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Radiation in sea off Japan nuke plant soars
Mar 31st
OSAKA: The level of radioactive iodine in the sea off Japan”s disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant has soared to its highest reading yet at 4,385 times the legal limit, the plant operator said Thursday. The level of iodine-131, reported a few hundred …
Asian shares mixed
Mar 31st
HONG KONG: Asian stocks were mixed Thursday as a strong set of jobs figures from the United States was tempered by profit-taking and caution over Japan”s ongoing nuclear crisis. Tokyo”s Nikkei was flat by the break, Hong Kong rose 0.28 percent and Sy…
Japan radioactivity found in UK
Mar 31st
LONDON: Extremely low levels of radioactive iodine from the tsunami-hit Japanese nuclear plant have been detected in parts of the UK. A statement from the Health Protection Agency said the “minutest traces of iodine” were being seen in the UK, with low…
Suzuki and Indus Motor earnings expected to fall
Mar 31st
Rupee depreciation and increase in used car age limit cited as reasons.
Japan engineers knew tsunami could overwhelm Fukushima plant
Mar 30th
TEPCO president calls the double disaster “marvels of nature”.
Hong Kong based firm to set up steel plant at Kalabagh
Mar 30th
Two-member Chinese delegation will soon visit Pakistan to discuss legal procedures involved in setting up the plant.
Radioactive iodine from Japan found in Britain
Mar 29th
Low levels of iodine have been reported in other European countries such as Iceland and Switzerland.
Traces of Japan radioactivity in US rain
Mar 29th
WASHINGTON: Traces of radioactivity from damaged nuclear power facilities in Japan have been detected in rainwater in the northeast United States, but pose no health risks, officials said. Ohio reported elevated radiation levels in precipitation on Mon…
Fukushima contamination ‘well beyond’ 30k zone: France
Mar 28th
The government last week asked people living between 20 and 30 kilometers from the plant to leave voluntarily.
Asian shares mostly lower as Japan fears persist
Mar 28th
HONG KONG: Asian shares mostly fell Monday, with Tokyo slipping as emergency work to bring under control a crippled nuclear plant in Japan continued to be held up by high levels of radioactivity.
Emergency crews battling to avoid a wider nuclear d…
