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US Energy Secretary Steven Chu has said that the situation at the plant appears to be more serious than the partial meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania in 1979.
The US state department has urged Americans living within 80km (50 miles) of Fukushima Daiichi, which lies 220km from Tokyo, to leave the area - a much wider exclusion zone than the 20km advised by the Japanese government.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12766930US Energy Secretary Steven Chu has said that the situation at the plant appears to be... more
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Latest Complete News Updates Today In Japan the Nikkei 225 Index spiraled down 1.7% to 10254 and in Hong Kong the Hang Seng Index dropped 1.6% to 23250. Japan’s central bank pledged to ensure financial stability after the strongest earthquake in at least a century forced Toyota Motor Corp. to shut some plants, knocked out oil refineries and sparked a plunge in stocks.Latest Complete News Updates Today In Japan the Nikkei 225 Index spiraled down 1.7% to... more
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The Pacific region’s all countries have gotten tsunami warning. Only Canada and United States are the two countries where this warning is not applicable. All other islands come under warning of this tsunami. This tsunami has been issued after the striking of an earthquake in Japan. A few days ago, Japanese issued another warning but US officials had rejected that warning. But this time, the tsunami warning has come from Americans. This warning will include Hawaii, South American Countries and Mexico in its range.The Pacific region’s all countries have gotten tsunami warning. Only Canada and... more
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Japan has been shaken due to an earthquake of 8.9 magnitudes. This earthquake has done huge scale damage to infrastructure of Japan. Simultaneously, it has been reported that tsunami waves will strike vast areas of Pacific Ocean. Countries what may come under affect of these tsunami waves are Russia, Philippines, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Peru, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama. Coast guards of all these countries are doing evacuation of people from their endangered areas. Australia and New Zealand were also warned about Tsunami waves but the warning for these two countries has been taken away.Japan has been shaken due to an earthquake of 8.9 magnitudes. This earthquake has done... more
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1103 - Kathrin Hille, one of our correspondents in Beijing, says some Chinese internet users have posted anti-Japanese remarks on nationalist websites. On Tiexue, a forum visited by nationalists and military fans, several users said they would celebrate. “It looks like today our compatriots’ liquor consumption will jump! I also want to have a few more bottles and celebrate!” said one user under the name New East Wind Warrior.1103 - Kathrin Hille, one of our correspondents in Beijing, says some Chinese internet... more
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