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Kenyan foreign affairs secretary arrested for corruption

February 28, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Kenya’s Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Wednesday (February 27th) arrested Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Thuita Mwangi on corruption charges, Kenya’s The Standard reported. Mwangi and two other ministry officials will appear in court on Friday to hear … read more »

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South Africa: ANC voting going ahead after long delay

December 17, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Mangaung – Results of the elections for the ANC top six positions will only be announced on Tuesday morning. Delegates at the ANC’ s 53rd national conference are expected to start voting on Monday night, but no plenary is scheduled … read more »

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Tourism recovering in Japan

September 25, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Visitors to Japan have reached pre-earthquake numbers, for the first time since the disaster struck in March last year Reports from the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) show the country had 686,600 foreign visitors in June, up 1.4% from June … read more »

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FIFA Women U20: Nigeria edge into semis past brave Mexico

August 30, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Nigeria have won their way into a second successive FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup semi-final with a hard-fought 1-0 extra-time victory over a resilient Mexico in Tokyo. Nigeria, beaten finalists in Germany two years ago, were dominant throughout the first … read more »

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FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup: Nigeria and Japan looking to pull rank

August 29, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

It is quarter-final time at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup and the first pair of ties pits two favourites for the title, against sides who managed to bounce back from opening defeats. While Japan must get to grips with Asian … read more »

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Diamonds and dust: Why Angola’s capital Luanda is one of the world’s most expensive cities

February 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Louise Redvers BBC News, Luanda Living in the world’s most expensive city When you think of the world’s most expensive cities, the dusty Angolan capital of Luanda seems an unlikely contender. Potholed, chaotic and still scarred by decades of … read more »

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Slight Losses on Japan’s Nikkei

September 9, 2011 by benim

Japanese markets closed lower Friday, while the U.S. dollar is virtually unchanged in trading against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost over one-half of one percent to finish at 8,738. The dollar was selling at 77.50 yen, a loss … read more »

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Asian Markets Tumble

August 8, 2011 by benim

Asian stock markets tumbled in trading Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index fell nearly 2.2 percent to close at 9,098. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index also dropped nearly 2.2 percent to end at 20,491. Elsewhere, share prices dropped around three percent in … read more »

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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake kills at least 4 in Spain

May 11, 2011 by benim

At least four people were killed when a 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit the small town of Lorca in the southern Spanish region of Murcia Wednesday, the town’s mayor said in a radio interview. “Unfortunately, we can confirm four deaths due … read more »

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Japan’s disaster toll now 18,000

March 21, 2011 by benim

Fukushima – The toll of Japan’s triple disaster came into clearer focus on Monday after police estimates showed more than 18 000 people died, the World Bank said rebuilding may cost $235bn and more cases of radiation-tainted vegetables and tap … read more »

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Japan disaster toll at 12 000

March 16, 2011 by benim

Tokyo – Police said on Wednesday that the official number of dead and missing after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that flattened Japan’s northeast coast had topped 12 000, but reports hinted at a much higher toll. The number of … read more »

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Staff Evacuated From Japanese Nuclear Plant

March 16, 2011 by benim

Japan has withdrawn all of its workers from the Fukushima 1 nuclear power plant, saying it is too dangerous after a surge in radiation. The decision came after a second fire broke out in Reactor 4, following a prior blaze … read more »

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Fire at Japan plant, reactor container feared breached

March 16, 2011 by benim

Japan’s nuclear crisis deepened Wednesday with another fire at a quake-hit plant, fears a reactor containment vessel may have been damaged, and a radiation spike that forced the temporary evacuation of workers. Chief government spokesman Yukio Edano reported a sudden … read more »

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Earthquake, tsunami death toll exceeds 3,000

March 15, 2011 by benim

The death toll in Japan climbed to more than 3,000 Tuesday in the aftermath of a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and a tsunami that have devastated the northern part of the country. In addition to the official toll reported by national broadcaster … read more »

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Japan braces for potential radiation catastrophe

March 15, 2011 by benim

Japan faced a potential catastrophe on Tuesday after a quake-crippled nuclear power plant exploded and sent low levels of radiation floating toward Tokyo, prompting some people to flee the capital and others to stock up on essential supplies. The crisis … read more »

