em um encontro na Tunísia nesta sexta-feira condenaram o regime do ditador da Síria, Bashar al Assad, e pediram uma solução política para a crise e a violência que acometem o país. As autoridades ainda afirmaram que pretendem fazer uma "tsunami" de pressões para tentar diminuir o apoio interno a Assad.

L'associazione Per Canneto ricorda...

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:34:00 +0100

Riceviamo dall'associazione Per Canneto lettera inviata il 18 gennaio 2010 al Prefetto, al Sindaco di Lipari, alla Protezione civile nazionale e regionale e alla Provincia regionale di Messina: Oggetto: CANNETO Mareggiata del 15 Gennaio 2010 Protezione centro abitato della frazione di Canneto dagli....

Gempa 5,1 SR Guncang Halmahera, Tidak Berpotensi Tsunami

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:22:00 +0100

Gempa berkekuatan 5,1 Skala Ricther (SR) mengguncang provinsi Maluku Utara. Meski cukup besar, gempa ini tidak berpotensi tsunami.

Chile: Piñera rinde cuenta de reconstrucción tras terremoto

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:19:00 +0100

SANTIAGO DE CHILE (AP) — El presidente chileno Sebastián Piñera anunció el viernes que se han reconstruido más de dos tercios de las edificaciones dañadas en el terremoto y tsunami de febrero de 2010, incluidos los 354 hospitales afectados y el 73% de las escuelas. Desde una base naval en el sur del país el mandatario [.

Chile: Piñera rinde cuenta de reconstrucción tras terremoto

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:54:00 +0100

SANTIAGO DE CHILE, (AP).- El presidente chileno Sebastián Piñera anunció el viernes que se han reconstruido más de dos tercios de las edificaciones dañadas en el terremoto y tsunami de febrero de 2010, incluidos los 354 hospitales afectados y el 73% de las escuelas.

Tercera lista de previsiones del viernes 24 de febrero de 2012

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:54:00 +0100

24 de febrero de 2012, 14:43 Att suscriptores: Prensa Latina anuncia su tercera lista de previsiones del viernes 24 de febrero de 2012 Editora: Odalys Buscarón (19:00 a 24:00 GMT) Informaciones más importantes España: Reclaman al gobierno mayor firmeza contra bloqueo a Cuba La coalición Izquierda....

Chile: Piñera rinde cuenta de reconstrucción tras terremoto, La Prensa Gráfica, El Salvador

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:22:00 +0100

El presidente chileno Sebastián Piñera anunció el viernes que se han reconstruido más de dos tercios de las edificaciones dañadas en el terremoto y tsunami de febrero de 2010, incluidos los 354 hospitales afectados y el 73% de las escuelas. Desde una base naval en el sur del país el mandatario....

Japan's automakers boost global production

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:14:00 +0100

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Japanese car giant Toyota said on Friday that global production in January surged from a year earlier as it made up for losses in output caused by the Thai floods and the March quake-tsunami.

Chile: Piñera rinde cuenta de reconstrucción tras terremoto, Yahoo, EUA

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:36:00 +0100

Male’s day of protests: Islam and women key themes

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:31:00 +0100

"This change is the Will of Allah to protect Islam and peace of this nation," claimed Dr Waheed at a pro-government rally, while former President Nasheed rallied Maldivian women around the yellow flag just metres down the road.

Acusa India a ONG de EE.UU. de boicotear central electronuclear

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:20:00 +0100

24 de febrero de 2012, 13:19 Nueva Delhi, 24 feb (PL) El primer ministro indio, Manmohan Singh, afirmÃ³ que tras las protestas contra una electronuclear que se construye en el sureÃ±o estado de Tamil Nadu estÃ¡n organizaciones no gubernamentales (ONG) de Estados Unidos.

Coalition and MDP protest continue with zeal

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:09:00 +0100

JEUX VIDÉO : "Les débuts de la PS Vita sont prometteurs en France et en Europe"

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:03:00 +0100

Philippe Cardon, patron de la direction jeux vidéo de Sony en France, revient pour FRANCE 24 sur le lancement, mercredi dernier, de la PS Vita en Europe et sur la difficile année 2011 que Sony a connue.

Pine trees symbolize hope after tsunami destruction

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:07:00 +0100

Very little was left standing in the Japanese city of Rikuzentakata after a huge tsunami tore through nearly a year ago. Even the -centuries-old pine forest by the sea that had long been a symbol of the city was obliterated. Amidst the destruction that killed about one in 12 of the city’s residents,....

Anti-nuclear rallies set for March 11

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:07:00 +0100

Members of environmental protection groups in Taipei yesterday hold up a banner and call on the public to take part in an anti-nuclear protest scheduled for March 11, the first anniversary of Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami. Rallies will be held in Taipei, Greater Taichung and Greater Kaohsiung.

Des zones proches de Fukushima resteront inhabitables

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:09:00 +0100

Des niveaux de radioactivité pouvant monter à 470 millisieverts par an ont été mesurés . La norme habituelle est de moins de 1 millisiervert par an.

Des zones proches de Fukushima resteront inhabitables

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:05:00 +0100

Des niveaux de radioactivité pouvant monter à 470 millisieverts par an ont été mesurés . La norme habituelle est de moins de 1 millisiervert par an.

Des zones proches de Fukushima resteront inhabitables

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:59:00 +0100

Des niveaux de radioactivité pouvant monter à 470 millisieverts par an ont été mesurés . La norme habituelle est de moins de 1 millisiervert par an.

Multilingual ex-professor pours all his energy into translation, writing

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:49:00 +0100

Curled up in his German grandfather's library, the young Charles De Wolf looked up from the pages of Goethe to dream of the cobblestoned streets of Europe. At the age of 15, he left his home in California to live a few years with relatives in Germany. "I never finished American high school — I went....

Divorcee raising orphaned nephew

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:49:00 +0100

When the March 11 quake and tsunami orphaned thousands of children in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, in the majority of cases relatives stepped forward to start raising them. This has led to some unlikely matchups, such as a 90-year-old man who took in a grandchild and a 19-year-old woman....

Erdbeben und Tsunami: Erinnerungen an die Zeit vor Japans Katastrophe

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:32:00 +0100

Der Tsunami vom 11. März zerstörte die Heimat Tausender. Aus Schutt und Schlamm bargen Helfer unzählige Fotos. Freiwillige reinigen die Bilder aus einer anderen Zeit.

Nations want 'tsunami wave' of pressure on al-Assad

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:18:00 +0100

World powers convening Friday in Tunisia are mapping out a plan for a political solution in Syria and a "tsunami wave" of pressure that would peel away internal support for the embattled regime.

Fukushima : niveaux très élevés de radioactivité dans des municipalités de la zone évacuée

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:11:00 +0100

Le rapport final du ministère de l'environnement japonais, attendu prochainement, permettra de redécouper le périmètre d'exclusion en fonction des niveaux de contamination constatés.

IniciarÃ¡n limpieza integral contra contaminaciÃ³n en JapÃ³n

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:11:00 +0100

24 de febrero de 2012, 09:53 Tokio, 24 feb (PL)El Gobierno japonés confirmó que en marzo se iniciará la limpieza integral para la descontaminación en Fukushima, luego del terremoto y posterior tsunami del 2011.

Fukushima. Certaines zones resteront inhabitables

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:04:00 +0100

Un nouveau document du ministère japonais de l’Environnement publié vendredi confirme des niveaux très élevés de radioactivité dans des...

Giappone/ Fukushima, alcune zone resteranno inabitabili

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:29:00 +0100

Tokyo, 24 feb. (TMNews) - Alcune zone nelle vicinanze della centrale nucleare giapponese di Fukushima, gravemente danneggiata dal sisma e dal successivo tsunami dell'11 marzo scorso, sono destinate a rimanere inabitabili: è quanto si legge in un rapporto del Ministero dell'Ambiente di Tokyo.

Fukushima devastó la confianza de los japoneses

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:26:00 +0100

TOKIO, feb (IPS) - El japonés Kazuya Tarukawa, de 36 años, dejó un trabajo seguro en la capital de este país para ocuparse de la granja orgánica de su familia, ubicada a 100 kilómetros del accidentado reactor nuclear de Daiichi, en Fukushima.

Le Japon apprend à se passer du nucléaire

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:40:00 +0100

Près d'un an après le drame de Fukushima, l'archipel n'a presque plus de réacteurs nucléaires en activité. Sans drame. Chacun a su réduire sa consommation.

Japanese art responds to tsunami disaster

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:40:00 +0100

In the year since Japan's northeast coast was torn apart by a massive quake-tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis, artists have searched for new ways to come to terms with the disaster. The so-called "Post-3/11" movement has taken its inspiration from images of tsunami-ravaged townships and....

Tokyo Bay to get tsunami upgrade

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:04:00 +0100

A land ministry panel has hammered out a basic infrastructure plan to brace Tokyo for a huge tsunami projected to strike on a 1,000-year cycle, ministry officials said. The panel, part of the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry's Kanto Regional Development Bureau, will publicize....

Japão tenta provar que tem carne segura

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:18:00 +0100

Um dos países que mais impõem barreiras sanitárias para comprar carne, o Japão agora se vê na posição de precisar convencer o mundo e seu próprio mercado interno de que a carne da região de Fukushima é segura, informa reportagem de Paula Leite publicada na edição desta sexta-feira da Folha .

El atleta paralímpico Javier Conde lleva a Tokio su maratón solidario para las víctimas del tsunami

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:51:00 +0100

Tokio, 23 feb (EFE).- El atleta paralímpico vizcaíno Javier Conde presentó hoy en Tokio la decimocuarta etapa de su proyecto "Maratones Solidarios", en el que una parte de la recaudación irá destinada a las víctimas del tsunami del 11 de marzo en Japón.

Forced out by tsunami, Japan sushi chef dreams of home

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:52:00 +0100

24 Feb 2012 06:51 Source: reuters // Reuters By Chris Meyers TOKYO, Feb 24 (Reuters) - When the tsunami roared through his northern Japanese hometown of Ofunato last March, sushi chef Sanichi Niinuma managed to escape with his life, but his shop was battered and badly damaged by the raging waters.

Forced out by tsunami, Japan sushi chef dreams of home

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:03:00 +0100

Japon: l'Etat baisse fortement les limites de radioactivité des aliments

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:58:00 +0100

Une commission d'experts du ministère japonais de la Santé a adopté vendredi des normes plus sévères de radioactivité dans les aliments, abaissant très fortement les limites maximum admissibles de césium par rapport aux niveaux provisoires décidés après l'accident de Fukushima.

Forced out by tsunami, Japan sushi chef dreams of home

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:48:00 +0100

TOKYO (Reuters) - When the tsunami roared through his northern Japanese hometown of Ofunato last March, sushi chef Sanichi Niinuma managed to escape with his life, but his shop was battered and badly damaged by the raging waters.

Forced out by tsunami, Japan sushi chef dreams of home

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:34:00 +0100

After several months of part-time work, he accepted an offer to take over a sushi shop in Tokyo.

Forced out by tsunami, Japan sushi chef dreams of home

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:26:00 +0100

Forced out by tsunami, Japan sushi chef dreams of home

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:19:00 +0100

Unikátní srovnání: takhle vypadá okolí Fukušimy rok po ničivé tsunami

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:11:00 +0100

UVNITŘ GRAFIKA. Před necelým rokem ničila Japonsko série zemětřesení. Nakonec ničivou silou udeřila vlna Tsunami. Server Lidovky.cz vám přináší unikátní srovnání míst, které zasáhla přírodní katastrofa. Podívejte se, jak vypadá okolí Fukušimy a rybářské městečko Miyako rok poté. Další články k tématu: Silnici úplně zničilo zemětřesení.

Camper von Wassermassen überrascht

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:25:00 +0100

Tschaggungs - Campingplatz in Tschagguns überschwemmt.Mehrere Hunderttausend Euro Schaden. 25 Wohnwagen beschädigt.

Japonezii se vor se salva de tsunami în nave amintind de arca lui Noe

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:22:00 +0100

Pentru a proteja populaţia de impactul unui tsunami devastator precum cel de la 11 martie anul trecut, autorităţile nipone s-au gîndit să amplaseze în zonele de coastă nişte ambarcaţiuni amintind de mitica arcă a lui Noe, conform unui anunţ făcut joi de Ministerul nipon al Infrastructurii şi Transporturilor, transmit Kyodo şi Vesti FM.

Roma 2020: ma quali conti, è tutta colpa di Merkozy

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:48:00 +0100

Macché conti in ordine, macché sobrietà. E non c’entrano neanche le infrastrutture, il ricordo dei Mondiali del ’90 o le strategie di Alemanno. La verità è che Roma, nel 2020, non ospiterà le Olimpiadi per ragioni che non hanno nulla a che vedere con le motivazioni addotte dal governo per il gran rifiuto.

Symbol japonské naděje po ničivé tsunami pomalu umírá

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:55:00 +0100

Symbolem naděje pro Japonsko, které před necelým rokem zasáhla ničivá vlna tsunami, se stala vysoká borovice. Osamoceně stojí ve městě Rikuzentakata, kde desetimetrová vodní hradba zničila přes 3000 domů. Strom, který z celého místního lesa jako jediný přežil, nyní ale vlivem slané vody odumírá. Úřady už proto začaly s vysazováním jeho "potomků".

La Armada toma El Retiro

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:29:00 +0100

MADRIDLa Infantería de Marina desembarca este fin de semana en el Parque del Buen Retiro de Madrid para celebrar su 475 aniversario con exhibiciones que mostrarán a los ciudadanos cómo actúan sus equipos en operaciones como la liberación de un rehén o la protección a una autoridad.

Hope fades for lone pine tree survivor of tsunami

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:27:00 +0100

The lone surviving pine tree in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, is now dying. (Asahi Shimbun file photo) RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate Prefecture -- Very little was left standing in the city of Rikuzentakata after a huge tsunami tore through nearly a year ago.

Manufacturing sentiment in Japan slides to lowest since aftermath of quake

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:25:00 +0100

TOKYO: Japanese manufacturing sentiment this month slid to its lowest since the aftermath of the earthquake last March, a Reuters poll showed, indicating the world’s No. 3 economy may struggle to recover quickly from a slump on weak global demand and a strong yen.

6.8 Magnitude Earthquake in East Siberia Causes No Casualties, Damage

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:57:00 +0100

The 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Russia’s East Siberia on Sunday caused no casualties or damage, the regional emergencies center reported.

Strong 6.8 quake shakes southwestern Siberia

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:07:00 +0100

MOSCOW: A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 shook southwestern Siberia in Russia on Sunday but caused no casualties or serious damage, the Russian emergencies ministry said.

Buffett says he was 'dead wrong' on housing mkt

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:07:00 +0100

Warren Buffett said Saturday that he was "dead wrong" with a prediction that the US housing market would begin to recover by now.

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes Siberia

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:12:00 +0100

A magnitude-6.8 earthquake shook southwestern Siberia on Sunday afternoon, the US Geological Survey reported.There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the temblor that rattled the region at 1:17 p.m. local time,...

6.8 Quake Shakes Southwestern Siberia

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:24:00 +0100

A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 shook southwestern Siberia in Russia on Sunday but caused no casualties or serious damage, the Russian emergencies ministry said. The quake's epicenter was recorded at 1:20 pm local time (0620 GMT) in the republic of Tuva about 107 kilometers (66 miles) from the....

East Siberia Quake to Trigger New Series of Tremors – Scientist

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:57:00 +0100

The 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the Tyva republic in Russia’s East Siberia on Sunday will trigger a new series of earthquakes in the region, a Russian scientist said.

Earthquakes Rock Russia and Taiwan: No Tsunami Warning Issued

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0100

There's a whole lot of shaking going on in the Asia-Pacific region Sunday, as an absolutely strong magnitude-6.7 earthquake hit southwestern Siberia in Russia and a relatively strong magnitude-5.9 quake struck southern Taiwan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Strong earthquake hits Siberia

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:09:00 +0100

An earthquake has hit Russia's south-western Siberia. The magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck east of the Russian city of Kyzyl in the Tuva region of Siberia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There have been no reports of casualties or serious damage, the emergencies ministry said.

Earthquakes Rock Russia and Taiwan: No Tsunami Warning Issued

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:23:00 +0100

Il panico da terremoto scuote ancora il Tirreno meridionale. Geologia, ipotesi e quelle similitudini con l'Oceano indiano

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:29:00 +0100

Tanta paura, manifestazioni di panico e centralini in tilt. Ma il terremoto che ha scosso ieri la Sicilia occidentale, non è, certo, un evento nuovo. La zona ha subito movimenti che hanno raggiunto anche picchi di magnitudo superiori a 5. La scossa più forte di ieri, nel Tirreno meridionale, ad est....

Magnitude 6.8 quake hits Siberia near Mongolia border

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:30:00 +0100

26 Feb 2012 08:48 Source: reuters // Reuters MOSCOW, Feb 26 (Reuters) - A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Russia's southeastern and sparsely populated region of Tuva on Sunday, shaking residents near the Mongolian border from their sleep, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

Strong 6.8 quake shakes Siberia

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:38:00 +0100

MOSCOW: A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 shook several republics in Russia's southwestern Siberia on Sunday but caused no casualties or serious damage, the emergencies ministry said.

Fukushima busca vías para salir adelante sin el estigma de la radiactividad

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:01:00 +0100

Fukushima (Japón), 26 feb (EFE).- Poner Fukushima en pie sin el estigma de la radiactividad es el objetivo de las autoridades de esta provincia nipona, que casi un año después del accidente nuclear trabaja para evitar el aislamiento y reforzar la comunicación entre organismos.

No Tsunami Warning Issued

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:29:00 +0100

Russia n earthquake is believed to have caused neither casualties nor damage, according to RIA Novosti. The Taiwan quake is thought to have caused only minor damage in the southern reaches of the ...

