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Versace goes to Japan despite earthquake and tsunami

Earthquake and tsunamis could not keep Versace from Japan.After some delays due to the natural disasters, Versace will proceed with plans to open stores in Japan and add to its Asian income stream. The company already derives 30 percent of its income from China.

TEPCO could face up to $23.6-bln in claims: JP Morgan

Q+A: Risks at each reactor of Japan's stricken plant
The Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), which operated the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, may be subject to up to 2-trillion yen ($23.6-billion) in compensation claims by local communities, according to a study by JP Morgan.
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IAEA Latest Update on Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

The Japanese Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency issued a new provisional rating for the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on the IAEA International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES)
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Yellowstone Supervolcano Plume Bigger Than We Thought

University of Utah geophysicists have made the first large-scale image of the electrical conductivity of the plume that powers the Yellowstone supervolcanp, and found it looks bigger than anyone thought it was.
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IAEA Latest Update on April 11 Earthquake

The IAEA confirms that an earthquake occurred in Japan at 08:16 UTC 11th April. The IAEA International Seismic Safety Centre has rated it as a 6.6 magnitude, revised from an initial 7.1 magnitude.
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US stocks edge up before Alcoa

U.S. stocks advanced in early trade on Monday as anticipation of solid first-quarter corporate earnings buoyed sentiment.
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Travel in Japan rebounding a month after the quake

Local travel agencies are reporting of tourism to have started gaining momentum in the country, a month after the massive magnitude 9.0 earthquake, which triggered the tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan.
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Japan April 11 earthquake update: Aftershocks felt in Tokoyo, power cut off at Fukushima

The aftershocks of the fresh earthquake that hit north-eastern Japanese coast on April 11 were felt in Tokyo and nuclear workers at the Fukushima plant were temporarily evacuated, according to reports. Reports said power was cut off at Fukushima plant after the quake. Broadcaster NHK's footage showed office workers holding nerve inside ruffled up offices were fittings and equipment hung from the ceiling.

25 years after, Chernobyl then and now (PHOTOS)

Here's a combination of images taken in 1982 and on March 31, 2011, showing before and 25 years after view of the abandoned city of Prypiat near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in North Ukraine.
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Google messages for Japan earthquake victims

One month ago, a massive 9.0 earthquake and one of the worst tsunamis in history struck northeastern Japan. Many people in the most impacted areas still have immediate needs for shelter and supplies.
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Top 5 Twitter-driven News This Week

Starting April 3, just after the Fools Day messages, Twitter this week gave more than the expected momentum to some top news which would have missed the limelight had Twitter been not there.

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