2005.01.19

UN Disaster Conference-Climate Change (VOA) Controversy at the UN Disaster Conference in Kobe over whether to refer to "climate change" in the action plan. 2005.01.19

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Aid workers' diary from Aceh. [BBC News ]  The third diary entry from Howard Arfin, a Canadian Red Cross volunteer, who is helping the aid effort on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. 2005.01.19

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Japan-Bobby Fischer [Mainichi Shimbun] Chess genius turned lunatic finds his place to escape from Japanese detention to Reykjavik put on ice. 2005.01.19

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Experts Eye Warning System for All Disasters (Reuters). As the Asian tsunami focuses world attention on natural disasters, experts today called for a global early warning system for all such catastrophes as soon as possible. 2005.01.19

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Minor tsunami hits Japan islands. [BBC News |] A tsunami alert has been lifted for a small group of Japanese islands, after the waves hit but caused no damage. 2005.01.19

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Japanese communications satellite suffers glitch. [spacetoday.net] An American-built Japanese communications satellite is the latest bird to suffer a glitch. 2005.01.19

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Hokkaido-Quake (Kyodo) Minor damage reported from quake in Hokkaido. 2005.01.19

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USA-DPRK (Kyodo) America's next Secretary of State to North Korea: "Let's talk." 2005.01.19

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U.N. Lifts Travel Ban on Aid Workers (AP). The United Nations has lifted a travel ban on aid workers in Indonesia's tsunami-battered Aceh province, the scene of a decades-long conflict between rebels and government forces that has raised concerns about the safety of relief efforts. 2005.01.19

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UN chief warns of 'megadisaster'. [BBC News ] The UN's disaster chief urges countries to divert small sums spent on emergency relief to tackling disaster prevention. 2005.01.19

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