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Third blast rocks nuclear plant and hundreds contaminated as 180,000 flee

March 15, 2011 by benim

* Radiation continues to leak after new fire breaks out at fourth reactor * PM extends exclusion zone to 19 miles and warns residents to stay inside * Radioactive wind could reach Tokyo today * Third explosion last night raises … read more »

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Radiation leaps after Japan plant blasts; Tokyo gets

March 15, 2011 by benim

Japan warned radioactive levels had become “significantly” higher around a quake-stricken nuclear power plant on Tuesday after explosions at two reactors, and the French embassy said a low-level radioactive wind could reach Tokyo within hours. Prime Minister Naoto Kan urged … read more »

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Japanese stocks head for biggest loss since 1987

March 15, 2011 by benim

Japanese stocks plunged 12 percent on Tuesday on reports of rising radiation levels near Tokyo and lurched toward their biggest loss since the 1987 crash, in a panic selloff likely to compound the economic impact on the quake-stricken country. Government … read more »

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Exposed fuel rods, explosion raise threat of meltdown in Japanese nuclear plant

March 14, 2011 by benim

OMA, Japan – The second hydrogen explosion in three days rocked a Japanese nuclear plant Monday, sending a massive cloud of smoke into the air and injuring 11 workers. The blast was felt 25 miles (40 kilometres) away, but the … read more »

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Japan: new reactor blast unlikely to cause big leak

March 14, 2011 by benim

A fresh explosion at Japan’s quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex on Monday is unlikely to have led to a large escape of radioactivity, the government said. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano was speaking after a hydrogen explosion at … read more »

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2,000 bodies found on Japanese shores

March 13, 2011 by benim

Some 2,000 bodies have been found on two shores in Miyagi Prefecture following Friday’s devastating earthquake and massive tsunami, as Japan struggles to grasp the whole picture of the disaster. Today’s findings will significantly increase the death toll from the … read more »

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Man rescued from the roof of his obliterated house for two days

March 13, 2011 by benim

Amid the unremitting horror and devastation there came a rare story of survival. Hiromitsu Shinkawa was found floating nearly ten miles out at sea on the roof of his house, two days after the quake struck. As the wave approached … read more »

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Japan earthquake: tens of thousands missing as full devastation emerges

March 13, 2011 by benim

Tens of thousands were unaccounted for and whole towns wiped off the map as the full horror of Japan’s “super-earthquake” began to emerge on Saturday. Fears were compounded by a massive explosion on Saturday morning at a nuclear reactor, 160 … read more »

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Japan nuclear plant faces new threat

March 13, 2011 by benim

Japan is struggling to contain a growing crisis at two nuclear power plants damaged in Friday’s huge earthquake and tsunami, as officials revealed that the emergency cooling system at another reactor had failed, raising fears of a serious accident. Officials … read more »

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Japan battles two meltdowns

March 13, 2011 by benim

Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant Sunday, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast where more than 10 000 were feared dead. An explosion at the ageing … read more »

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The Self-bailout Strategy

March 12, 2011 by benim

* 9,500 people missing in Minamisanriku 24 hours after double disaster struck * Official death toll hits 574, but hundreds believed to be buried under rubble or washed away by waves * Explosion at nuclear power plant, but experts say … read more »

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Explosion heard at Japan nuke plant

March 12, 2011 by benim

Tokyo – An explosion was heard and smoke was seen at Tokyo Electric Power Co’s Fukushima No 1 nuclear power plant, Jiji news agency quoted the police as saying on Saturday. Japan earlier in the day warned of a meltdown … read more »

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Images from Japan Massive earthquake and tsunami

March 11, 2011 by benim
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Japan’s quake toll set to exceed 1,000 – Video

March 11, 2011 by benim

The biggest earthquake on record to hit Japan struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-meter tsunami that swept away everything in its path, including houses, ships, cars and farm buildings.   The Red Cross in Geneva said the … read more »

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Tsunami Hits Japan After 8.8 Earthquake

March 11, 2011 by benim

A major tsunami has struck northern Japan after a large earthquake rocked the capital of Tokyo. Cars, trucks, houses and buildings have been swept away by a 13ft wave in Onahama city, in Fukushima prefecture, while Tokyo’s Disneyland car park … read more »

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