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Japan Struck by Temblor South of Tokyo as Kan Calls for Calm  

Bloomberg - John BrinsleySachiko Sakamaki - ‎8 minutes ago‎
March 15 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg reporter Stuart Biggs speaks about Japan's nuclear crisis after Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s stricken nuclear power plant was today rocked by two ...

Gadhafi forces gain ground in march toward Benghazi  

CNN International - Arwa DamonJoe Vaccarello - ‎1 hour ago‎
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- The key Libyan city of Ajdabiya, the last major point between pro-government forces and the opposition stronghold of Benghazi, was slipping from the opposition's hands Tuesday, witnesses reported.

Bahrain's Shi'ite opposition condemns martial law  

Reuters - Frederik RichterLin Noueihed - ‎28 minutes ago‎
MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain's largest Shi'ite Muslim opposition group, Wefaq, condemned the Sunni-dominated government's decision to impose martial law on Tuesday and called for international intervention.

Germany to shut down pre-1980 nuclear plants  

Reuters - David Stamp - ‎28 minutes ago‎
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will shut down all seven of its nuclear power plants that began operating before 1980 at least till June, the government said on Tuesday, leaving open whether they will ever start up again after Japan's crisis.

Japan Rushing Aid to Survivors; Food, Water Supplies Low  

Voice of America - ‎1 hour ago‎

Q&A: Health  

BBC News - Richard Warry - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Japanese authorities say radiation levels from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant climbed to potentially harmful levels for a brief interval on Tuesday.

Libya: G8 dismiss military intervention  

Telegraph.co.uk - Henry Samuel - ‎38 minutes ago‎
World leaders have refused military intervention in Libya, leading to accusations that it is now too late to help the rebels against Muammar Gaddafi.

Pirates jailed in 17 nations as prosecutions rise  

The Associated Press - ‎1 hour ago‎
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Five Somali pirates are jailed for life by a US court. Sixty-one suspected pirates captured at sea face trial in India.

IDF seizes freighter of Iranian weapons headed to Gaza  

Jerusalem Post - Yaakov Katz - ‎1 hour ago‎
Watch video of navy boarding ship; 'Victoria' docked at same port in Syria as 2 Iranian vessels that transited Suez; IDF says weapons on board from Iran intended to be smuggled to Hamas; ship arrives in Ashdod.

Your online guide to helping Japan 

Globe and Mail - Amber MacArthur - ‎56 minutes ago‎
As the disaster deepens in Japan, some people may wish to do more than sit on the sidelines and watch as that country fights off one new threat after another.

Japan hit by 6.0 aftershock 

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎31 minutes ago‎
Japan was hit by a 6.0-magnitude aftershock causing buildings in Tokyo to sway, leaving at least two people injured and sparking power failures across much of the city of Shizuoka.

AIPAC's newest strategy 

Aljazeera.net - Mj Rosenberg - ‎22 minutes ago‎
AIPAC is a useful tool when you want to predict the future of any peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians. Prime minister Benyamin Netanyahu is being heavily criticised in Israel for his blatant exploitation of the murder of five members of one ...

U.S. Investors Dump Many Japanese Shares 

Wall Street Journal - Chris Dieterich - ‎57 minutes ago‎
Japanese companies trading in the US took another beating Tuesday, as an evolving nuclear crisis struck fear in global markets. Traders sold off shares of iconic Japanese corporations like Toyota Motor Corp.

S. Korea leader warns of possible surprise attack 

AFP - ‎1 hour ago‎
SEOUL - President Lee Myung-Bak said on Tuesday that South Korea must be ready for a surprise North Korean attack, as well as deadly natural and nuclear disasters.

Roundup: Incredible survival stories from Japan 

Toronto Star - ‎1 hour ago‎
A soldier holds a 4-month-old girl who was missing for three days after the village was destroyed by the powerful waters. A grandmother, two dogs, a four-month-old baby - every day, there are survivors surfacing in Japan as the country continues to ...

Singapore food authority to test Japanese produce for radiation 

Reuters - Raju Gopalakrishnan - ‎Mar 13, 2011‎
SINGAPORE, March 14 (Reuters) - Singapore will be testing imported Japanese produce for possible radiation, the city-state's agri-food and veterinary authority (AVA) said on Monday.

Petraeus: Progress in Afghanistan 'Fragile and Reversible' 

ABC News - Luis MartinezHuma Khan - ‎36 minutes ago‎
The top US commander in Afghanistan acknowledged today that security in the war-torn country is still fragile but warned that it would be unwise to abandon the mission, despite the US public's record-high opposition to ...

Russia says Japan may face meltdown at six reactors 

Reuters - Darya Korsunskaya - ‎2 hours ago‎
NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia, March 15 (Reuters) - Russia's nuclear chief warned on Tuesday that all six reactors at a stricken Japanese nuclear plant could melt down unless the authorities scrambled to cool down the nuclear fuel rods.

The Arab spring is brighter than ever 

The Guardian - ‎Mar 14, 2011‎
'Even if Gaddafi does succeed in quelling the Libyan uprising, it will be no more than a temporary setback for the wider Arab revolution.
Special Feature: Radiation Concern

IN THE KNOW: Radioactivity 

Inquirer.net - ‎1 hour ago‎
MANILA, Philippines—Radioactivity, or radioactive decay, is the spontaneous emission of energy from unstable atoms. These atoms emit radiation, which travels in the form of waves or high-speed particles.

Fukushima: Chernobyl Redux? 

