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» Japan Declares Nuclear Emergency After Devastating Earthquake Alex Jones Paul Joseph Watson Infowars.com March 11, 2011 The horrifying consequences of the biggest earthquake to hit Japan since records began are only just beginning to be discovered, with the tsunami that followed causing massive devastation and engulfing cities and airports, leading to the declaration of a nuclear emergency at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant after efforts to cool malfunctioning reactor cores failed. The 8.9 magnitude quake that struck Japan’s north eastern coast this morning sent 30 foot high waves sweeping through impacted areas and the death toll is climbing by the hour. But an even greater tragedy could be imminent after Japanese authorities declared a nuclear emergency following technicians’ failure to pump water to cool a nuclear reactor plant located in the town of Okuma. “The system to cool reactor cores in case of emergency stopped at the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors of the plant operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co., it said.” Print this page.

Massive Quake, Tsunami Batter Japan Hide caption An aerial view of the devastated city of Kesennuma in Japan's Miyagi prefecture on Saturday. A tsunami unleashed by a massive quake wreaked destruction across northeast Japan. Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images Hide caption A hospital in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, is evacuated following the magnitude 8.9 earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on Friday. Miho Ikeya/The Yomiuri Shimbun/AP Hide caption Travelers stand on the tarmac after Narita International Airport in suburban Tokyo was evacuated. TBStv on USTREAM: TBSテレビの公式チャンネル . Watch without ads Ustream © Search Egypt News Egypt's bourse continued a leg up which started on Monday, adding 0.7 percent, largely on the back of two stocks. Shares in investment firm Pioneers Holding jumped 9.9 percent as the company prepared to publish its quarterly earnings, which are due between April 16 and 23 according to Thomson Reuters data. Earlier this month, the company posted a 37 percent increase in net profit for last An Egyptian court has ordered 120 of former president Mohamed Morsi with jail 3 years, accusing the Brotherhood of imprisonment of three years and acquitted six others, after they were arrested a the area of ​​Dokki, during the clashes that took place on the anniversary of the celebration of 6 October last The Egyptian military spokesman Ahmed Ali said Wednesday that the explosions heard this afternoon surroundings Giza Governorate came as a result of some of aircrafts which penetrated the turnpike sound during the implementation of training activity for the Air Force.

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Google reacts to Japanese tsunami with a Person Finder tool Now this is the sort of activity you'd expect from a true search giant. Instead of sitting on its hands during the tsunami that has stricken Japan today, Google has put together a Person Finder tool where people worried about the plight of their loved ones can look them up by name. There are only a few thousand records up on the site at the moment, but it should still be a useful repository for missing person data, particularly since mobile networks were taken down by the tsunami's damage earlier this morning. Egypt News Latest Real-Time Updates Egypt latest news updated in real-time by RSS feeds. Egypt – Google News Google News

Japan earthquake and tsunami: State of emergency after nuclear power plant crippled By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 19:20 GMT, 12 March 2011 Pressure rises to 2.1 times normal levelExperts warn the situation 'could turn grave' Japanese nuclear officials were today fighting to contain a suspected radiation leak after an explosion at the Fukushima nuclear plant. Asia 公式チャンネル on USTREAM: 東北地方太平洋沖地震報道に関して、 フジテレビ様に許諾をいただいて Ustream Asiaが再配信させていただいております。 FNN 地震情報 日本道路交通情報センター. Watch without ads Ustream © Search Log in / Sign up Massive 8.9-magnitude quake hits Japan NEW: "I thought things were coming to an end"NEW: Survivors being plucked from roofs by helicopterNEW: Death toll at 433, at least 784 missing Editor's Note: Read live blogging of the Japan tsunami and earthquake. Are you there? Send your video, pictures to iReport. Tokyo (CNN) -- The morning after Japan was struck by the most powerful earthquake to hit the island nation in recorded history and the tsunami it unleashed -- and even as the earth continued to twitch with aftershocks -- the disaster's massive impact was only beginning to be revealed. Rescue efforts began with the first light as military helicopters plucked survivors from roofs and carried them to safety.

EgyptMonocle Love in the Time of Cartagena BY CHITRA KALYANI Colombia - Somewhere in the streets of Cartagena in Colombia, you will encounter a performer at a pavement appearing to float in mid-air. You look at him in astonishment, and it takes you many minutes to figure out his trick. Nuclear Crisis at Fukushima As of 2:30 pm EST Friday 3/11/11: The massive earthquake off the northeast coast of Japan has caused a potentially catastrophic situation at one of Japan’s nuclear power plants. The situation is still evolving, but here is a preliminary assessment based on the facts as we currently understand them. The plant’s owner, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), reported that at 2:46 p.m. local time (12:46 a.m. EST) “turbines and reactors of Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 … and Units 2 and 3 … automatically shut down due to the Miyagiken-oki Earthquake.” These reactors are 3 of the 6 operating reactors at the Fukushima I nuclear facility.

Quake moved Japan coast 8 feet; shifted Earth's axis Images released by NASA show Japan's northeast coast before, left, and after flooding from the quake-induced tsunami. Friday's powerful earthquake appears to have moved the main island of Japan by 8 feet Report: The 8.9-magnitude earthquake shifted the Earth on its axis by 4 inchesThe quake triggered more than 160 aftershocks in the first 24 hours Similar strength to the 2004 quake and tsunami that killed more than 200,000 people (CNN) -- The powerful earthquake that unleashed a devastating tsunami Friday appears to have moved the main island of Japan by 8 feet (2.4 meters) and shifted the Earth on its axis. "At this point, we know that one GPS station moved (8 feet), and we have seen a map from GSI (Geospatial Information Authority) in Japan showing the pattern of shift over a large area is consistent with about that much shift of the land mass," said Kenneth Hudnut, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Survivor describes roof collapse

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