Russia has 25,000 undersea radioactive waste sites
December 26th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) There are nearly 25,000 hazardous underwater objects containing solid radioactive waste in Russia, an emergencies ministry official said Monday.According to Oleg Kuznetsov, deputy head of ... Read more...
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Russia to lease n-submarine to India in November
October 4th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian nuclear submarine, in which 20 people were accidentally killed during a sea trial in 2008, will be leased to India in November, a ... Read more...
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27 dead, 50 missing in typhoon Talas in Japan
September 5th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Sep 5 (ANS) Twenty-seven people were killed and over 50 others were missing as typhoon Talas continued to ravage central and western Japan, Xinhua reported Monday.
A search for the missing ... Read more...
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Typhoon Talas leaves at least 18 dead in Japan
September 4th, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by BNO News
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- At least 18 people have been killed and more than 50 are missing after powerful Typhoon Talas pounded western Japan with heavy rains and high winds, local media ... Read more...
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15 dead, l43 missing as typhoon ravages Japan
September 4th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Sep 4 (IANS) Fifteen people were killed and 143 others were missing as typhoon Talas continued to ravage western Japan Sunday, Xinhua reported.The powerful storm made landfall on Shikoku ... Read more...
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Japan releases Chinese sailors held for illegal fishing
August 7th, 2011 - 6:03 am ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Aug 7 (IANS) The Japan Coast Guard has released two Chinese sailors held for alleged illegal fishing in the Sea of Japan, a Chinese consulate official in Japan said.The ... Read more...
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Radiation level within norms in Russia’s Far East
April 17th, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The radiation level is within the norms in all districts of Russia's Far East, a spokesman for the regional emergencies ministry said Sunday."As of Sunday ... Read more...
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Russia reports normal radiation level
April 16th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Experts conducting round-the-clock monitoring in Russia's Far East said Saturday that radiation levels did not exceed natural background despite the accident at the Japanese nuclear ... Read more...
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Russia to send mission to assess Sea of Japan nuclear contamination
April 16th, 2011 - 3:05 am ICT by BNO News
MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday announced an expedition to the Sea of Japan to assess the effects of the nuclear contamination.After a meeting with Russian Geographic ... Read more...
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Russia to send team to monitor Japan n-contamination
April 16th, 2011 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will send a scientific team to the Sea of Japan to monitor the levels of nuclear contamination in the area, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ... Read more...
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Russia to lease n-submarine to India by October
March 16th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will lease K-152 Nerpa, a nuclear-powered submarine, to India by October this year, a Russian naval admiral said Wednesday."The submarine is completely ready for ... Read more...
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Japan Faces Heavy Snowfall, Toyota Halts Work Temporarily
January 18th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Japan, Jan 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It would be wrong to assume that only Europe and USA are reeling under the onslaught of winter, the Asian countries like Japan are also ... Read more...
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Blizzard, snow disrupts life in Japan
January 1st, 2011 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Jan 1 (IANS) Blizzard, snow and avalanche crippled normal life in Japan, causing traffic rush during New Year holiday and casualties in some parts of the country.Four men on patrol at ... Read more...
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Russian warplanes interrupt US-Japan drill
December 9th, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Dec.9 (ANI): Russian airplanes flew in the region of a joint US-Japanese military drill, a naval spokesman said on Wednesday, heightening tensions in a territorial dispute between Tokyo and Moscow."The ... Read more...
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India to get Russian nuclear submarine in March
October 1st, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) India's undersea warfare will receive a major boost after Russia transfers its nuclear-powered K-152 Nerpa attack submarine on a 10-year lease in March next year.The governor ... Read more...
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Typhoon Kompasu hits South Korea
September 2nd, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Sep 2 (DPA) Typhoon Kompasu made landfall in northern South Korea early Thursday, leaving two dead and causing the worst disruption to power and transport networks in the capital for a ... Read more...
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US aircraft carrier to join new South Korean naval drill
August 6th, 2010 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, Aug 6 (DPA) The US is to send its aircraft carrier USS George Washington to participate in the South Korean naval manoeuvres in the Yellow Sea, a media report said Friday.
"The ... Read more...
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North Korea threatens to attack the South
August 3rd, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Aug 3 (DPA) North Korea Tuesday threatened a counterattack in response to South Korean naval exercises scheduled for later this week in the Yellow Sea, media reports said.
The command responsible for ... Read more...