TIME (blog) - Eben Harrell - ‎1 hour ago‎
Spent fuel is fuel that has been used in the reactor and is still "hot," still producing decay heat and releasing radioactive particles. The bad news is that the spent fuel pool doesn't have the same level of containment as the reactor core, ...

Cancer risk 'main threat in Japan' 

The Press Association - ‎1 hour ago‎
The main health threat to people in the area around the quake-hit nuclear power plant in Japan is an increased cancer risk caused by exposure to radioactive materials, experts have said. In particular, radioactive iodine could increase thyroid cancer ...
Radioactivity Could Enter Japan's Food Supply CalorieLab Calorie Counter News

Radiation exposure: What's the danger for Japan and America? 

CBS News - Neil Katz - ‎2 hours ago‎
Japanese soldiers mobilize to wash radioactive material emitted by the Fukushima nuclear power plant on March 15, 2011. (CBS/AP) As conditions worsen at four nuclear reactors in Japan, many here and abroad are worried about the health risks of ...

BBC disowns 'radioactive rain' text hoax 

ABS CBN News - Jojo Malig - ‎3 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - A hoax text message warning Filipinos on “radioactive rain” following a leak at Japanese nuclear power plant has prompted the BBC to issue a statement.

Potassium iodide info: What is radioactive iodine and how is it treated? 

Yahoo! News - ‎50 minutes ago‎
It has been found that thyroid cancers were diagnosed at Chernobyl since the accident due to the intake of the radioactive iodine fallout.

Scientists dismiss "radioactive rain" SMS circulating in Singapore as hoax 

Xinhua - Xiong Tong - ‎5 hours ago‎
SINGAPORE, March 15 (Xinhua) -- A text message circulating in Singapore on Tuesday warning about possible radioactive rain following the explosion in nuclear reactor in Japan have been dismissed by scientists and authorities as a hoax.

Important Questions About the Crisis at Japanese Nuclear Power Plants 

Treehugger - Michael Graham Richard - ‎26 minutes ago‎
... other types can go through thicker materials) and different types of radioactive isotopes; some have a very short half-life, which means that they decay very rapidly into lighter atoms, while others take a lot longer to decay. There's a trade off .

Core issues: worst-case nuclear reactor scenarios 

Sydney Morning Herald - Glenda Kwek - ‎10 hours ago‎
This left a hot fuel mixture of radioactive materials including uranium, plutonium, strontium and caesium to "decay" or cool down over time. Workers pumped the reactors with seawater to cool down the rods. But the temperatures were so high that water ...
What Is a Full Meltdown? Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone

Winds blowing Japan radioactivity over ocean: WMO 

Reuters - Stephanie NebehayAnne Richardson - ‎2 hours ago‎
GENEVA (Reuters) - Winds are dispersing radioactive material from Japan's quake-crippled nuclear power plant over the Pacific Ocean, away from Japan and other Asian countries, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said.

Fukushima Blast: Are Japan's Neighbors At Risk? 

TIME - Hillary Brenhouse - ‎2 hours ago‎
A third, early-morning explosion at the Fukushima plant has damaged a reactor's steel containment vessel, releasing radioactive material that could, potentially, affect the region. As Japan's East Asian neighbors watch the winds, inspecting imported ...

Doomsday Scenario at Fukushima 

Huffington Post (blog) - ‎2 hours ago‎
Once in the body, these radioactive materials continue to decay, releasing harmful gamma and beta radiation. Plutonium, also present, gives off alpha radiation.

Fears of health risks rise in Japan as radiation increases, residents warned ...

The Canadian Press - Marilynn Marchione - ‎10 hours ago‎
Worse case scenarios - lots of radioactive fallout - can lead to other cancers years later. Even a meltdown would not necessarily mean medical doom, experts said.

Voyager Spacecraft Sheds Light On Japan's Nuclear Reactors 

MIT Technology Review (blog) - ‎2 hours ago‎
Nothing can stop radioactive decay--that's why it's so useful in spacecraft batteries yet so troublesome in shut-down nuclear reactors.

Risks And Dangers Associated With Radiation 

NPR - ‎15 hours ago‎
It seemed to indicate, from what I had read, that they were able to wash off any of the radioactive elements just with soap and water and that the levels were exceptionally low.

Third explosion threatens core of Japanese nuclear complex 

San Jose Mercury News - Hiroko TabuchiKeith Bradsher - ‎10 hours ago‎
Spent fuel rods, depending on their age, can still emit large amounts of radioactive material and need to remain immersed in cool water.

Q&A: what is the radiation risk and how far will the danger spread? 

Sydney Morning Herald - ‎2 hours ago‎
People outside the exclusion zone but within 30 kilometres of the plant are being told to stay indoors, shut windows and turn off any functioning airconditioning systems, to stop the movement of air carrying radioactiveparticles into their homes.

No danger of radioactive pollution from Japan in Bulgaria (ROUNDUP) 

Focus News - ‎12 minutes ago‎
There is no danger of radioactive pollution from Japan in Bulgaria, because the distance is too great. There is no risk for the Bulgarian population, said Marina Nizamska, chief of an emergency planning department at the Bulgaria's Nuclear Regulatory ...

Filipino-Japanese escape aftershocks, nuclear radiation 

ABS CBN News - Ryan Chua - ‎7 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - Frequent aftershocks after a strong earthquake and the latest threat of radioactivewinds reaching Japan's capital, Tokyo, have forced Filipinos there to go home to the Philippines.

A ghastly tour of a land of radioactive sausage, poisoned onions, and bald ... 

The Atlantic - Gabriel Schoenfeld - ‎Mar 13, 2011‎
Kursk, when, because of "negligence on the part of workers," radioactive water was allowed to spill from a cooling c

 

 

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