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits Russia's Siberia

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:29:00 +0100

An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale jolted Russia's southwestern Siberia on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. So far, there are no reports about possible casualties and ...

Fukushima busca vías para salir adelante sin el estigma de la radiactividad

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:32:00 +0100

Many hospitals in quake-hit areas ill-equipped to meet patients' needs

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:50:00 +0100

Seventeen of 45 major hospitals in coastal areas of the three prefectures hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami are still being forced to curtail the range of their services compared with predisaster levels because they remain understaffed, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday.

Siberia region shaken by earthquake

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:53:00 +0100

2/26/2012 - 10:38:32 AM A magnitude-6.8 earthquake shook south western Siberia, the US Geological Survey reported. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the quake that rattled the region at 6.16am Irish time, the agency said. The quake was centred some 7.3 miles below the surface, the USGS said.

Siberia region shaken by earthquake

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:53:00 +0100

A magnitude-6.8 earthquake shook south western Siberia, the US Geological Survey reported.

Magnitude-6.8 quake shakes Siberia

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:05:00 +0100

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 shook southwestern Siberia on Sunday afternoon.

Magnitude 6.8 quake hits Siberia near Mongolia border

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:09:00 +0100

A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Russia's southeastern and sparsely populated region of Tuva, shaking residents near the Mongolian border from their sleep, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage

Siberia shaken by earthquake

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:11:00 +0100

A magnitude-6.8 earthquake shook south western Siberia, the US Geological Survey reported.

Buffett Is ‘On the Prowl’ for Acquisitions as Cash Hoard Climbs

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:15:00 +0100

, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A) , said he’s “on the prowl” for large acquisitions after record earnings at the company’s railroad and energy units helped build cash holdings. Berkshire’s cash hoard increased to $37.3 billion on Dec. 31 from $34.

Buffet says successor is lined up

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:25:00 +0100

Warren Buffett says he has a successor in mind to replace him as boss of Berkshire Hathaway, but stops short of revealing a name.

Buffet says successor is lined up

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:32:00 +0100

Warren Buffett says he has a successor in mind to replace him as boss of Berkshire Hathaway, but stops short of revealing a name.

Oscars 2012: Meryl Streep favourite for Best Actress

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:39:00 +0100

Double-Oscar winner Meryl Streep will be hoping to win her third Academy Award tonight as the great and the good of Hollywood gather for the Oscars.

River in Russia�s Tyva Republic overflows after strong quake

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:10:00 +0100

Moscow. A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 shook southwestern Siberia in Russia on Sunday, US researchers reported, cited by AFP The epicenter of the tremor, which occurred at 13:17 pm local time (0617 GMT), was located 100 kilometers (62 miles) east of the Russian city of Kyzyl, according to the US Geological Survey.

Strong Quake Shakes Southwestern Siberia

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:12:00 +0100

A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 has shaken southwestern Siberia in Russia. The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter of the tremor was located 100 kilometers east of Kyzyl, the capital city of Russia’s Tyva Republic. The regional emergencies ministry was quoted as saying the quake was felt....

La Policía Nacional ayudará a identificar presos muertos en la cárcel de Honduras

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:54:00 +0100

Madrid, 26 feb (EFE).- La Policía Nacional trasladará el próximo martes a Honduras a un equipo de cuatro agentes expertos en dactiloscopia y necrorreseñas para colaborar en la identificación de los más de 350 reclusos que perdieron la vida en el incendio del centro penitenciario de Comayagua.

Perdida no cruzamento

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:51:00 +0100

"Lost in translation", de Sofia Coppola, quem não viu o filme? E lembram-se do cruzamento onde milhares de pessoas atravessam as ruas e se entrecruzam sem se tocaram, ao ritmo dos minutos que dura o sinal verde, numa ordem tão perfeita que até parece uma dança ensaiada?

Opinion: Japan’s sun rises again

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:18:00 +0100

Destined for the same role in the 21st century, the Japanese nation is oiling its economic and technological biceps after last year’s earthquake and its disastrous aftermath. The Japanese appear determined to become even stronger and more prosperous. According to tradition, terrible car or airplane....

Second major earthquake hits E. Siberia

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:43:00 +0100

MOSCOW, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- A major 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook Russia's East Siberia region early Sunday, but no injuries or major damage was reported by emergency officials. Russian geologists said the epicenter was about 8 miles deep, some 66 miles...

Second major earthquake hits E. Siberia

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0100

MOSCOW, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- A major 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook Russia's East Siberia region early Sunday, but no injuries or major damage was reported by emergency officials.

DESARME: Que las bombas atómicas mueran en Hiroshima

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:41:00 +0100

NACIONES UNIDAS, feb (IPS) - Una coalición de activistas antinucleares y organizaciones no gubernamentales lanzó una campaña para que una cumbre de líderes mundiales exija la total eliminación de una de las armas de destrucción masiva más devastadoras: la bomba atómica.

Buffett on the prowl for large acquisitions

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:49:00 +0100

WARREN Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, said he's "on the prowl" for large acquisitions after record earnings at the company's railroad and energy units helped build cash holdings. Berkshire's cash hoard increased to US$37.3 billion (RM112 billion) on December 31 from US$34.

Magnitude-6.8 quake shakes Siberia

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0100

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 shook southwestern Siberia on Sunday afternoon, the second to hit the area in two months.

"Ich weiß nicht mehr, was ich lehren soll"

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:13:00 +0100

Erdbebenforscher zweifeln an Gefährdungskarten Von Dagmar Röhrlich Am 11. März 2011 traf ein Beben der Stärke 9 den Nordteil der japanischen Hauptinsel Honschu. Kurze Zeit später überrollte ein gewaltiger Tsunami die Küste der Region Tohoku. In der Folge gerieten vier Blöcke des Kernkraftwerks Fukushima Daiichi außer Kontrolle.

Economic oracle upbeat on US future

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:28:00 +0100

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said yesterday that he was "dead wrong" with a prediction that the US housing market would begin to recover by now, but he remains optimistic about the nation's economy.In his annual letter to...

Los 'pueblos fantasma' llenan la costa de Japón un año después del tsunami

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:30:00 +0100

El pueblo de Kesenhuma continúa totalmente vacío un año después del tsunami. Solo un edificio se mantiene en pie como símbolo de lo que hubo. Mientras, los comerciantes intentan rehacer sus vidas en pequeños barracones en los que tendrán que permanecer al menos dos años.

Nicaragua promoverá sus destinos turísticos con muestra de paracaidismo

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:38:00 +0100

Nicaragua promoverá sus principales destinos turísticos en la costa del Pacífico con una muestra de paracaidismo que efectuarán durante diez días 195 expertos de Canadá, España, Estados Unidos y otros países,...

30 American Samoa workers arrive

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:42:00 +0100

GUAM welcomed 30 American Samoa workers over the weekend for a six-month construction training program under a regional workforce training partnership.

La matanza de delfines en Japón se ha reducido desde el estreno de The Cove

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:18:00 +0100

Dos años después de ganar el Oscar al mejor documental, O' Barry hace balance de los logros de su campaña para frenar la masacre de delfines: "Aún queda mucho por hacer". Leer . Escuchar

FEATURE: Netizens rally for Japan tsunami survivors

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:21:00 +0100

As the anniversary of the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that devastated parts of northeastern Japan approaches, some local netizens have organized a campaign on Facebook supporting the residents of Arahama community in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, an area badly hit by the double disaster.

FAO presents assessment result on Wood-fuel in Darfur

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:37:00 +0100

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has presented the findings of its Darfur Wood-fuel Supply and Demand assessment in which it indicated that current wood harvesting is causing the degradation and depletion of existing resources, a press statement by the UN body indicated Sunday.

Buffett says he was 'dead wrong' on US housing market

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:53:00 +0100

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Saturday that he was “dead wrong” with a prediction that the U.S. housing market would begin to recover by now, but he remains optimistic about the nation's economy.

Blog: Dauerwelle mit Ansichtssache - Tsunami in der Kokosnussschale

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:52:00 +0100

Der Konsum von Kava folgt bestimmten Regeln, die auch für Touristen gelten. Eine Kava-Wurzel ist das passende Gastgeschenk für einen Besuch im Dorf

Tsunami alert softened days before 3/11

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:43:00 +0100

Just days before the Great East Japan Earthquake, a government panel softened the wording of a report warning that a massive tsunami could strike northeastern Japan after three utilities with nuclear power plants begged it to do so, it has been learned.

Una dedicación explosiva

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:15:00 +0100

DAVID CALVO. Hizo de su pasión infantil por los volcanes su medio de vida y ya lleva varias vueltas al mundo, como investigador, de montaña en montaña. El próximo destino será el lago de lava del Nyiragongo, en el Congo

bScientists Report Back from Fukushima Exclusion Zone

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:13:00 +0100

By Quirin Schiermeier of Nature magazine The tsunami that crippled Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant almost a year ago was as formidable as initial estimates suggested, according to the first scientific assessment of its impact on the locale. Surveys along 2,000 kilometers of coast have....

La Policía Nacional ayudará a identificar a presos muertos en la cárcel de Honduras

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:53:00 +0100

La Policía Nacional trasladará el próximo martesa Honduras a un equipo de cuatro agentes expertos en dactiloscopia y necrorreseñas para colaborar en la identificación de los más de 350 reclusos que perdieron la vida en el incendio del centro penitenciario de Comayagua.

Arts & Culture › Japanese artists respond to tsunami disaster

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:55:00 +0100

Business › Japanese carmakers boost production in January

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:55:00 +0100

Toyota says that global production in January surged from a year earlier as it made up for losses in output caused by the Thai floods and the March quake-tsunami. Toyota said production last month surged 17.6% on year to 809,630 vehicles, while rivals Honda and Nissan saw a boost of…

Magnitude 6.8 quake hits Russia's Siberia

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:03:00 +0100

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- A 6.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Russia's southwestern Siberia on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The Siberian regional branch of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry confirmed the quake in the Siberian Tyva republic near Mongolia.

Strong earthquake shakes Siberia, Taiwan

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:17:00 +0100

MOSCOW: A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 shook several republics in Russia’s southwestern Siberia on Sunday but caused no casualties or serious damage, the emergencies ministry said. In Siberia, the tremor, which occurred at 1:20 pm local time in the republic of Tyva, had its epicentre about 66....

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Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:44:00 +0100

Tokio estrena los actos conmemorativos por el primer aniversario del terremoto con un espectacular maratón que pretende mostrar al mundo la recuperación de un país.

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Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:49:00 +0100

Tokio estrena los actos conmemorativos por el primer aniversario del terremoto con un espectacular maratón que pretende mostrar al mundo la recuperación de un país.

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Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:48:00 +0100

Tokio estrena los actos conmemorativos por el primer aniversario del terremoto con un espectacular maratón que pretende mostrar al mundo la recuperación de un país.

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Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:46:00 +0100

Tokio estrena los actos conmemorativos por el primer aniversario del terremoto con un espectacular maratón que pretende mostrar al mundo la recuperación de un país.

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Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:55:00 +0100

Tokio estrena los actos conmemorativos por el primer aniversario del terremoto con un espectacular maratón que pretende mostrar al mundo la recuperación de un país.

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Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:51:00 +0100

Tokio estrena los actos conmemorativos por el primer aniversario del terremoto con un espectacular maratón que pretende mostrar al mundo la recuperación de un país.

Damnificados por terremoto protestan en Chile por la lenta reconstrucción, El Nuevo Diario, Nicaragua

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:03:00 +0100

Varias decenas de personas se manifestaron hoy pacíficamente en la localidad chilena de Dichato, en la región del Biobío, por el lento avance de la reconstrucción tras el terremoto del 27 de febrero del 2010, pocas horas antes de que se...

Chileans See Political Aftershocks From 2010 Quake

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:16:00 +0100

In Chile, devastating 2010 earthquake and tsunami still showing political aftershocks

Fukushima intenta salir adelante sin el estigma de la radiactividad

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:14:00 +0100

Casi un año después del accidente nuclear, las autoridades trabajan para evitar el aislamiento y reforzar la comunicación entre organismos.

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Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:11:00 +0100

Tokio estrena los actos conmemorativos por el primer aniversario del terremoto con un espectacular maratón que pretende mostrar al mundo la recuperación de un país.

Damnificados por terremoto protestan en Chile por la lenta reconstrucción

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:29:00 +0100

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Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:27:00 +0100

Tokio estrena los actos conmemorativos por el primer aniversario del terremoto con un espectacular maratón que pretende mostrar al mundo la recuperación de un país.

Massive force applies to Kamaishi breakwater in March disaster

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 02:54:00 +0100

The tsunami of March 11, 2011, hit the breakwater at the bay entrance of Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, with two-and-a-half times the force of one caused by a massive earthquake in 1896, a study by a government-affiliated research institution showed Monday.

Ciudades chilenas cicatrizan heridas del terremoto

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:06:00 +0100

Ciudades chilenas como Talca o Concepción, terriblemente castigadas en el 2010 por un terremoto que afectó al centro y sur de Chile, ven cómo sus heridas externas van cicatrizando y avanza la reconstrucción.

Ciudades chilenas cicatrizan heridas del terremoto

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:06:00 +0100

6.8 quake hits Russian Siberia

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:57:00 +0100

MOSCOW - A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Russia’s southeastern and sparsely populated region of Tuva on Sunday, shaking residents near the Mongolian border from their sleep, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The US Geological Survey said the epicenter of the quake was....

Meryl Streep favourite for Best Actress

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:57:00 +0100

DOUBLE-Oscar winner Meryl Streep will be hoping to win her third Academy Award tonight as the great and the good of Hollywood gather for the Oscars. The star’s turn as Margaret Thatcher has secured the actress her 17th Oscar nomination, while Gary Oldman has clinched his first for his performance as a spymaster.

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Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:56:00 +0100

Tokio estrena los actos conmemorativos por el primer aniversario del terremoto con un espectacular maratón que pretende mostrar al mundo la recuperación de un país.

Güneş'te dev tsunami dalgası gözlendi

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:04:00 +0100

Amerikan Ulusal Havacılık ve Uzay Dairesi (NASA)'ya ait uzay aracı, Güneş'in yüzeyindeki bir patlamanın ardından oluşan dev tsunami dalgasını görüntüledi.

Güneş'te dev tsunami dalgası gözlendi

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:08:00 +0100

Amerikan Ulusal Havacılık ve Uzay Dairesi (NASA)’ya ait uzay aracı, Güneş’in yüzeyindeki bir patlamanın ardından oluşan dev tsunami dalgasını görüntüledi.

Güneş’te dev tsunami dalgası gözlendi

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:42:00 +0100

NASA tarafından Güneş'in yüzeyindeki bir patlamanın ardından oluşan dev tsunami dalgası böyle görüntülenti...

PTI boycott call fails to affect bypoll turnout

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:57:00 +0100

ISLAMABAD / LAHORE, Feb 26: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf’s decision to boycott the by-elections held over the weekend appears to have left the PTI itself bruised, rather than its political rivals.

Победители премии "Оскар-2012": документальные фильмы

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:13:00 +0100

"Оскар" за лучший документальный фильм получили история футбольной команды и рассказ о пластическом хирурге

Güneş'te dev tsunami dalgası

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:34:00 +0100

NASA tarafından Güneş'in yüzeyindeki bir patlamanın ardından oluşan dev tsunami dalgası böyle görüntülendi.

CrÃticas al gobierno en aniversario de terremoto en Chile

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:03:00 +0100

27 de febrero de 2012, 00:30 Santiago de Chile, 27 feb (PL) Los chilenos conmemoran hoy un nuevo aniversario del terremoto del 2010 que devastÃ³ ciudades del centro sur del paÃs con un fuerte cuestionamiento a los planes de reconstrucciÃ³n y atenciÃ³n a damnificados.

Japan 1 year on: What's changed?

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:01:00 +0100

It's the details on Fukushima's before and after photographs that are the most telling. One year later, there's not one power pole, wall-mounted gas meter or roadside curb that hasn't been meticulously attended to.

Güneşte dev tsunami dalgası gözlendi

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:26:00 +0100

Amerikan Ulusal Havacılık ve Uzay Dairesi (NASA)'ya ait uzay aracı, Güneş'in yüzeyindeki bir patlamanın ardından oluşan dev tsunami dalgasını görüntüledi

Academy-Awards-Pakistani-documentary-Saving-Face-wins-Oscar

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:53:00 +0100

This is the first time ever that a Pakistani film has been nominated and has won.

Japan Tsunami: Then and Now (PHOTOS)

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:40:00 +0100

The 2011 Tohoku earthquake that struck the coast of Japan, which triggered a tsunami and caused a widespread death and destruction, is regarded as one of the most powerful earthquakes in the history of the world.

Le Japon : un an après le tsunami

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:45:00 +0100

Le 11 mars 2011, un séisme de magnitude 9 est suivi d'un tsunami qui ravage la côte Pacifique du Japon. Les vagues atteignent plus de 30 mètres par endroits, 600 kilomètres de côtes sont détruites, des villes et des villages portuaires disparaissent.

Academy-Awards-Pakistani-documentary-Saving-Face-wins-Oscar

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:46:00 +0100

This is the first time ever that a Pakistani film has been nominated and has won.

Japanese Yen Dips, Analysts Flag Likely Turnaround

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:38:00 +0100

The Japanese yen recorded its steepest decline in two years, reaching 80 against the U.S. dollar overnight and 87.1 when pitted with the consistently surging Australia currency.

Disaster-hit kids' photos express affection for hometowns

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:55:00 +0100

TOKYO - A book has been published featuring photographs taken by children in areas hit by the March 2011 ear...

Güneş'te dev tsunami dalgası gözlendi

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:57:00 +0100

Amerikan Ulusal Havacılık ve Uzay Dairesi (NASA)'ya ait uzay aracı, Güneş'in yü... NASA'nın Güneş Dinamikleri Gözlemevi SDO uzay aracı, 24 Şubat'ta güçlü bir 'koronal kütle atımı' tespit etti. Oluşan enerji boşalımının ardından yüzeyde yaklaşık 400 bin kilometre boyunca ters yönlerde ilerleyen iki büyük tsunami dalgası oluştu.

