The state government of Fukushima has responded to its resident’s calls to humanely put down animals abandoned in the 20km radiation evac zone. Many have already died of starvation, after being left alone for several weeks.
The operation began today, 25 April. Veterinarians will put down weakened animals, move animals that still look healthy into […] Continue Reading…
Last week reactor 1 of Plant Vogtle nuclear plant, near Waynesboro, Georgia, shut down, on 20 April 2011, without explanation. Company officials say they are replacing a breaker and other electronic equipment. They don’t know why the equipment failed.
In Delaware, on 21 April 2011, the Salem 1 nuclear reactor was shut down because of […] Continue Reading…
Chinese officials are upset over statements by Japanese officials, regarding increased military ties to the United States.
Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa said: “In order to maintain the right balance in our relationship with China, we need to also solidify the ties between Japan, the US and South Korea.”
The Chinese view this as a […] Continue Reading…
Confusing reports about a jail break at the Kandahar prison. Some say it was an attack, others say the prisoners dug their way out. Kandahar prison had at least 1,000 prisoners.
Qari Yusuf Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesman, says they helped more than 500 prisoners escape. It makes the third time that the Kandahar prison was […] Continue Reading…
Studies of the effects of the March 11 tsunami, on the farm land that was flooded, shows there is too much salt in the soil. Not only is radiation a concern, but now salt.
Immediately after the tsunami Japanese officials were optimistic that the flooded farm land would not have too high a level of […] Continue Reading…
Tokyo Electric Power Company says temperatures in Reactor 4 fuel pool shot up again, this after they injected almost 200 tons of water before the weekend. TEPCo will try injecting more water on 25 April. Reactor 4 fuel pool seems to be losing water faster than they can put it in. They are concerned […] Continue Reading…
Remember the stories about Japanese who couldn’t get their money out of the banks, after the March 11 disasters? The president of one of those banks has just resigned, because they weren’t prepared.
Satoru Nishibori, president of Mizuho Bank, will leave in June. He failed to authorize a proposed computer update. The result was that […] Continue Reading…
Toyota announced that production at its factories will not return to pre-March 11 levels, until December. Toyota expects 2011 production levels to be lower than 2009.
Production in Japan will not pick up until July. Production at all other Toyota plants will remain low until August. And that’s a best guess: “We don’t know how […] Continue Reading…
Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota announced his country’s new President, Dilma Rousseff, will continue the policies of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in regards to Iran: “Rousseff will stay on the path of her predecessor and mentor Lula da Silva.”
Now Iran will open a trade center in Brazil. The […] Continue Reading…
“Americans occupied our country and started corruption in here and ruined whatever was left by Saddam, therefore after 7 years and based on the security agreement (between Iraq and the U.S.), all the U.S. forces should leave Iraq at the end of 2011. The extended mission of the infidel occupiers in […] Continue Reading…