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Japan PM says nuclear plant 'stabilising step-by-step'Tokyo (AFP) April 12, 2011 Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday that the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant is gradually stabilising and that the amount of radiation being released is declining. "Step by step, the reactors in the Fukushima Daiichi power plant are moving toward stability," Kan said in a televised press conference. "The level of radioactive materials released is declining." Kan also asked people to return to normal life one month after a massive seabed earthquake sent a tsunami barrelling into Jap ... read more |
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  Japan to widen evacuation zone around nuclear plant Japan on Monday said it was to widen the evacuation area around a crippled nuclear plant to include territory outside the current 20-kilometre (12-mile) exclusion zone. ... more | .. |
 Russia Urges Japan To Stop Radioactive Dumping Into Pacific Russia hopes that Japan will disclose full information about the situation at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant and will stop dumping radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean, the Foreign M ... more | .. |
  IMF says China's yuan 'substantially' undervalued The International Monetary Fund said Monday that China's yuan is "substantially weaker" than it should be and warned inflation in the world's second-largest economy would hit five percent in 2011. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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  Japan sets power-saving targets Japan will set electricity-saving targets during the high-demand summer season to reduce consumption by up to 25 percent, amid shortfalls in the wake of its quake-tsunami disaster, the government said. ... more | .. |
  The greenest car you've (likely) never heard of The greenest car you've likely never heard of will soon be hitting Honda showrooms across the United States as the Japanese automaker expands sales of its compressed natural gas powered Civic. ... more | .. |
  Shell acquires stake in Australian LNG Oil giant Shell will acquire a 6.4 percent share of Chevron's Wheatstone liquefied natural gas project off the coast of northwest Australia. ... more | .. |
  Desertec concept gets boots in Tunisia The plan to produce renewable energy in North Africa to power the continent and export excess capacity to Europe is advancing, the companies involved say. ... more |
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SMOS mission reveals 15-year global forest carbon storage trends
Pacific microstate sells first passports to fund climate action
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 Drivers of Nissan's electric Leaf report problems Japanese auto giant Nissan on Monday said customers in the United States and Japan had reported problems restarting their all-electric Leaf vehicles after switching the motor off. ... more | .. |
 'Uncertainties' weigh on disaster-hit Japan: IMF The International Monetary Fund Monday lowered its 2011 growth forecast for Japan, citing "large uncertainties" hanging over the world's third-biggest economy a month after a huge earthquake. ... more | .. |
  Britain's plans for nuclear waste on hold A plutonium waste reserve in the United Kingdom awaits reprocessing and sale, but in the wake of the Japanese nuclear disaster nobody wants it, officials say. ... more | .. |
 Possible slowdown in China, robust growth elsewhere: OECD There are signs of robust expansion in most advanced economies but a "possible moderation" of China's surging economic activity, the OECD said in a report Monday. ... more |
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 Switzerland says considering nuclear shutdown Switzerland is considering abandoning nuclear power, President Micheline Calmy-Rey said Monday following talks with her Austrian counterpart Heinz Fischer in Vienna. ... more | .. |
 Google invests $168 million in solar power plant Google said Monday it has invested $168 million to help complete the construction of one of the world's biggest solar energy power plants in California's Mojave Desert. ... more | .. |
 Singapore nuclear decision "long way away": government Singapore is "a long way away" from a decision on whether to include nuclear power as part of its energy policy, a senior government official said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 IMF warns of inflation in red-hot Asia The International Monetary Fund on Monday warned a number of Asian economies were showing signs of overheating and that soaring food and energy prices were threatening to stoke higher inflation. ... more |
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Space Force taps five firms to develop secure global tactical satcom solutions
SES Secures 5 Year Army Contract for Global Tactical Satellite Communications
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 Siemens says received EUR1.62bn for Areva NP stake Siemens has received 1.62 billion euros ($2.35 billion) for the sale of its 34-percent stake in its joint venture with French group Areva, a spokesman for the German industrial giant said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Turkey-Japan talks on nuclear plant suspended: minister Ankara has temporarily suspended talks with Japan on building a nuclear plant in northern Turkey after Japan's nuclear disaster, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Researchers Improve Path To Producing Uranium Compounds For Advanced Nuclear Fuels Advances made by researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory could enhance the ability of scientists to develop advanced nuclear fuels in a safer, simpler manner. Uranium chemistry research ... more | .. |
  China posts first quarterly trade deficit in seven years China said Sunday it had posted its first quarterly trade deficit in seven years, despite a narrow surplus in March, as rising commodity prices pushed manufacturers' costs higher. ... more |
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 Upheaval along the tracks for Laos villagers The people of Bopiat have particular reason to resent the Chinese workmen drilling in the centre of their village in the mountainous far north of Laos. ... more | .. |
 China's March trade surplus at $140 mln China said Sunday it had returned a trade surplus in March after the world's number two economy posted its first trade deficit in nearly a year in February. ... more | .. |
 Berlin moves from capital of cool to start-up haven Already a magnet for tourists and young artists, Berlin is attracting a new generation of Internet start-ups, changing the ways scientists interact or musicians store and share music. ... more | .. |
 Japan's post-disaster economy faces electric shock Japan's economy, the world's third-largest, has been in trouble for nearly a generation, but nothing prepared it for the brutal impact of power shortages following the March 11 disaster. ... more |
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China factories face shortages due to Japan quake Electronics and auto makers in China are facing a severe shortage of components after Japan's twin disasters disrupted production, but the full impact will not be felt for weeks, analysts say. ... more | .. |
 Inexpensive New Instruments Test Building Sealants Under Real-World Conditions Sealants, like weather stripping, are what separates the inside from the outside of a building, byproviding a barrier that prevents water from seeping in, for example, or heat from leaking out. The ... more | .. |
 Transocean claims record sea depth for oil drilling Offshore oil drilling group Transocean claimed Tuesday that it had a set a world record for deep water drilling at an ocean depth of 3,107 metres (10,194 feet) off the coast of India. ... more | .. |
  High Levels Of Toxic Compounds Found On Coasts Of West Africa "We were not expecting to find such high levels of PCBs, highly toxic compounds that are considered as priority compounds by European legislation, in a region such as the western coast of Africa", A ... more |
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 Defective Plastics Repair Themselves Indestructible things are a figment of the imagination of advertising. Even plastic components that have to stand up to major mechanical loads can break. The reason for this are microcracks that may ... more | .. |
  S. Korea preferred bid for Indonesian jet contract Indonesia has chosen South Korea as preferred bidder for its jet trainer project, officials said Tuesday, despite a reported attempt by Seoul's spies to steal secrets from a visiting Jakarta delegation. ... more | .. |
Philippines seeks China investment in roads, rail The Philippines said on Tuesday it was seeking Chinese investment in airports, roads, ports and railway projects worth $12 billion as the country tries to improve its creaky infrastructure. ... more | .. |
 Exploring The Possibilities For Zeolites Some people collect stamps and coins, but when it comes to sheer utility, few collections rival the usefulness of Rice University researcher Michael Deem's collection of 2.6 million zeolite structur ... more |
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