Iene cai para mínimo de quase nove meses contra USD

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:13:00 +0100

A moeda japonesa atingiu hoje um mínimo de quase nove meses contra o dólar norte-americano que valia 81,66 ienes na primeira hora de negociação na Ásia, o nível mais alto desde 31 de maio de 2011.

Japan Tsunami: Then and Now (PHOTOS)

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:11:00 +0100

Güneş'te dev tsunami dalgası gözlendi

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:04:00 +0100

Amerikan Ulusal Havacılık ve Uzay Dairesi (NASA)'ya ait uzay aracı, Güneş'in yüzeyindeki bir patlamanın ardından oluşan dev tsunami dalgasını görüntüledi.

Reviving Japan's fishing industry

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:39:00 +0100

The dock on Katsurashima Island off the coast of Japan's Miyagi prefecture has sunk by half a meter because of last year's Great East Japan earthquake.

Japan one year after tsunami

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:39:00 +0100

Japan's vulnerable survivors

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:03:00 +0100

Editor's note: Francis Markus, who works in the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies' East Asia Regional Office in Beijing, was deployed to Japan immediately after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami to give communications support to the Japanese Red Cross Society, and....

Iene cai para mínimo de quase nove meses contra dólar

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:22:00 +0100

08h18 - Manifestantes protestam no Chile contra lentidão na reconstrução do país após terremoto

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:35:00 +0100

Dois anos após o terremoto seguido por tsunami que destruiu parte do Chile, manifestantes saíram às ruas para protestar contra a lentidão na reconstrução de várias cidades do país. O terremoto de 27 de fevereiro de 2010, de 8,8 graus de magnitude na escala Richter, foi o pior da história recente chilena, matando mais de 700 pessoas.

Malaysians step up protests against Lynas rare earths plant

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:01:00 +0100

Opponents of the Australian Lynas rare earths processing plant in Malaysia's Pahang state, are threatening to spread their protests, to stop the 230-million dollar project.

Los chilenos recuerdan en Chile la catástrofe del 27 de febrero de 2010

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:08:00 +0100

Santiago de Chile, 27 feb (EFE).- Los chilenos conmemoraron hoy el terremoto de 8,8 grados de magnitud que devastó seis regiones del centro y sur del país el 27 de febrero de 2010, al cumplirse dos años de la tragedia.

Japan tsunami photographer retraces steps

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:07:00 +0100

Nearly a year after he worked in the tsunami wasteland of northeast Japan, AFP photographer Toru Yamanaka has returned to capture the progress that has been made.

Tsunami, un anno dopo

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:18:00 +0100

I fotografi che poco dopo il terremoto/tsunami dell’11 marzo 2011 avevano documentato il disastro, sono tornati nel Tohoku. Japan Earthquake: Before and After – In Focus – The Atlantic

Un photographe immortalise le Japon détruit par le tsunami

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:22:00 +0100

Près d'un an après son expédition dans le nord-est du Japon dévasté par le tsunami du 11 mars, Toru Yamanaka, photographe de l'AFP, est retourné sur ses pas afin de constater les progrès réalisés. Mais pour ce journaliste chevronné, cette mission ne fut pas une partie de plaisir. Lors d'une récente journée d'hiver, M.

Un photographe immortalise le Japon détruit par le tsunami

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:21:00 +0100

Bommelerwaard bouwt niet langer aan Azië

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:44:00 +0100

BOMMELERWAARD • Stichting Bommelerwaard bouwt aan Azië (BbaA) wordt opgeheven. “Het gestelde doel is bereikt en al het geld is zorgvuldige besteed”, laat Paulette Willemse namens de stichting weten....

Un an après le tsunami, les communautés japonaises à la croisée des chemins

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:22:00 +0100

Le bateau hissé sur un bâtiment de deux étages par le tsunami a disparu et la plupart des débris qui jonchaient le port de pêche d'Otsuchi ont été déblayés, mais une question se pose un an après: faut-il reconstruire une ville à l'avenir aussi incertain ? Les routes ont été réparées le long des côtes ravagées par les vagues gigantesques.

Chile, dos años después, recuerda la tragedia del terremoto

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:40:00 +0100

Los chilenos conmemoraron este lunes el terremoto de 8,8 grados de magnitud que devastó seis regiones del centro y sur del país el 27 de febrero de 2010, al cumplirse dos años de la tragedia. A las 3:34 de la madrugada (1:34 a.m. hora colombiana), los habitantes de diversas localidades se reunieron....

Greenpeace-Gedenktour: Ein Jahr Fukushima - wieder nichts gelernt!

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0100

Wien (OTS) - Am 11. März 2011 ereignet sich Japan ein schweres Erdbeben und darauffolgend ein Tsunami, der über 11 000 Menschen das Leben kostet und die größte nukleare Katastrophe seit Tschernobyl auslöst. Das Atomkraftwerk Fukushima Daichii ist bis heute nicht gesichert. Die Menschen, ...

Vigilias y protestas en el segundo aniversario del terremoto de Chile

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:51:00 +0100

El gobierno de Sebastián Piñera realizará un acto ecuménico en la capital, Santiago, en medio de la polémica surgida por el retraso de las obras de reconstrucción en las zonas que resultaron más afectadas por el sismo del 27 de febrero de 2010. historias relacionadas WikiLeaks publicará millones de....

El Gobierno dice que Chile está hoy mejor preparado para afrontar emergencias

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:14:00 +0100

Santiago de Chile, 27 feb (EFE).- El gobierno de Chile afirmó hoy que los organismos de emergencia del país están ahora mejor preparados para afrontar una emergencia como el terremoto de 8,8 grados que devastó seis regiones chilenas el 27 de febrero de 2010.

Return of Japan Pavilion to International Boston Seafood Show Signals Recovery of Japan's Seafood Industry

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:34:00 +0100

Japanese seafood producers at the front of the hottest food trends one year after the Great East Japan Earthquake The Ministry of Agricultu...

Chile: Familiares conmemoraron a víctimas del terremoto

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:42:00 +0100

Un centenar de personas marchó por las calles de Dichato por la lentitud en el proceso de reconstrucción. Velatones, marchas y romerías marcaron la jornada de conmemoración del segundo aniversario del terremoto.Cerca de las 11.00 de ayer, alrededor de 15 ex residentes del edificio Alto Río, en....

Des forages sous-marins pour mieux comprendre les volcans des Antilles

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:23:00 +0100

Des chercheurs français et japonais vont entamer cette semaine une campagne de forages sous-marins dans les Petites Antilles pour mieux évaluer les risques liés à l'activité volcanique dans cette région du globe, a annoncé lundi le CNRS.

Vigilias y protestas en segundo aniversario del terremoto en Chile

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:20:00 +0100

El sismo y maremoto del 27 de febrero de 2010 dejó 500 muertos y daños por 30.000 millones de dólares. Pobladores de las zonas más afectadas realizaron vigilias y protestas en la conmemoración del segundo aniversario de la catástrofe

GSMA Names KDDI, NTT DOCOMO and SOFTBANK MOBILE as Joint Recipients of 2012 Chairman's Award

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:05:00 +0100

BARCELONA, Spain, February 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Prestigious Award Recognises GSMA Operator Members for Contributions to Japan's Recovery Following Massive 2011 Earthquake; GSMA Announces ...

18:00 Güneş'te dev tsunami dalgası gözlendi

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:22:00 +0100

Amerikan Ulusal Havacılık ve Uzay Dairesi (NASA)'ya ait uzay aracı, Güneş'in yüzeyindeki bir patlamanın ardından oluşan dev tsunami dalgasını görüntüledi. Görüntülere yansıyan koronal kütle atımının Dünya'nın manyetik alanına dün TSİ 23.00 sıralarında ulaştığı, ancak güçlü bir jeomanyetik fırtınaya....

Vigilias, misas y protestas en segundo aniversario del terremoto en Chile

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:48:00 +0100

Vigilias y misas en recuerdo de las más de 500 víctimas, junto a pequeñas protestas por el lento avance de la reconstrucción, marcaron el segundo aniversario del terremoto de 8,8 grados, seguido de un tsunami que azotó al centro y sur...

Chile: conmemoran segundo aniversario de devastador terremoto

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:50:00 +0100

Con múltiples actos religiosos y ceremonias de velas en memoria de los 543 fallecidos, Chile recordó el lunes el segundo aniversario del devastador terremoto de 8,8 grados de magnitud y posterior tsunami que barrió caletas pesqueras y penetró a varias ciudades.

Recueillement au Chili deux ans après le séisme et le tsunami

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:59:00 +0100

Veillées nocturnes et messes du souvenir ont marqué aujourd'hui sur le littoral sud du Chili le deuxième anniversaire du séisme et du tsunami qui firent plus de 520 morts et disparus. Des centaines de familles encore logées dans des habitations provisoires ont toutefois récriminés les autorités.

FOTO: Incubo nucleare in Giappone

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0100

TOKYO - Incubo nucleare in Giappone dopo il terremoto di magnitudo 8.9 e gli tsunami che hanno provocato di verse centinaia di morti. A Fukushima, dove si trova una delle 55 centrali, del paese un'esplosione ha provocato il crollo della gabbia esterna di un reattore atomico ed è stato rilevato cesio radioattivo nei pressi dell'impianto.

Homeland Security offering tsunami awareness course

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:04:00 +0100

(GHS/OCD) – The Guam Homeland Security/Office of Civil Defense, in conjunction with the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center and the National Weather Services, is conducting a tsunami awareness course today from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at GHS/OCD in Agaña Heights.

Chile: conmemoran segundo aniversario de devastador terremoto , La Prensa Gráfica, El Salvador

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:15:00 +0100

Una de las ceremonias se realizó en el palacio de gobierno y fue encabezada por el presidente Sebastián Piñera. Con múltiples actos religiosos y ceremonias de velas en memoria de los 543 fallecidos, Chile recordó el lunes el segundo aniversario del devastador terremoto de 8,8 grados de magnitud y....

Vigilias, misas y protestas en segundo aniversario del terremoto en Chile, El Nuevo Diario, Nicaragua

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:15:00 +0100

Chile: conmemoran segundo aniversario de devastador terremoto, Yahoo, EUA

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:15:00 +0100

Vigilias, misas y protestas en el segundo aniversario del terremoto en Chile, Yahoo, EUA

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:15:00 +0100

Psychiater der Tepco-Arbeiter: "Unglaublich, wie traumatisiert sie sind"

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:15:00 +0100

Seit dem Atomunfall betreut Jun Shigemura Arbeiter aus dem zerstörten Kernkraftwerk in Fukushima. Im Interview berichtet der Psychiater, was die Strahlenkämpfer durchmachen müssen - und warum die meisten trotzdem weitermachen.

Recuerdan terremoto de 2010 mientras Gobierno y oposición debaten

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:14:00 +0100

Los chilenos recordaron hoy con emoción el terremoto de 8,8 grados que hace dos años devastó la zona centro-sur del país, mientras el Gobierno y la oposición siguen enfrascados en un debate sobre el avance de la reconstrucción y las responsabilidades políticas.

Moderate 5.6 quake hits south Japan islands: USGS

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:34:00 +0100

TOKYO: A moderate 5.6-magnitude quake rattled Japan's southern Ryukyu islands Tuesday, US seismologists said, but there was no immediate tsunami warning nor reports of damage.

Terremoti/ Giappone, scossa magnitudo 5,6 nelle isole Ryukyu

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:32:00 +0100

Tokyo, 27 feb. (TMNews) - Un terremoto di magnitudo 5,6 sulla scala Richter ha fatto tremare le isole Ryukyu nel sud del Giappone, dove non sono stati segnalati danni e non è scattato alcun allarme tsunami. Lo hanno affermato i sismologi statunitensi. La scossa è stata registrata alle 4.31 di martedì mattina (le 20.

'Sóng thần' B-King 1300 Tsunami tại Việt Nam

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:37:00 +0100

Mẫu xe Nhật Bản Suzuki B-King 1300 được những bàn tay độ xe người Đức biến hình thành B-King Tsunami với ngoại hình chắc khỏe và sức mạnh 181 mã lực.

Japan: Operation Blessing Int'l and SAP Solidarity Fund to deliver 10 new boats to Japanese fishermen devastated by tsunami

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:45:00 +0100

Source: Operation Blessing Country: Japan Custom Made Boats, Built by Maine Company, to be Presented on March 10 in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (February 27, 2012) – Operation Blessing International (OBI) and multinational software company, SAP, will present 10 new fishing....

Chile: Chile still living with quake effects

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:45:00 +0100

Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Country: Chile By Denis McClean GENEVA, 27 February 2012 - The repercussions from the deadly earthquake and tsunami which hit Chile two years ago continue to play out in the country's courts and in expressions of frustration at the pace of reconstruction.

Entertainment › NHK wins UK’s Television Journalism Awards

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:43:00 +0100

NHK’s coverage of last year’s Great East Japan Earthquake won the Judges’ Award at the Television Journalism Awards 2010/2011 from the Royal Television Society in the UK, on Feb 22. The RTS Television Journalism Awards honor creative and excellent journalism in UK news and current affairs, both by....

Scossa di terremonto nel sud del Giappone, nelle isole Ryukyu. Magnitudo 5.6

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:49:00 +0100

TOKYO, 28 FEB – Una scossa di terremoto di magnitudo 5,6 ha colpito le isole Ryukyu nel sud del Giappone. Il sisma non ha fatto scattare nessun allarme tsunami e non si registrano danni. Lo ha annunciato l'Istituto...

Briefly: Americas

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:55:00 +0100

ARGENTINA British cruise ships barred from docking USHUAIA Argentina has turned away at least two Carnival Corp. cruise ships, for the first time invoking a law that seeks to pressure Britain to negotiate the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands and the surrounding seas. The Star Princess and Adonia were .

Giappone: scossa di terremoto

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:50:00 +0100

Una scossa di terremoto di magnitudo 5,6 ha colpito le isole Ryukyu nel sud del Giappone. Il sisma non ha fatto scattare nessun allarme tsunami e non si registrano danni. Lo ha annunciato l'Istituto geosismico americano Usgs sottolineando che il terremoto si è verificato a 83 chilometri a sud-ovest....

Se cumplen dos años del terremoto en Chile

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:58:00 +0100

Pobladores de las zonas afectadas por el terremoto y maremoto del 27 de febrero de 2010 en Chile realizaron vigilias y protestas en el segundo aniversario.

Chile: Criticism of Government on Earthquake Anniversary

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:03:00 +0100

27 de febrero de 2012, 14:37 Santiago de Chile, Feb 27 (Prensa Latina) Chileans commemorate another anniversary of the 2010 earthquake that devastated cities in the center and south of the country with a strong questioning of reconstruction plans and care for victims.

Chile a dos años del sismo: la pelea por las cifras de la reconstrucción

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:02:00 +0100

Dos años se cumplen desde el terremoto de 8,8 grados Richter y el tsunami que azotaron a la zona centro sur de Chile el 27 de febrero de 2010, con cifras de reconstrucción que contrastan entre lo que plantea el gobierno y lo que dicen sus opositores. El presidente Sebastián Piñera dio una cuenta....

Central nuclear japonesa de Fukushima abrirÃ¡ sus puertas a la prensa

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:02:00 +0100

27 de febrero de 2012, 16:09 Tokio, 27 feb (PL) La direcciÃ³n de la central nuclear de Fukushima anunciÃ³ hoy que maÃ±ana explicarÃ¡ a la prensa el desempeÃ±o del gobierno japonÃ©s en la normalizaciÃ³n de la situaciÃ³n en la planta tras la explosiÃ³n en 2011 a consecuencia de un terremoto.

Los chilenos recuerdan el terremoto de 2010 mientras el Gobierno y la oposición debaten

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:04:00 +0100

Santiago de Chile, 27 feb (EFE).- Los chilenos recordaron hoy con emoción el terremoto de 8,8 grados que hace dos años devastó la zona centro-sur del país, mientras el Gobierno y la oposición siguen enfrascados en un debate sobre el avance de la reconstrucción y las responsabilidades políticas.

Vigilias, misas y protestas en el segundo aniversario del terremoto en Chile

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:04:00 +0100

Chilenos recuerdan terremoto de 2010 mientras Gobierno y oposición debaten

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:15:00 +0100

Chile: vigilias, misas y protestas en segundo aniversario del terremoto, Yahoo, EUA

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:19:00 +0100

Tsunami, l'apocalisse in Giappone

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:34:00 +0100

11 marzo 2011 : il piu' potente sisma mai registrato in Giappone (di magnitudo 9) e un gigantesco tsunami hanno devastato la costa del Nord est del Paese, danneggiando il circuito elettrico e di raffreddamento della centrale nucleare di Fukushima (250 km a nord di Tokyo) e provocando, il giorno....

‘Artemio’ en la Base Naval: los otros terroristas presos en esta cárcel

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:55:00 +0100

En este centro, controlado por La Marina, también cumplen sus condenas "Abimael Guzmán":http://elcomercio.pe/tag/8719/abimael-guzman, fundador de "Sendero Luminoso":http://elcomercio.pe/tag/114136/sendero-luminoso, y "Víctor Polay Campos":http://elcomercio.pe/tag/168941/victor-polay-campos, ex cabecilla del "MRTA":http://elcomercio.

AFP photographer captures then and now of tsunami

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:10:00 +0100

Nearly a year after he worked in the tsunami wasteland of northeast Japan, AFP photographer Toru Yamanaka returned to capture the progress that has been made. But even for a veteran journalist, this was no straightforward assignment. On a recent winter's day, Yamanaka stood in an empty and windswept....

FUJI TV KOOPERIERT FÜR "JAPAN IN A DAY" MIT RIDLEY SCOTT

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:08:00 +0100

Ein Land. 24 Stunden. Millionen von Perspektiven. Fuji Television kooperiert mit dem renommierten Filmemacher und Produzenten Ridley Scott, um eine...

