Asian stocks fall after weak US jobs figures
Asian stock markets fell in holiday-thinned trade Monday after a slowdown in U.S. hiring added to evidence that the recovery in the world’s biggest economy is weakening.
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Environmental hazards remain after Joplin tornado
As residents confront a gigantic cleanup following the tornado that savaged Joplin, experts say environmental dangers could lurk amid the mountains of debris in the southwestern Missouri city and even in the water and air.
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Gunners Pound Rebels, Embassies Sacked After Gadhafi’s Son Said Killed
Government forces pounded rebel-held cities and crowds ransacked empty embassies in Tripoli on Sunday after Libyan authorities reported a NATO airstrike killed one of longtime strongman Moammar Gadhafi’s sons and three of his grandchildren. …
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Gunners Pound Rebels, Embassies Sacked After Deadly Strikes
Government forces pounded rebel-held cities and crowds ransacked empty embassies in Tripoli on Sunday after Libyan authorities reported a NATO airstrike killed one of longtime strongman Moammar Gadhafi’s sons and three of his grandchildren.
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At least 25 dead in 6 states after storm’s rampage
Patrick Woods, a freshman at Pine Forest High School in Fayetteville, N.C. picks up a flag on the remains of structures on the softball field at Pine Forest High School Saturday, April 16, 2011 in Fayetteville, N.C. Homes and businesses were badly damaged Saturday by a severe storm system that whipped across North Carolina, bringing flash floods, hail and reports of tornadoes from the western …
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Oncor Working to Restore Power after Severe Storm Sweeps North Texas
DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On Monday morning, more than 90,000 homes and businesses were without power following a massive storm that hit Oncor’s service territory. As of 9 p.m., approximately 40,000 remain without power.
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Half-million homes powerless after new Japan quake
A man strolls with his dog at a gateway at the entrance to a Shinto shrine damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at in Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Monday, March 28, 2011.
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Million homes lack power after new Japan quake
A man strolls with his dog at a gateway at the entrance to a Shinto shrine damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at in Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Monday, March 28, 2011.
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Japan focuses on hydrogen buildup after nuclear leak
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan began pumping nitrogen gas into a crippled nuclear reactor, refocusing the fight against the world’s worst nuclear disaster in 25 years on preventing an explosive buildup of hydrogen gas at Fukushima Daiichi power plant.
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Part II, After Fukushima do we still want 6.5 million people and a
I wrote the forerunner of this thread – After Fukushima do we still want 6.5m people and a Nuclear Power to support? http://www.temasekreview.com/2011/03/14/after-fukushima-do-we-still-want-6-5m-people-and-a-nuclear-power-to-support/ on 14 March 2011. A lot of horrors have evolved since. It is too precious of a crisis to let it inflict humanity ( so terribly sad for …
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