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Northeast Japan jolted by magnitude 5.9 quake, no tsunami warning
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted northeastern Japan on Saturday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Tokyo Electric Power Co's two nuclear plants in Fukushima reported no...Tags: Earthquakes, Natural Disasters, Tsunamis, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Japan
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GPS system can accurately predict post-quake tsunami, study finds
When the magnitude 9 earthquake struck Japan more than two years ago, there were 1,200 global positioning system stations recording ocean floor movement in real time. None was linked to that nation’s tsunami warning system, which underestimated...
Tags: Bodies of Water, Science and Technology, Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Natural Disasters
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Northeast Japan jolted by magnitude 5.9 quake
ReutersTOKYO, May 18 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted northeastern Japan on Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami warnings have been issued. The United States Geological Survey recorded the quake at 6.1,...Tags: Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Natural Disasters, Japan, Tokyo (Japan)
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FACTBOX-U.S. Treasury's tools to delay hitting debt limit
ReutersMay 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Friday announced a series of steps the Obama administration is prepared to take so it can keep paying the nation's bills once a temporary suspension of the cap on the U.S. government's debt expires...Tags: Employees, Civil and Public Service, Government Debt, Local Government, Bonds
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Brazil, Japan, sumo and food, deliciously intertwined
SAO PAULO, Brazil — Fernando Kuroda didn't like eating chankonabe at first, because he was forced to eat so much of the thick stew that he would get sick and could barely walk. "They would just fill me up and fill me up with food, or I wasn't...
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Bad news can be bad for your health
The terrorist bombings and subsequent manhunt in Boston last month left four innocent people dead and many more injured. But the stress caused by these tragic events could adversely affect the health of a much wider population. The citywide shutdown, the...Tags: Columbia University, New York City, Diseases and Illnesses, Natural Disasters, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Factbox: Treasury's tools to delay hitting debt limit
Reuters(Reuters) - The budget deficit is shrinking more quickly than previously estimated, the Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday, which will likely help postpone the effective deadline for raising the debt limit. The revised estimate from the non-...Tags: Employees, Civil and Public Service, Government Debt, Fannie Mae, Bonds
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Japan sees results from 'Abenomics' growth strategy, as GDP jumps 3.5 pct, beating forecasts
AP Business WriterTOKYO (AP) — Japan's economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 3.5 percent in annual terms last quarter, giving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a boost as his government tackles reforms needed to ensure a sustained recovery from two decades of malaise....Tags: Consumer Confidence, Earnings Forecasts, Government Debt, Companies and Corporations, Demonstration
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Japan govt takes aim at electricity monopolies
Reuters* Japan power costs among highest in world * Electricity mkt overhaul is key part of PM's reform agenda * But regional monopolies will be hard to overcome By Aaron Sheldrick and Risa Maeda TOKYO, May 16 (Reuters) - Japan is embarking on its most...Tags: Tokyo Electric Power Co., Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Alternative Energy, Japan, Business Enterprises
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Japan takes first step to a permanent reactor shutdown after Fukushima
Reuters* Ruling of active fault line may lead to reactor's permanent closure * Reactors at five other plants also under review * New atomic regulator to examine findings as early as next week By Risa Maeda TOKYO, May 15 (Reuters) - Experts judged on...Tags: Natural Disasters, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Plant Openings, Japan, Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan)
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Reuters World News Highlights 1400 GMT, May 15
ReutersUNITED NATIONS - The U.N. General Assembly is set to vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution that condemns Syrian authorities and accepts the opposition Syrian National Coalition as party to a potential political transition. - - - - BRUSSELS/BERLIN -...Tags: Germany, United Nations, Nigeria, Japan, Goodluck Jonathan
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At cautious Toyota, low risk rules even as profit booms
Reuters* Operating profit for FY 2012/13 seen at 1.26 tln yen * Toyota likely met mid-term profit and margin goal in FY 2012/13 * Toyota not building new plants for three years By Yoko Kubota TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp refuses to be tempted...Tags: Honda Motor Co., Plant Openings, Japan, Automotive Equipment, Foreign Exchange Market
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