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Nuclear-hit Fukushima to get 20,000 cherry trees

Mar 19, 2013 (AFP)

A project to plant 190 kilometres (120 miles) of Japan's tsunami-hit coast with cherry trees has begun, with organisers saying they want something to welcome nu...

Walker's World: The best news yet

Mar 18, 2013 (UPI)

It isn't often that one gets to report undiluted good news but we now know that the world has achieved the main target of the Millennium Development Goals. Alon...

US welcomes Albania offer to resettle Iran exiles

Mar 18, 2013 (AFP)

The United States on Monday welcomed an offer from Albania to take in 210 members of an Iranian opposition group who currently live at a former US military base...

Technology Changing The Future of Home Security

Mar 18, 2013 (SPX)

Like so many other industries today, home security is rapidly adapting and evolving in response to new advances in technology. It was only 150-plus years ago, t...

Adapting to a Tech World: New Technology Shaping Future of Home Security

Mar 16, 2013 (SPX)

Just like any other industry, the home security business is constantly adapting and evolving to the rapid advances in technology. Just 150-plus years ago, the f...

Adapting to a Tech World: New Technology Shaping Future of Home Security

Mar 16, 2013 (SPX)

Just like any other industry, the home security business is constantly adapting and evolving to the rapid advances in technology. Just 150-plus years ago, the f...

US military member suing over Japan nuke disaster

Mar 15, 2013 (AFP)

US service members are suing the Tokyo Electric Power Co. for more than $2 billion on grounds the utility lied about the dangers of helping clean up the nuclear...

Disaster losses hit $138 billion in 2012: UN

Mar 14, 2013 (AFP)

Global losses from natural disasters hit $138 billion in 2012, with half the sum claimed by drought and Hurricane Sandy in the United States, the UN said Thursd...

India offers $532 million to states hit by drought, floods

Mar 13, 2013 (AFP)

India's government on Wednesday offered millions of dollars to states hit by drought or floods, marking half the funds for a western zone were millions face the...

Earthquake Damage Can Impact Building Fire Safety Performance

Mar 13, 2013 (SPX)

Damage to building structural elements, elevators, stairs, and fire protection systems caused by the shaking from a major earthquake can play a critical role in...

Satellite underpins Libyan redevelopment

Mar 13, 2013 (SPX)

Satellite provided broadband will play a pivotal role in the re-emergence of Libya. The latest generation of Ka-band technology brings fast, reliable connectivi...

Fukushima status little improved

Mar 12, 2013 (UPI)

Radiation is still at dangerous levels in the contamination zone of Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant, says a witness report. The BBC report on Monday recou...

NASA Wallops Recovery Continues from Hurricane Sandy

Mar 11, 2013 (SPX)

Hurricane Sandy came ashore in northern New Jersey Oct. 29, 2012, and as the powerful storm made its way along the East Coast it brought damage to NASA's Wallop...

British business backs PM's foreign aid pledge

Mar 11, 2013 (AFP)

Chief executives of some of Britain's biggest companies -- including BP, Vodafone and GlaxoSmithKline -- on Monday joined the boss of English football's Premier...

Fukushima victims sue Japan government, TEPCO

Mar 11, 2013 (AFP)

Hundreds of people affected by the Fukushima nuclear crisis in Japan filed a class action lawsuit Monday demanding greater efforts to clean up the contaminated ...

Two years on, Fukushima suffers in nuclear shadow

Mar 09, 2013 (AFP)

Mikio Nihei's family is split by his need to work and their fear of radiation from a nuclear disaster that some warn could leave part of Japan a hollow shell fo...

Fukushima lags in Japan tsunami recovery: official

Mar 05, 2013 (AFP)

Recovery in nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima is lagging behind other parts of Japan that suffered during the tsunami, an official said Tuesday, adding mental heal...

Living through a tornado does not shake optimism

Mar 05, 2013 (SPX)

Even in the face of a disaster, we remain optimistic about our chances of injury compared to others, according to a new study. Residents of a town struck by a t...

Chernobyl plant building to be covered

Mar 02, 2013 (UPI)

A section of Chernobyl's nuclear power plant that recently collapsed will be closed with a temporary cover, officials said. Wall panels and parts of the roof ca...

Ongoing repairs keep Statue of Liberty closed

Mar 01, 2013 (AFP)

Damage wreaked on the Statue of Liberty by Hurricane Sandy has yet to be fully repaired, and it remains unclear when the New York icon will again welcome touris...