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    Nuclear Worries Escalating in Japan-quake Areas

    The Japanese government on Sunday rated the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant at level 4 on an international scale of zero to seven, in a sign that radiation risks are mounting in Japan. Two radioactive substances, cesium and radioactive iodine, have been detected near the No.1 reactor of the plant, where radiation rose to 882 […]

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    15 Killed in NYC Tour Bus Accident

    A deadly New York City (NYC) tour bus accident took place early Saturday morning has claimed 15 lives, and many of the victims are of Chinese descent, local authorities confirmed. Thirteen people were killed on the scene, and two passengers died from injuries at hospital on Saturday afternoon, New York City Fire Department said, according […]

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    US drone strikes kill five militants in Pakistan

    Two US drone strikes in the volatile tribal belt of northwest Pakistan have killed at least five suspected militants, officials said. A drone fired two missiles at a moving vehicle in Ghorsaka area near Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan Agency, killing three suspected militants . The second drone attack a short while later […]

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    Gaddafi’s forces recapture Brega; threaten Benghazi

    Speeding down the key eastern coastal highway, tanks and artillery guns of Gaddafi’s forces stormed into the city of Brega and are now within striking distance of the opposition held city of Benghazi as the western powers were awaiting the nod from Arab League to enforce a no-fly zone over the strife-torn Libya. Keeping up […]

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    U.S. Spy Suspect Sentenced to 15-year Imprisonment in Cuba

    A Cuban court on Saturday sentenced U.S. contractor Alan Gross to 15 years in prison for “acts against the independence or territorial integrity of the state.” According to an official statement, Gross may appeal against the verdict, which reduced five years the prison term requested by prosecutors. Gross was arrested on Dec. 3, 2009, at […]

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    Moderate Quakes Causing Problem in No. 3 Reactor

    Amid a series of moderate aftershocks struck off the east coast of Honshu since Friday, another reactor in Fukushima has also lost its emergency cooling system, Japan’s nuclear power safety agency said on Sunday. An official of the Japan Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency told a news conference that the emergency cooling system of the […]

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    Japan’s N-Reactor explodes as quake toll rises to 1600

    A Japanese nuclear power plant exploded on Saturday, triggering a ‘nationwide atomic alert’ in the country already reeling under the impact of giant tidal waves caused by a massive earthquake which has left 1600 people dead or unaccounted for. The main reactor at Fukushima nuclear plant in northern Japan, 250 kilometres north of Tokyo, exploded […]

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    US delivers coolant to quake-hit Japan’s N-plant

    The US has transported coolant to a Japanese nuclear power plant affected by the massive earthquake, as it quickly moved naval and air assets along with humanitarian relief material for the tsunami-hit areas of the country. “We just had our Air Force assets in Japan transport some really important coolant to one of the nuclear […]

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    Over 20 Powerful Aftershocks Hit off Japan’s East Coast

    At least 20 aftershocks, from 5-6.8 magnitude on the Richter scale, jolted near the east coast of Honshu, Japan Saturday following a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck the country Friday afternoon. At least 630 people were killed after Friday’s great earthquake and ensuing huge tsunami hit northeast Japan, public broadcaster NHK reported Saturday. According to […]

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    China Not to Change Plan for Nuclear Power Projects

    China will not change its plan for developing nuclear power projects but will learn a lesson after a massive earthquake in Japan resulted in a radioactive leakage, Vice Minister of Environmental Protection Zhang Lijun said Saturday. “China has 13 sets of functional nuclear power equipment and tests have shown all of them are safe,” Zhang […]

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