Saturday, April 2, 2011

Concrete fails to plug leak at Fukushima nuclear plant Los Angeles Times





Reuters

Concrete fails to plug leak at Fukushima nuclear plant Los Angeles Times An operator at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says highly radioactive water from a pit near a reactor continues to leak into the ocean. Tepco officials plan to explore using a polymer in another attempt to stop the flow. Members of the Japan Maritime ... More than one in 10 nuclear power plants at risk from earthquakesThe Independent Officials Unable to Plug Radioactive Leak Found at Japan's Nuclear PlantABC News From Far Labs, a Vivid Picture Emerges of Japan CrisisNew York Times Chicago Sun-Times -Christian Science Monitor -Washington Post all 16,063 news articles »

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Libya mission: US eases off, Gadhafi holds on Chicago Sun Times





USA Today

Libya mission: US eases off, Gadhafi holds on Chicago Sun-Times A Libyan family is crowded into a car and they flash victory signs as they pass rebel fighters while crossing the front line, fleeing from the city of Brega, Libya, Saturday. AP Photo/Altaf Qadri WASHINGTON ... Libyan rebels say 13 killed in NATO airstrikeSeattle Post Intelligencer NATO airstrike reportedly kills 13 Libya rebelsLos Angeles Times 13 rebel troops hit by NATO airstrike in LibyaNECN The Guardian -BusinessWeek -New York Times all 15,744 news articles »

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UN defiant after Afghan killings BBC News





Fox News

UN defiant after Afghan killings BBC News A UN official has said the recent violence in Afghanistan will not drive its mission out of the country. Mission head Staffan de Mistura said staff in Mazar-e Sharif, where seven UN workers were killed on Friday, would be redeployed to Kabul ... UN envoy: UN workers killed running from bunkerThe Associated Press UN attacks: How burning the Koran led to murder in AfghanistanTelegraph.co.uk A dozen die in Afghanistan as fury erupts over Koran burningThe Independent New York Times -NPR -San Jose Mercury News all 3,915 news articles »

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Southwest Jet's Skin Rupture Sparks Probe Wall Street Journal





CTV.ca

Southwest Jet's Skin Rupture Sparks Probe Wall Street Journal The Southwest Airlines Co. jet that suffered an in-flight cabin rupture Friday was due for certain mandatory structural inspections on that same portion of its fuselage in coming weeks, according to government ... Southwest grounds about 80 planes after mishapThe Seattle Times Grounding planes likely cost Southwest millionsThe Associated Press 'Relatively minor' BWI disruptions as Southwest grounds planesBaltimore Sun NECN -CNN International -Palm Beach Post all 2,020 news articles »

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Red Cross: 800 killed in Ivory Coast town CNN International





CBC.ca

Red Cross: 800 killed in Ivory Coast town CNN International (CNN) -- In an especially grisly chapter of Ivory Coast's four-month conflict, hundreds of people have been killed in the western cocoa-producing town of Duekoue. The International Committee of the Red Cross said 800 people were shot ... Hundreds Killed in Ivory Coast Town as Conflict IntensifiesNew York Times Hague restraint call to Ivory CoastThe Press Association Massacre on the streets of Ivory CoastThe Independent BBC News -TIME -Aljazeera.net all 5,920 news articles »

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Obama pushes for oil use reduction, clean fuel technology Reuters





NEWS.com.au

Obama pushes for oil use reduction, clean fuel technology Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Saturday curbing foreign oil dependence and investments in clean fuel technology are the main tenets of his plan to meet long-term energy needs and in turn strengthen the domestic economy. ... President Obama to call for one-third cut to oil importsWashington Post Obama Clean energy technologies 'aren't science fiction anymore'Politico Editorial: Obama must show commitment to get an energy planDallas Morning News New York Times -Kansas City Star -Seattle Post Intelligencer all 3,118 news articles »

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Livni: Cast Lead was justified with or without Goldstone Jerusalem Post





Spectator.co.uk

Livni: Cast Lead was justified with or without Goldstone Jerusalem Post Eli Yishai, who served as deputy PM during Gaza op, calls on South African jurist to 'write the report that he should have.' Political leaders who held top positions in the Olmert administration united over the weekend in their ... Goldstone retraction shows West's changed attitude toward Israel in light of ...Ha'aretz Judge rethinks findings on Israel's Gaza conductSeattle Post Intelligencer Netanyahu Urges UN to Cancel Goldstone Report on GazaBloomberg Ynetnews -Washington Times -Press TV all 191 news articles »

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