TWO PEOPLE HAVE been confirmed dead following the overnight tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean triggered by the series of earthquakes off the east coast of Japan. One person was killed in Indonesia after they were swept away when the tsunami reached the Papua province, as well as leaving 19 families homeless, while in California a 25-year-old man was killed when he was swept into the ocean while taking photographs of the waves.
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Silence and prayers mark anniversary of Japanese tsunami
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# japan-tsunami - Sunday 11 September, 2011
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Fatal radiation levels at Fukushima now ‘off the scale’
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Japanese baseball opens to relief and cheers
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Slideshow: Japan commemorates month anniversary of disaster
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Authorities warn of further Japanese tsunamis as aftershocks continue
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# japan-tsunami - Friday 11 March, 2011
What’s happened in the Pacific? A timeline of the day’s terrible events
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UN and countries pledge aid and rescue offers to Japan but no decision from Ireland
Officials at the Department of the Taoiseach and Department of Foreign Affairs have so far made no official comment on the matter.
Department of Foreign Affairs sets up crisis centre for Japan tsunami
The department estimates that there are around 2,000 Irish citizens in Japan. Relatives and friends of people in Japan are asked to contact the crisis centre for information.
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BREAKING: A TEN METRE high tsunami has struck the north east of Japan following a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake, sweeping away cars, trees and even buildings.
The tsunami warning has been extended to the entire east coast of Japan, parts of Russia, the Pacific islands.
A nuclear plant in the north of the country has been shut down. More to come.
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A NEW STUDY has claimed that the number of deaths caused by smoking in the home could be comparable to the number of road deaths recorded in Ireland.
According to the NUI Galway-led research, the concentration of particulate pollution in the homes of smokers (who smoke indoors) is six-times higher than the World Health Organisation’s recommendation for general outdoor air quality, 10 times the allowable level for healthy breathing in homes and up to 17 times greater than levels actually found outdoors.
Smoking at home causes greater levels of air pollutants than using solid fuels such as coal, wood, peat and gas, says Dr Marie Coggins.
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