Moody's upgrades Saudi Arabia's credit rating to Aa3 with stable outlook    Riyadh Metro to begin partial operations next Wednesday: Report    Al Okhdood halts Al Shabab's winning streak with a 1-1 draw in Saudi Pro League    Mahrez leads Al Ahli to victory over Al Fayha in Saudi Pro League    Al Qadsiah hands Al Nassr their first defeat in the Saudi Pro League    Saudi musical marvels takes center stage in Tokyo's iconic opera hall    Downing Street indicates Netanyahu faces arrest if he enters UK    London's Gatwick airport reopens terminal after bomb scare evacuation    Civil Defense warns of thunderstorms across Saudi Arabia until Tuesday    Saudi Arabia, Japan strengthen cultural collaboration with new MoU    Slovak president meets Saudi delegation to bolster trade and investment ties    Saudi defense minister meets with Swedish state secretary    Navigating healthcare's future: Solutions for a sustainable system    Al Khaleej qualifies for Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship final    Sixth foreign tourist dies of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos    Katy Perry v Katie Perry: Singer wins right to use name in Australia    Trump picks Pam Bondi as attorney general after Matt Gaetz withdraws    Al-Jasser: Saudi Arabia to expand rail network to over 8,000 km    Sitting too much linked to heart disease –– even if you work out    Denmark's Victoria Kjær Theilvig wins Miss Universe 2024    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

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Radioactivity detected in breast milk in Japan
Awwal 26, 1432 / April 30, 2011, SPA -- Small amounts of radioactive substances have been found in the breast milk of seven women in a survey involving 23 women in five Japanese prefectures, including Tokyo and Fukushima, dpa quoted news reports (...)

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Honda Quarterly Profit Drops 38.3 Percent
Awwal 24, 1432 / April 28, 2011, SPA -- Honda Motor Co. says its quarterly profit dropped 38.3 percent due to a slump in car production following last month's earthquake and tsunami. Honda said Thursday its profit for the January-March quarter (...)

28 - 04 - 2011
Toyota, Honda's Japan Output Falls 63 Per Cent to Record Lows
Awwal 21, 1432, April 25, 2011, SPA -- Toyota Motor Corp and Honda Motor Co said Monday their domestic production in March plummeted about 63 per cent from a year earlier to record monthly lows with their operations severely disrupted by the March (...)

25 - 04 - 2011
Japan To Launch Massive Search For Quake Bodies
Awwal 20, 1432, April 24, 2011, SPA -- Japan plans to send more than 20,000 soldiers into its northern disaster zone Monday in an intensive mission to recover the bodies of those killed in last month's earthquake and tsunami. More than 12,000 (...)

24 - 04 - 2011
Three Asian Trade Ministers Press Forward An Investment Pact
Awwal 20, 1432, April 24, 2011, SPA -- The trade ministers of Japan, China and South Korea are vowing to press forward to seal an investment pact among their countries. Japan's Banri Kaieda, China's Chen Deming and South Korea's Kim Jong-hoon said (...)

24 - 04 - 2011
Magnitude-6 Quake Jolts North-Eastern Japan
Awwal 19, 1432, April 23, 2011, SPA -- A magnitude-6 earthquake struck north-eastern Japan Saturday, the Meteorological Agency said. No immediate casualties or damage were reported, and no tsunami warnings were issued. No further damage was (...)

23 - 04 - 2011
Japan expands evacuation area over radiation concerns
Awwal 18, 1432 H / April 22, 2011, SPA -- The Japanese government on Friday expanded its evacuation zone beyond the previous 20-kilometre zone around the stricken north-eastern nuclear power plant because of continued high levels of radiation, dpa (...)

22 - 04 - 2011
Toyota: Car Production Disrupted Until Nov or Dec
Awwal 18, 1432 H / April 22, 2011, SPA -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday its global car production, disrupted by parts shortages from last month's earthquake and tsunami, won't return to normal until November or December, as AP reported. Company (...)

22 - 04 - 2011
Japanese Shares Mixed on Stronger Yen, Carmakers' Rebound
Awwal 18, 1432 H / April 22, 2011, SPA -- Japanese stocks were mixed Friday as some export-oriented issues were dragged down by a stronger yen but carmakers were bolstered by news that chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp would resume operations (...)

22 - 04 - 2011
Japan bans entry into nuclear evacuation zone
Awwal 17, 1432 H / April 21, 2011, SPA -- Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Thursday that the government was banning entry into the 20-kilometre exclusion zone around a damaged nuclear power plant, according to dpa. The move came after (...)