National › Photographer captures then and now of tsunami

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:15:00 +0100

Chile: vigilias, misas y protestas en segundo aniversario del terremoto

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:12:00 +0100

Vigilias y misas en recuerdo de las más de 500 víctimas, junto a pequeñas protestas por el lento avance de la reconstrucción, marcaron el segundo aniversario del terremoto de 8.8 grados, seguido de un tsunami que azotó al centro y sur de Chile el 27 de febrero de 2010.

Chile still living with quake effects

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:50:00 +0100

By Denis McClean GENEVA, 27 February 2012 - The repercussions from the deadly earthquake and tsunami which hit Chile two years ago continue to play out in the country's courts and in expressions of frustration at the pace of reconstruction. Nonetheless, Deputy President, Felipe Kast, said today that....

Climate change is set to shake the earth

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:48:00 +0100

A changing climate isn't just about floods, droughts and heatwaves. It brings erupting volcanoes and catastrophic earthquakes, says Bill McGuire in London.

Karaoke and Counseling: Japan’s Tsunami Survivors Try to Rebuild

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 01:14:00 +0100

It has been nearly a year since the huge tsunami hit northern Japan, killing tens of thousands of people and destroying entire settlements. Many survivors are struggling through the winter in shelters or temporary housing. In the town of Ofunato reconstruction efforts well underway.

Un seism moderat cu magnitudinea de 5,6 s-a produs in sudul Japoniei

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 01:36:00 +0100

Un seism moderat, cu magnitudinea de 5,6, s-a produs marti in insulele Ryukyu din sudul Japoniei, insa nicio alerta de tsunami nu a fost emisa si nicio paguba materiala constatata, a anuntat Institutul de geofizica american (USGS), relateaza AFP. Un seism moderat, cu magnitudinea de 5,6, s-a produs....

Moderate 5.6 quake hits south Japan islands: USGS

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 01:57:00 +0100

TOKYO: A moderate 5.6-magnitude quake rattled Japan s southern Ryukyu islands Tuesday, US seismologists said, but there was no immediate tsunami warni

Cost-effective homes not a dream

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:28:00 +0100

Rawalpindi It is possible to provide fully-furnished shelter homes to the disaster-hit people in less than Rs100,000, said Azmat Zaidi, an architec

Powerful earthquake hits Siberia

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:00:00 +0100

An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 shook south-western Siberia on Sunday. It was the region’s second quake in two months. Read Full Article at RT.com

Fukushima, un anno dopo "Nucleare pericoloso e imprevedibile"

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:24:00 +0100

Uno studio di Greenpeace a 12 mesi dallo Tsunami dell'11 marzo 2011. Secondo i calcoli ufficiali, con 400 reattori in funzione un incidente con fusione del...storie correlateLe fabbriche dei veleni

Japan Planned for 'Worst-Case' Nuclear Options

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:24:00 +0100

An independent panel probing the Fukushima nuclear accident unveiled a vivid account of the fear and tension that gripped Japan's top officials as they were presented with a "worst-case scenario" that involved evacuating 30 million people from Tokyo and elsewhere.

A glance into Sharmeen’s career

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:29:00 +0100

ISLAMABAD - Born in 1978 Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is an internationally acclaimed Emmy and Oscar award winning Pakistani journalist and documentarian. She won Emmy for her documentary ‘Pakistan: Children of the Taliban in 2010’. She is also the first non-American to win the Livingston Award for Young Journalists.

Fukushima evacuee kids return to schools

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:56:00 +0100

Students returned Monday to four schools in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, that were in areas where residents were ordered to prepare for evacuation from the nuclear power plant crisis. The nuclear crisis resulted in 12 elementary and junior high schools finding themselves in the city's emergency....

Victimized adults turn to help the kids

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:56:00 +0100

Mayumi Baba, 36, took part as a volunteer in a September meeting in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, held for children who lost parents in the March 11 disasters. In the auditorium after engaging in sports with volunteers, the children shared their thoughts and feelings about their lives with their new foster families.

Fukushima: Japan leaders feared "devil's chain reaction"

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:38:00 +0100

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister ordered workers to remain at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear plant last March as fears mounted of a "devil's chain reaction" that would force tens of millions of people to flee Tokyo, a new investigative report shows.

"Velatón" en capital chilena en recuerdo de víctimas del terremoto de 2010

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:52:00 +0100

Santiago de Chile, 27 feb (EFE).- Unas cien personas realizaron esta noche una "velatón" en memoria de las víctimas del terremoto y posterior tsunami del 27 de febrero de 2010 y para denunciar la demora en la entrega de viviendas a los damnificados por la tragedia.

El Gobierno de Japón se planteó evacuar Tokio tras la crisis nuclear de Fukushima

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:52:00 +0100

El documento recoge que la actuación del entonces primer ministro, Naoto Kan, causó 'confusión' y pudo 'agravar la situación'. Leer

Ein Jahr nach dem Tsunami: In Japan keimt leise Hoffnung

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:15:00 +0100

Der Tsunami vor knapp einem Jahr hat ganze Regionen an der Küste Japans verwüstet. Zerstörte Häuser gehören dort seitdem zum Stadtbild. Doch die Japaner arbeiten daran, ihre Städte wieder aufzubauen - und schöpfen langsam aber sicher wieder Hoffnung, wie Peter Kujath berichtet.

Fukushima: Japan leaders feared "devil's chain reaction"

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:14:00 +0100

Fukushima: Japan leaders feared "devil's chain reaction"

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:19:00 +0100

28 Feb 2012 03:28 Source: reuters // Reuters By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister ordered workers to remain at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear plant last March as fears mounted of a "devil's chain reaction" that would force tens of millions of people to flee Tokyo, a new investigative report shows.

Cutremur cu magnitudinea de 5,6 in Japonia

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:19:00 +0100

Un cutremur cu magnitudinea de 5,6 s-a produs marti in insulele Ryukyu din sudul Japoniei, insa nu a fost emisa o alerta de tsunami.

Cedi paralysis in a weak Econo -Mills

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:41:00 +0100

Cedi paralysis in a weak Econo-Mills As President Atta Mills gets messier, he is wholeheartedly taking the cedi with him. Soon, Ghanaians may feel “geeze” as the cedi – that is weaker-than-expected – uncontrollably heads to doom with a speed of wind. The economy is behaving erratically under the Economic Professor.

Garden dedicated to American Samoa tsunami victims.

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:13:00 +0100

Garden dedicated to American Samoa tsunami victims Posted at 05:51 on 28 February, 2012 UTC A healing garden has been dedicated to the memory of the 11 American Samoa people who died in the 2009 tsunami. The memorial is in the village of Leone, which had the highest number of fatalities in the disaster.

@twitteandohoy

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:16:00 +0100

Por: Thalía Flores y Flóres tflores@hoy.com.ec La columna @twitteandohoy que se publica originalmente en HOY, edición impresa, es un espacio de opinión, comentarios irónicos y humorísticos sobre los actores de la sociedad y contiene artículos suscritos por varios autores. La misma columna se reproduce, además, en las redes sociales como Twitter.

M5.1 quake jolts sea off Japan's Ibaraki-ken

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:26:00 +0100

TOKYO, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- A magnitude-5.1 earthquake jolted the sea of Japan's Ibaraki-ken at around 2:20 JST, according to Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The epicenter was initially determined to be at 36.6 degrees north latitude, 141.0 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 20 km, said JMA.

Fukushima: Japan leaders feared "devil's chain reaction"

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:34:00 +0100

Woman in iconic tsunami photo looks to future

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:34:00 +0100

28 Feb 2012 06:00 Source: reuters // Reuters By Yuriko Nakao ISHINOMAKI, Japan, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The young Japanese woman clutches a beige blanket tight around her shoulders as she stares into the distance. Behind her hulks twisted metal and splintered wood left by the tsunami that devastated Ishinomaki, her hometown.

Woman in iconic tsunami photo looks to future

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:09:00 +0100

ISHINOMAKI, Japan (Reuters) - The young Japanese woman clutches a beige blanket tight around her shoulders as she stares into the distance. Behind her hulks twisted metal and splintered wood left by the tsunami that devastated Ishinomaki, her hometown.

Woman in iconic tsunami photo looks to future

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:12:00 +0100

Woman in iconic tsunami photo looks to future

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:12:00 +0100

Japan leaders 'played down nuclear crisis'

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:17:00 +0100

Independent investigation expected to reveal that government covered-up true scale of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Woman in iconic tsunami photo looks to future

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:16:00 +0100

Fíjate que…

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:24:00 +0100

• En Coyolito, la zona de ricos y famosos, fueron agasajados por su próxima boda los jóvenes Vera Nasser Facussé y Christopher Kafie Hasbun. Fue una reunión estrictamente familiar. • Los esponsales serán el próximo sábado en El Hatillo, por lo que las “wedding planners” Ana María Durón y Ana María Dieckman ultiman los detalles.

Woman in iconic tsunami photo looks to future

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:22:00 +0100

CUTREMUR ÎN JAPONIA cu magnitudinea de 5,6 pe Richter

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:42:00 +0100

Japonia a fost zguduită luni seară de un nou cutremur. Seismul, cu o magnitudine de 5,6 pe Richter, s-a produs în sudul arhipelagului. Citește mai departe... Related Stories Baconschi: Boc, cel mai puternic candidat PDL pentru Primăria Cluj LUCIAN BUTE, aniversare tristă la 32 de ani.

Un cutremur de 5,6 grade a lovit sudul Japoniei, în această dimineaţă

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:47:00 +0100

Un seism cu magnitudinea de 5,6 a lovit, marţi, insulele Ryukyu din sudul Japoniei, a anunţat Institutul american de geofizică (USGS).Cutremurul a avut loc marţi la ora 04.31 ora locală (luni, 21.31, ora României) ...

One year on, 'ghosts' stalk Japan's tsunami city

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:15:00 +0100

A year after whole neighbourhoods full of people were killed by the Japanese tsunami, rumours of ghosts swirl in Ishinomaki as the city struggles to come to terms with the awful tragedy. One reconstruction project appears stalled because of fears the undead spirits of those who perished last March will bring bad luck.

Homeland Security Hosts Tsunami Training for Emergency Management Stakeholders

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:18:00 +0100

Guam - A two-day Tsunami Awareness Course held at the Guam Office of Homeland Security wrapped up Tuesday afternoon. The course provided stakeholders in emergency management with a basic understanding of tsunamis and community response strategies. Trainers included International Tsunami Information Center Director Dr.

Hava kurşun gibi ağırdı…

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:55:00 +0100

‘28 Şubat süreci tam olarak ne idi; neler yaşanmıştı/yaşamıştınız o zamanlar?’ sorusunun cevabını kolaylıkla verebilmek mümkün olmaz çoğu zaman.

Scientists discuss latest tsunami debris forecast

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:05:00 +0100

Tsunami waves generated by the magnitude-9 earthquake in Japan last March dragged 3 million to 4 million tons of debris into the ocean after tearing up Japanese harbors and homes.

30 American Samoans Arrive On Guam To Learn Construction & Rebuild Their Home

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:03:00 +0100

Guam- Thanks to a public private partnership between the governments of Guam and American Samoa, the Ukudu Workforce Village and the Center for Micronesian Empowerment (CME), around 30 American Samoan workers are here on island to learn construction skills.

Ikoniksi nousseen tsunamikuvan nainen palasi tuhopaikalle

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:10:00 +0100

Yuko Sugimoto seisoo samassa paikassa, jossa hän katseli tuhoisan maanjäristyksen ja tsunamin jälkiä viime vuoden maaliskuussa. Vaaleaan peittoon kääriytynyt japanilaisnainen katselee vakavana kaukaisuuteen. Taustalla kohoaa romumetallin ja puunpalasten röykkiö, joka muistuttaa Ishinomakin kaupungin yli vyöryneestä tuhoisasta tsunamista.

Scientists discuss latest tsunami debris forecast

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:10:00 +0100

HONOLULU (AP) — Tsunamis generated by the magnitude-9 earthquake in Japan last March dragged 3 million to 4 million tons of debris into the ocean after tearing up Japanese harbors and homes. Scientists believe ocean currents are carrying some of the lumber, refrigerators, fishing boats and other objects across the Pacific toward the United States.

Probe finds Japan hid dangers of nuclear disaster

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:10:00 +0100

TOKYO (AP) — An independent investigation has found that Japan's government withheld information about the full danger of last year's Fukushima nuclear plant disaster from its own people and from its key ally the United States. A report by the Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation says the decision may have put U.

Probe Finds Japan Hid Dangers of Nuclear Disaster

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:16:00 +0100

Investigation finds Japan withheld dangers of nuclear disaster from own people and US

Japanese government withheld Fukushima information, says report

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:24:00 +0100

The Japanese government withheld information about the full danger of last year’s Fukushima nuclear plant disaster from its own people and from its key ally, the United States, an independent investigation has found.

"Velatón" en capital chilena en recuerdo de víctimas del terremoto de 2010

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:32:00 +0100

Los chilenos recuerdan el terremoto de 2010 mientras el Gobierno y la oposición debaten

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:32:00 +0100

Woman in iconic tsunami photo looks to future

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:35:00 +0100

28 Feb 2012 09:05 Source: reuters // Reuters (Adds link to slideshow) By Yuriko Nakao ISHINOMAKI, Japan, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The young Japanese woman clutches a beige blanket tight around her shoulders as she stares into the distance. Behind her hulks twisted metal and splintered wood left by the tsunami that devastated Ishinomaki, her hometown.

Japanese government withheld Fukushima information, says report

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:44:00 +0100

2/28/2012 - 9:11:36 AM The Japanese government withheld information about the full danger of last year’s Fukushima nuclear plant disaster from its own people and from its key ally, the United States, an independent investigation has found. A report by the Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation said....

Greenpeace-Studie zu Fukushima: Millionen Menschen leben in Gefahr

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:41:00 +0100

Utl.: Wissenschaftlicher Bericht zeigt Versagen der japanischen Institutionen auf Tokio/Wien (OTS) - Die Umweltschutzorganisation Greenpeace veröffentlichte heute in Tokio den wissenschaftlichen Bericht "Lehren aus Fukushima" (engl.: "Lessons Learned"), der die Geschehnisse nach der ...

Fukushima: le gouvernement nippon a craint un temps la fin de Tokyo

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:52:00 +0100

Le gouvernement japonais a travaillé un temps sur un scénario prévoyant la fin de Tokyo, à l'issue d'une série d'explosions nucléaires consécutive à l'accident de la centrale de Fukushima, a révélé mardi une commission indépendante enquêtant sur la réaction des autorités.

Kyodo Industry Brief (Feb. 28) -2-

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:59:00 +0100

TOKYO - ---------- Uniqlo to help civic groups in quake-hit regions TOKYO - Uniqlo Co., the operator of a po...

Fukushima: le gouvernement nippon a craint un temps la fin de Tokyo

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:03:00 +0100

Le porte-parole du gouvernement au moment de l'accident consécutif au tsunami du 11 mars 2011, Yukio Edano, a déclaré aux enquêteurs: "J'ai pensé à un scénario diabolique" où les réacteurs nucléaires auraient explosé les uns après les autres. "Si ça arrive, Tokyo est fini", a expliqué avoir pensé le responsable à l'époque.

Fukushima. Tepco: “Situazione stabile a 1 anno dal disastro”

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:14:00 +0100

CENTRALE DI FUKUSHIMA – ”La situazione e’ molto diversa rispetto a un anno fa, ora e’ piuttosto stabile”. E’ il commento riassuntivo di Takeshi Takahashi, manager della Tepco a capo della...

Probe finds Japan withheld risks of nuke disaster

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:13:00 +0100

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government withheld information about the full danger of last year's nuclear disaster from its own people and from the United States, putting U.S.-Japan relations at risk in the first days after the accident, according to an independent report released Tuesday.

11:50 Nükleer felakette tehlikenin boyutları gizlenmiş

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:20:00 +0100

Japonya'da bağımsız bir soruşturma komisyonunun raporuna göre hükümet Fukuşima'daki nükleer felaket sonrasında tehlikenin gerçek boyutlarını halktan ve yakın müttefiki ABD'den gizledi.

Japonská vláda se po havárii ve Fukušimě bála konce Tokia

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:17:00 +0100

Ačkoliv japonská vláda i v nejdramatičtějších dnech po havárii v jaderné elektrárně Fukušima ujišťovala, že má situaci pod kontrolou, o skutečném rozsahu škod neměla tušení. Ministři dokonce tajně zvažovali možnost evakuace 13 miliónů obyvatel Tokia.

Probe finds Japan withheld risks of nuke disaster

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:28:00 +0100

The Japanese government withheld information about the full danger of last year's nuclear disaster from its own people and from the United States, putting US-Japan relations at risk in the first days after the accident, according to an independent report released Tuesday.

'Nükleer felaketin gerçek boyutu gizlendi'

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:26:00 +0100

Japonya'da bağımsız bir soruşturma komisyonunun raporuna göre Fukuşima'daki nükleer felaketin gerçek boyutları halktan ve yakın müttefiki ABD'den gizledi.

Probe finds Japan withheld risks of nuke disaster

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:38:00 +0100

Un nou cutremur s-a produs in Japonia

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:36:00 +0100

Un cutremur cu magnitudinea de 5,6 grade a avut loc astazi in insulele Ryuku din sudul Japoniei. Cutremurul a avut loc la o adancime de 18 kilometri, anunța Institutul de geofizica american (USGS).Din fericire, se pare ca nu s-a produs nicio paguba materiala și nu a fost emisa nicio alerta de tsunami.

‘Ghosts’ stalk Japan’s tsunami city

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:36:00 +0100

A year after whole neighbourhoods full of people were killed by the Japanese tsunami, rumours of ghosts swirl in Ishinomaki.