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‘Joint South Korea-US drill sent strong message to North’
July 29th, 2010 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 29 (DPA) Four-day joint naval drills by the South Korean and US military in the Sea of Japan sent a strong message to North Korea, the US command said Thursday.
"These ... Read more...
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US-S. Korea conducts joint military drill amid war threats from N. Korea
July 26th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 26 (ANI): The United States and South Korea began their largest joint war games in years in the Sea of Japan on Sunday with a flotilla of 20 ships belonging ... Read more...
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North Korea warns of nuclear response to military drills
July 24th, 2010 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 24 (DPA) North Korea Saturday threatened to wage a nuclear "holy war of retaliation" if the US and South Korea proceed with joint military exercises Sunday.
The country's army and population ... Read more...
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China expresses “deep concern” over US-ROK September military drills
July 22nd, 2010 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, July 22(ANI): China has expressed "deep concern" over the joint military drills between the United States and Republic of Korea (ROK) slated to be held in the Yellow Sea by early ... Read more...
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US, South Korea plan military exercises
July 15th, 2010 - 5:43 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 15 (DPA) The US and South Korean militaries plan to conduct exercises in the "near future" to send a clear signal to North Korea following the sinking of a South ... Read more...
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Argonaut octopuses use shells as flotation devices
May 19th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 19 (ANI): Australian researchers have found that unique, free-swimming octopuses called argonauts, use their stunning white shells to remain neutrally buoyant beneath the sea surface.For the first time, Dr Julian ... Read more...
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Russia conducts anti-submarine drills in Sea of Japan
March 24th, 2010 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Vladivostok (Russia), March 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian Pacific Fleet Wednesday launched a series of anti-submarine warfare drills in the Sea of Japan, an official said.
"Two task forces are taking part in ... Read more...
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Japan on alert for possible major tsunami (Lead)
February 28th, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Feb 28 (DPA) Hundreds of thousands of Japanese households in Pacific coastal areas were ordered to evacuate Sunday after warnings of a possible "major" tsunami produced by the Chilean earthquake.
Shortly before ... Read more...
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Japan bracing for up to 3-metre tsunami
February 28th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Feb 28 (DPA) The Japan Meteorological Agency warned that a "major" tsunami of up to 3 metres could hit Japan's Pacific coast in the next few hours Sunday following a massive ... Read more...
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Indian Navy personnel to join Russian nuke sub trials
September 4th, 2009 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Vladivostok, Sep 4 (RIA Novosti) A crew of Indian submariners will take part in sea trials in mid-September of the Russian nuclear submarine which is to be leased to the Indian Navy ... Read more...
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Russian coast guards return 8,000 crabs to sea
August 28th, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Vladivostok, Aug 28 (RIA Novosti) Some 8,000 live crabs, confiscated by Russian coast guards earlier in the week, have been released into the Sea of Japan, a spokeswoman for the Coast Guard ... Read more...
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Initial trials of Russian nuclear sub for India completed
July 27th, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Khabarovsk (Russia), July 27 (RIA Novosti) The first stage of sea trials of Russia's Nerpa nuclear attack submarine, which was damaged in a fatal accident during previous tests, has been successfully completed, ... Read more...
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Giant Nomura’s Jellyfish Scare Rising In Japan Again
July 20th, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by GD
This picture is not a digitally enhanced version but is the original one itself, which shows a diver trying to attach a sensor to a giant Nomura's jellyfish. This giant species of ... Read more...
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India-bound Russian nuke sub repaired, resumes sea trials
July 10th, 2009 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 10 (RIA Novosti) A Russian nuclear submarine that is to be leased to India and which was damaged in an accident that killed 20 people resumed sea trials Friday after ... Read more...
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North Korea spent $700 mn on weapons tests: Report
July 6th, 2009 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 6 (DPA) North Korea has spent over $700 million on rocket and nuclear tests since April, a South Korean newspaper estimated Monday.
The seven rocket tests Saturday alone cost an estimated ... Read more...
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North Korea’s missile launches ‘not helpful’: US
July 5th, 2009 - 7:51 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 5 (DPA) The United States Saturday called North Korea's "possible" missile launches "not helpful" but stopped short of confirming them or calling them a violation of UN sanctions.
"We're waiting until ... Read more...
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North Korea tests seventh missile, says South Korea (Fifth Lead)
July 4th, 2009 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 4 (DPA) North Korea fired its seventh missile from its eastern coast Saturday, the South Korean defence ministry said, as Pyongyang raised tension in the Korean peninsula.
The missiles, with a ... Read more...
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