Japan disaster losses to exceed $100 bn
The losses from the disaster in Japan, which was hit by a giant tsunami following a massive earthquake, is likely to exceed $100 billion, a media report said.
New York Times reported that besides an expected $35 billion in insurance claims from Friday’s 9.0 magnitude earthquake, the financial losses will fall most heavily on the Japanese government after it puts together the damage from the tsunami and the nuclear disaster.
Huge claims are expected …
Japanese PM criticises mishandling of n-plant crisis
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan Tuesday slammed Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) for its improper handling of the quake-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant at which two explosions led to leaking of radioactive substances into the atmosphere.
According to Kyodo news agency, one of its reporters overheard Kan saying to the company’s executives at TEPCO’s head office, “what the hell is going on?”, Xinhuareported.
Kan’s angry remarks came …
Reactor shell may be damaged, workers leave: Japan
The inner shell of a quake- and tsunami-damaged nuclear reactor in Japan might be damaged and radiation is so high there that employees could no longer enter the complex, the government’s top spokesman said Wednesday.
White smoke was seen rising Wednesday from reactor number 3 at the plant in Fukushima that is home to six reactors after a fire broke out for a second day at reactor number 4.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said there was definitive …
Radiation jumps after third reactor blast in Japan
Radiation levels spiked Tuesday after a blast at a reactor in a quake-damaged nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan. The plant’s operator said it feared the reactor containment vessel had been damaged.
The explosion happened in reactor number 2 at a plant in Fukushima that is home to six nuclear reactors.
Earlier blasts had occurred in reactors 1 and 3 there, and a fire was also reported Tuesday in reactor number 4. It was put out, the Kyodo …
Japan facing worst crisis since World War II: Kan
Japan was currently facing its worst crisis since World War II, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Sunday, as the toll from the earthquake and tsunami crossed the 1,000 mark and amid fears of a meltdown at a quake-damaged nuclear power plant.Radiation levels had surpassed the legal limits at the Fukushima I plant in north-eastern Japan, 240 km north of Tokyo, officials said Sunday, raising concerns over radiation leaks and a possible core meltdown.
After …
Will the student role clicks again?
It is already announced that Pawan kalyan’s next film will be directed by V.V.Vinayak. The latest news is that the Power Star will be playing the role of a college student in this movie. Pawan Kalyan has played college student roles in his early films such as Suswagatham, Thammudu, Kushi,Jalsa and also had a good success rate in it. Now, the forthcoming Vinayak’s directorial will show Pawan again in the college going role. Sources say that the film …
Pawan says ‘No’ to lip lock Trisha!
Already all are familiar of the news that Pawan Kalyan and Trisha are pairing up for a new film ‘Kushiga’ which is a remake of bollywood flick ‘Love Aaj Kal’ starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone.
The interesting news is that in the original, both Saif Ali Khan and Deepika entered into few lip lock scenes but now in Telugu version when the director Jayanth C Paranji asked both Pawan and Trisha to do the same, Trisha accepted for lip locking …
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