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One year on: How can we measure Japan’s recovery?

By Anna Watanabe Sun, Mar 11, 2012 5:27PM UTC View Comments

At 2.46pm Japan stopped everything – even its trains, the arteries of the nation – to remember the disaster that occurred one year ago. But as Japan fell silent, the world’s media returned. And this time their words have not been as sympathetic. Fly-in, fly-out stories have been filed from areas with the most visual...

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Red Cross: Floods hit North Korean province hard

By AP News Sat, Aug 06, 2011 7:46PM UTC View Comments

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — More than 4,700 homes in one North Korean province were destroyed or damaged by extensive flooding spawned by torrential rains in late July, according to a Red Cross report. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies also said that more than 28,000 people were affected by the...

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North Korea says China to supply flood aid

By AP News Sun, Jul 31, 2011 1:10PM UTC View Comments

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says China and its Red Cross have decided to give Pyongyang relief aid to help recover from recent flooding. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said Sunday that Chinese President Hu Jintao also expressed “deep sympathy and sincere consolation” in a letter to North Korean leader Kim...

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‘Blood brokers’ rampant in Medan, says Indonesian Red Cross chief

By Chalid Nasution Mon, Jul 18, 2011 9:04PM UTC View Comments

Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Jusuf Kalla on inaugurating the PMI Board of North Sumatra in Medan, Monday, July 18, 2011. Pic: Chalid Nasution

Medan, Indonesia. Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Chairman Jusuf Kalla has said that there are many “blood brokers” in Medan. The chairman made his statement during the inauguration of the PMI Board in North Sumatra in Medan on Monday. According to Kalla, “blood brokers” are people who donate blood in exchange for monetary profit. This seems...

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Japan earthquake and tsunami 2011: Where to get info and how to help

By Tonyo Cruz Mon, Mar 14, 2011 5:40PM UTC View Comments

(UPDATED, March 17) Many folks worldwide are constantly looking for accurate information on what has happened since the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan last March 11. Here are essential links to get you started: Information Portals Google Crisis Response: 2011 Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Red Cross Japan: Emergency Relief Twitter Japan (in Japanese, with...

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