Disasters

March 13, 2011 9:57 PM

Japan central bank injects funds as stocks plunge

Japan's central bank injected a record 7 trillion yen ($85.5 billion) into money markets and the Tokyo stock market nosedived Monday on the first business day since an earthquake and tsunami devastated the country's northeast and raised dire worries about the economy.

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March 13, 2011 1:45 PM

Second explosion at stricken Japan nuke plant

The second hydrogen explosion in three days rocked a stricken nuclear plant in Japan Monday, sending a massive column of smoke into the air. It was not immediately clear how much - if any - radiation had been released.

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March 13, 2011 8:00 AM

Special radio coverage: Japan quake and tsunami

Minnesota Public Radio News is following the earthquake in Japan. We'll have the latest from NPR and bring you special coverage throughout the day from the BBC.

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March 13, 2011 3:00 AM

Soldiers warn of tsunami threat in NE Japan

The estimated death toll from Japan's disasters climbed past 10,000 Sunday as authorities raced to combat the threat of multiple nuclear reactor meltdowns and hundreds of thousands of people struggled to find food and water. The prime minister said it was the nation's worst crisis since World War II.

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March 12, 2011 4:04 PM

Blind pedestrian killed in Waite Park

A longtime leader of the Central Minnesota chapter of the National Federation of the Blind died after he was struck by a car while crossing a street in Waite Park.

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March 12, 2011 12:43 PM

For battered Japan, a new threat: nuclear meltdown

A partial meltdown was likely under way at a second nuclear reactor, a top Japanese official said Sunday, as authorities frantically tried to prevent a similar threat from nearby unit following a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.

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March 11, 2011 8:45 PM

Scenes of destruction after Japan's tsunami, quake

Japan's northeastern coast was a swampy wasteland of broken houses, overturned cars, sludge and dirty water Saturday as the nation awoke to the devastating aftermath of one of its greatest disasters, a powerful tsunami created by one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded.

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March 11, 2011 3:48 PM

Quake brings modern Tokyo to a standstill

Japan's huge earthquake brought super-modern Tokyo to a standstill Friday, paralyzing trains that normally run like clockwork and stranding hordes of commuters carrying mobile phones rendered largely useless by widespread outages.

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March 11, 2011 12:02 PM

Delta cancels flight from MSP to Japan

Delta Air Lines has canceled a flight Friday afternoon from the Twin Cities to Japan, as a result of runway and facility closures at Tokyo's Narita airport.

by Martin Moylan