Sunday, October 31, 2010

Asparagus

Indonesian village vanishes in wake of tsunami
Monai, Indonesia (CNN) October 30, 2010
Saluhu stares at the grave where his youngest son is buried. He struggles to comprehend the split second that changed his life forever.
He relives the moment he started to run inland with his family after feeling Monday's earthquake and hearing the distant roar of the tsunami.

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Nigirizushi

U.N. agrees 2020 biodiversity targets
London, England (CNN) October 29, 2010
A deal to protect the world's ecosystems over the next decade has been agreed by the United Nations at the biodiversity summit in Nagoya, Japan.
Delegates from more than 190 countries debated into the early hours of Saturday morning to finalize the agreement of a 20-point Strategic Plan aimed at cubing losses in biodiversity which have accelerated in recent year.

Friday, October 29, 2010

Shouga-Shu

Bin Laden tape is real, French say
Paris, France (CNN) October 28, 2010
A tape of a man claiming to be Osama Bin Laden threatening France appears to be authntic, the French foreign Ministry said Thursday.
Bin Laden warned France to get its troops out of Afganistan and not to oppress Muslims at home in a a tape broadcast by the Al-Jazeera network Wednesday.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Rakkyo

Death toll, evacuations rise after Indonesian volcano erupts
Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) October 27, 2010
Indonesia's government, already beset by a killer earthquake and tsunami, moved Wednesday to help tens of thousands of residents displaced by a volcanic eruption that also claimed 29 lives.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Mikan

Volcano erupts Indonesia, forcing thousands to flee
Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) October 26,2010
The Mount Merapi volcano in Indonesia erupted at least tree times Tuesday, forcing thousands of nearby residents to flee.
Indonesian media reported that 15 people were killed, including some journalists who were staying a guesthouse to get close to the volcano. CNN could not independently verify those reports.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Shumeigiku

Volcano puts Indonesian officials on high alert
Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) October 25, 2010
Indonesian officials have gone on high alert and have started evacuations as they warily monitor Mount Merapi, a volatile volcano in central Jave that might erupt at any time.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Hotogogis

U.S., China discuss economic ties amid tension
Beijing, China (CNN) October 24, 2010
U.S. treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner met China's Vice-Premier Wang Qishan on Sunday and "exchanged views" about economic relation between their countries, both sides said.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Hassku

Activists: WikiLeaks reveals thousands of previously unknown deaths
London, England (CNN) October 23, 2010
Classified military documents published on the WikiLeaks site increase the civilian death toll of the Iraq war by 15,000 anti-war activists said at a news conference Saturday.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Yamahagi

Chinese models hit runways around the globe
Beijing, China (CNN) October 22, 2010
When the willowy Liu Wen stepped onto the runway at New York Fashion Week this season, she finally began to see a parade of models who looked increasingly like her. This fall, major design houses featured a number of Chinese models in fashion weeks as part of bid by the firms to boost their sales in China.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Divorce: Why the big breakup in China?
Beijing, China (CNN)
But the times are changing in modern China. The economic miracle that followed the countryu's opening to the outside world after 1979 has dramatically changed social mores ---and getting divorced no longer carries the stigma it once did.
In today's China, some 4,500 couples split up every day. More than 2.46 million couples divorced in the country last year -- nearly twice the number in 2001.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Onbubatta

China denies reports on halting export rare earth
Beijing, China (CNN) October 20, 2010
China vehemently denied Wednesday that it has halted export of rare earth materials amd news reports that Beijing started blocking shipments of the crucial minerals to the United States and Europe following similar measures against Japan.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Pomegranate(Zakuro)

Six months later, what did we learn from the oil disaster in the Gulf?
CNN October 19,2010
It was May when a flashing boat carrying Ed Overton and other scientists pulledaway from what would become the largest accidental oil spill in history. The ocean wad soupy and brown. The air tasted like gas. Some reporters looked green in the face. The oil stretced nearly from horizon to horizon.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Ginmokusei

2 dead as Typhoon Megi strikes the Philippinnes
Manila, Philippines (CNN) October 18, 2010
With memories of last year's killer typhoons still fresh, Typhoon Megi roared across the Philippines on Monday, ripping off roofs and cutting off electricity.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Shumeigiku

Philippines on alert as 'monster' Typhoon Megi nears land fall
CNN October 17, 2010
Emergency crews were on standby Sunday as the Philippines braced for a typhoon that could trigger flooding and landslides.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Cha

Can sumo wrestling make it big in Nigeria?
Enugu, Nigeria (CNN) October 15, 2010
Ben Okeke a heavyweight challenge on his hands -- trying to popularize the ancient Japanese sport of sumo wrestling, in Nigeria.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Yahazu-Susuki

Before meeting with Obama, Rice says mistakes were made in Iraq
Washington (CNN) October 15, 2010
Removing Saddam Hussein from power was the right move, but the United States made mistakes in the aftermath, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told CNN on Friday.

