With so much hype surrounding the upcoming Royal Wedding, it is no surprise that Lifetime is bringing the romance to life on the small screen.
Some Japanese are outraged by the alarmist tone and sensationalistic reporting of the earthquake-tsunami tragedy by foreign media. Some media sources have just plain printed factual errors.
Tokyo Electric Power Company is reporting that as of 7 a.m. Eastern time power is available in the four damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which will help to stabilize the reactor cores and the spent fuel pools.
As Haiti was preparing to vote for its next president, singer Wyclef Jean, who is a former presidential candidate, was shot in the hand.
In one of the few happy stories to come from the earthquake tragedy in Japan, an 80-year-old woman and her 16-year-old grandson have been rescued from the rubble of their home in the coastal city of Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, the epicenter of the tragedy, according to Kyodo news agency.
The Fukushima reactor buildings are square, not circular, and had to absorb the force of the tsunami wave straight on.
Japan's economy could shrink after a devastating earthquake and tsunami earlier this month, but the government has the fiscal and credit means to deal with a disaster which could cost twice as much as the 1995 Kobe earthquake, ratings agency Moody's said on Monday.
Police in Haiti have dismissed singer and songwriter Wyclef Jean's claims that he was shot at citing doctors as confirming that the musician only sustained a minor cut from glass.
Summary of conditions at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, as described by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):
The Delaware mother whose daughter was reported missing in the quake-damaged region of Japan has made contact with her after a week of worry and anxiety.
In a nation that is rapidly aging, the elderly have suffered disproportionately in the unprecedented disaster that has befallen Japan.
The Nuclear regulatory Commission has no plans to retrofit existing nuclear power plants due to seismic hazards, despite an increase in measured seismic risk at some sites.
A second statement from the company suggest that future 3DS shipments may be affected by the situation in Japan.
The official death toll from Japan’s huge earthquake-tsunami tragedy is approaching 7-thousand, already exceeding the 6,434 who died in the Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995, according to Japan’s National Police Agency.
Once every few years, the moon makes a closer-than-usual approach, offering better views, higher tides, and a bit more light.
US stocks rally on news of Libya announcement of immediate ceasefire.
Nuclear energy experts in the U.S. believe that the quake-damaged atomic plant in northeastern Japan that is at the center of an unrelenting crisis has a dire breach in the wall or floor – a predicament that will pose serious problems when they seek to refill the spent fuel pool with coolant in order to prevent the release of extremely harmful radioactivity.
Moody's Japan K.K. has downgraded the ratings on Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc., (TEPCO) including the senior secured rating, to A1 from Aa2, and the long-term issuer rating to A1 from Aa2.
The impact of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan will only have a limited direct economic impact on the eurozone, according to analysts.
Tickets for his upcoming one-man show sold out in record time. Tickets for the first show of Charlie Sheen LIVE: MY Violent Torpedo of Truth, in New York's Radio City Hall sold out in less than 30 minutes. The 6,000-seat venue is the largest of his tour so far.
Apple may face supply chain disruptions for its newly launched iPad 2 as a 9 magnitude earthquake in Japan impacted several component makers for the tablet, according to a report from IHS.
Apple may face supply chain disruptions for its newly launched iPad 2 as a 9 magnitude earthquake in Japan impacted several component makers for the tablet.
