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 March 11, 2011 Afternoon Update |
 TOP NEWSDevastation as Tsunami Crashes Into JapanBy MARTIN FACKLER and KEVIN DREWEarly reports indicate hundreds may have been killed by the waves that followed the 8.9-magnitude quake, the strongest ever recorded in Japan. Emergency Declared at Japanese Nuclear PlantBy MATTHEW L. WALDThe Japanese government evacuated thousands of residents after a mechanical failure in the cooling system. Japan's Strict Building Codes Saved LivesBy NORIMITSU ONISHIPerhaps no country in the world is better prepared to withstand earthquakes and tsunamis than Japan. The Lede BlogUpdates and Video of the Quake and Tsunami, in Japan and ElsewhereBy J. DAVID GOODMANTelevision networks across the world carried dramatic footage, some of it live, of the tsunami that hit Japan. Qaddafi Forces Take Strategic Town as Rebels FleeBy ANTHONY SHADIDRebels retreated from Ras Lanuf after an onslaught of air strikes and tank and artillery fire by forces loyal to the Libyan leader, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. |
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BUSINESSIn Quake's Aftermath, Japanese Companies Try to Take StockBy BETTINA WASSENER and CHRIS V. NICHOLSONAs Japanese companies scrambled to assess the impact of the earthquake, the Japanese central bank said it would "do its utmost" to ensure market stability. New iPad Cover Opens to Instant GratificationBy MIGUEL HELFTApple's "smart cover" is like the refrigerator door: open it and the light goes on, revealing the inside. Inflation in China Stays Above Comfort ZoneBy DAVID BARBOZAChina said Friday that consumer prices had risen sharply again in February, suggesting that the government might have a difficult time taming inflation this year amid growing public anxiety. Off the ChartsBorrowing Again, but Less on Credit CardsBy FLOYD NORRISThe amount of outstanding nonrevolving consumer debt - term loans to pay for things like cars, education or vacations - rose $9.3 billion in January, to $1.617 trillion. Banks' Fragility Hovers Over E.U. Meeting on Debt Crisis SupportBy MATTHEW SALTMARSHFailure to agree on a rescue mechanism could heap new financing problems upon lenders. |
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