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Uncertain risks torment Japanese in nuclear zone
Mar 7th, 2012
Yoshiko Ota keeps her windows shut. She never hangs her laundry outdoors. Fearful of birth defects, she warns her daughters: Never have children. (Source: Associated Press) -
TOKYO (AP) - Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday as investors watched for signs of a possible change in U.S. stimulus efforts by the Federal Reserve. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese stocks slumped and commodities were mostly lower on Wednesday, extending an overnight global selloff in equities, as the absence of fresh steps from the Bank of Japan to quell turbulence in the domestic bond market and lingering fears of an eventual softening of U.S. stimulus unnerved investors. U.S. stock... [Full Article]
BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Commission proposed tougher nuclear safety rules Thursday, amid international debate about the future of nuclear energy and how to secure aging plants. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Parisa Hafezi and Erika Solomon ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States is considering a no-fly zone in Syria as it weighs options for intervention into the 2-year-old civil war, Western diplomats said on Friday, after the White House said Syria had crossed a "red line" by using nerve gas. After months of deliberation, President Ba... [Full Article]