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6326. March 17, 2011 | Indo-Asian News Service (IANS)
Russians go for pills to fight radiation, Russia
People living in Russia's Far East near Japan are buying iodine pills to fight radioactive isotopes even as the government insisted that radiation levels in Russia are in safe limits, a media report said Wednesday... 6327. March 17, 2011 | CBS
Radiation Concerns Not Enough To Take Potassium Iodide, USA
DENVER (CBS4)- CBS4′s Medical Editor Dr. Dave Hnida takes a closer look at radiation fears from Japan and why Potassium Iodide may not provide the protection some people seek... 6328. March 17, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Radiation pills in big demand, USA
WASHINGTON — Japan’s nuclear crisis is spiking demand in the U.S. and a few other places for a cheap drug that can protect against one type of radiation damage – even though the risk is only in Japan... 6329. March 16, 2011 | ANI
Weight-loss seeds are highly toxic, Australia
A nut-based diet product has been recalled around Australia after it was discovered that the product was poisonous and possibly lethal... 6330. March 16, 2011 | TEPCO
Transfer of Fukushima Dai-ichi Power Station Workers, Japan
At approximately 6:00 today, an abnormal noise began emanating from nearby the pressure suppression chamber of Fukushima Dai-ichi Power Station. Given that the pressure within this chamber had decreased,... 6331. March 16, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Japan Nuclear Reactor Container Feared Breached, Japan
Workers are evacuated from the Fukushima power plant as fire threatens the reactor and radiation levels peak... 6332. March 16, 2011 | NHK
Govt: radiation spike likely from No.2 reactor, Japan
apan's nuclear safety agency says a possible radiation leak from the Number Two reactor may have caused the sharp increase in radiation levels on Wednesday at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, north of Tokyo... 6333. March 16, 2011 | PTI
California downplays radiation risk from Japan, USA
Boston, March 16: Health officials in California are assuring the residents of the state that nuclear radiation from Japan’s damaged reactors pose little danger to the US... 6334. March 16, 2011 | NHK
TEPCO releases photo of No.4 reactor, Japan
Tokyo Electric Power Company has released a photograph of the No.4 reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant where fires were reported on Tuesday and Wednesday... 6335. March 16, 2011 | Times of Malta
Radiation forces workers to withdraw from nuclear plant, Japan
Japan suspended operations to keep its stricken nuclear plant from melting down today after surging radiation made it too dangerous to stay... 6336. March 16, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Foreign rescue team exposed to radiation in Japan, Australia
SYDNEY (AP): A team of Australian and New Zealand search and rescue workers has been exposed to low levels of radiation after their helicopter was forced to land near Japan's disaster-stricken nuclear power complex... 6337. March 16, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Hoax radiation alert sparks panic in Philippine, Philippine
MANILA: Hoax news alerts warning that the Philippines would be hit with radiation from Japan's damaged nuclear power plant have sparked anger and confusion, with panicked schools sending their pupils home... 6338. March 15, 2011 | UNEP
Green Economy Report on the Agenda in Washington D.C., USA
Green Economy Report on the Agenda in Washington D.C. It was a full house on 9 March 2011 for the biggest North American event to date to focus on UNEP's "Green Economy" report... 6339. March 15, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
China orders stepped-up radiation checks at ports, China
China is ordering strengthened radiation monitoring of shipments arriving at its ports in the wake of Japan's nuclear emergency... 6340. March 15, 2011 | Plain Dealer wire services
Increasing radiation forces workers to flee nuclear plant in Japan, disrupting efforts to prevent meltdown, Japan
TOKYO — Japan suspended operations to prevent a stricken nuclear plant from melting down today after a surge in radiation made it too dangerous for workers to remain at the facility... 6341. March 15, 2011 | ABS-CBN News
Asia's nuclear drive on despite Japanese crisis, Philippines
MANILA, Philippines - Asian governments that are ramping up nuclear power will face huge pressure to curb their programmes in the wake of Japan's atomic crisis, but dozens of reactors will still be built in the near future... 6342. March 15, 2011 | 3news.co.nz
Radiation levels rise in Tokyo, Japan
Japan’s Sendai was the hardest hit city by last week’s tsunami. Its seaport and airport have been destroyed, no trains are running and half the city's one million inhabitants have no electricity... 6343. March 15, 2011 | BBC
Radiation fears after Japan blast, Japan
Explosions at a Japanese quake-stricken nuclear plant have led to radiation levels that can affect human health, a senior Japanese official has said... 6344. March 15, 2011 | Reuters
Radiation level at N-plant rises, meltdown a threat: Japan PM, Japan
Japan's Prime Minister said on Tuesday that radioactive levels had become high around an earthquake-stricken nuclear power plant after an explosion there, and there was a risk of radiation leaking into the atmosphere... 6345. March 14, 2011 | UNEP
New conservation plan launched to mark Pacific Year of the Dugong, Germany
Bonn (Germany) / Palau, 14 March 2011 - A new pilot project using financial incentives to address direct hunting and... 6346. March 14, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
US ill-prepared for emergency radiation: study, USA
Most American states are not prepared to cope with a major nuclear radiation event, said a study published Monday that happened to coincide with a feared nuclear disaster in quake-hit Japan... 6347. March 14, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Japan says 11 hurt in latest nuclear plant blast, Japan
TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government says 11 people were injured, one seriously, in an explosion at a quake-stricken nuclear power plant... 6348. March 14, 2011 | Bloomberg
Malaysia Will Not Rush to Build First Nuclear Power Plant, Times Says, Malaysia
Malaysia says it will not rush into building its first nuclear power plant after an earthquake and tsunami left Japan struggling to prevent a potential meltdown, the New Straits Times reported, citing Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Peter Chin Fah Kui... 6349. March 14, 2011 | People's Daily Online
Indian scientists stress safety review of nuclear plants, India
After it was hit by a catastrophic tsunami in 2004, the Indian government has put in place an effective system to issue tsunami alerts... 6350. March 14, 2011 | Wales Online
Injuries after nuclear plant blast, Japan
The second hydrogen explosion in three days has rocked Japan's stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, sending a massive column of smoke into the air and wounding six workers. It was not immediately clear how much - if any - radiation had been released...
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