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03/12/2011JAPAN Tokyo, huge radioactive leak from Fukushima reactor The level of radiation leaking out is equal to the amount emitted from the reactor in a year. Authorities exclude danger of nuclear fusion. Leak caused by explosion this morning in one of the reactors. Tsunami survivors tell of doomsday scenarios. Tokyo (AsiaNews) - The Japanese authorities have provided alarming data on the leakage of radiation from nuclear power plant in Fukushima, where this morning a reactor blew up. According to authorities, the amount of radiation leaking from the reactor is...
03/12/2011JAPAN Tragic death toll from tsunami, explosion in a nuclear power plant A reactor damaged by the earthquake overheated and blew up a building. Radioactivity registered at 1000 times the normal value around the power station. The death toll is high: 1,400 dead or missing. Over 1200 homes destroyed. Relief operations begin with Japanese and foreign military teams. The pope's condolences and prayers.
03/11/2011SAUDI ARABIA Bracing for ‘day of rage’, police patrol Riyadh, stifle protests Massive security forces stop demonstration organised on Facebook. People are closely monitored leaving mosques. Hundreds of agents are in the streets, security forces patrol squares a day after they opened fire on Shia protesters, wounding three, in Qatif.
03/11/2011NORTH KOREA Hunger, sanctions and disease are destroying North Korea South Korean expert says grain shortfall is set to reach 800,000 tonnes this year. This leaves many people with nothing to eat. Political succession in Pyongyang has made matters worse.
03/11/2011CHINA Jasmine Revolution leads to arrests as China says no to democratic reforms Dissidents and pro-democracy activists are detained to prevent possible street protests called by anonymous online organisers in the past few Sundays. National People’s Congress Chairman Wu Bangguo rejects Western style democratic reforms, but the authorities fear protests.
03/11/2011JAPAN Terror in Tokyo as quake strikes, more than 200 dead and dozens missing following tsunami It is the worst earthquake in Japanese history. In the capital, aftershocks continue to be felt as fires break out and power is out. Trains and buildings are evacuated. The death toll remains low thanks to good anti-quake measures. Tsunami alert is issued for the entire Pacific.
03/11/2011TIBET – CHINA Dalai Lama’s retirement, an “act of love for Tibet” by Nirmala Carvalho The leader of Tibetan Buddhism yesterday announced that he is retiring from political life. He is also launching a process of democratisation for the Tibetan Diaspora living in exile in India. For China, it is all a “trick”. The prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile explains that the Dalai Lama made the decision for all Tibetans. It is in an example “for China and the world.”
03/11/2011JAPAN Powerful tsunami of 10 meters. Earthquake off the coast of Tokyo The epicenter about 400 km from Tokyo. Cars, boats, houses dragged by the tidal wave.
03/10/2011UAE – SINGAPORE Dubai World before the courts for failing to pay Singapore suppliers A couple of subsidiaries have no money to pay US$ 4.7 million for supplies. Owned by the ship repair unit of the emir of Dubai’s investment conglomerate, the companies failed several times to meet their financial obligations. In January, talks with lenders began to restructure a US$ 2 billion loan.
03/10/2011CHINA China posts trade deficit Beijing has reported a US$ 7.3 billion trade deficit as exports slow down and imports grow substantially. This will have an impact on the dispute over the yuan. However, domestic demand is not growing fast enough to sustain China’s present rate of economic growth.
03/10/2011CHINA - TIBET Tibet: 60 years of China’s "peaceful liberation” carried out in blood by Nirmala Carvalho On 11 March 1951 the People's Army occupied the then independent state of Tibet and annexed it. Since then, countless protests, tens of thousands dead, the genocide of a people and a culture. Interview with leader of the group Free Tibet.
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Augusto Colombo. Apostolo dei paria di Piero Gheddo
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Matteo Ricci: missione e ragione. Una biografia intellettuale di Gianni Criveller
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Bioetica religioni missioni di Buono Giuseppe, Pelosi Patrizia pp. 432
Matteo Ricci e Giulio Aleni, due vite incrociate diGiulio Aleni / (a cura di) Gianni Criveller
pp. 176
Missione Bengala 155 anni del Pime in India e Bangladesh EMI
di Piero Gheddo
pp. 480
La Cina di Mao processa la Chiesa di Angelo S.Lazzarotto pp. 528
Il rovescio delle medaglie di Bernardo Cervellera pp. 240
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