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 March 16, 2011 Afternoon Update |
 TOP NEWSU.S. Calls Radiation 'Extremely High' and Urges Deeper Caution in JapanBy DAVID SANGER and MATTHEW L. WALDThe vessel that possibly ruptured on Wednesday had been seen as the last fully intact line of defense against large-scale releases of radioactive material. In Refugee Shelters, Misery and UncertaintyBy MARTIN FACKLERIn stricken communities across Japan, tsunami refugees have gathered in hundreds of schools, hospitals and public gyms that have been converted into makeshift shelters. News AnalysisFlaws in Japan's Leadership Deepen Sense of CrisisBy KEN BELSON and NORIMITSU ONISHINever has Japan's weak, rudderless system of governing been so clearly exposed or mattered so much. Stock Market Slumps Again on Nuclear WorriesBy GRAHAM BOWLEY and MATTHEW SALTMARSHMajor indexes were down more than 2 percent in afternoon trading as investors shunned risk. As Searchers Inch Along, the Task Ahead Is HugeBy MICHAEL WINESMuch of the tsunami's havoc in Japan was in inaccessible rural areas that have barely been touched by searchers. |
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BUSINESSDisasters' Costs to Fall on Japan's GovernmentBy MARY WILLIAMS WALSHThe losses in Japan as a result of the earthquake and resulting tsunami are expected to exceed $100 billion. G-7 Finance Chiefs to Discuss Measures to Help JapanBy MATTHEW SALTMARSHFrance is arranging a discussion among finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 7 countries to assess the economic impact of the crisis in Japan and a possible response. In Europe, Stance on Nuclear Power Is MixedBy JUDY DEMPSEY and MATTHEW SALTMARSHWhile the German public has been the most vocal, it is a different story in other parts of the Continent. Green BlogHouse Panel Questions Nuclear Regulatory and Energy ChiefsBy MATTHEW L. WALDLawmakers asked how the United States can learn from Japan's nuclear crisis. E.P.A. Proposes New Emission Standards for Power PlantsBy JOHN M. BRODER and JOHN COLLINS RUDOLFThe rule for emissions of mercury and other toxins is certain to be challenged by the utility industry and Republicans in Congress. |
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