East Asia & Pacific
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Japan: ‘Ten years’ to decommission nuclear plant
in JapanJapan: ‘Ten years’ to decommission nuclear plant Workers have been trying to stabilise the badly-damaged Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant Japanese reactor maker Toshiba says it […]
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Canon supports school trip to Gallipoli
A group of Rangitoto College students are about to embark on the trip of a lifetime to Turkey, thanks to the support of Canon New […]
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Arab League condemns broad bombing campaign in Libya
By Edward Cody, CAIRO—The Arab League secretary general, Amr Moussa, deplored the broad scope of the U.S.-European bombing campaign in Libya on Sunday and said he would […]
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Japan turns to bicycles as cars rendered all but useless
The world’s largest bicycle manufacturer, Giant, is taking emergency measures to increase the bicycle supply to Japan. Japan is a world-renowned producer of cars, but […]
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NOAA: Tsunami Event Modeling- March 11, 2011
The Honshu tsunami was generated by a Mw 8.9 earthquake (38.322°N, 142.369°E ), at 05:46 UTC, 130 km (80 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan […]
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Second Explosion Fears At Japan Nuclear Plant
in JapanA second explosion could hit the nuclear power plant damaged in Japan’s devastating earthquake, officials have warned. Chief cabinet minister Yukio Edano warned of a […]