Friday, October 15, 2010

Takasago Fuyo

One billion people don't have enough to eat
BBC 11 October 2010
Around one billion people in the world don't have enough healthy food to eat, according to a new report, The 2010 Global Hunger Index shows that child malnutrition is one of the biggest causes of lifelong ill health world wide.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Broccoli

Miners emerge one by one
CNN October 13, 2010
An operation to rescue 33 miners trapped underground in Chile for 68 days is under way as the world watches and prays for its success.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Trimmed Kaizuka

China warns Nobel prize will damage relations with Norway
Beijing, China (CNN) October 12, 2010
China on Tuesday stepped up criticism of Norway and the awarding of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo, a leading Chinese dissident.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Trimmed Shinpaku

Nobel Peace laureate's wife remains under house arrest
Beijing, China (CNN) October 11, 2010
Liu Xia, the wife of Nobel Peace laureate and Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, remains under house arrest in Beijing and banned from talking to friends or media, his lawyer said.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Kurimeshi

North Korea's leader, presumptive heir, attend huge parade
Pyongyang, North Korea (CNN) October 10, 2010
North Korea's reclusive leader, Kim Jong ll, made another rare public appearance Sunday with his youngest son at a massive military parade billed as one of the largest in the nation.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Kuri

Oldest dinosaur footprints found
BBC 8 September 2010
Scientists have found dinosaur-like footprints in a 150-million-year-old rock, suggesting that first dinosaur-like creatures emerged up to nine million years earlier than previously thought.

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Subuta

Chinese dissident wins Nobel Peace Prize
CNN October 8, 2010
The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Llu Xiaobo, a leading Chinese dissident who is serving an 11-year prison term after repeatedly calling for human rights and democratization, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Higanbana

Study shines new light on Sun's role in Earth's climate
London, England (CNN) October 7, 2010
A new study has shed light on the sun's impact on the Earth's confounding current thinking about solar cycles and how they influence temperatures on Earth.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Akatonbo

France warns citizens about UK travel
CNN October 6, 2010
Amid a high alert over an alleged al Qaeda plot to attack cities in Europe, France has warned its citizens about travel to the United Kingdom, saying British authorities believe a terror attack is "highly likely."

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Trimmed Matsu (5)

China's and Japan's leaders meet, signal a diplomatic thaw
CNN October 5, 2010
China's and Japan's top leaders met in Belgium, indicating a thaw in relations since a diplomatic battle broke out last month over Japan's arrest of a Chinese fishing captain off the disputed Diaoyu island.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan met Monday in Brussels, on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Meeting.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Trimmed Matsu (4)

Attackers in Pakistan hit another convoy carrying fuel for NATO troops
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) October 4, 2010
Attackers in Pakistan hit another convoy carrying fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan on Monday, killing one person, authorities said.
It's the fourth attack in as many days on convoys carrying fuel to support the NATO forces.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Hiroshimana

'Jellyfish' smoothies offer solar solutions
CNN October 4, 2010
putting thousand of jellyfish in a blender to make a smoothie sound liken the start of bad joke. In fact, It's one way to source ingredients for a new generation of solar power solutions ha choud aid medical science and offer cheap energy.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Nira

Sources:U.S. to issue alert for Americans in Europe
Washington (CNN) October3, 2010
The U.S. State Department is expected to issue a travel alert to Americans in Europe in light of recent terror threat information, U.S. officials said Saturday.
The alert could be issued as early as Sunday morning , according to one senior official

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Gomoku Takikomigohan

U.S-China split would be a catastrophe
New York (CNN) October 1, 2010
The world's biggest economies are facing off over tensions that could ignite a trade war and lead to a catastrophic split between the United States and China, says analyst Frareed Zakana.

Friday, October 1, 2010

Gates, Buffett encouraged by Chinese response to philanthropy calls
Beijing, China (CNN) September 30, 2010
In the end, few Chinese tycoons could resist the rare opportunity to dine with Bill Bates and Warren Buffett in a chateau-stylke resort on the outskirts of the capital.