Yuko un anno dopo. Un giorno con la ragazza simbolo dello tsunami

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:59:00 +0100

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Japan hid scale of nuclear disaster, report says

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:09:00 +0100

The Japanese government withheld information about the full danger of last year's nuclear disaster from its own people and from the United States, putting U.S.-Japan relations at risk in the first days after the accident, according to an independent report.

Fukushima un anno dopo, l'ANSA dentro la centrale

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:06:00 +0100

CENTRALE DI FUKUSHIMA - ''La situazione e' molto diversa rispetto a un anno fa, ora e' piuttosto stabile''. E' il commento riassuntivo di Takeshi Takahashi, manager della Tepco a capo della disastrata centrale di Fukushima, incontrando nel bunker antisismico dell'impianto un pool di media stranieri,....

Gobierno de Japón temió desastre en Tokio durante crisis de Fukushima

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:14:00 +0100

Un nuevo informe sobre el desastre nuclear de Fukushima ocurrido en Japón el año pasado sugiere que el gobierno consideró la evacuación de Tokio. La investigación, llevada a cabo por un panel independiente, recoge el temor de las autoridades de que varias estaciones de energía nuclear resultaran....

Nükleer felaketin boyutları halktan saklandı

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:19:00 +0100

Japonya'da bağımsız bir soruşturma komisyonunun raporuna göre hükümet Fukuşima'daki nükleer felaket sonrasında tehlikenin gerçek boyutlarını halktan ve yakın müttefiki ABD'den gizledi.

Fukushima un anno dopo. Il rapporto finale di Greenpeace: «Può succedere ancora» -

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:24:00 +0100

TOKYO - Una nuova Fukushima potrà accadere in futuro, da qualche parte nel mondo. È piuttosto deprimente la conclusione del rapporto che Greenpeace ha rilasciato oggi, a quasi un anno dal terribile 11 marzo 2011, quando il mondo intero fu costretto a essere spettatore passivo e sconvolto di un....

Scientists discuss latest tsunami debris forecast

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:23:00 +0100

Scientists are planning to discuss their latest estimates for where the debris is and when it may wash ashore.

Po Fukushimie uciekło 16 tys. ludzi. Został struś, świnie i on

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:29:00 +0100

Po katastrofie w elektrowni atomowej Fukushima I z najbardziej napromieniowanej Czerwonej Strefy uciekli prawie wszyscy ludzie. W 16-tysięcznym mieście Tomioka wszyscy z wyjątkiem jednego - Naoto Matsumury. Teraz Matsumura pokazał zdjęcia, które zrobił po katastrofie.

Japan 'hid N-plant disaster danger'

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:35:00 +0100

The Japanese government withheld information about the full danger of last year's Fukushima nuclear plant disaster from its own people and from its key ally, the United States, an independent investigation has found.

Japan 'hid N-plant disaster danger'

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:32:00 +0100

Woman in iconic tsunami photo looks to future

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:39:00 +0100

The photograph become an iconic image of the March 11 disaster that killed 20 000 people.

Japan 'hid N-plant disaster danger'

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:36:00 +0100

Fukushima - Japan leaders feared "devil's chain reaction"

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:42:00 +0100

FUKUSHIMA (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister ordered workers to remain at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear plant last March as fears mounted of a "devil's chain reaction" that would force tens of millions of people to flee Tokyo, a new investigative report shows.

Policías españoles identifican en Honduras a las vícitmas del incendio de la cárcel

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:40:00 +0100

Un equipo de cuatro policías de la Comisaría General de Policía Científica de las Jefaturas de Cantabria y Valencia, especialistas en dactiloscopia y necrorreseñas, viajan hoy a Honduras para colaborar en la identificación de cadáveres del incendio de la cárcel de Comayagua.

Japan earthquake and tsunami anniversary: Japan's government 'planned to evacuate Tokyo after Fukushima crisis'

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:50:00 +0100

The Japanese government drew up plans to evacuate the 13 million residents of Tokyo as it feared a series of explosions at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in March of last year would be the end of the city.

Japan 'hid N-plant disaster danger'

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:47:00 +0100

Japan 'played down' nuclear risk 09:14 Toyko withheld information about full danger of last year's Fukushima plant disaster, report finds

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:58:00 +0100

Blog - L'évacuation de Tokyo aurait été envisagée

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:57:00 +0100

Selon une enquête indépendante, révélée lundi 27 février par le "New York Times", les autorités japonaises auraient envisagé la destruction de l'agglomération de Tokyo au moment où elles craignaient de perdre le contrôle de la centrale de Fukushima.

Japan 'hid N-plant disaster danger'

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:04:00 +0100

EU verlängert Sonderkontrollen für Lebensmittel aus Japan

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:10:00 +0100

Die EU verlängert die nach dem Atomunfall in Fukushima eingeführten Sonderkontrollen für japanische Lebensmittel. Die Auflagen sollen - allerdings in abgeschwächter Form - bis 31. Oktober gelten, wie die Europäische Kommission am Dienstag in Brüssel nach einem Beschluss des zuständigen EU-Ausschusses am Montag mitteilte.

Japan's leaders feared 'devil's chain reaction' at Fukushima nuclear plant

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:08:00 +0100

Former Japanese PM Naoto Kan said he was haunted by the spectre of a crisis spiralling out of control

Climate Change Causes Volcanoes and Tsunamis

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:14:00 +0100

Bill McGuire, a professor of geophysical and climate hazards at University College London, has discovered that climate change can lead to more earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis.

South Africa: Lessons From Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Point at Similar Risks in Country

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:17:00 +0100

[Greenpeace] Greenpeace today released "Lessons from Fukushima", a new report which shows that it was not a natural disaster which led to the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant on Japan's east coast but the failures of the government, regulators and the nuclear industry.

Un cutremur de 5,6 grade a lovit sudul Japoniei, in aceasta dimineata

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:14:00 +0100

Un seism cu magnitudinea de 5,6 a lovit, marti, insulele Ryukyu din sudul Japoniei, a anuntat Institutul american de geofizica (USGS).Cutremurul a avut loc marti la ora 04.31 ora locala (luni, 21.31, ora Romaniei) la 83 de kilometri sud-vest de orasul Naha si la o adancime de aproximativ 18 kilometri.

The Fukushima Psychiatrist: 'It's Amazing How Traumatized They Are'

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:25:00 +0100

Since the Fukushima catastrophe almost one year ago, Jun Shigemura has been providing psychological care to workers from the stricken nuclear facility. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, he tells of the immense challenges facing TEPCO employees -- and why most of them have elected not to quit their jobs.

Japan 'hid N-plant disaster danger'

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:23:00 +0100

Fukushima: Eindrücke aus dem Zentrum des Super-GAU

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:21:00 +0100

Infolge des Erdbebens und des Tsunamis ereignete sich in Japan eine der größten atomaren Katastrophen der Menschheit: der Super-GAU im Kernkraftwerk Fukushima. Ein Jahr danach hat der Betreiber Tepco Journalisten zu einer Besichtigung des Geländes eingeladen.

Fukushima : l'évacuation de Tokyo aurait été envisagée

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:28:00 +0100

Climate Change Causes Volcanoes and Tsunamis

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:34:00 +0100

Bill McGuire, a professor of geophysical and climate hazards at the University College London, has discovered that climate change can lead to earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis.

Fukushima : l'évacuation de Tokyo a été envisagée

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:36:00 +0100

Le gouvernement japonais, dépassé par les évènements consécutifs à l'accident de la centrale nucléaire de Fukushima, a travaillé secrètement sur un «scénario du pire», selon un nouveau rapport.

VIDEO: 30 American Samoans Arrive On Guam to Learn Construction Skills So They Can Rebuild Their Home

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:49:00 +0100

13:22 Fukushima: Greenpeace un anno dopo milioni persone esposte a rischio

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:45:00 +0100

(ASCA) - Roma, 29 feb - ''Non e' stato semplicemente un disastro naturale a causare il tragico incidente alla centrale di Fukushima Daiichi, piuttosto il fallimento del governo, delle agenzie di co ...

Japan ‘withheld information’ about the full danger of Fukushima nuclear plant disaster

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:54:00 +0100

AN investigation has found the Japanese government withheld information about the full danger of last year’s Fukushima nuclear plant disaster from its own people and from its key ally, the United States.

Report slams Japan over nuclear disaster

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:54:00 +0100

JAPAN withheld information about the full danger of last year's nuclear disaster from its own people and from the US, report says.

Gobierno japonÃ©s ocultÃ³ los peligros nucleares de Fukushima

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:53:00 +0100

28 de febrero de 2012, 07:35 Tokio, 28 feb (PL) Una investigación especial determinó hoy que el gobierno japonés ocultó información a su población y la comunidad internacional sobre todo del peligro del desastre de la planta nuclear de Fukushima.

Fukushima: Japan leaders feared ‘devil's chain reaction’

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:58:00 +0100

Author: Shinichi Saoshiro Japan's prime minister ordered workers to remain at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear plant last March as fears mounted of a "devil's chain reaction" that would force tens of millions of people to flee Tokyo, a new investigative report shows.

Tsunami debris task force crisis meet

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0100

A task force for the 2011 Japanese tsunami marine debris field, which is floating towards Hawaii, has met at the International Pacific Research Center (IPRC) In Hawaii to share information to help avert the crisis.

«Tokio wäre am Ende gewesen»

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:13:00 +0100

Die japanische Regierung hat die Atomkatastrophe von Fukushima bewusst verharmlost. Ein Untersuchungsbericht enthüllt, dass sie gar die Evakuierung der 13-Millionen-Metropole Tokio ins Auge gefasst hatte.

Fukushima: Japans Regierung befürchtete Tokios Ende

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:11:00 +0100

Die japanische Regierung hat nach einem Bericht einer unabhängigen Untersuchungskommission zum Atomunfall von Fukushima zum Zeitpunkt des Unglücks auch Vorkehrungen zur Evakuierung Tokios getroffen. "Ich hatte dieses teuflische Szenario im Kopf", sagte der damalige Regierungssprecher Yukio Edano der....

Japonci připravovali evakuaci Tokia, ukázalo vyšetřování

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:11:00 +0100

Tokio - Japonská vláda po loňské havárii jaderné elektrárny Fukušima počítala i s nejhorším možným scénářem, který zahrnoval evakuaci obyvatel Tokia. Informuje o tom v úterý agentura AFP, která se odvolává na výsledky nezávislého vyšetřování.

Tokyo evacuation 'was considered'

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:27:00 +0100

IN THE darkest moments of last year's nuclear accident, Japanese leaders did not know the actual extent of damage at the plant and secretly considered the possibility of evacuating Tokyo, an independent investigation into the accident has revealed. The investigation by the Rebuild Japan Initiative....

«Tokio wäre am Ende gewesen»

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:27:00 +0100

Japan befürchtete Tokios Ende

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:27:00 +0100

28. Februar 2012 Japan befürchtete Tokios Ende Die japanische Regierung hat nach einem Bericht einer unabhängigen Untersuchungskommission zum Atomunfall von Fukushima zum Zeitpunkt des Unglücks auch Vorkehrungen zur Evakuierung Tokios getroffen. "Ich hatte dieses teuflische Szenario im Kopf", sagte....

Japón: persiste vulnerabilidad en nucleoléctrica de Fukushima, La Prensa Gráfica, El Salvador

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:26:00 +0100

Casi un año después de que registrara la avería de varios reactores, la planta nuclear japonesa a la que asoló un tsunami tiene en ruinas diversas estructuras y apenas se mantiene en funcionamiento con equipo improvisado. Japón había anunciado en diciembre que la nucleoeléctrica Dai-ichi de....

Persiste vulnerabilidad en nucleoléctrica de Fukushima: directivo, Yahoo, EUA

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:26:00 +0100

1-5 pct. of tsunami debris could reach N. America

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:34:00 +0100

Directivo asegura que persiste vulnerabilidad nucleoléctrica de Fukushima

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:39:00 +0100

Japón había anunciado en diciembre que la nucleoeléctrica Dai-ichi de Fukushima se encontraba estable y que radiación mínima había escapado de sus reactores fusionados. historias relacionadas Trece muertos por una explosión en una planta química en el norte de China Huelga general en India desafía....

«Tokio wäre am Ende gewesen»

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:39:00 +0100

1-5 pct. of tsunami debris could reach N. America

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:37:00 +0100

Tsunamis generated by the magnitude-9 earthquake in Japan last March dragged 3 million to 4 million tons of debris into the ocean after tearing up Japanese harbors and homes.

Japans Regierung befürchtete sogar das Ende Tokios

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:37:00 +0100

Japans Regierung hat laut einem Bericht einer unabhängigen Untersuchungskommission zur Atomkatastrophe von Fukushima zum Zeitpunkt des Unglücks auch Vorkehrungen zur Evakuierung Tokios getroffen. "Ich hatte ständig dieses teuflische Szenario im Kopf", sagte der damalige Regierungssprecher Yukio Edano (li.

Persiste vulnerabilidad en nucleoléctrica de Fukushima: directivo

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:36:00 +0100

Nach Atomunfall: Es gab Pläne zur größflächigen Evakuierung

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:54:00 +0100

Die japanische Regierung hat nach einem Bericht einer unabhängigen Untersuchungskommission zum Atomunfall von Fukushima auch Vorkehrungen zur Evakuierung... Mehr zum Thema Zahl der Seeadler in Österreich gestiegen Erhebungen zu Unfall dauern noch mehrere Wochen SOS-School-Beaming: Gute Erfolge für....

Japan's government planned to evacuate 13m from Tokyo after Fukushima crisis

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:59:00 +0100

THE Japanese government drew up plans to evacuate the 13 million residents of Tokyo as it feared a series of explosions at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in March of last year would be the end of the city.

Haïti-Séisme : Campagne de sensibilisation dans les écoles et églises pour parer à toute éventualité au Cap-Haïtien

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:06:00 +0100

Correspondance Wedlyne Jacques Cap-Haïtien, 28 févr. 2012 [AlterPresse] --- La coordination de la direction de la protection civile du Nord d’Haiti (Dpc/Nord), entame une vaste campagne de sensibilisation dans le cadre de la gestion des risques et désastres, notamment sur les dangers associés au....

Ridley Scott to make Japan film

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:19:00 +0100

Ridley Scott is set to make a documentary marking the first anniversary of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.

Forages dans l'arc des Petites Antilles

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:30:00 +0100

Montagne Pelée en Martinique ©AFP Dans le cadre de la nouvelle campagne internationale de forage océanique (ODP), des chercheurs français et japonais vont entamer cette semaine des recherches sous-marines dans les Petites Antilles.

Atomunfall in Fukushima - Japans Regierung plante, Tokio zu evakuieren

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:33:00 +0100

Wären alle Fukushima-Reaktoren und weitere Atomanlagen an der Ostküste explodiert, wäre "Tokio am Ende gewesen"

Los marineros japoneses luchan por recuperar sus cultivos

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:43:00 +0100

Kesenhuma, un pueblo costero en el que apenas queda un edificio en pie, trata de recuperar sus cultivos marinos. Navegamos con un marinero de la zona que logró salvar su vida, pero no las ostras que cultivaba y que ahora trata de recuperar.

Forages dans l'arc des Petites Antilles

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:42:00 +0100

Dans le cadre de la nouvelle campagne internationale de forage océanique (ODP), des chercheurs français et japonais vont entamer cette semaine des recherches sous-marines dans les Petites Antilles.

Bericht kritisiert Informationsmängel nach Atomunfall in Japan

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:42:00 +0100

Nach dem Atomunfall in Japan vor einem Jahr haben die Behörden Informationen über das wahre Ausmaß der Gefahr laut einem unabhängigen Bericht zurückgehalten. Der am Dienstag veröffentlichte Bericht zeigt auf, wie die Risiken der Kernschmelze im Atomkraftwerk Fukushima nach dem Erdbeben und dem Tsunami heruntergespielt wurden.

16:05 Tsunami enkazı, Kuzey Amerika'ya ulaşabilir

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:54:00 +0100

Japonya'da geçen yıl Mart ayında meydana gelen depremin yol açtığı tsunaminin enkazının, Kuzey Amerika'ya ulaşabileceği bildirildi. Hawai Üniversitesi'nde okyanus uzmanı olan Nikolai Maximenko, 1 ile 2 milyon ton arasındaki tsunami enkazının yüzde 1 ila 5'inin, hala okyanusta olduğunu ve bu enkazın,....

Forages dans l'arc des Petites Antilles

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:54:00 +0100

Dans le cadre de la nouvelle campagne internationale de forage océanique (ODP), des chercheurs français et japonais vont entamer cette semaine des recherches sous-marines dans les Petites Antilles.

Eine Katastrophe mit Fernwirkung

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:51:00 +0100

Sendereihe: "Ein Jahr Fukushima" Es war der Tag, der viele Gewissheiten über eine sichere und umweltverträgliche Stromversorgung mit Kernenergie erschütterte: Am 11. März 2011 zerstörten ein Erdbeben vor der Küste Japans und der nachfolgende Tsunami weite Teile der Region und auch die Atomreaktoren von Fukushima.

Probe finds Japan withheld risks of nuke disaster

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:58:00 +0100

Gobierno japonés ocultó los peligros nucleares de Fukushima

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:56:00 +0100

El reporte, recopilado durante seis meses en base a entrevistas con más de 300 personas, comunica que el gobierno consideró en cierto momento la posibilidad de la destrucción de Tokio tras las explosiones nucleares consecutivas al accidente de la central nuclear

Estructuras de planta nuclear japonesa Fukushima estÃ¡n en ruinas

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:05:00 +0100

28 de febrero de 2012, 09:46 Tokio, 28 feb (PL) La planta nuclear japonesa de Fukushima apenas funciona hoy con un equipo improvisado y tiene varias estructuras en ruinas a casi un año de haber sido asolada por el sismo y tsunami de marzo de 2011.

