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World Bank picks health expert Kim as president

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank on Monday chose Korean-born American health expert Jim Yong Kim as its new president, maintaining Washington’s grip on the job and leaving developing countries questioning the selection process. Kim, 52, won the job over Nigeria’s widely respected finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, with the support of Washington’s allies in Western Europe, Japan and Canada. Unlike previous World Bank elections, the decision among the 25-member board was not unanimous. …

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Japan opening part of nuke no-go zone for 1st time

Japan is opening part of the evacuation zone around its leaking nuclear power plant for the first time since last year’s disasters, allowing up to 16,000 evacuees to return home.

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NRC approves first new nuclear plant in a generation (Reuters)

Reuters – Regulators on Thursday approved plans to build the first new nuclear power plant in the U.S. in more than 30 years, despite objections of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman, who cited safety concerns stemming from Japan’s 2011 Fukushima disaster.

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NKorea freed American without aid promise, US says (AP)

AP – North Korea freed an American it held for a half year for reportedly proselytizing, handing him Saturday to a U.S. envoy who said Washington had not promised to provide aid in exchange for the man’s release.

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Economic data suggests soft patch continues (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. factory output slipped for the first time in 10 months in April as a shortage of parts from Japan crimped activity while home building slumped, showing the economy got off to a weak start in the second quarter.

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Economic data suggests soft patch continues (Reuters)

AP IMPACT: Ties bind Japan nuke sector, regulators (AP)

AP – Nearly 10 years after Japan’s top utility first assured the government that its Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant was safe from any tsunami, regulators were just getting around to checking out the claim. The move was too little, too late.

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Stocks fall after another earthquake hits Japan (AP)

AP – Stocks fell Thursday after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan. The losses moderated after a tsunami warning was lifted.

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Stocks fall after another earthquake hits Japan (AP)

Setbacks mount in Japan at leaking nuclear plant (AP)

AP – Setbacks mounted Wednesday in the crisis over Japan’s tsunami-damaged nuclear facility, with nearby seawater testing at its highest radiation levels yet and the president of the plant operator checking into a hospital with hypertension.

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Gaps in US radiation monitoring system revealed (AP)

AP – Parts of America’s radiation alert network have been out of order during Japan’s nuclear crisis, raising concerns among some lawmakers about whether the system could safeguard the country in a future disaster.

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Gaps in US radiation monitoring system revealed (AP)

Japan nuclear crisis gives Earth Hour added poignancy (Reuters)

Reuters – Lights started going off around the world on Saturday in a show of support for renewable energy, given added poignancy by Japan’s nuclear disaster which raises doubts about nuclear power as a possible solution.

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World Bank picks health expert Kim as president

Japan opening part of nuke no-go zone for 1st time

NRC approves first new nuclear plant in a generation (Reuters)

NKorea freed American without aid promise, US says (AP)

Economic data suggests soft patch continues (Reuters)

AP IMPACT: Ties bind Japan nuke sector, regulators (AP)

Stocks fall after another earthquake hits Japan (AP)

Setbacks mount in Japan at leaking nuclear plant (AP)

Gaps in US radiation monitoring system revealed (AP)

Japan nuclear crisis gives Earth Hour added poignancy (Reuters)

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