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Japan goes on the offensive to explain that its muscled-up military will be only for defensive purposes.
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Tsunami Death Toll Rises to About 160,000 (AP).
World leaders
wrapped up a one-day summit on Asia's earthquake and tsunamis, hoping
to find the best way to help victims — and to prevent such a
catastrophe from happening again. Indonesia reported almost 20,000 new
deaths today, pushing the overall toll to almost 160,000.
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Annan Wonders Where Are the People? (Reuters).
U.N. Secretary General
Kofi Annan (who spent 72 hours in Jackson Hole, Wyoming after the tsunami hit) toured
Indonesia's tsunami-ravaged Aceh province today, flying by helicopter to the razed town of Meulaboh,
beyond which is a black hole of devastation.
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AIRLINES WARNED AS ANATAHAN ERUPTS IN CNMI
SAIPAN, CNMI (Marianas Variety) – Anatahan volcano in the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands started erupting again on
Tuesday and the Emergency Management Office warned airlines not to pass
directly above the volcano for safety reasons.
As of 3 p.m. yesterday, the ash plume was 15,000 feet high,
compared with 500 feet recorded on Jan. 4. EMO director
Rudolfo M. Pua, in an interview with Variety yesterday,
said that the ash plume extends about 200 miles west-southwest of
Anatahan, or in the direction of the Philippines. This was based on
information from the Washington-based Volcanic Ash Advisory Center. Pua said
all concerned agencies like commercial airlines and the Federal Aviation
Administration have already been warned about Anatahan’s ongoing
eruption.
This is the third historical eruption of Anatahan since the sudden
eruption in May 2003. Unlike the first two eruptions, however, EMO and
the U.S. Geological Survey have described the latest eruption as
“so far a “minor” one.
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Tsunami Survivors Try to Rebuild Lives (Reuters).
Tsunami survivors are
trying to rebuild their shattered lives as aid
agencies scrambled to reach some five million people affected by
the most wide-reaching natural disaster in living memory.
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Main Aceh hospital reopens (AFP).
The main hospital in Indonesia's
tsunami-devastated Aceh province tentatively reopens amid optimism from
the government that most survivors' immediate needs are now being met.
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Hundreds of Foreigners Killed in Tsunami (AP).
The tally of foreigners confirmed dead or missing from the Dec. 26
quake and tsunami in southern Asia is confusing. Some countries
include all foreigners who have failed to contact authorities in the
count of those missing while others count only those known to have been
present when the tsunami hit.
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World Urged to Make Good on Asia Aid Promises (Reuters).
World leaders vow to work
together to help victims of the most wide-reaching natural
disaster in living memory as scandal-plauged U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan
declares they are in a "race against time."
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Japan trying to fend off cyberattacks from China, where hackers appears to be taking cues from the government.
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Blog 4: Eyewitness to Disaster. [Radio Free Asia]
Pema Ngodup has been traveling through coastal towns in Tamil Nadu that
were affected by the Dec. 26 tsunami. Read his latest blog and an
interview with an eyewitness to the disaster.
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