Category: Asia

Two Big Quakes Hit Japan

Two strong earthquakes rattled northern Japan on Thursday,* TOKYO (AP) -- Two strong earthquakes rattled northern Japan on Thursday,

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Toxic Metals Contaminate China

A new report on environmental pollution in China has shown that around ten per cent of the country’s farmland

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China Wants Kyoto Extension

China, the world's top greenhouse gas emitter, said Tuesday it will push at next week's climate talks for an

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Fukushima Radiation Stunts Growth

Eight months on from the nuclear meltdowns at Japan's Fukushima plant the long-term cancer risks for children are in

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Radiation Covers 8pc Of Japan

Japan's science ministry says 8 per cent of the country's surface area has been contaminated by radiation from the

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5.8 Earthquake Hits India

AN earthquake of magnitude 5.8 has shaken parts of India's remote northeast. There are no immediate reports of damage

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Japan CO2 Emissions Increase

Japan's emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) due to energy generation rose 4.4 percent to 1.12 billion tonnes in the

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Clinton Visits Thai Flood Evacuees

BANGKOK -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton played with a toddler and asked a little girl if

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Fukushima Rice Is Radioactive

Tests have found unsafe levels of radioactive contamination in recently harvested rice from Japan's Fukushima region.It is the first

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iPhone Geiger Counter For Japanese

A Japanese company Tuesday unveiled a cheap Geiger counter for the iPhone to enable people worried about the March

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