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20-ton block lifted from Fukushima reactor
AFP, Published on 03/08/2015
» TOKYO - The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said it has removed a 20-ton piece of rubble from a destroyed reactor in what it called a "major step forward" in decommissioning.
Rivals India, China win hearts, minds in quake-hit Nepal
AFP, Published on 01/05/2015
» POKHARA, NEPAL – At Pokhara airport in the Himalayas, Indian soldiers race back and forth loading rice, blankets, tarpaulins and other aid onto waiting helicopters for delivery to Nepal's quake-devastated villages.
Thailand totters towards waste crisis
AFP, Published on 01/09/2014
» A blaze at a vast rubbish dump home to six million tonnes of putrefying trash and toxic effluent has kindled fears that poor planning and lax law enforcement are tipping Thailand towards a waste crisis.