Radiation spikes in seawater by stricken Japan plant

Radiation spikes in seawater by stricken Japan plant


Radiation spikes in seawater by stricken Japan plant

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 01:03 AM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Radioactivity levels are soaring in seawater near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant, Japan's nuclear safety agency said on Saturday, two weeks after the nuclear power plant was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami.



Bursa to extend uptrend next week

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 11:41 PM PDT

The uptrend on Bursa Malaysia is likely to extend into next week with positive overseas developments prompting continued buying interest on the local front.

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Mass protests against nuclear power due in German cities

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 11:40 PM PDT

The leaders of opposition parties will take part in the mass demonstrations against nuclear power that will take place in major German cities on Saturday, the Russian news agency Itar-Tass reported. The cities are Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Cologne.

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Special Google logo to celebrate traveller's birthday

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 11:33 PM PDT

Internet search engine Google has shown a special logo on its homepage to celebrate the 400th birthday of 17th century Turkish traveller and writer Evliya Celebi, reported Turkey's Anadolu News Agency.

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Umno not involved in sex video: Najib

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 11:31 PM PDT

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today that Umno had nothing to do with the sex video alleged to involve an opposition leader.

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Whistleblower act addresses corruption in civil service

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 11:30 PM PDT

The Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 is a major legislative initiative under the National Key Result Areas (NKRA) to address corruption, especially among civil servants.

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Perak MIC disappointed with Nazri's statement

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 11:30 PM PDT

Perak MIC chairman Datuk S.Veerasingam said today that Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz should not have made the statement on seat allocation for the next general election.

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Taib's legacy

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 11:29 PM PDT

Tan Sri Abdul Mahmud marks his 30th anniversary as Chief Minister tomorrow still adding to his legacy of steady economic progress and political stability.

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Turn off lights during Earth Hour

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 11:27 PM PDT

The Earth Hour campaign is here again. To mark the event, several landmarks including skyscrapers, universities and shopping malls will participate in Earth Hour 2011 tomorrow, when their lights are switched off for an hour, beginning 8.30pm.

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PKR has no mandate to resolve deadlock

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 11:26 PM PDT

Parti Keadilan Rakyat admitted today that the opposition front was deadlocked over the allocation of seats in the Sarawak election.

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SNAPSHOT - Japan's nuclear crisis

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 11:01 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Following are main developments after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated northeast Japan and crippled a nuclear power station, raising the risk of uncontrolled radiation.



Indonesia airport foils smugglers with 40 pythons

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:59 PM PDT

Indonesian airport officials said Saturday they had foiled an attempt by two Kuwaitis to smuggle 40 pythons in their luggage.

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Rescuers struggle to reach Myanmar quake areas

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:59 PM PDT

Rescuers Saturday struggled to reach remote Myanmar towns hit by a powerful earthquake which killed 75 as rare images from the area showed roads torn apart and wooden homes reduced to piles of timber.

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The forgotten rattanware

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:59 PM PDT

Have you heard about a "mother-child chair" or a"rattan rocking horse"? They might be unfamiliar terms for young people today, but are actually laden with unlimited childhood memories for people who are now in their middle age.

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South Korea marks one year since warship sinking

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:46 PM PDT

South Korea carried out live fire naval drills Saturday in a show of strength against the North to mark a year since the sinking of one of its warships which Seoul blames on Pyongyang.

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US recognizes Ouattara as the rightful leader of Ivory Coast

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:14 PM PDT

The United States recognizes President Alassane Ouattara as the rightful leader of the west African nation of Ivory Coast, US President Barack Obama said late Friday.

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Morocco: website gives new twist to arranged marriages

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:12 PM PDT

Marriage in Morocco has an increasingly changing face these days as young men and women in search of lifetime partners head for the souk, in this case a "cyber" marriage souk.

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Roma playwright beats odds with one-woman show

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:10 PM PDT

When she was a teenager, Alina Serban, a Roma, never told classmates that she lived in a shack and never imagined she would one day study in New York, perform Shakespeare or showcase her own play.

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France's star philosopher shines for Libyan cause

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:06 PM PDT

With his open shirt and flowing dark mane, France's most infamous public intellectual has adopted the cause of Libyan freedom, taking an outsized role in French foreign affairs in the process.

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Workers trying to pump out radioactive water from Japan reactors

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:29 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese engineers were frantically attempting on Saturday to pump out puddles of radioactive water at the earthquake-crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant after it injured three workers and delayed efforts to cool reactors to safe levels.



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