21 - 04 - 2011
Japan Nuke Plants Starts Pumping Radioactive Water
Awwal 15, 1432, April 19, 2011, SPA -- The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear plant began pumping highly radioactive water from the basement of one of its buildings to a makeshift storage area Tuesday in a crucial step toward easing the nuclear (...)

19 - 04 - 2011
Hillary Clinton Visits Tokyo In Show Of Support For Japan
Awwal 13, 1432, April 17, 2011, SPA -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday that America would stand by Japan, saying she was confident the country will fully recover from its tsunami and nuclear disasters. «We are very (...)

17 - 04 - 2011
Japan's TEPCO Says Aims To Bring Radiation Down In Three Months
Awwal 13, 1432, April 17, 2011, SPA -- Japanese nuclear power plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) aims to bring radiation levels at its damaged Fukushima Daiichi facility on a downward trend in around three months, the company said on (...)

17 - 04 - 2011
Work Underway To Reduce Radioactivity Off Japanese Nuclear Plant
Awwal 12, 1432, April 16, 2011, SPA -- Workers in the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant were attempting to reduce radioactive contamination in waters off the coastal power station, but the levels of highly radioactive water keep rising, the Jiji Press (...)

16 - 04 - 2011
Severe Earthquake Shakes Tokyo
Awwal 12, 1432, 2011, SPA -- A strong earthquake has shaken the region around the Japanese capital Tokyo early Saturday. According to first estimates by Japanese authorities the quake had a magnitude of 5.9. In Tokyo buildings were shaking, but (...)

16 - 04 - 2011
After post-disaster reprieve, Japan premier faces new calls to quit
Awwal 10, 1432 / April 14, 2011, SPA -- Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan faced a barrage of criticism Thursday not only from the opposition but also from his own party, according to dpa. Kan has sought the help of both sides in dealing with (...)

14 - 04 - 2011
Japanese Shares Rebound
Awwal 09, 1432, April 13, 2011, SPA -- Japan stocks rebounded Wednesday, led by automakers as the yen fell against major currencies. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 85.92 points, or 0.9 per cent, to close at 9,641.18 while the broader Topix (...)

13 - 04 - 2011
Magnitude-6.3 Quake Jolts North-Eastern Japan
Awwal 08, 1432, April 12, 2011, SPA -- A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday in north-eastern Japan, the Meteorological Agency said. No immediate casualties or damage were reported, and no tsunami warnings were issued. The epicentre of the (...)

12 - 04 - 2011
External Power Restored At Reactors After Strong Quake
Awwal 07, 1432, April 11, 2011, SPA -- The operator of Japan's damaged nuclear plant said external power was restored at three of its six reactors Monday and that operations to spray water onto spent fuel pools had resumed. External power had been (...)

11 - 04 - 2011
Troops Launch New Search for Japan Tsunami Dead
Awwal 06, 1432, April 10, 2011, SPA -- The Japanese and U.S. militaries launched another all-out search for the bodies of earthquake and tsunami victims Sunday along Japan's ravaged northeast coast. About 22,000 Japanese troops, along with 110 from (...)

10 - 04 - 2011
Japan PM Visits Fishing City Wrecked by Tsunami
Awwal 06, 1432, April 10, 2011, SPA -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan paid another visit to Japan's tsunami-devastated coast Sunday, promising officials in a fishing-dependent city that his government will do whatever it can to help. Kan visited (...)

10 - 04 - 2011
Radiation Levels in Seawater Jump Near Japan Nuclear Plant
Awwal 05, 1432, April 09, 2011, SPA -- The operator of a damaged nuclear power station in north-eastern Japan said radiation levels in seawater near the plant had risen, a news report said Saturday. Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) said it found on (...)

09 - 04 - 2011
Hokkaido Elec to delay commercial ops at No.3 reactor
Awwal 04, 1432 H / April 08, 2011, SPA -- Japan's Hokkaido Electric Power Co said on Friday it would delay the restart of commercial operation at the 912-MW No.3 reactor at its sole Tomari nuclear plant from the original plan for early April, after (...)

08 - 04 - 2011
Japan sets power targets to avoid summer blackouts
Awwal 04, 1432 H / April 08, 2011, SPA -- Japan announced power reduction targets for Tokyo and north Japan that will require big manufacturers and other large-scale users to cut peak summer consumption by one-fourth as it vowed to avoid rolling (...)

08 - 04 - 2011
Nuclear Plant Operator Says Radioactive Water Leak Halted
Awwal 02, 1432, April 06, 2011, SPA -- The operator of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said Wednesday that the leaking of radioactive water from the damaged plant has been stopped, Kyodo News reported. Tokyo Electric Power Co (...)

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