Tepco nükleer felaket tazminatları için ek destek istedi

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:03:00 +0100

Tokyo Elektrik Enerjisi Şirketi (Tepco) Japonya'da Mart ayında yaşanan nükleer felakette mağdur olanlara tazminat ödeyebilmek için hükümetten 9 milyar dolar ek yardım istedi. Fukuşima Daiiçi nükleer santralinin yöneticisi firma, yaklaşık 100 milyar dolarlık tazminat talebiyle karşı karşıya.

Des débris du tsunami japonais pourraient atteindre les Etats-Unis

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:03:00 +0100

Morceaux de bois, réfrigérateurs, bateaux de pêche... le tsunami qui a ravagé des zones côtières du nord-est du Japon le 11 mars 2011 a emporté 3 à 4 millions de tonnes de débris dans le Pacifique. Les chercheurs pensent que des courants transportent une partie de ces objets vers les Etats-Unis.

Plant chief: Fukushima nuke plant still vulnerable

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:06:00 +0100

OKUMA, Japan (AP) — Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima power plant remains fragile nearly a year after it suffered multiple meltdowns, its chief said Tuesday, with makeshift equipment — some mended with tape — keeping crucial systems running. An independent report, meanwhile, revealed that the government....

Japonská vláda se po Fukušimě bála konce Tokia

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:14:00 +0100

Navenek kabinet premiéra Naota Kana všechny uklidňoval, nevylučoval ale ani "ďábelský scénář"

Verstrahlung - EU verlängert Sonderkontrollen japanischer Lebensmittel

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:19:00 +0100

Nach Atomunfall beschlossene Tests werden aber abgeschwächt Brüssel - Die EU verlängert die nach dem Atomunfall in Fukushima eingeführten Sonderkontrollen für japanische Lebensmittel. Die Auflagen sollen - allerdings in abgeschwächter Form - bis 31. Oktober gelten, wie die Europäische Kommission am....

Japonya'da sert Fukuşima raporu

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:30:00 +0100

Geçen yıl deprem ve tsunamiyle zarar gören Fukuşima nükleer santralindeki durumu değerlendiren bağımsız heyet, Japon hükümeti ve elektrik firmasını eleştirdi.

1-5% of tsunami debris could reach N. America

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:29:00 +0100

Ocean currents expected to carry part of 1-2 million tons of debris from Japan tsunami to U.S. shores

Japonya'da sert Fukuşima raporu

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:33:00 +0100

Japonya'da geçen yıl yaşanan nükleer felakete ilişkin bağımsız raporun yazarları, elektrik şirketini ve hükümeti deprem ve tsunami sonrası paniğe kapılmakla suçladı. Araştırma başkanı BBC'ye yaptığı açıklamada başkent Tokyo'nun tamamen tahliyesiyle sonuçlanabilecek bir senaryonun kıl payı önlenebildiğini söyledi.

Inquiry: TEPCO nearly abandoned burning Fukushima

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:37:00 +0100

Beleaguered Japanese energy company TEPCO has been dealt another blow after a scathing report accused it of risking a chain reaction of nuclear meltdowns when it tried to abandon the Fukushima power plant last March. Read Full Article at RT.com

Report: Japan considered evacuating Tokyo

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:49:00 +0100

TOKYO, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Japanese leaders say they secretly considered evacuating Tokyo during last year's nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima power plant. An independent investigation into the crisis triggered at Fukushima after an earthquake and tsunami...

Japan Marks First Anniversary of Tōhoku Quake and Tsunami [PHOTOS]

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:03:00 +0100

As Japan sets to observe their first tsunami anniversary, let's take a look at some of pictures of Japan of how it looked after tsunami and now.

1-5 percent of tsunami debris could reach N. America

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:07:00 +0100

HONOLULU Tsunamis generated by the magnitude-9 earthquake in Japan last March dragged 3 million to 4 million tons of debris into the ocean after tearing up Japanese harbors and homes. Scientists believe ocean currents are carrying some of the lumber, refrigerators, fishing boats and other objects across the Pacific .

Japan nuke plant chief: It's still "fragile"

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:14:00 +0100

Year after suffering multiple meltdowns, tsunami-hit Fukushima plant has makeshift equipment keeping crucial systems running

Japan Panel Details Botched Crisis Response

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:14:00 +0100

The Fukushima nuclear accident exposed the vulnerability of Japan's nuclear plants to potential terrorist attacks, years after the U.S. and other nations beefed up protection of their facilities, according to a report released Tuesday by a private independent panel that investigated the accident.

Après Fukushima, l’évacuation de Tokyo a été envisagée

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:19:00 +0100

Selon une commission indépendante, le premier ministre japonais de l’époque a fait pression sur Tepco, le gérant de la centrale, pour continuer le travail sur place. Dans les jours qui ont succédé au tremblement de terre du 11 mars 2011, suivi du terrible tsunami et de l’accident à la centrale....

Japan Marks First Anniversary of Tōhoku Quake and Tsunami [PHOTOS]

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:20:00 +0100

As Japan sets to observe their first tsunami anniversary, let's take a look at some of pictures of Japan of how it looked after tsunami and now.

Japan nuke plant still fragile: chief

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:29:00 +0100

Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant is relying on makeshift equipment nearly a year after the disaster.

Japan tsunami generated mass ocean debris

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:29:00 +0100

Last year's Japanese earthquake generated tsunmais that dragged million of tonnes of debris into the ocean.

Gigantisk tsunami på Solen

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:32:00 +0100

Jordens nærmeste stjerne, Solen, sender jævnligt enorme mængder energi ud i rummet i de såkaldte soludbrud. Udbruddene er gigantiske eksplosioner af energi, der har hobet sig op. En ny video fra NASA viser 400.000 km lange tsunami-lignende bølger brede sig over Solen lige efter et udbrud.

Reportage dell'inviato ANSA a Fukushima

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:37:00 +0100

dell'inviato Antonio Fatiguso CENTRALE DI FUKUSHIMA - L'accoglienza al J-Village, 'la Coverciano del Giappone' di Hirono diventata base di coordinamento delle operazioni nella crisi della centrale nucleare di Fukushima, è calorosa. Il tempo a disposizione però è poco e, dopo i convenevoli, si va....

Giappone/ Rapporto: Su Fukushima errori ex premier Kan

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:42:00 +0100

Roma, 28 feb. (TMNews) - E' passato quasi un anno dal devastante terremoto/tsunami che ha colpito il Giappone orientale e dal conseguente incidente nucleare di Fukushima, che dispiega ancora i suoi effetti. E a Tokyo infuria il dibattito su come è stata gestita l'emergenza e, in particolare, sulla risposta a Fukushima.

Japonská vláda se po Fukušimě bála konce Tokia

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:42:00 +0100

Navenek kabinet premiéra Naota Kana všechny uklidňoval, nevylučoval ale ani "ďábelský scénář"

Lytvyn to visit regions hit by earthquake in Japan

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:01:00 +0100

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, Volodymyr Lytvyn will make an official visit to Japan on March 7-11.

Policías españoles identificarán en Honduras cadáveres en penal de Comayagua

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:16:00 +0100

MADRID, España.- Un equipo de cuatro policías españoles colaborará en Honduras en las labores de identificación de las víctimas mortales del incendio de la cárcel de Comayagua, en el que el pasado 14 de febrero murieron 360 reclusos. José Francisco Planells, de la Comisaría General de Policía....

Japan govt panel cut tsunami warning before 2011 disaster

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:23:00 +0100

The Quake Research Committee had presented the report eight days before the March 11 disaster to an unofficial meeting.

Bericht Tokios Ende war eingeplant

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:30:00 +0100

Alertan de la falta de coordinación europea ante accidentes como Fukushima

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:29:00 +0100

París, 28 feb (EFE).- El Instituto de Radioprotección y Seguridad Nuclear (IRSN) de Francia alertó hoy de la falta de coordinación en Europa ante un eventual accidente nuclear como el sucedido en Fukushima el 11 de marzo pasado tras un terremoto y un tsunami que asoló el país.

Syrian Arab Republic (the): Human Rights Council hears statements from 14 dignitaries as it continues its High-Level Segment

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:50:00 +0100

Source: UN Human Rights Council Country: Syrian Arab Republic (the) Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 27 February 2012 The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued with its high-level segment, hearing statements from 14 dignitaries who spoke about the human rights situation in Syria, the Universal....

Fears for Tokyo during disaster

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:55:00 +0100

A new investigative report shows that Japan's leadership ordered workers to stay at the Fukushima nuclear plant last March as fears mounted that millions of people would have to evacuate Tokyo, 240km away.Prime Minister Naoto Kan...

Celebração do tsunami

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:51:00 +0100

Em Sendai, a cidade mais afetada pelo tsunami, também se festeja a reconstrução.

Taiwan, Japan to launch rail diplomacy campaign

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:03:00 +0100

Taiwan and Japan plan to launch a joint rail tourism campaign next month as part of expanding links between the two countries since a massive earthquake struck Japan in March last year. In the campaign, dubbed “sister trains,” Taiwan’s CK124 steam engine and a similar Japanese train called the....

New Japan envoy is Shen Ssu-tsun: MOFA

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:03:00 +0100

Taipei informed Tokyo yesterday that Representative to Japan John Feng (馮寄台) would be replaced by Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shen Ssu-tsun (沈斯淳), a government statement said. In an apparent departure from the government’s standard practice of announcing its designation of a top diplomat after....

Japanese woman in iconic tsunami photo looks ahead

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:03:00 +0100

The young Japanese woman clutches a beige blanket tight around her shoulders as she stares into the distance. Behind her hulks twisted metal and splintered wood left by the tsunami that devastated Ishinomaki, her hometown. The photograph, taken by Tadashi Okubo at the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, was....

Fukushima farmer presses Tepco to look after abandoned animals

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:45:00 +0100

A farmer remaining in the evacuation zone in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, amid the nuclear crisis has asked Tokyo Electric Power Co. to help care for abandoned livestock and pets. Naoto Matsumura, 52, visited Tepco's head office Monday to make the request.

'Song for Japan' catches on with musicians around the world

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:45:00 +0100

A number of musicians around the world have been posting videos on the Internet of their performances of a tune dedicated to the victims of the March 11 tsunami and earthquake disaster. More than 180 videos of "A Song for Japan" played on various instruments have been uploaded so far.

Fukushima nursery gets Caribbean kids' letters

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:45:00 +0100

About 250 letters written by children in the Dominican Republic were delivered Tuesday to a nursery school in the city of Fukushima as part of a UNICEF project to cheer up children in areas hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The letters were delivered to the Torikawa nursery school by Rie....

Ridley Scott to join quake TV project

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:45:00 +0100

Hollywood film director Ridley Scott will join a project initiated by Fuji TV to document a day in the life of Japan on the first anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Fuji TV is inviting people to shoot video for its "Japan in a Day" project.

Erdbeben, Tsunami, Fukushima - Japan – ein Jahr danach

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:57:00 +0100

Fast zwölf Monate ist es her, da suchten ein immenses Erdbeben, ein tödlicher Tsunami und ein Super-GAU in Fukushima die Menschen in Japan heim. Jetzt dokumentieren Fotografen mit eindrucksvollen Bildern, wie sehr das Unglück das Land noch immer prägt.

Study: Japan feared 'devil's chain reaction' at nuke plant

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:04:00 +0100

An independent report revealed that the Japanese government downplayed the full danger in the days after the March 11 disaster and secretly considered evacuating Tokyo.

Erdbeben, Tsunami, Fukushima - Japan – ein Jahr danach

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:15:00 +0100

Japanese ultramarathoner begins thank Taiwan run

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:16:00 +0100

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Japanese ultramarathoner Ryoichi Sekiya began a 13-day islandwide run yesterday to show his appreciation for Taiwan's assistance to Japan after the country was battered by a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011.

Comeu porco ou dedica-se à agricultura? Se o partilhar nas redes sociais pode ser monitorizado

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:29:00 +0100

Entrada: Palavras inofensivas nas redes sociais podem ser monitorizadas pelo Departamento de Segurança Interna dos EUA Autor(es): Ana Tomás Multimédia Relacionada: hamburguer ler mais

Lessons from Fukushima nuclear disaster report shows millions remain at risk

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:27:00 +0100

Tokyo- Greenpeace today released “Lessons from Fukushima,” a new report which shows that it was not a natural disaster which led to the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant on Japan’s east coast, but the failures of the Japanese Government, regulators and the nuclear industry.

Plant chief: Fukushima nuke plant still vulnerable

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:00:00 +0100

Fukushima, a year on: 3,000 workers take on the twisted steel and radiation

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:10:00 +0100

Out in the evacuation zone, cars lie abandoned and groceries sit untouched – but the mangled nuclear plant is alive with activity The remains of the shattered reactors are still some distance away when you first notice the sheer destruction of Japan's nuclear disaster.

Emergency responders get tsunami training

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:15:00 +0100

GUAM’S first emergency responders spent the last two days receiving tsunami awareness training.

Probe finds Japan withheld risks of nuke disaster

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:14:00 +0100

TOKYO (AP): The Japanese government withheld information about the full danger of last year’s nuclear disaster from its own people and from the United States, putting US-Japan relations at risk in the first days after the accident, according to an independent report released Tuesday.

INTERNET - Assurer sa vie privée

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:11:00 +0100

Face à la multiplication des cas de divulgation ou de récupération de données privées ces derniers mois, Evgeny Morozov, chercheur et écrivain biélorusse, propose de créer un système obligatoire d'assurance pour compenser les préjudices que subissent des milliers de citoyens.

Fukushima nuke plant still vulnerable

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:23:00 +0100

Almost a year after the tsunami, the Fukushima nuclear plant is still in a shambles, running on makeshift equipment.

Japan's nuclear disaster: a long half-life | Editorial

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:40:00 +0100

Life without neighbours, or Fukushima's traditional livestock and fishing industries, would be a shadow of its former self As the people of Pripyat, a once bustling Soviet city built for the workers of Chernobyl, will tell you, evacuation from a nuclear disaster is a one-way ticket. Nearly 26 years later, time is frozen.

Out from under blanket of grief

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:44:00 +0100

The young Japanese woman clutches a beige blanket tight around her shoulders as she stares into the distance. Behind her lie chunks of twisted metal and splintered wood left by the tsunami that devastated Ishinomaki, her hometown.

Čeho se manažeři obávají

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:02:00 +0100

ČR - Firmy mají strach z vyšších cen i směnných kurzů. Naopak internet je nechává v klidu.

National › Scientists discuss tsunami debris forecast for Pacific

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0100

Tsunamis generated by the magnitude-9 earthquake in Japan last March dragged 3 million to 4 million tons of debris into the ocean after tearing up harbors and homes. Scientists believe ocean currents are carrying some of the lumber, refrigerators, fishing boats and other objects across the Pacific....

Japan 'was ready to evacuate Tokyo' over Fukushima fears

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:34:00 +0100

Plans to evacuate Tokyo were drawn up last year because the Japanese government feared a series of explosions at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in March would destroy the capital.

Tsunami debris reaches halfway across Pacific

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:41:00 +0100

Lumber, boats and other debris ripped from Japanese coastal towns by tsunamis last year have spread across some 3,000 miles to areas halfway across the North Pacific, and could wash ashore on remote islands north of Hawaii...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:39:00 +0100

28 de febrero de 2012, 18:22 Washington, 28 feb (PL) Poblaciones de la costa del PacÃfico en Estados Unidos y CanadÃ¡ permanecen hoy atentas ante la proximidad de una mancha de escombros, provenientes del tsunami que hace mÃ¡s de un aÃ±o asolÃ³ a JapÃ³n.

Tsunami debris reaches halfway across Pacific

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:53:00 +0100

FILE - This file photo taken Tuesday Feb. 21, 2012 shows clothing lying in heaps at the site of a neighborhood destroyed by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Rikuzentakata, Japan. Scientists believe ocean waves carried away 3-4 million tons of the 20 million tons of debris created by tsunamis that slammed into Japan after a magnitude-9.

Tsunami Debris Reaches Halfway Across Pacific

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:52:00 +0100

Tsunami debris reaches halfway across Pacific, could hit islands north of Hawaii this wintera

Fukushima, dentro il cadavere del mostro

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:51:00 +0100

Fukushima - Il mostro fa meno paura. Almeno all’apparenza. «La situazione è molto diversa rispetto a un anno fa, ora è piuttosto stabile» cerca di rassicurare Takeshi Takahashi, il manager della Tepco a capo della disastrata centrale di Fukushima

Tsunami debris spreads halfway across Pacific

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:01:00 +0100

HONOLULU (AP) — Lumber, boats and other debris ripped from Japanese coastal towns by tsunamis last year have spread across some 3,000 miles of the North Pacific, where they could wash ashore on remote islands north of Hawaii this winter. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated....

Tsunami debris spreads halfway across Pacific

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:26:00 +0100

Lumber, boats and other debris ripped from Japanese coastal towns by tsunamis last year have spread across some 3,000 miles of the North Pacific, where they could wash ashore on remote islands north of Hawaii this winter.

Asia-Pacific Shift Will Improve Relations, Commander Says

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:34:00 +0100

The Defense Department’s new strategic shift toward the Asia-Pacific region will solidify longstanding partnerships, build on newer ones, and allow the military to address security challenges in the are.

Video: Japan's tsunami debris to hit U.S. shores

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:02:00 +0100

Oceanographers met in Hawaii to discuss when and where the millions of tons of debris from Japan's tsunami will wash ashore in North America. John Blackstone reports.

Ballerina Plisetskaya receives honor for helping Japanese peers

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:07:00 +0100

MOSCOW - The Japanese Embassy in Moscow held a ceremony Tuesday to bestow a Japanese government honor on Maya...

Japan’s Factory Production Rises More Than Anticipated as Demand Rebounds

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:07:00 +0100

Toyota Motor Corp. Yaris compact vehicles bound for export at the port of Sendai, Japan. Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. are recovering from disruptions caused by Thailand’s floods and the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan’s northeast last March. Toyota Motor Corp.

