GenevaLunch » tsunami http://genevalunch.com Community Newspaper Online Sun, 27 May 2012 09:11:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Copyright © GenevaLunch 2010 editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) http://genevalunch.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpgGenevaLunchhttp://genevalunch.com 144 144 Community Newspaper Online GenevaLunch GenevaLunch editor@genevalunch.com no no Major tsunami warning out for Indonesia, Indian Ocean coastlineshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/11/major-tsunami-warning-out-for-indonesia-indian-ocean-coastlines/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/11/major-tsunami-warning-out-for-indonesia-indian-ocean-coastlines/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:41:35 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=68867 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – An 8.6 earthquake registered off the coast of Indonesia is raising fears throughout Indian Ocean nations of a major tsunami like the one in 2004 that killed tens of thousands of people. The Hindu in India reports that “the tremors were felt far and wide in southern and eastern parts of India, [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/11/major-tsunami-warning-out-for-indonesia-indian-ocean-coastlines/feed/ 0 Japan bows for a minute of silence in memory of 2011 earthquakehttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/11/japan-bows-for-a-minute-of-silence-in-memory-of-2011-earthquake/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/11/japan-bows-for-a-minute-of-silence-in-memory-of-2011-earthquake/#comments Sun, 11 Mar 2012 09:24:03 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=67495 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – All of Japan came to a halt at 14:46 local time Sunday 11 March for one minute of silence in memory of the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck the country one year ago. Reuters notes that “The magnitude 9.0 earthquake unleashed a wall of water that hit Japan’s northeast coast, killing [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/11/japan-bows-for-a-minute-of-silence-in-memory-of-2011-earthquake/feed/ 0 Oil imports, earthquake push Japan into 1st trade deficit in 32 yearshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/25/oil-imports-earthquake-push-japan-into-1st-trade-deficit-in-32-years/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/25/oil-imports-earthquake-push-japan-into-1st-trade-deficit-in-32-years/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:58:09 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=65519 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Japan has announced its first trade deficit since 1980, Y2.49tn ($32bn), with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda saying it will take until 2014 for a turn-around. Analysts, according to the financial press, are gloomier about Japan’s short- to mid-term prospects for avoiding a current account surplus. The savings rate in the country has been [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/25/oil-imports-earthquake-push-japan-into-1st-trade-deficit-in-32-years/feed/ 0 Japan establishes a no-go zone, imposes penalties (video)http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/04/21/japan-establishes-a-no-go-zone-imposes-penalties-video/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/04/21/japan-establishes-a-no-go-zone-imposes-penalties-video/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:32:55 +0000 Laila Rodriguez http://genevalunch.com/?p=56877 GenevaLunch.com Japan has established a 20km no-go zone around the Fukushima nuclear plant and has announced that it will impose penalties to anyone breaking the rule. According to government sources, the fines of up to US$1,200 are necessary to protect the health and safety of the area’s roughly 70,000 residents. Up to 60 families have returned [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/04/21/japan-establishes-a-no-go-zone-imposes-penalties-video/feed/ 0 Japan asks foreign countries to remain calmhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/16/japan-asks-foreign-countries-to-remain-calm/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/16/japan-asks-foreign-countries-to-remain-calm/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:34:25 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=55409 GenevaLunch.com Swiss embassy among those suggesting citizens leave The Japanese emperor, in a highly unusual television appearance Wednesday 16 March, urged his country’s people to retain hope in the face of uncertainty over nuclear problems and the post-earthquake rescue efforts. The death toll has now risen above 4,000 and a number of foreign countries, including Switzerland, [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/16/japan-asks-foreign-countries-to-remain-calm/feed/ 0 Swiss rescue team in Japan searched for survivors, not back yethttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/16/swiss-rescue-team-in-japan-searched-for-survivors-not-back-yet/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/16/swiss-rescue-team-in-japan-searched-for-survivors-not-back-yet/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:36:55 +0000 Laila Rodriguez http://genevalunch.com/?p=55354 GenevaLunch.com (correction) Swiss team that provided rescue work and logistics is not yet back from Japan Switzerland and Japan (GenevaLunch) – A team of 25 Swiss rescuers and nine canine units have officially finished their search and rescue operations but are still in Japan where they helped in the search for survivors after the most powerful [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/16/swiss-rescue-team-in-japan-searched-for-survivors-not-back-yet/feed/ 0 Nuclear blast in Japan causes harmful radiation levelshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/15/nuclear-blast-in-japan-causes-harmful-radiation-levels/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/15/nuclear-blast-in-japan-causes-harmful-radiation-levels/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:18:39 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=55312 GenevaLunch.com Tsunami, quake official death toll at about 2,000 but 3,000 declared missing, figure for dead expected to rise sharply The third, latest blast at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, at 06:10 local time Tuesday 15 March, accompanied by a fire, has caused radiation leaks at a level harmful to human health, Japanese [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/15/nuclear-blast-in-japan-causes-harmful-radiation-levels/feed/ 0 Catastrophe in Japan (Chappatte cartoon)http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/13/catastrophe-in-japan-chappatte-cartoon/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/13/catastrophe-in-japan-chappatte-cartoon/#comments Sun, 13 Mar 2011 09:55:41 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=55246 GenevaLunch.com ©2011 Chappatte, distributed by Globe Cartoon. More cartoons on Chappatte’s web site. Geneva-based Patrick Chappatte works for the International Herald Tribune, for Geneva newspaper Le Temps, and for NZZ am Sonntag. All cartoons reproduced with permission.

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/13/catastrophe-in-japan-chappatte-cartoon/feed/ 2 Red Cross opens family-finder service for Japanhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/12/red-cross-opens-family-finder-service-for-japan/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/12/red-cross-opens-family-finder-service-for-japan/#comments Sat, 12 Mar 2011 08:35:29 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=55220 GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - The ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross), working closely with the Japanese Red Cross, has created a Family Links web site to help people who are seeking other family members in the wake of the 11 March earthquake and tsunami north of Tokyo. The list of those missing, created Friday, [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/12/red-cross-opens-family-finder-service-for-japan/feed/ 1 Japan’s tsunami images hint at scope of disaster (update 3)http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/11/japans-tsunami-images-hint-at-scope-of-disaster-update-2/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/11/japans-tsunami-images-hint-at-scope-of-disaster-update-2/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:06:22 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=55174 GenevaLunch.com Update 15:15  Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The International Federations of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has given indications of how its societies in the tsunami-affected areas, mainly Japan but also Indonesia and the Philippines are responding to the emergency. The 8.8 earthquake (some reports say 8.9), it notes, struck at 14:46 local time [...]

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