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Japan utility ups estimate of radiation released in Fukushima disaster
Posted 12:37 PM 5/24/2012 by CNN Wire Staff
TOKYO (CNN) -- Japan's largest utility said Thursday that more radiation than previously thought was released into the atmosphere in March 2011, in the days after the nuclear disaster that followed an earthquake and tsunami.
TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Co.) estimates about 900,000 (More)
Yesterday
Iran, world powers offer proposals at nuclear talks
Posted 12:07 PM 5/23/2012 by CNN Wire Staff
BAGHDAD (CNN) -- Western nations and Iran broached solutions over Tehran's controversial nuclear program Wednesday, the latest push to end the saber-rattling over the Islamic republic's atomic aspirations.
Both sides, negotiating in Baghdad, delivered proposals in the latest round of talks (More)
5/21/2012
Four die on Mount Everest
Posted 12:40 PM 5/21/2012 by Manesh Shrestha (fro CNN)
KATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) -- Four people died while coming down the southern slope of the mountain during the weekend after reaching Mount Everest's 8848-meter (29,028 foot) summit, officials said.
The victims have been identified as Ebehard Schaaf, 61, a German medical doctor; Sriya Shah (More)
5/18/2012
3 shipwrecked fishermen lived on clams, seaweed for 10 days
Posted 7:13 PM 5/18/2012 by Michael Martinez and Jake Carpenter (CNN)
(CNN) -- Three shipwrecked fishermen lived on clams and seaweed for 10 days while stranded on an island off Canada's Pacific Coast until a passing sailboat rescued them, the Royal Canadian Navy said Friday.
On Friday, the Canadian Coast Guard ship Tanu rendezvoused with the sailboat and (More)
