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Japan Diverts Part of Rebuilding Funds to Unrelated Projects
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Japan Announces £3.2 Billion Stimulus Plan to Revive Ailing Economy
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Italian Scientists Jailed for Failing to Predict L’Aquila Earthquake
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Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Strikes off Mexican Coast
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