HAWAII

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:12:00 +0100

HAWAII Tsunami debris heads for N. America coast HONOLULU | Tsunamis generated by the earthquake in Japan last March dragged 3 million to 4 million tons of debris into the ocean after tearing up Japanese harbors and homes. Scientists believe ocean currents are carrying some of the lumber, refrigerators, fishing .

Tsunami-hit school to leave testimonies of pupils' survival

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:40:00 +0100

Togura Elementary School is swallowed up by the tsunami on March 11. (Provided by Ichiro Abe) An elementary school engulfed by the tsunami from the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake is recording the memories of pupils whose lives were narrowly saved by the decision of their principal and others to get them to higher ground.

Prevén llegada de escombros de Japón a costas de Norteamérica, Yahoo, EUA

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:16:00 +0100

Trozos de madera, botes y otros escombros arrastrados por el tsunami que siguió al poderoso sismo del año pasado en Japón se han desplazado unos 4.830 kilómetros (3.000 millas) en el Pacífico Norte y comenzarían a llegar en las próximas semanas a islas remotas de Hawai.

American Scene

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:12:00 +0100

HAWAII Tsunami debris heads for N. America coast HONOLULU Tsunamis generated by the earthquake in Japan last March dragged 3 million to 4 million tons of debris into the ocean after tearing up Japanese harbors and homes. Scientists believe ocean currents are carrying some of the lumber, refrigerators, fishing .

Japan industrial production up 2.0% in January

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:25:00 +0100

TOKYO: Japan's industrial production in January rose by a bigger-than-expected 2.0 per cent from the previous month as companies stepped up output of cars and electronic products, the government said Wednesday.

Japan Industrial Output Rises 2.0% On Month

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:34:00 +0100

TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - Industrial production in Japan jumped a seasonally adjusted 2.0 percent on month in January, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in Wednesday's preliminar...

Entertainment › Fuji TV joins forces with Ridley Scott for 'Japan in a Day'

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:31:00 +0100

Fuji Television is joining forces with renowned filmmaker and producer Ridley Scott to record and share a single day in the life of Japan. Inspired by Kevin Macdonald's "Life in a Day," the project, titled "Japan in a Day," is dedicated to those who lost their lives and those who…

Japan tsunami debris spreading across Pacific

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:31:00 +0100

HONOLULU (AP) — Lumber, boats and other debris ripped from Japanese coastal towns by tsunamis last year have spread across some 3,000 miles (4,828 kilometers) of the northern Pacific, where they could wash ashore on the U.S. west coast as early as a year from now.

Moderate quake hits Bonin Islands

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:37:00 +0100

KUALA LUMPUR: A moderate earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale hit the Bonin Islands in Japan at 11.07pm today, the Malaysian Meteorological Department said.

Constant threat of Fukushima's 'cold' reactors

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:48:00 +0100

Twisted metal beams still jut from the top of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi stricken reactors, almost one year after a massive tsunami triggered nuclear meltdown.

Tsunami debris spreads halfway across Pacific

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:54:00 +0100

Gempa 5,0 SR Guncang Maluku Barat Daya

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:57:00 +0100

AMBON, suaramerdeka.com - Kabupaten Maluku Barat Daya diguncang gempa tektonik berkekuatan 5,0 skala richter (SR), Rabu (29/2) sekitar pukul pukul ...

Japan tsunami debris spreading across Pacific

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:56:00 +0100

Lumber, boats and other debris ripped from Japanese coastal towns by tsunamis last year have spread across some 3,000 miles (4,828 kilometers) of the northern Pacific, where they could wash ashore on the U.S. west coast as...

Plant chief: Fukushima nuke plant still vulnerable

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:39:00 +0100

Official: Fukushima nuke plant still vulnerable

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:46:00 +0100

Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima power plant remains fragile nearly a year after it suffered multiple meltdowns, its chief said.

Nacer en día bisiesto es ser joven toda la vida

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:58:00 +0100

José Manuel Ubarrechena fundó el Club Mundial de los Bisiestos para dar voz a quien sólo cumple años cada 29 de febrero, un día de supersticiones. Leer . Escuchar

Business › Japan's industrial output rises 2% in January

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:02:00 +0100

Japan's industrial production in January rose by a bigger-than-expected 2% from the previous month as companies stepped up output of cars and electronic products, according to the government. The rise beat average market expectations of around 1.5% growth and followed a revised month-on-month rise of 3.

Entertainment › Fuji TV seeks contributions for Ridley Scott project ‘Japan in a Day’

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:02:00 +0100

Puing Tsunami Sebrangi Samudera Pasifik

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:59:00 +0100

HONOLULU--MICOM: Batang pohon, bangkai kapal, dan reruntuhan lain yang berasal dari kota-kota di tepi pantai Jepang yang dihantam tsunami pada tahun lalu telah melakukan perjalanan sejauh 4.828 kilometer ke utara Samudera Pasifik.

Asian Production Gains Signal Global Strength

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:07:00 +0100

Fukushima farmer defies Japanese government order to destroy cattle – video

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:12:00 +0100

Yukio Yamamoto is one of several farmers defying the Japanese government's orders to euthanise all cattle within the Fukushima nuclear exclusion zone Justin McCurry

Fukushima, a un anno dal disastro la situazione nella centrale è stabile

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:32:00 +0100

Il "mostro" fa meno paura. Almeno all'apparenza. «La situazione è molto diversa rispetto a un anno fa, ora è piuttosto stabile», cerca di rassicurare Takeshi Takahashi, il manager della Tepco a capo della disastrata centrale di Fukushima, incontrando nel bunker antisismico dell'impianto un pool di....

Japan nuclear plant still fragile: chief

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:35:00 +0100

Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant is relying on makeshift equipment nearly a year after the disaster.

Japan industrial output rises 2.0% in January

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:25:00 +0100

Japan's industrial production in January rose by a bigger-than-expected 2.0 percent from the previous month as companies stepped up output of cars and electronic products, according to the government. The rise beat average market expectations of around 1.5 percent growth and followed a revised month-on-month rise of 3.

Japan tsunami debris spreading across Pacific

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:53:00 +0100

HONOLULU (AP) Lumber, boats and other debris ripped from Japanese coastal towns by tsunamis last year have spread across some 3,000 miles (4,828 kilometers) of the northern Pacific, where they could wash ashore on the U.S. west coast as early as a year from now.

Japan tsunami debris spreading across Pacific

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:01:00 +0100

Ridley Scott to join Japan quake project

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:25:00 +0100

Hollywood director Ridley Scott is to take part in a project documenting the first anniversary of Japan's earthquake and tsunami, a television network said Wednesday. The Briton, famous for "Alien", "Blade Runner" and "Gladiator", will join "Japan in a Day", a film about life in the nation 12 months....

Giappone/ Primo anniversario del terremoto visto da Ridley Scott

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:47:00 +0100

Tokyo, 29 feb. (TMNews) - Ridley Scott parteciperà a un progetto di documentario sulla giornata del primo anniversario del sisma e dello tsunami che colpirono il Giappone l'11 marzo del 2010. Il regista britannico guiderà il montaggio di "Giappone in una giornata", un film sulle commemorazione della....

Pm10, tocca alle dispari Ma le polveri sono in calo

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:53:00 +0100

29/02/2012 | Tokyo, 29 feb. (TMNews) - Ridley Scott parteciperà a un progetto di documentario sulla giornata del primo anniversario del sisma e dello tsunami che colpirono il Giappone l'11 marzo del 2010. Il regista britannico guiderà il montaggio di "Giappone in una giornata", un film sulle....

Japan tsunami: A mother's face staring at a tense, difficult future

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:53:00 +0100

This iconic photograph, taken by Tadashi Okubo for the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, was picked up by news agencies around the world, becoming an image of the March 11 disaster that killed 20,000 people.

National › Tsunami debris spreads halfway across Pacific

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:10:00 +0100

Equipo español se suma a identificación

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:15:00 +0100

Un equipo de cuatro policías de la Comisaría General de Policía Científica de las Jefaturas de Cantabria y Valencia, especialistas en dactiloscopia y necrorreseñas, llegaron ayer a Honduras para colaborar en el proceso de identificación de las víctimas del incendio en el penal de Comayagua.

Woman from Iconic Tsunami Photo Reunited With Family (PHOTOS)

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:13:00 +0100

A year ago, when the powerful 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami struck the coast of Japan, thousands of families were affected and many lost their close ones.

Woman from Iconic Tsunami Photo Reunited With Family (PHOTOS)

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:26:00 +0100

A year ago, when the powerful 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami struck the coast of Japan, thousands of families were affected and many lost their close ones.

Japon: Yuko Sugimoto, l'icône du tsunami

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:17:00 +0100

La photo de Yuko Sugimoto, blottie dans une couverture et pétrifiée à la vue de sa ville détruite, a fait le tour du monde après le tsunami qui a frappé les côtes japonaises le 11 mars 2011. Durée: 02:00.

Japan factory output points to recovery

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:17:00 +0100

Japanese factory output rose more than expected in January, bolstering confidence that demand is stabilising and manufacturing is set to return to levels before 2011's tsunami.

Ö1-"Radiokolleg" zu "Japan - ein Jahr nach der Katastrophe": u.a. mit Haruki Murakami-Exklusiv-Interview

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:33:00 +0100

Wien (OTS) - "Japan - ein Jahr nach der Katastrophe" ist Thema des vierteiligen Ö1-"Radiokollegs" vom 5. bis 8. März jeweils um 9.05 Uhr (Wh.: 22.15 Uhr). "Es gibt niemanden, der die Verantwortung übernimmt. Das ist das größte Unglück!" so der japanische Bestsellerautor Haruki ...

Schichtbetrieb in der Strahlenhölle

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:50:00 +0100

Knapp ein Jahr nach der Katastrophe konnten ausländische Journalisten erstmals die Ruinen des zerstörten Atomkraftwerks Fukushima besichtigen. Die Aufräumarbeiten werden noch Jahrzehnte dauern.

Pacific commander lauds policy shift

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:54:00 +0100

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- America's strategy shift toward the Asia-Pacific will help address security challenges in the region whose nations have welcomed it, the area commander said.

Bericht aus Fukushima I: Schichtbetrieb in der Strahlenhölle

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:15:00 +0100

Knapp ein Jahr nach der Katastrophe konnten ausländische Journalisten erstmals die Ruinen des zerstörten Atomkraftwerks Fukushima besichtigen. Die Aufräumarbeiten werden noch Jahrzehnte dauern.

Haiti se tornou laboratório para o Brasil, diz embaixador

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:19:00 +0100

Às vésperas de deixar o comando das atividades do governo brasileiro no Haiti, o embaixador Igor Kipman diz que sai do cargo num momento em que o Brasil exerce, no país caribenho, papel de ator principal. "O Haiti é, sem sombra de dúvida, o palco mais importante para a nossa política externa.

Tsunami debris floating across Pacific toward US

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:17:00 +0100

HONOLULU (AP) — Refrigerators, TVs and other debris dragged into sea when a massive earthquake hit Japan last March, causing tsunamis as high as 130 feet to crash ashore, could show up in remote atolls north of Hawaii as soon as this winter, with other pieces reaching parts of the West Coast in 2013 and 2014, experts say.

Japan tsunami: A mother's face staring at a tense, difficult future

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:34:00 +0100

L'histoire de Yuko Sugimoto, l'icône du tsunami japonais

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:45:00 +0100

L'histoire de Yuko Sugimoto, l'icône du tsunami japonais

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:42:00 +0100

Il y a un an, la photo de Yuko Sugimoto, enveloppée dans une couverture, le regard perdu au milieu des ruines de son quartier où son jeune fils avait disparu, faisait le tour du monde. Aujourd'hui, sa famille est à nouveau réunie mais les cicatrices du tsunami sont loin d'être effacées.

L'histoire de Yuko Sugimoto, l'icône du tsunami japonais

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:48:00 +0100

L'histoire de Yuko Sugimoto, l'icône du tsunami japonais

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:03:00 +0100

L'histoire de Yuko Sugimoto, l'icône du tsunami japonais

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:02:00 +0100

EU extends Japan food import restriction amid radiation concerns

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:01:00 +0100

The restrictions have been in place after March 11 crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant led to radiation leaks.

L'histoire de Yuko Sugimoto, l'icône du tsunami japonais

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:10:00 +0100

Resturi de la tsunamiul din Japonia au ajuns în mijlocul Pacificului

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:06:00 +0100

Bucăţi de lemn, bărci şi alte resturi smulse din oraşele de coastă japoneze de către tsunamiul devastator de anul trecut s-au răspândit pe o arie de aproape 5.000 de km, în mijlocul Pacificului de Nord,...

L'histoire de Yuko Sugimoto, l'icône du tsunami japonais

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:14:00 +0100

La jeune mère de 29 ans était au travail et son fils Raito, 5 ans, était à l'école maternelle lorsque le raz-de-marée déferla sur Ishinomaki. Les flots recouvrant toute la zone, l'établissement scolaire fut en partie submergé et coupé du monde, empêchant Mme Sugimoto d'aller y chercher son fils.

Resturi de la tsunamiul din Japonia au ajuns in mijlocul Pacificului

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:11:00 +0100

Bucati de lemn, barci si alte resturi smulse din orasele de coasta japoneze de catre tsunamiul devastator de anul trecut s-au raspandit pe o arie de aproape 5.000 de km, in mijlocul Pacificului de Nord, informeaza Agerpres.Acum ele ar putea fi gasite pe malurile insulelor izolate din nordul arhipelagului Hawai.

L'histoire de Yuko Sugimoto, l'icône du tsunami japonais

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:11:00 +0100

Haiti se tornou laboratório para o Brasil, diz embaixador

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:18:00 +0100

L'histoire de Yuko Sugimoto, l'icône du tsunami japonais

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:29:00 +0100

Tsunami debris floating across Pacific toward US

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:26:00 +0100

HONOLULU (AP) Refrigerators, TVs and other debris dragged into sea when a massive earthquake hit Japan last March, causing tsunamis as high as 130 feet (40 meters) to crash ashore, could show up in remote atolls north of Hawaii as soon as this winter, with other pieces reaching parts of the West Coast in 2013 and 2014, experts say.

L'histoire de Yuko Sugimoto, l'icône du tsunami japonais

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:45:00 +0100

Japan tsunami debris expected soon in Hawaii

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:55:00 +0100

Refrigerators, TVs and other debris dragged into sea when a massive earthquake hit Japan last March could show up in remote atolls north of Hawaii as soon as this winter, with other pieces reaching parts of the West Coast in 2013 and 2014, experts say.

Bericht aus Fukushima I: Schichtbetrieb in der Strahlenhölle

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:58:00 +0100

Knapp ein Jahr nach der Katastrophe konnten ausländische Journalisten erstmals die Ruinen des zerstörten Atomkraftwerks Fukushima besichtigen. Die Aufräumarbeiten werden noch Jahrzehnte dauern.

Fukushima's 'cold' reactors pose a constant threat

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:57:00 +0100

Twisted metal beams still jut from the top of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi stricken reactors, almost one year after a massive tsunami triggered nuclear meltdown.

L'histoire de Yuko Sugimoto, l'icône du tsunami japonais

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:04:00 +0100

2012 Hawaii tourism economy off to strong start

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:58:00 +0100

HONOLULU (AP) — January was a good month for Hawaii 's tourism economy. The Hawaii Tourism Authority released monthly visitor statistics Friday that show spending in January reached $1.345 billion, up 13.9 percent over January 2011. Authority President and CEO Mike McCartney called it "the highest....

Japan's tsunami victims: healed but still scarred

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:58:00 +0100

A year ago, a desperate young mother stood amid the ruins of her devastated city wrapped in a blanket as she scoured tsunami wreckage for her missing son. Twelve months on, Yuko Sugimoto and her family are reunited and living in a temporary home, but the scars from the catastrophe still remain.

Industria automotriz de JapÃ³n recupera posiciones

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:16:00 +0100

29 de febrero de 2012, 05:57 Tokio, 29 feb (PL) La producciÃ³n de vehÃculos en JapÃ³n llegÃ³ en enero a 837 mil 197 unidades, para un crecimiento interanual del 18,6 por ciento en esa actividad, informaron hoy fuentes del sector.

Ridley Scott to join Japan quake project

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:12:00 +0100

Hollywood director Ridley Scott is to take part in a project documenting the first anniversary of Japan's earthquake and tsunami, a television network said on Wednesday.

Japanese tsunami debris 'to reach Hawaii in next few days'

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:27:00 +0100

Lumber, boats and other debris ripped from Japanese coastal towns by tsunamis last year have spread across some 3,000 miles to areas halfway across the North Pacific.

Japan tsunami debris spreading across Pacific

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:35:00 +0100

Japan in a day, il documetario di Ridley Scott per il primo anniversario del terremoto in Giappone

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:34:00 +0100

Spaccati di quotidianità, a un anno dal disastro, formeranno un film che vuole essere dedicato a quanti hanno perso la vita e a quanti soffrono a causa del sisma e dello tsunami

Restos del tsunami de Japón podrían llegar en un año a la costa oeste de EE.UU.

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:54:00 +0100

Neveras, televisores y otros desperfectos que causó el devastador tsunami del 11 de marzo del pasado año en Japón navegan a la deriva por el Océano Pacífico y podrían alcanzar la altura de Hawai en los próximos meses, llegando a «tocar» la costa oeste de EE.UU. en marzo de 2013.

Big debris from Japan could arrive in a year

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:02:00 +0100

A University of Hawaii scientist said he expects heavy debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami to reach small atolls in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands within a few months and the main Hawaiian Islands in about a year.

Le Japon hanté par les zombies du tsunami

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:15:00 +0100

A Ishinomaki, ville côtière de l’est du Japon, le douloureux souvenir du tsunami qui a emporté un dixième des habitants il y a un an s’est cristallisé en de curieuses rumeurs. «On m’a dit que des gens qui réparaient un magasin sont tombés malades à cause des fantômes», assure Satoshi Abe, 64 ans.

