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From Osama's death to May 21 Judgment Day

Less than a fortnight after bin Laden's death, there was indeed a revenge attack on a para-military academy near Peshawar in Pakistan where more than 83 people, majority of them newly trained cadets, were killed.

Versace goes to Japan despite earthquake and tsunami

Earthquake and tsunamis could not keep Versace from Japan.After some delays due to the natural disasters, Versace will proceed with plans to open stores in Japan and add to its Asian income stream. The company already derives 30 percent of its income from China.
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Massive US pumps shipped to damaged Japan nuclear plant

Two of the world's largest concrete pumps - normally used for concrete in construction projects - departed from the United States on Saturday morning to Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant to help contain the damaged nuclear reactors there.

Column: Japan, supply chains and Adam Smith

Should the spreading economic aftermath of the earthquake in Japan cause us to unravel global supply chains that seem suddenly all too vulnerable to shortages and shutdowns? Adam Smith would say No. The philosophical founding father of globalization would urge us, not to undo our worldwide lines of supply for component parts and raw materials, but to improve them.
Google Earth releases latest post-earthquake images of Japan

With tech power in hand, Google's crisis response team gears up

Google has a crisis response team working round the clock monitoring the emergencies and coming out with unique applications to cater the affected people anywhere in the world. Person finder was launched within 72 hours of earthquake hitting Haiti. For New Zealand it didn’t take more than three hours, and for Japan, it was just two hours.
Wreckages of Japan's Earthquake

Tokyo lifts tap water restrictions

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it has lifted restrictions against using tap water for consumption by infants in Tokyo's 23 wards and 5 adjacent cities, according to a report from public broadcaster NHK.

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