Topic: War and Peace News - on March 16, 2011 at 8:23:00 PM CET
US joins France, UK in urging swift UN Libya action
The United States, France and Britain on Wednesday urged the U.N. Security Council to take swift action on a proposed no-fly zone over Libya, as Washington suggested it might have decided to back the plan.
Britain, France and Lebanon have circulated to the 15-nation council a draft resolution to authorize a no-fly zone to halt Libyan government air strikes on rebels. But the United States, Russia, China, Germany, India and other council members have been either undecided or voiced doubts about the idea.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 16, 2011 at 8:17:00 PM CET
Eni calls for end to Europe sanctions
Italy's Eni called on Europe to abandon sanctions against Libya, becoming the first Western firm to try to rebuild bridges as Muammar Gaddafi is regaining control and may reopen the oil taps. .... Austria's OMV, also an important player in Libya, said it still saw Libya's NOC as its partner. "It is still not clear when work can start up again," it said.
reuters.com CORRECTED - UPDATE 1-Eni loads Libya oil from Bouri - sources
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 16, 2011 at 8:15:00 PM CET
Four N.Y. Times journalists missing in Libya
Four journalists for The New York Times are missing in Libya, the newspaper said Wednesday on its website.
The Times said the missing journalists are Anthony Shadid, the paper's Beirut bureau chief and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner; Stephen Farrell, a reporter and videographer who was kidnapped by the Taliban in 2009 and rescued by British commandos; and two photographers, Tyler Hicks and Lynsey Addario.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 16, 2011 at 7:13:00 PM CET
telecomix Confirmed: #Libya is blocking international calls to modem pools. Plz set up alternate proxies for the needy if you can
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Topic: POLITIK - on March 16, 2011 at 6:28:00 PM CET
Berlusconi: I'm too old for so much sex
Premier Silvio Berlusconi has sat down with the enemy, telling an opposition newspaper that he is too old to have had all the sexual encounters he is accused of by Italian prosecutors.
The 74-year-old faces trial in Milan next month over charges he paid for sex with a Moroccan minor and used his influence to try cover it up. In court documents, prosecutors have identified 33 women, including the Moroccan teenager, who allegedly prostituted themselves during parties at Berlusconi's villa near Milan.
"Even though I am a little brat ... 33 girls in two months seems like too much even for a 30 year old," the premier said in an interview published Wednesday in La Repubblica, a leftist newspaper that has led a campaign for his resignation in the wake of the scandal.
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Topic: nuclear power - on March 16, 2011 at 6:27:00 PM CET
Atom Cablegate Japan
"......the United States and speaks excellent English, is a frequent embassy contact who has interests in agriculture, nuclear, and foreign policy issues. He is relatively young, and very outspoken, especially as a critic of the government’s nuclear policy. During this meeting, he voiced his strong opposition to the nuclear industry in Japan, especially nuclear fuel reprocessing, based on issues of cost, safety, and security ........"
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Topic: WEB - on March 16, 2011 at 6:26:00 PM CET
In Japan, Many Undersea Cables Are Damaged
The horrific earthquake and the ensuing tsunami in Japan have caused widespread damage to undersea communications, according to data collected by telecom industry sources. Initially, it was thought that the damage to the cables that connect Japan and Asia to each other and other parts of the world was limited, but new data shows the extent of the problems.
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Topic: nuclear power - on March 16, 2011 at 6:22:00 PM CET
Atomkraft ist SO SICHER,
dass Atomkraftwerke nicht versicherbar ist. Jedenfalls nicht gegen schwere Naturkatastrophen. Da reden sich die Versicherungen ja auch sonst gerne mit "höherer Gewalt" raus. Daher haftet der Steuerzahler.
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Topic: nuclear power - on March 16, 2011 at 6:18:00 PM CET
Deutsches Atomforum kündigt rechtliche Schritte gegen Satire an
Unter @Atomforum_eV werden gerade bei Twitter interessante Kommentare zur Lage in Japan und den politischen Konsequenzen in Deutschland getwittert.
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Topic: nuclear power - on March 16, 2011 at 5:26:00 PM CET
IAEA-Chef fliegt nach Japan: Situation „sehr ernst“
Der Chef der Internationalen Atomenergiebehörde (IAEA) in Wien, Yukiya Amano, hat die Situation in Fukushima I als „sehr ernst“ bezeichnet. Er werde so schnell wie möglich selbst nach Japan fliegen, sagte der Japaner heute in Wien. Er werde eine Nacht in Tokio verbringen, um dann zurück nach Wien zu reisen. Er wisse bis dato noch nicht, mit wem er sprechen wird, aber es sollen Kontakte auf „höchstem politischen Niveau“ sein. In Wien werde er nach seiner Rückkehr eine Sondersitzung des Gouverneursrats einberufen.
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Topic: nuclear power - on March 16, 2011 at 8:50:00 AM CET
Japan stocks surge after rout, relief for Asia
Asian financial markets rallied on Wednesday, with Tokyo stocks rebounding 5.7 percent after a steep two-day sell-off on Japan's killer earthquake and unfolding nuclear crisis.
Other Asian stock markets were also higher, but another fire at the earthquake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant north of Tokyo and fears of more radiation leaks kept investors on edge and Tokyo stocks volatile.
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Topic: nuclear power - on March 16, 2011 at 8:01:00 AM CET
Govt: radiation spike likely from No.2 reactor
Japan's nuclear safety agency says a possible radiation leak from the Number Two reactor may have caused the sharp increase in radiation levels on Wednesday at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, north of Tokyo.
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency told reporters on Wednesday that the level of radiation near the plant's main gate rose to 10 millisieverts per hour at 10:40 AM, but dropped to 2.7 millisieverts per hour within 30 minutes.
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