2005.10.16

Moderate quake jolts Tokyo, no tsunami warning (Reuters). UPDATED A moderate earthquake jolted Tokyo and its vicinity this afternoon, causing buildings in the capital to shake, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. There are reports of two slight injuries. 2005.10.16

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Japan-Quake (Kyodo) UPDATED 茨城県南西部 発震時刻 2005/10/16 16:05:43.16 緯度 36.048N 経度 139.932E 深さ 45.1km マグニチュード 5.0 2005.10.16

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Richardson Dismisses Partisanship in DPRK Talks. (AP) Within days of taking office in 2003, New Mexico's Democratic Gov. Bill Richardson juggled his duties as the state's new chief executive with another role he long has savored: diplomatic troubleshooter. 2005.10.16

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A man with many talents (Fiji Times). A former ex-pat Tokyoite scores big with rugby in Fiji. 2005.10.16

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Spam --the canned meat -- highly valued in ROK. In the United States, Spam may be an underappreciated meal or an unsolicited e-mail, but in South Korea the canned lunch meat is a luxury item. 2005.10.16

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