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Quake, tsunami could cost Japan $235 billion: WBankSingapore (AFP) March 21, 2011 The massive quake and tsunami of March 11 could cost Japan's economy up to $235 billion, or 4.0 percent of output, but reconstruction will spur recovery later this year, the World Bank said Monday. "If history is any guide, real GDP growth will be negatively affected through mid-2011," the World Bank said in its latest East Asia and Pacific Economic Update report. But growth should pick up in subsequent quarters "as reconstruction efforts, which could last five years, accelerate," it added. ... read more |
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  Pounding rain fuels radiation fears in Japan Driving rain on Monday disrupted rescue efforts in Japan and compounded the misery of disaster survivors now fearing radioactive fallout from the smouldering wreck of a nuclear plant. ... more | .. |
  New Software Calculates Heating Costs In Greenhouse Operations In parts of the United States where ornamental and vegetable plants are produced in greenhouses during cold seasons, heating costs are second only to labor costs for greenhouse operators. Greenhouse ... more | .. |
 Chemical-Free Pest Management Cuts Rice Waste In 2006, Maria Otilia Carvalho, a researcher from the Tropical Research Institute of Portugal had an ambitious goal: to cut the huge losses of rice - a staple food crop for half of humanity - due to ... more | .. |
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  Green Sludge Can Protect Groundwater From Radioactive Contamination Radioactive waste decaying down at the dump needs millions of years to stabilize. The element Neptunium, a waste product from uranium reactors, could pose an especially serious health risk should it ... more | .. |
  Max Planck Researchers Urge More Prominent Role For Zoos Of around seven land vertebrate species whose survival in the wild is threatened one is also kept in captivity. These and other data on the protection of species in zoos and aquaria have now been re ... more | .. |
 Optimizing Yield And Fruit Size Of Figs The common fig is a subtropical, deciduous fruit tree grown in most Mediterranean-type climates. Although some believe that figs may be the oldest cultivated fruit species on earth, global expansion ... more | .. |
 Ecologists Use 70-Year-Old Pressed Plants To Chart City's Vanishing Native Flora More than half of the world's population now lives in cities, yet we know little about how urbanization affects biodiversity. In one the first studies of its kind, ecologists in Indianapolis, USA ha ... more |
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 Japan again detects abnormal radiation in food Japan has again detected "abnormal levels" of radiation in milk and spinach taken from areas near a quake-hit nuclear plant, government spokesman Yukio Edano said Sunday, urging consumers to stay calm. ... more | .. |
  IAEA sees 'some positive developments' at Fukushima The UN atomic watchdog Sunday noted "some positive developments" at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant over the past 24 hours, but warned that the crisis there remained serious. ... more | .. |
 Berkeley Lab Scientists Take A Look At Systems Biology And Cellular Networking Systems biology is a holistic approach to the study of how a living organism emerges from the interactions of the individual elements that make up its constituent cells. Embracing a broad rang ... more | .. |
  Taiwan builds first undersea earthquake sensor Taiwan began building its first undersea earthquake sensor on Sunday in a project aiming to give earlier warnings of the quakes and tsunamis that frequently hit the region. ... more |
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  South Africans with AIDS fear new drug crimes When thieves broke into Nonhlanhla's home, they took her most valuable possession: Her AIDS drugs, which in urban legend are a key ingredient in a new narcotic called "whoonga". ... more | .. |
  Exiled Tibetans elect new leader Thousands of Tibetans worldwide vote Sunday for a new leader who hopes eventually to become the new face of the struggle for freedom in China, a cause embodied for decades by the Dalai Lama. ... more | .. |
 Japan quake dead, missing top 20,000: police The number of people confirmed dead or listed as missing in Japan surpassed 20,000 on Sunday, nine days after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck. ... more | .. |
 Japan struggles to restore power to atom plant Crews fighting to cool reactors at Japan's stricken nuclear plant struggled Sunday to switch partial power back on after a natural disaster that has left nearly 20,000 people dead or missing. ... more |
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Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market
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 Ritual of a bath denied to Japan survivors Of all the day-to-day hardships suffered by survivors of Japan's tsunami, the simple everyday ritual of a bath - so important in the nation's culture - is the thing many say they miss the most. ... more | .. |
 Pride and apprehension for Fukushima firefighters In the face of unseen dangers, the firefighters at Fukushima have the weight of an apprehensive nation's expectations - and their families' worst fears - riding on their shoulders. ... more | .. |
After Japan quake, US confronts fears -- and costs Across the Pacific Ocean from Japan's devastation, the waves roll in peacefully as daytrippers stroll the wet sand while snacking on ice cream and caramel apples. ... more | .. |
Japan vies to restore power to wrecked atom plant Crews fighting to cool reactors at Japan's stricken nuclear plant hoped Sunday to switch partial power back on after a natural disaster that has left nearly 20,000 people dead or missing. ... more |
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  African Union demands 'immediate' halt to Libya attacks The African Union's panel on Libya Sunday called for an "immediate stop" to all attacks after the United States, France and Britain launched military action against Moamer Kadhafi's forces. ... more | .. |
 Desperation tests taboo on theft after Japan tsunami Isolated reports of looting by desperate tsunami survivors have emerged in Japan, whose people have been widely applauded for their discipline in the face of appalling adversity. ... more | .. |
 Trauma stalks children of Japan tsunami The horror of Japan's tsunami has raised concerns over the long-term impact on children, some of whom are already displaying signs of trauma, from screaming nightmares to silent withdrawal. ... more | .. |
 Swiss embassy leaves Tokyo for Osaka amid nuclear fears Swiss authorities said Sunday their embassy in Tokyo will temporarily move to Osaka amid fears that wind changes could carry more radioactive particles from Japan's stricken nuclear plant to the capital. ... more |
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Tiangong hosts dual crews after debris impact delays Shenzhou-20 return
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Power line connected to stricken Japan reactor Crews fighting to cool reactors at Japan's stricken nuclear plant managed to connect a power line as the government revealed that leaking radioactivity had reached the food chain. ... more | .. |
 Gbagbo camp recruits youth, thousands flee Abidjan violence Strongman Laurent Gbagbo's fiery youth leader on Saturday urged those willing to die for the Ivory Coast to enlist in his armed forces, as thousands fled post-election violence in Abidjan. ... more | .. |
 Japan dead, missing nears 20,000: police The number of people confirmed dead or listed as missing in Japan neared 20,000 on Saturday, eight days after the massive earthquake and tsunami struck. ... more | .. |
 Power line connected to stricken Japan reactor Crews fighting to cool reactors at Japan's stricken nuclear plant managed to connect a power line Saturday as the government revealed that leaking radioactivity had reached the food chain. ... more |
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 Radioactive traces found in Japan tap water Traces of radioactive substances have been detected in Japan's tap water following an emergency at a quake-hit nuclear plant, but are not a risk to human health, the government said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Pacific islands push US to improve fisheries deal A group of 17 Pacific island nations began putting pressure on the United States on Saturday to reshape a 23-year-old fisheries treaty. ... more | .. |
 Iraqis rally for third day of Bahrain protests Thousands of protesters in southern Iraq chanted slogans and carried effigies of Gulf rulers on Saturday in a third day of rallies supporting Shiite-led pro-democracy protests in Bahrain. ... more | .. |
 Hundreds evacuated as Indonesian volcano erupts Indonesia said it had evacuated hundreds of people living near Mount Karangetang off northern Sulawesi island as authorities issued a red alert on Saturday following its eruption. ... more |
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