A year on, only brief home visits for Japan nuclear evacuees OKUMA, Japan (Reuters) - Back home for just three hours, a tearful Miyoko Takeda sorted through her belongings. She left behind the kimonos she once wore as a traditional dancer, fearful they might be contaminated by radiation. Nearly a year has passed since a massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit Japan, Okuma town, but the site of the reactors at the centre of the Fukushima nuclear crisis ...
Gaza power grinds to a halt for lack of fuel Gaza sole power plant ground to a halt on Tuesday after it ran out of diesel, an energy authority official said, calling on Egypt to intervene to resolve the crisis.
A Beginner's Guide to the Nordic Startup Ecosystem The Nordic region, defined as Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway, and Sweden (and less formally Estonia), is responsible for a disproportionate share of European innovation. Daniel Blomquist, a Kauffman Fellow and Principal at Creandum, compiled the data below regarding the venture capital ecosystem in the Nordic region. With experience as a board member for multiple start-up ...
A's reach terms with Cuban star on four-year deal Cuban slugger Yoenis Cespedes has agreed to a four-year deal worth $36 million with the Oakland A's, the largest US deal ever for a Cuban, Major League Baseball's website reported on Monday.
Banks Paying Homeowners a Bonus to Avoid Foreclosures: Mortgages Banks, accelerating efforts to move troubled mortgages off their books, are offering as much as $35,000 or more in cash to delinquent homeowners to sell their properties for less than they owe.
Valentine's Day finds a niche in Islamic Iran Iran may reject Western influences, but Valentine's Day has become a growing phenomenon thanks to the romantically minded youth of the Islamic state's affluent classes.
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