El desastre de Fukushima, en boca de los españoles afincados en Tokyo

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:15:00 +0100

Un año después del desastre nuclear de Fukushima, muchos de los españoles que decidieron permanecer en el país nipón en vez de volver para España narran su experiencia durante uno de los últimos episodios más trágicos de la historia de Japón.

L'histoire de Yuko Sugimoto, l'icône du tsunami japonais

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:19:00 +0100

Besuch im Atomkraftwerk Daiichi in Fukushima

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:39:00 +0100

Tepco und die japanische Regierung haben eine Gruppe ausländischer Journalisten das havarierte Atomkraftwerk Daiichi in Fukushima besuchen lassen. Sie versuchten damit, Sicherheitsbedenken zu zerstreuen. Carsten Germis, Tokio Lange haben sich Tepco, die Betreibergesellschaft der havarierten....

Facebook swaps 'Like' for 'Safe' during natural disasters

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:02:00 +0100

The social network is testing a new Disaster Message Board to help people check whether their friends are safe following a natural disaster

Passenger traffic continues to rise

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:01:00 +0100

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global traffic results for January showing a 5.7% rise in passenger demand but an 8.0% decline in air freight compared to the same month in 2011.

UPDATE1: Japan prime minister's office launches Chinese version of website

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:12:00 +0100

The office of Japan's prime minister on Wednesday launched a Chinese version of its official website as part of efforts to provide accurate information to the international community about the situation in Japan following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and the ongoing nuclear crisis.

Fukushima's 'cold' reactors pose a constant threat

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:20:00 +0100

29 February 2012 Twisted metal beams still jut from the top of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi stricken reactors, almost one year after a massive tsunami triggered nuclear meltdown.

Video: Japan tsunami debris: How scientists track it

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:35:00 +0100

Environmental advocate Philippe Cousteau, president of EarthEcho International, speaks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about how scientists are tracking the Japan tsunami debris, as well as its potential impact on the environment.

Video: Japan tsunami debris nearing U.S. shores

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:35:00 +0100

The floating debris from Japan's devastating tsunami is now halfway across the Pacific Ocean, and scientists expect some of it to reach Hawaii in the next couple of weeks. John Blackstone reports on the impact of the debris on U.S. shores.

A day full of festivities and fun

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:37:00 +0100

Around 600 visitors from the Himalayan belt, including Bhutan, Tibet, Mongolia and Nepal, gathered in the City recently to commemorate the Buddhist New Year 'Lo-Sar 2012', that was celebrated here for the first time. The day-long trans-Himalayan festival was organised at Indraprastha park by....

Moderate 5.6 quake hits south Japan islands: USGS

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:42:00 +0100

TOKYO: A moderate 5.6-magnitude quake rattled Japan s southern Ryukyu islands Tuesday, US seismologists said, but

Japan's post-disaster reconstruction efforts hindered - by ghosts

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:59:00 +0100

Japan's reconstruction following the devastating earthquake and tsunami nearly one year ago exactly is being delayed by an unlikely factor - ghosts.

Arte: la mostra �dopo lo tsunami Salerno antica� rester� aperta fino al 31 marzo

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:01:00 +0100

C�� ancora un mese di tempo per visitare la mostra �dopo lo tsunami Salerno antica�, promossa dal Ministero per i Beni e le Attivit� Culturali e organizzata dalla Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici di Salerno, Avellino, Benevento e Caserta. Visto il successo di presenze (oltre 22.

Tsunami

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:17:00 +0100

LA Times - Tons ofdebris that have been driftingacross the Pacific Oceansince last year's magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami in Japan could reach Hawaii and the West Coast, including California,experts said Tuesday.

Children tell their story of Fukushima

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:40:00 +0100

As the first anniversary of the Japanese tsunami approaches, a powerful documentary lets children tell the story

Haiti se tornou laboratório para o Brasil, diz embaixador

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:32:00 +0100

Producción industrial de Chile creció 3.7% en enero

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:39:00 +0100

EFE Santiago de Chile El incremento se explica por el aumento de la demanda, impulsada además por la baja base de comparación que aún presenta la industria de la celulosa, cuya producción se vio afectada por el terremoto y posterior tsunami ocurrido en 2010.

Tsunami Debris to Hit American Shores This Year

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:39:00 +0100

When a 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit Japan last year, it caused a massive tsunami killing nearly 16,000 people. The tsunami that dragged personal items from Japanese citizens, including televisions, dressers, refrigerators, out to sea, could wind up on the shores of Hawaii this year.

6.0-magnitude earthquake hits Japan -- HK Observatory

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:45:00 +0100

HONG KONG, Feb. 29 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale occurred at 14:33 GMT on Wednesday near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, the Hong Kong Observatory said. The epicenter was initially determined to be near 35.2 degrees north latitude and 141.4 degrees east longitude, about 150 kilometers east-southeast of Tokyo.

Gb: chiusa la più vecchia centrale nucleare del mondo

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:44:00 +0100

E a Fukushima aumenta il rischio sismico. Un rapporto svela per la prima volta che il governo era pronto a evacuare Tokyo

UN official urges businesses to join corporate responsibility pact

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:50:00 +0100

New York, US (PANA) - The Executive Director of the UN Global Compact Office, Georg Kell, on Wednesday said that the world’s corporations were increasingly adopting a more sustainable course of doing business, but voiced concern that participation was still lagging below expectations ahead of a....

Towering over the rest: Japan's Sky Tree is the world's tallest tower... for now

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:16:00 +0100

Construction of the Tokyo Sky Tree, the world's tallest self-supporting communications tower has finished, two months late because of the quake and tsunami that struck Japan last March.

6.0-magnitude earthquake hits Japan

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:15:00 +0100

An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale occurred at 14:33 GMT on Wednesday near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, the Hong Kong Observatory said.

Assurer sa vie privée

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:26:00 +0100

(E.Morozov – Courrier International, 28/02/12) – Les entreprises technologiques vantent les vertus du contrôle, mais paradoxalement le désordre règne de plus en plus sur Internet. Il n’est qu’à voir ce qui se passe sur Facebook. Ainsi, on a découvert que le réseau social conservait des photos que....

Towering over the rest: Japan's Sky Tree is the world's tallest tower... for now

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:51:00 +0100

Construction of the Tokyo Sky Tree, the world's tallest self-supporting communications tower has finished, two months late because of the quake and tsunami that struck Japan last March.

Japan: Ein Land sehnt sich nach Normalität

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:02:00 +0100

Ein Jahr nach Erdbeben, Tsunami und Reaktor-Unfall könnte man meinen, die drittgrößte Industrienation sei zur Normalität zurückgekehrt. Doch der Schein trügt: Die Katastrophe ist weder vorüber noch vergessen. Bis die zerstörten Orte wieder aufgebaut sind, werden noch Jahre vergehen.

"Magnitude Zero: March 11 Seen Through the Eyes of Comic Artists From all Over the World"

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:50:00 +0100

After the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11 last year, French comic artist Jean-David Morvan started "Tsunami," a project that brought together illustrations from artists all over the world to raise money for charity. Thousands of illustrations were collected, of which 250 were selected for....

Port breakwaters seen vulnerable

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:50:00 +0100

Waves may override the outermost breakwaters at eight or more of the 19 major ports on the Pacific Ocean if worst-case tsunami are created by a large earthquake, according to results of transport ministry simulations. The March 11 tsunami damaged or destroyed numerous breakwaters, prompting the....

Tsunami debris may land near Hawaii

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:58:00 +0100

Timber, boats and other debris ripped from Japanese coastal towns by tsunamis last year have spread across some 4828km of the North Pacific, where they could wash ashore on remote islands north of Hawaii this winter.The National...

Het wemelt van de spoken in Japans tsunamistadje

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:14:00 +0100

Ishinomaki is sinds de doortocht van de tsunami vorig jaar een spookstad geworden. En dat mogen we zelfs letterlijk nemen, want heel wat mensen menen er spoken of geesten te zien ronddwalen. Bijna twintig procent van alle dodelijke slachtoffers ...

Arms Control and International Security: Space Sustainability Through International Cooperation

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:25:00 +0100

Space Sustainability Through International Cooperation Remarks Frank A. Rose Deputy Assistant Secretary , Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance International Symposium on Sustainable Space Development and Utilization for Humankind: Orbital Space Debris -- Challenges and Opportunities....

Terremoti ed eruzioni: conseguenze nascoste dell’emergenza climatica

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:32:00 +0100

Il libro di un geofisico inglese mette in guardia sui pericoli che il riscaldamento globale nasconde: lo spostamento di grandi masse di ghiaccio, trasformato in acqua ha un impatto potenzialmente devastante sulla crosta terrestre.

Afval van Japanse tsunami op weg naar VS

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:44:00 +0100

HONOLULU - Koelkasten, televisies en ander schroot dat vorig jaar in maart door de tsunami in Japan...

Afval Japanse tsunami op weg naar VS

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:43:00 +0100

HONOLULU - Koelkasten, televisies en ander schroot dat vorig jaar in maart door de tsunami in Japan werd meegesleept spoelen mogelijk deze winter nog aan op Hawaii. Andere rommel bereikt mogelijk in 2013 of 2014 de westkust van de Verenigde Staten. Dat heeft de Amerikaanse Nationale Oceanische en Atmosferische Dienst (NOAA) gezegd.

Chile: Chile’s Earthquake Reconstruction Hindered by Delays and Profiteering

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:59:00 +0100

Source: Inter Press Service Country: Chile By Marianela Jarroud* ILOCA, Chile, Feb 29, 2012 (Tierramérica) - Two years after the earthquake and tsunami in south-central Chile, the worst natural disaster to hit the country in half a century, thousands of families who saw their homes destroyed are still waiting for a solution.

Repórter da BBC visita Fukushima um ano após desastre; veja

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:04:00 +0100

Um ano depois do desastre nuclear de Fukushima, no Japão, jornalistas visitam o local danificado pelo tsunami. Veja vídeo Entre os jornalistas está o correspondente da BBC, Roland Buerk. Leia mais (29/02/2012 - 16h51)

Have Your Say › 3.11 - WHAT WERE YOU DOING THAT DAY?

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:50:00 +0100

It has been nearly one year since the March 11 disaster. The earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis affected millions of people. Japan Today's sister site GaijinPot invited readers to share their memories and thoughts about the events of March 11. See their responses here.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch to get hit with debris from Japanese tsunami

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:04:00 +0100

Debris that washed out to sea when a tsunami hit Japan’s northeast coast last year could soon end up in remote stretches of the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii, according to U.S. officials. The tsunami debris will first reach land this winter on a small island northwest of the main Hawaiian Islands,....

Strong quake hits Japan

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:21:00 +0100

An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit near the east coast of Japan's Honshu island Wednesday, the Hong Kong Observatory said.

Zerstörung, Verstrahlung: Leben mit der Angst

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:28:00 +0100

Erdbeben und Tsunami brachen vor einem Jahr über die Japanische Hauptinsel Honshu herein: ###polyfeed### Erst fünf Prozent des Schutts beseitigt

National › Tsunami survivors healing but still scarred

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:24:00 +0100

Tsunami silovito osvaja modu: od 2Cellos do ženske poslovne mode

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:07:00 +0100

Nakon uspješne linije muških odijela, Tsunami linija Anje Stehlik i Dragana Blažića krenula su u pohod na žensku poslovnu modu

Fukushima, il governo pensava di evacuare Tokyo. Farruggia: controlli e ispezioni non fatti

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:06:00 +0100

Durante le fasi più critiche del disastro nucleare della centrale Fukushima in Giappone conseguente allo tsunami dello scorso anno, il governo nipponico valutò la possibilità di evacuare Tokio. È quanto emerge da un'indagine indipendente della "Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation" in pubblicazione....

Japon : La production industrielle grimpe de 2,0% en janvier sur un mois

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:34:00 +0100

La production industrielle au Japon a grimpé de 2,0% en janvier sur un mois, tirée par une fabrication accélérée de voitures de tourisme, d'appareils photos numériques et de systèmes de navigation embarqués, a annoncé le ministère de l'Economie, hier. Elle avait déjà augmenté de 3,8% en décembre,....

Proyecto Peace Boat busca apoyo mundial para vÃctimas de Fukushima

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:33:00 +0100

29 de febrero de 2012, 19:22 La Habana, 29 feb (PL) En busca de apoyo mundial para las vÃctimas del accidente nuclear de Fukushima el aÃ±o pasado llegÃ³ hoy a Cuba el director general de la organizaciÃ³n japonesa Peace Boat (Crucero por la Paz), Yoshioka Tatsuya.

Fukushima un anno dopo, l'ANSA dentro la centrale

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:46:00 +0100

Ridley Scott, Japan TV team up on quake documentary

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:52:00 +0100

29 Feb 2012 23:52 Source: reuters // Reuters TOKYO, March 1 (Reuters) - Filmmaker Ridley Scott and Fuji Television are teaming up to make "Japan in a Day," a documentary about how people spend the first anniversary of last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami.

Gunoaie plutitoare

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:13:00 +0100

Bucăţi de lemn, bărci şi alte resturi smulse din oraşele de coastă japoneze de tsunami devastator de anul trecut s-au răspândit pe o arie de 4.828 de kilometri în mijlocul Pacificului de Nord. Acum resturile au început să ajungă pe malurile insulelor izolate din nordul arhipelagului Hawai.

Japan Meltdown Moves From Reactors to Rice

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:11:00 +0100

: Paul Blustein Our family has feasted on two Gambaru Pakku (“Hang in there!” packs) -- boxes of fruit, vegetables and miso from Fukushima Prefecture -- and my wife has just ordered a third. We have bought several cartons of crisp Fukushima apples, too, and almost all of the rice we have consumed....

REMEMBERING 3/11: All alone, mother consoled by DVD of daughter

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:54:00 +0100

Asuka Yokoyama, a student in Minami-Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, who died at age 13 in the tsunami last year. Asuka Yokoyama's last grade report (Photo by Atsushi Matsukawa) MINAMI-SOMA, Fukushima Prefecture -- At Hisako Yokoyama's temporary housing unit in this disaster-stricken city, a cellphone sounds the alarm for an imminent earthquake.

Japan: Save the Children surveys 11,000 children after Japan quake

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:00:00 +0100

Source: Save the Children Country: Japan Children want to participate in post-tsunami recovery and want space to play: Save the Children surveys 11,000 children after Japan disaster Since the massive earthquake and tsunami hit the coast of Japan nearly 12 months ago, international aid agency Save....

Ridley Scott, Japan TV team up on quake documentary

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:08:00 +0100

Resturi de la tsunami din Japonia ajunse în mijlocul Pacificului

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:20:00 +0100

Bucăţi de lemn, bărci şi alte resturi smulse din oraşele de coastă japoneze de tsunami devastator de anul trecut s-au răspîndit pe o arie de 4.828 de km în mijlocul Pacificului de Nord, informează Associated Press. Acum ele ar putea fi găsite pe malurile insulelor izolate din nordul arhipelagului Hawai.

National › M5.4 quake jolts Ibaraki, Tokyo

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:08:00 +0100

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted Ibaraki Prefecture and other parts of the Kanto region on Thursday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The quake struck at 7:32 a.m. Its epicenter was situated 60 kilometers underground off Ibaraki, the agency said.

Une session peut en cacher une autre - 2009-12-21

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:49:00 +0100

De g. à dr., le président de l'Assemblée nationale Évariste Boshab Mabudj, le PM Adolphe Muzito, le président du Sénat Léon Kengo wa Dondo au dernier Congrès des Chambres. PHOTO LE SOFT NUMÉRIQUE. Une session peut en cacher une autre MISE EN LIGNE 21 DÉCEMBRE 2009 | LE SOFT INTERNATIONAL N°1021 DATÉ 18 DÉCEMBRE 2009.

Debris from tsunami to reach West Coast, join Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:03:00 +0100

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch will soon include debris from the Japanese tsunami, while one million to 2 million tons of lumber, construction material, refrigerators, TVs, fishing boats and other fragments from Japanese coastal towns make their way across the Pacific.

Strong quake hits Japan

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:23:00 +0100

An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit near the east coast of Japan's Honshu island Wednesday, the Hong Kong Observatory said. The epicentre of the temblor that struck at 2.33 GMT, about 150 km southeast of Tokyo city, was initially determined to be near 35.2 degrees north latitude and 141.

Nadchodzi szpitalne tsunami

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:30:00 +0100

W 2011 r. znów wzrosły zobowiązania szpitali publicznych. Wynoszą one już ponad 10 mld zł - informuje "Rzeczpospolita". Może to być początek spirali zadłużeń szpitali. wiadomosci.wp.pl

Povestea imaginii care a făcut înconjurul lumii după tsunami-ul din Japonia şi ...

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:52:00 +0100

O fotografie realizata dupa cutremurul si tsunami-ul ce au devastat Japonia anul trecut a facut inconjurul lumii. Poza infatiseaza o tanara japoneza infasurata intr-o patura, in spatele sau aflandu-se mormane intregi de metal si lemn, scrie dailymail.co.uk, citat de Mediafax.

Chile's Earthquake Reconstruction Hindered by Delays and Profiteering

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:56:00 +0100

Two years after the earthquake and tsunami in south-central Chile, the worst natural disaster to hit the country in half a century, thousands of families who saw their homes destroyed are still waiting for a solution.

C’est un tsunami, le retour de Kengo - 2007-05-16

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:21:00 +0100

Kengo wa Dondo lors d'un culte religieux à Kinshasa. PHOTO LES ARCHIVES DU SOFT. C’est un tsunami, le retour de Kengo MISE EN LIGNE LE 15 MAI 2007 | LE SOFT INTERNATIONAL N°906 DATE 14 MAI. Et le revoici pour la quatrième fois de retour aux affaires l’incroyable KWD. Il avait minutieusement préparé ce come back.