Prefecture. Once again, a magnitude 6. 9 earthquake has struck off the coast of iwate prefecture in northeastern japan at around 8 00 a. M. Japan time. 8 06 to be exact, on tuesday. Tohoku electric Power Company says hidashi mura and omagaki Nuclear Power plants have not reported any abnormalities. A Nuclear Facility for reprocessing spent nuclear fuel in aomori prefecture has not reported any irregularities. The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami advisory off the coast of iwate prefecture. It says that it observed 10 centimeters at the ports of miyako and kuji 20 centimeters at around 9 00 a. M. Japan time. It also observed a severalcentimeter tsunami at kamaishi port around 8 40. Major damage hasnt been reported so far. But authorities have issued an evacuation advisory for about 20,000 residents in the area. Officials say anyone in those areas should listen to local authorities and Disaster Management officials for information and instructions. Officials at iwate hanam
Prefecture. Once again, a magnitude 6. 9 earthquake has struck off the coast of iwate prefecture in northeastern japan at around 8 00 a. M. Japan time. 8 06 to be exact, on tuesday. Tohoku electric Power Company says hidashi mura and omagaki Nuclear Power plants have not reported any abnormalities. A Nuclear Facility for reprocessing spent nuclear fuel in aomori prefecture has not reported any irregularities. The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami advisory off the coast of iwate prefecture. It says that it observed 10 centimeters at the ports of miyako and kuji 20 centimeters at around 9 00 a. M. Japan time. It also observed a severalcentimeter tsunami at kamaishi port around 8 40. Major damage hasnt been reported so far. But authorities have issued an evacuation advisory for about 20,000 residents in the area. Officials say anyone in those areas should listen to local authorities and Disaster Management officials for information and instructions. Officials at iwate hanam
Freezing. The sanctions also target a russian bank that began operating in crimea after russia annexed it. U. S. Firms are barred from doing business with the bank. For the Ukrainian Government the United States says it will provide an additional 75 million in assistance that includes unmanned Surveillance Drones and communications equipment. Officials from the u. S. Government say the Ukrainian Military will receive up to 230 armored vehicles. Reports say Vice President joe biden conveyed u. S. Decision on the new aid to ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko in a telephone call on wednesday. The United States says prorussian separatists attacked the transport hub of debaltseve and the Industrial City of mariupol in Eastern Ukraine in a breach of the ceasefire accord agreed in february. Meanwhile, assistant secretary of state for european and Eurasian Affairs victoria newland said her country estimates between 400 and 500 russians have died in the cliblth. Nuland was giving testimony on
Freezing. The sanctions also target a russian bank that began operating in crimea after russia annexed it. U. S. Firms are barred from doing business with the bank. For the Ukrainian Government the United States says it will provide an additional 75 million in assistance that includes unmanned Surveillance Drones and communications equipment. Officials from the u. S. Government say the Ukrainian Military will receive up to 230 armored vehicles. Reports say Vice President joe biden conveyed u. S. Decision on the new aid to ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko in a telephone call on wednesday. The United States says prorussian separatists attacked the transport hub of debaltseve and the Industrial City of mariupol in Eastern Ukraine in a breach of the ceasefire accord agreed in february. Meanwhile, assistant secretary of state for european and Eurasian Affairs victoria newland said her country estimates between 400 and 500 russians have died in the cliblth. Nuland was giving testimony on
That deal will not prevent iran from developing nuclear weapons. It would all but guarantee that iran gets those weapons, lots of them. Netanyahu addressed u. S. Lawmakers at the invitation of Republican House speaker john boehner. About 60 democrats boycotted the session. Obama says netanyahu offered nothing new in his speech. The Prime Minister didnt offer any viable alternatives. He says sanctions and military action in iran cant bring about change. The two are not planning to hold facetoface talks during netanyahus stay in washington. Obama says he doesnt meet with visiting foreign leaders before their elections. Israelis will head to the polls in two weeks. Supporters and dignitaries are paying their respects to boris nemtsov, a russian Opposition Leader shot dead in moscow last week. He was a vocal critic of president vladimir putin. His funeral was held on tuesday. Nemtsovs body was laid out in a coffin in the sakharov center. The center is named after the soviet era human right