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Japan will face extraordinary health challenges after tsunami
After the surging ocean waters spawned by Japan’s magnitude 8.9 earthquake receded, the drowned were only the first victims to be counted. (more…)
Nuclear catastrophe averted in Japan, official
Fears of a nuclear meltdown in Japan have subsided after a reactor that was damaged in Friday’s devastating earthquake reportedly emerged intact from an explosion. (more…)
Lebanese nationals in Japan are safe, report
Lebanon Foreign Affairs Ministry was informed that none of the approximately 50 Lebanese nationals living in Japan were harmed by the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck the country, National News Agency reported on Saturday. (more…)
Major explosion at Japanese nuclear plant
Japanese television showed a major explosion at a nuclear power plant Saturday, a day after the country was rocked by a devastating earthquake.
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California harbor ‘destroyed’ by tsunami
The tsunami waves unleashed across the Pacific by an 8.9-magnitude earthquake off the Japan coast have destroyed boats and docks in a few isolated places along America’s West Coast, but early reports suggest little widespread damage. (more…)
3 men charged in conspiracy to illegally export technology to Iran
Authorities say a Southern California man has been charged along with two Iranians in a conspiracy to illegally export technology to Iran.
The FBI says in a statement that 56-year-old Jiraiir Avanessian of Glendale was arrested Monday at his home.
He was indicted in December along with Farhoud Masoumian and Amirhossein Sairafi on multiple charges including smuggling, money laundering and violating trade sanctions imposed on Iran. Sairafi was arrested this week in Germany. An arrest warrant has been issued for Masoumian. LAT
6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes off California coast
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California Saturday afternoon, shaking buildings south of the Oregon border and knocking out power in several coastal communities. WSJ
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