“There is no change in our policy to carry out the Japan/U.S. accord steadily.”-Yukio Edano, Chief Cabinet Secretary
On May 12, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano, said Japan will stick to the plan. This after U.S. Congressman reneged on a promise to move a USMC base on Okinawa.
For decades the people of Okinawa have wanted […] Continue Reading…
Even after Tokyo Electric Power Company plugged a leak, Reactor 3 is still pouring water contaminated with cesium into the Pacific Ocean.
The water is pouring out of a pipe containing electrical cables, but officials still don’t know where the water is originating. The latest tests of the ocean water showed cesium contamination at 620,000 […] Continue Reading…
Tokyo Electric Power Company says contaminated water is pouring from Reactor 1. This after workers were finally able to enter the building and check gauges. The gauges showed that despite hundreds of tons of water being injected, the water levels were low.
TEPCo suspected faulty gauges. Workers checked the gauges again, after more water was […] Continue Reading…
Several social groups in Egypt have declared a 3rd Intifada against Israel, in order to free the Palestinians.
They’re planning on marching on the Egypt/Israel border, at Gaza, on May 15.
“I feel a very important wave coming…actually no, I fell we are on the wave right now.”-Rodrigo Contreras, Mexico’s Trade Commissioner in Shanghai
Trade between China and Latin America shot up in 2010, by 51%. China’s trade with Latin America is growing twice as fast as U.S. trade.
Not only has trade grown, but China […] Continue Reading…
Argentina has banned smokeless cigarettes (aka electronic cigarettes), because there is no proof they help people stop smoking real cigarettes.
Electronic cigarette makers say their product is not dangerous, but Argentina says some of the aerosols used in the cigarette actually contain nicotine.
In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration lost a court battle […] Continue Reading…
“WalMart does not take ownership of the goods until a product is sold.”-Sofia Scasserra, FAECYS
At a labor conference in South Africa, the Argentine Federation of Commerce and Service Workers ( FAECYS ) warned of allowing WalMart to set up shop. The warning wasn’t about labor issues, but supply issues. They claim that since WalMart […] Continue Reading…
On May 11, the President of Romania got a visit from USAF General Duncan J. McNabb. Was it because the Romanian government agreed to let the United States base a “missile shield system” in their country? No, it was because, in a quietly done deal, Romania agreed to be used as a transit point […] Continue Reading…
Days after the U.S. and China signed an agreement to promise to work together, a Chinese company announces they will spend $161 million building an aluminum plant in the U.S.
Shandong Nanshan Aluminum company will open an extrusion plant in Lafayette, Indiana. If there are no complications with the deal, they hope to start building […] Continue Reading…
Libyan state TV showed video of Gaddafi meeting with tribal leaders.
On April 30, Gaddafi’s youngest son, and three grand children were killed by a NATO airstrike. Italian media has been speculating that Gaddafi was also killed, because he stopped making public appearances.
Libyan TV did not give a date for when the video of Gaddafi […] Continue Reading…