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Abe Lincoln's patent for a river navigation device
2013-03-11 18:42:21| CNET News.com
Looking back: On March 10, 1849, the future president filed a patent application for his imaginative method of "Buoying Vessels Over Shoals." [Read more]
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Japan PM Abe vows nation to emerge stronger from 2011 triple disasters
2013-03-11 10:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed on Monday to speed up rebuilding from the huge earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis that struck Japan's northeast two years ago, promising that the nation would emerge stronger from its worst disaster since World War Two. The 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck at 2:46 p.m., triggering tsunami waves as high as 30 meters (100 feet) that swept away residents and their homes. Nearly 19,000 people died and some 315,000 evacuees were stranded, including refugees from radiation...
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Japan: Abe looking to renege on emissions pledge
2013-01-26 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Kyoto: Japan will drop its pledge to the global community to cut greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent by 2020 because of the country`s reduced future reliance on nuclear power, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a government panel Friday. During a meeting of the panel, which is discussing economic revival measures, Abe stated that he will revise the energy strategy compiled by the previous administration of the Democratic Party of Japan, which aimed to completely phase out atomic energy by the 2030s. He...
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VIDEO: Japan's Abe seeks new business ties
2013-01-16 06:52:57| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe begins his first overseas visit - aimed at boosting Japan's business links with its Asian neighbours
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Nissan's Ghosn Calls on Abe to Weaken Yen, Mend China Ties
2013-01-01 11:08:13| Automakers - Topix.net
Don't count Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn among those impressed with new Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ability to weaken the yen against all major global currencies.