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Afghan quake rescue operation declared over
Jun 16, 2012 (AFP)
Afghan rescue teams have ended operations to recover the bodies of dozens of people killed in a landslide that followed earthquakes in the north of the country ...
Japan to develop drones to monitor radiation
Jun 12, 2012 (AFP)
Japan's atomic energy authority and the country's space agency Tuesday announced a joint project to develop a drone to measure radioactivity in the environment ...
Study predicts imminent irreversible planetary collapse
Jun 11, 2012 (SPX)
Using scientific theories, toy ecosystem modeling and paleontological evidence as a crystal ball, 18 scientists, including one from Simon Fraser University, pre...
Japan agency sorry for comparing radiation to wife
Jun 05, 2012 (AFP)
A government-backed nuclear research agency has apologised for comparing radioactive material on its website to an "angry wife" in a quarrel with her husband, n...
Lithuania launches regional nuclear safety watchdog
Jun 04, 2012 (AFP)
A week after voicing concerns over Russian and Belarusian plans to build nuclear power plants by its border, Lithuania launched a regional nuclear safety watchd...
Italy's quake-struck north tries to reassure tourists
Jun 04, 2012 (AFP)
Three regions in northeast Italy which have been hit by strong quakes in the past two weeks sought to reassure tourists on Monday, telling them their beaches we...
Peru carries out nationwide earthquake safety drill
May 31, 2012 (AFP)
Peru carried out a nationwide safety drill on Thursday to see how authorities respond to a cataclysmic 8-magnitude earthquake with an epicenter just west of the...
Ferrari auction to raise money for Italy quake
May 31, 2012 (AFP)
Italian luxury sports carmaker Ferrari said Thursday it was organising a rare online auction to raise funds for victims of two earthquakes that left 23 people d...
Sandia Labs technology used in Fukushima cleanup
May 31, 2012 (SPX)
A Sandia National Laboratories technology has been used to remove radioactive material from more than 43 million gallons of contaminated wastewater at Japan's d...
Quake survivors' misery as Italy counts the cost
May 30, 2012 (AFP)
Rescue workers ended their search for survivors on Wednesday after a second killer earthquake in northeastern Italy claimed 17 lives and caused millions of euro...
Pakistan declares buried troops dead after 52 days
May 29, 2012 (AFP)
Pakistan on Tuesday declared dead 140 people buried alive by a huge avalanche in a disputed part of the Himalayas more than seven weeks ago. A huge wall of snow...
At the factory ruins, Italy workers mourn the quake dead
May 29, 2012 (AFP)
Gathered in front of the ruins of a precision mechanics factory near Modena, colleagues of three workers killed in Italy's quake on Tuesday said they had "no te...
Japan refused US offer of nuclear experts in PM office
May 27, 2012 (AFP)
A "frustrated" US wanted to place nuclear experts in the prime minister's office in Tokyo after the Fukushima disaster last year but Japan refused citing sovere...
Rescuers find first bodies at Pakistan avalanche site
May 27, 2012 (AFP)
Pakistani rescuers have recovered the first bodies from the site of an avalanche that buried 140 people at a high-altitude army camp more than seven weeks ago, ...
Outside View: Refugees forever?
May 25, 2012 (UPI)
Palestinian identity is founded in on three parts. One is that resistance to Israel is permanent and holy. Another is that Palestinians are, individually and co...
Research Opens Doors To UV Disinfection Using LED Technology
May 24, 2012 (SPX)
Research from North Carolina State University will allow the development of energy-efficient LED devices that use ultraviolet (UV) light to kill pathogens such ...
Spain cuts aid to Caribbean, S. America
May 24, 2012 (UPI)
All but the poorest of Caribbean and Latin American countries are set to lose Spanish development aid because of the European nation's severe credit crunch and ...
Britain funds priority programs
May 24, 2012 (UPI)
Despite pressures on defense spending Britain is committing billions of pounds to two important but disparate programs. The first is for continued management of...
Fukushima radiation mostly within accepted levels: WHO
May 23, 2012 (AFP)
Radiation affecting residents in Japan's Fukushima prefecture since the nuclear plant disaster is below the reference level for public exposure in all but two a...
Italy quake survivors urged to return home
May 23, 2012 (AFP)
Authorities on Wednesday urged survivors of a deadly earthquake in northeastern Italy to return home if their property was not damaged in the disaster, despite ...
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