FACTBOX - Travel warnings after Japan's earthquake |
- FACTBOX - Travel warnings after Japan's earthquake
- Wind to blow towards Pacific from quake-hit Japan plant
- Utah governor signs immigration law like Arizona
- Bahrain police clear out Shi'ite protest camp
- Dollar strengthens as US Fed maintains interest rates
- Bakun Dam expected to generate power this July
- Korean peninsula moves 5cm eastwards due to Japan quake
- Asia set for solid growth despite Japan quake: S&P
- Tokyo shares end 5.68% higher
- Japan sends reservists for quake relief
- Bahrain police clear roads, blasts heard in Manama
- Bahrain police clear roads, blasts heard in Manama
- Security forces move to clear out Bahrain protesters
- Inundated grudge
- Wind to blow towards Pacific from quake-hit Japan plant
- Venezuela halts nuclear program after Japan disaster
- Security forces move to clear out Bahrain protesters
- Workers briefly abandon Japan nuclear plant, crisis worsening
- Malaysian Christians hail bid to release Bibles
- Unique Japan tsunami footage boon to scientists
| FACTBOX - Travel warnings after Japan's earthquake Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:32 AM PDT * Denotes new or updated item: 
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| Wind to blow towards Pacific from quake-hit Japan plant Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:32 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - The wind near a quake-damaged nuclear complex in northeast Japan, which has released radiation into the atmosphere, will blow from the northwest and out into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, a weather official said. 
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| Utah governor signs immigration law like Arizona Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:32 AM PDT SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Utah's governor on Tuesday signed a package of immigration laws including one that would allow a police crackdown on illegal immigrants similar to Arizona's attempt last year. 
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| Bahrain police clear out Shi'ite protest camp Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:32 AM PDT MANAMA (Reuters) - Helicopters flew overhead and Bahraini riot police fired teargas on Wednesday as they cleared mainly Shi'ite protesters from a central roundabout where they had been camped out for weeks, a Reuters witness said. 
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| Dollar strengthens as US Fed maintains interest rates Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:37 AM PDT SINGAPORE, Wednesday 16 March 2011 (AFP) -- The dollar strengthened against the yen and the euro in Asian trade Wednesday as the US Federal Reserve maintained ultra-low interest rates amid a more positive outlook for the economy. The dollar bought 80.80 yen in the afternoon, compared to 80.78 yen a day before. The euro traded at $1.3972 from $1.3996 on Tuesday. The euro also slipped against the Japanese currency, buying 112.89 yen from 113.79 yen.
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| Bakun Dam expected to generate power this July Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:32 AM PDT The Bakun hydroelectric dam is expected to commercially produce 300 megawatts (MW) of electricity in July this year, said Sarawak Hidro Sdn Bhd managing director, Zulkifle Osman.
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| Korean peninsula moves 5cm eastwards due to Japan quake Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:31 AM PDT SEOUL, Wednesday 16 March 2011 (Bernama) -- The Korean Peninsula has moved a maximum of five centimetres (cm) to the east due to the massive quake that rocked Japan last week, reports the South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted a state-run astronomical institute on Wednesday.
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| Asia set for solid growth despite Japan quake: S&P Posted: 15 Mar 2011 11:43 PM PDT SINGAPORE, Wednesday 16 March 2011 (AFP) -- Asia is poised for another year of solid growth in 2011 even if the impact of the killer earthquake and tsunami on Japan remains unclear, Standard and Poor's said Wednesday.
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| Posted: 15 Mar 2011 11:41 PM PDT TOKYO, Wednesday 16 March 2011 (AFP) -- Tokyo shares closed up 5.68 percent Wednesday on bargain hunting following a huge two-day selloff, as Japan scrambled to avoid a nuclear catastrophe.
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| Japan sends reservists for quake relief Posted: 15 Mar 2011 11:40 PM PDT TOKYO, Wednesday 16 March 2011 (AFP) -- Japan's defence ministry said Wednesday it will send military reservists to help relief efforts in the northeast, where thousands remain missing amid massive earthquake and tsunami damage.
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| Bahrain police clear roads, blasts heard in Manama Posted: 15 Mar 2011 11:31 PM PDT MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahraini security forces in light armoured personnel carriers began to clear makeshift roadblocks from a thoroughfare leading to the main financial district on Wednesday, as pitched battles raged with protesters. 
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| Bahrain police clear roads, blasts heard in Manama Posted: 15 Mar 2011 10:40 PM PDT MANAMA, March 16 — Bahraini security forces in light armoured personnel carriers began to clear makeshift roadblocks from a thoroughfare leading to the main financial district today, as pitched battles raged with protesters. Helicopters hovered overhead and protesters fleeing in their cars drove at high speed toward police, knocking down a ... 
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| Security forces move to clear out Bahrain protesters Posted: 15 Mar 2011 10:23 PM PDT MANAMA, March 16 — Helicopters flew overhead and riot police fired teargas as they moved into Bahrain's Pearl roundabout early today to clear protesters camped out there for weeks, a Reuters witness said. Protesters threw petrol bombs at police who advanced in thick lines from the Bahrain Financial Harbour, the main financial district of the ... 
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| Posted: 15 Mar 2011 10:53 PM PDT An elderly South Korean woman who served as sex slave for Japanese soldiers during World War II, is surrounded by reporters during a memorial service for the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan outside the Japanese embassy in Seoul. The memorial service was the first of its kind by former "comfort women" who have staged regular anti-Japanese protests outside the embassy.
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| Wind to blow towards Pacific from quake-hit Japan plant Posted: 15 Mar 2011 11:01 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - The wind near a quake-damaged nuclear complex in northeast Japan, which has released radiation into the atmosphere, will blow from the northwest and out into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, a weather official said. 
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| Venezuela halts nuclear program after Japan disaster Posted: 15 Mar 2011 11:01 PM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela is suspending development of a nuclear power program following the catastrophe at a nuclear complex in Japan, President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday. 
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| Security forces move to clear out Bahrain protesters Posted: 15 Mar 2011 11:01 PM PDT MANAMA (Reuters) - Helicopters flew overhead and riot police fired teargas as they moved into Bahrain's Pearl roundabout early on Wednesday to clear protesters camped out there for weeks, a Reuters witness said. 
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| Workers briefly abandon Japan nuclear plant, crisis worsening Posted: 15 Mar 2011 11:01 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Workers were ordered to withdraw briefly from a stricken Japanese nuclear power plant on Wednesday after radiation levels surged, Kyodo news reported, a development that suggested the crisis was spiralling out of control. 
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| Malaysian Christians hail bid to release Bibles Posted: 15 Mar 2011 10:28 PM PDT Malaysian Christians Wednesday hailed the government's release of some 35,000 Bibles seized in a dispute over the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims.
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| Unique Japan tsunami footage boon to scientists Posted: 15 Mar 2011 10:26 PM PDT SYDNEY, Wednesday 16 March 2011 (AFP) -- Vision of the disastrous tsunami rolling onto Japan after last week's massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake will provide valuable data to scientists for years to come, Australian experts said Wednesday.
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