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  Geologist Predicts Quake On India-China Border On Apr 14-16

  World | April 09, 2011 22:14 IST

  Colombo, April 9:  More earthquakes are possible to hit parts of Asia, inlcuding Japan and the Chinese border with India, according to a Sri Lankan geologist."We can predict another earthquake occuring in Japan between April

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  4 Killed In Strongest Aftershock In Japan Since March 11 Quake

  World | April 08, 2011 17:13 IST

  Tokyo/Fukushima, Apr 8: At least four people were killed and 140 injured in the most powerful aftershock that jolted Japan since the devastating March 11 quake and tsunami, heightening concerns over the crippled Fukushima nuclear

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  One Of Reactors At Crippled N-Plant Likely Damaged: Japan

  World | March 25, 2011 19:40 IST

  Tokyo/Fukushima, Mar 25: Concerns over more serious contamination mounted in Japan today as authorities said the core of one of the six reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant may have damaged, a day after three

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  Over 60 Killed In Myanmar Quake: Officials

  World | March 25, 2011 19:29 IST

  Yangon, Mar 25: More than 60 people were killed and dozens injured after a strong earthquake struck Myanmar near its border with Thailand, an official said today, as some affected areas remained cut off.Tremors were

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  Three Workers At Japan's Crippled N-Plant Exposed To Radiation

  World | March 24, 2011 20:18 IST

  Tokyo/Fukushima, Mar 24: Three workers were today exposed to high radiation at Japan's troubled Fukushima nuclear plant, as authorities mulled plans to import bottled water amid a panicked rush to buy it after the tap

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  Japan Reconstruction May Take 5 Years: World Bank

  World | March 21, 2011 10:05 IST

  Singapore, Mar 21: Japan may need five years to rebuild from the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that has caused up to $235 billion of damage, the World Bank said Monday. The March 11 disaster --

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  Japan Disaster Death Toll To Top 18,000

  World | March 21, 2011 10:02 IST

  Tokyo, Mar 21: Police officials estimate that the toll from Japan's massive March 11 earthquake and tsunami will exceed 18,000 deaths. One of the of the hardest-hit prefectures, Miyagi, estimates that the deaths will top

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  Japan Faces Nuclear Catastrophe Of The Chernobyl Kind

  World | March 15, 2011 21:35 IST

  Tokyo, March 15: Japan's nuclear crisis verged toward catastrophe on Tuesday after an explosion damaged the vessel containing the nuclear core at one reactor and a fire at another spewed large amounts of radioactive material

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  Infosys Calls Back All Staff From Japan

  India | March 15, 2011 18:35 IST

  New Delhi, March 15: Infosys on Tuesday called back all its employees based in Japan. Infosys has around 350 employees working in various projects in Japan. Mohandas Pai, Director Human Resources, Infosys, said: "All employees

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  An 8.9 Quake Will Be Disastrous For NCR

  India | March 15, 2011 12:46 IST

  New Delhi, March 15: The entire National Capital Region lies in a high-risk Seismic Zone IV, but the fact remains that most of the buildings in delhi, Gurgaon and Noida are not earthquake-resistant, reports Times

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  Millions Without Food, Water, Power In Japan

  World | March 14, 2011 6:30 IST

  TAGAJO, Japan Mar 13: The death toll in Japan's earthquake and tsunami will likely exceed 10,000 in one state alone, an official said Sunday, as millions of survivors were left without drinking water, electricity and

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  People Buried Under Rubble Call Out For Help, Food

  World | March 13, 2011 11:17 IST

  Tokyo, Mar 12: Japan confronted devastation along its northeastern coast on Saturday, with fires raging and parts of some cities under water after a massive earthquake and tsunami that likely killed at least 1,000 people.

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  Quake Brings Tokyo To A Standstill

  World | March 12, 2011 8:04 IST

  Tokyo, Mar 12 -- Japan's huge earthquake brought super-modern Tokyo to a standstill as it paralyzed trains that normally run like clockwork, crippled mobile phones, stranded hordes of commuters and trapped scores of people in

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  Thousands Roam Tokyo Streets, Stations After Quake

  World | March 11, 2011 22:32 IST

  Tokyo, Mar 10: Japan's huge earthquake brought super-modern Tokyo to a standstill Friday, paralyzing trains that normally run like clockwork and stranding hordes of commuters carrying mobile phones rendered largely useless by widespread outages. The

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  Millions Stuck In Tokyo As Quake Shuts Down Subways

  World | March 11, 2011 17:54 IST

  Tokyo, Mar 11: Millions of people in greater Tokyo were stranded far away from home today evening after Japan's biggest earthquake on record shut down the capital's massive subway system.Sirens wailed through Tokyo, television helicopters

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  Rescuers In NZ Pull Out More Dead From Debris, Toll Goes Up To 113

  World | February 25, 2011 19:30 IST

  Melbourne, Feb 25: Rescuers pulled out more bodies from the debris in their grim search for the missing in a quake-devastated Christchurch where death toll mounted to 113, and incidents of theft and looting were

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  It's Incredibly Hard To Focus On Match Due To Quake, Says Vettrori

  Cricket | February 24, 2011 16:13 IST

  Nagpur, Feb 24: New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori today said that it has been quite difficult for them to focus on the big game against Trans-Tasman rivals Australia after the devastating earthquake that rocked Christchurch

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  Nearly 400 Dead, Missing In New Zealand Quake

  World | February 23, 2011 8:23 IST

  Christchurch, Feb 23 (AFP) New Zealand rescuers worked frantically through the night today to reach trapped survivors after a catastrophic earthquake left nearly 400 people dead or missing in Christchurch. Prime Minister John Key, declaring