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Japan fears permanent ban on habitation near nuclear plant
Feb 24, 2012 (AFP)
Japan on Friday said some areas surrounding the Fukushima nuclear power plant that was wrecked last year by a massive tsunami will likely remain permanently off...
Gas leak at China steel plant kills three
Feb 23, 2012 (AFP)
A gas leak at an east China steel works Thursday left three workers dead and 10 injured, the government said, in the latest industrial accident to hit the natio...
Swiss Re net profits up sharply to $2.6bn despite disasters
Feb 23, 2012 (AFP)
Reinsurance giant Swiss Re shrugged off natural disasters to report net profits of $2.6 billion for 2011 on Thursday, up sharply from the $863 million recorded ...
France, China can learn from Fukushima: French minister
Feb 23, 2012 (AFP)
French Industry Minister Eric Besson said China and France could learn from Japan's nuclear disaster, during a Beijing visit Thursday to discuss joint developme...
Public Safety Benefits of Open Architecture Approach to Interoperable Emergency Communications
Feb 23, 2012 (SPX)
In a keynote session at the International Wireless Communications Expo, Raytheon declared that the right technical model for a mobile broadband public safety ne...
Red Cross appeals for $3 mln for Mozambique cyclone victims
Feb 23, 2012 (AFP)
The Red Cross appealed Thursday for nearly $3 million to help thousands of families still waiting for aid after two tropical cyclones that killed at least 12 pe...
TEPCO to cement Fukushima seabed to stem radiation
Feb 22, 2012 (AFP)
The operator of Japan's tsunami-crippled nuclear plant is to cover a large swathe of seabed near the battered reactors with cement in a bid to halt the spread o...
New Zealand pays silent tribute to quake dead
Feb 22, 2012 (AFP)
New Zealand paused for two minutes' silence on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of the devastating Christchurch earthquake, which left 185 people dead. A...
China factory blast kills 13, injures 17
Feb 21, 2012 (AFP)
An explosion at a steel plant in northeastern China killed 13 people and injured another 17, a company official said Tuesday, in the latest industrial accident ...
Into the no-man's land of Fukushima
Feb 21, 2012 (AFP)
Every two minutes on the bus ride through the ghost towns surrounding Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, a company guide in a white protective suit holds ...
Europe Needs a RESCUE Revolution
Feb 20, 2012 (SPX)
Resolving the world's major challenges whether climate change, environmental pollution, urbanisation, our ageing population or resource scarcity requires a swee...
Virtual Communities Tap Satellite Technologies for Disaster Response
Feb 20, 2012 (SPX)
Matching the power of satellite technology to disaster risk reduction and emergency response here on Earth is the subject of a new publication issued by the Uni...
Japan to host global meeting on nuclear safety
Feb 17, 2012 (AFP)
Japan said Friday it will co-host a global conference on nuclear safety with the United Nations atomic watchdog in December in the region hardest hit by last ye...
Fukushima weighs heavy at Berlin film showcase
Feb 15, 2012 (AFP)
The Fukushima nuclear disaster has come under the spotlight at Berlin's film festival with three films exploring its impact on Japanese society less than a year...
Fukushima faces increased quake risk - study
Feb 14, 2012 (AFP)
Japan's crippled nuclear plant at Fukushima needs to beef up safety measures to face the risk of a large earthquake, scientists said on Tuesday. The alarm was s...
Japan's Fukushima reactor may be reheating: operator
Feb 12, 2012 (AFP)
Temperature readings at one of the crippled Fukushima nuclear reactors have risen above Japan's stringent new safety standard but there was no immediate danger,...
Top US general meets Egypt's Tantawi amid NGOs row
Feb 11, 2012 (AFP)
The US military's top general met Egypt's ruling field marshal on Saturday amid a row between the allies over impending trials of American pro-democracy activis...
Bird numbers drop around Fukushima
Feb 08, 2012 (UPI)
Bird populations near Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear plant have dropped more than expected from a related analysis of the Chernobyl disaster, scientists say....
UN aims for major cut in peacekeeping bill
Feb 08, 2012 (AFP)
The United Nations hopes to cut one billion dollars off its peacekeeping budget this year as it seeks to close or shrink many missions, a top UN official said W...
Japan passes $33 bln fourth extra budget
Feb 08, 2012 (AFP)
Japan's parliament on Wednesday approved a $33 billion fourth extra budget to finance subsidies for disaster-struck businesses and the auto market, as the gover...
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