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Pakistan end Australia’s undefeated World Cup victory run
Mar 19th
Pakistan win by 4 wickets, ending Australia’s victory streak stretching back to the 1999 tournament.
Japan disaster dead, missing toll tops 18,000: Police
Mar 19th
The number of people confirmed as dead or listed as missing by Japan’s national police agency tops 18,000.
Radiation levels in Japan not harmful: IAEA
Mar 19th
VIENNA: Radiation levels currently detected in Japan and beyond in the wake of the nuclear crisis after last week''s massive earthquake do not pose any harm to human health, an IAEA expert said Friday.
“Regular dose information is now bein…
Japan tsunami was at least 76 feet high: report
Mar 18th
The Port and Airport Research Institute recorded the massive tsunami in Ofunato.
‘Worst pop song of all time’ gets 10m YouTube hits
Mar 18th
Rebecca Black’s ‘Friday’ jumps into the official iTunes download chart.
Japan battles nuclear, humanitarian crisis
Mar 18th
Japanese engineers work to restore power to a stricken atomic plant, while the dead and missing toll tops 16,000.
G7 yen pledge boosts Asian stock markets
Mar 18th
HONG KONG: Asian stocks gained Friday after the G7 rich nations vowed to intervene in forex markets to stem the yen''s rise and support Japan''s economy amid a nuclear crisis after a record earthquake.
Traders immediately welcomed …
Oil up in Asia on Gulf tensions
Mar 18th
SINGAPORE: Crude rose in Asian trade Friday, pushed up by ongoing tensions in the oil-rich Gulf region and impact from Japan''s nuclear crisis, analysts said.
New York''s main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in April, gain…
Israel pauses N-power after Japan crisis: PM
Mar 18th
WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview aired Thursday the Japanese nuclear crisis has made him reconsider his nation''s plans for civilian atomic energy.
The Jewish state does not have civilian nuclear e…
G7 ends ranks to relieve quake-hit markets
Mar 18th
TOKYO: Japan and its economic allies vowed Friday to step into jittery markets to stabilise currencies and support the world''s number three economy following a huge earthquake and deepening nuclear crisis.
The announcement that the Japanese, …
