Faisal Islam
Why Japan’s economy won’t just bounce back
Faisal Islam casts doubt on the theory that Japan’s economy will bounce back swiftly from the devastating earthquake and tsunami.
Search results for ‘blackout’
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New York escapes worst of Tropical Storm Irene
An evacuation order has been lifted in New York as Irene moves along the US east coast. As James Blake reports, eleven people are feared dead and millions are coping with power cuts.
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FactCheck: How’s that riots crackdown going?
“There’s currently no legal mechanism for forcing offenders to agree to meet their victims. If the rioters don’t feel like a face-to-face showdown then, as things stand, they won’t have to do it.”
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How tweets and texts helped the rebels take Tripoli
Libyans are free to text, call and blog again after a long telecommunications blackout, in a powerful symbol of how the rebels are ringing the changes.
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Pakistan’s bloodiest city
Karachi has always been a volatile city with a turbulent past but even by its standards the recent violence has been shocking. Channel 4 News presenter Saima Mohsin looks at the issues.
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Harry could return to Afghanistan as Apache pilot
Prince Harry could be heading back to Afghanistan on a second tour of duty, it was reported today. His first tour, in 2007-8, was cut short because of fears for his safety, as Asha Tanna reports.
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Israel: woman killed in Jerusalem blast was British
Officials have confirmed that a woman killed when a bomb exploded in Jerusalem was a British national, as Israeli aircraft hit targets in the Gaza Strip.
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Palestinians fear Gaza invasion as tension mounts
Hamas has declared a state of emergency and evacuated their buildings in preparation for a possible major invasion of the territory in retaliation for rockets fired into Israel
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Foreigners flee as radiation fear grips Japan
Fears of a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant are causing trauma and travel chaos across tsunami-stricken Japan as foreign governments tell their nationals to evacuate.
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Japan live blog: nuclear crisis
Crisis at Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan as officials warn radiation levels close to the plant are now high enough to impact human health. Follow our live blog to get the latest.
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Japan live blog: tsunami and nuclear disaster
A second blast has rocked the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, which was damaged in Friday’s earthquake and tsunami. Follow all of Monday’s events here in a replay of our live blog.
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Japan ‘facing biggest crisis since World War II’
Japan’s Prime Minister says the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear incidents are “the biggest crisis for Japan since World War II.” Channel 4 News speaks to a woman who cannot reach her family.
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Arab revolt: social media and the people’s revolution
Country by country Channel 4 News unpicks the key social media elements of revolt throughout the Middle East and assesses how internet communication helped awaken online youth activism.
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Libya: hundreds dead as pressure mounts on Gaddafi
Hundreds are killed in clashes in Libya as pressure mounts on leader Colonel Gaddafi amid reports he could make a speech “shortly”. Channel 4 News hears from an eyewitness to the violence.
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Egypt journalist resigns from state TV in protest
Egyptian journalist Shahira Amin tells Channel 4 News why she resigned from state-run Nile TV after being banned from covering the ongoing protests in Cairo’s Tahrir Square.
