The losses in Japan as a result of the earthquake and resulting tsunami are expected to exceed $100 billion and fall most heavily on the government.

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Japan’s Government Likely to Bear Much of the Loss

Though morale has been slightly boosted in light of the rescue of two survivors on Tuesday, devastation continues to ravage Japan. The National Police Agency confirmed Tuesday afternoon that 2,722 have died in the earthquake and tsunami, and that…

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Death Toll Tops 2,700

In the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan people are trying to sustain normal life amid the chaos.

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VIDEO: Struggle for normal life in Japan

Prime Minister David Cameron says there are “severe concerns” for a number of British nationals after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

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Cameron concern for quake Britons

Many coastal towns and villages in the area hit by the earthquake and tsunami are almost completely cut off.

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VIDEO: Hunt for tsunami survivors continues

Japan is experiencing its greatest hardships since World War II, Prime Minister Naoto Kan says, in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami and a growing crisis at a nuclear plant. Police warn that the death toll in one of the worst-hit areas is likely to exceed 10,000.

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Japan crisis ‘worst since WWII’

After much of Japan’s north-east coast was devastated by the earthquake and tsunami, can the country rebuild to withstand similar events in the future?

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VIDEO: How do you build for an earthquake?

Japan’s nuclear crisis seems to be getting worse, as officials say they think partial meltdowns have occurred at two reactors damaged by the earthquake and tsunami, and four others experienced serious cooling problems. They also said they were bracing…

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Partial Meltdowns at Two Reactors

The police chief of Miyagi prefecture, one of three states hardest hit by the earthquake and tsunami Friday, said he estimated the death toll would reach over 10,000, as millions of survivors continue to be without drinking water, electricity, or food….

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Japan Death Toll May Hit 10,000

One day after the earthquake and tsunami, search-and-rescue teams are fanning out in what will be a lengthy and complex endeavor.

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Massive rescue, cleanup efforts underway in Japan

Footage uploaded to YouTube shows supermarket workers in Tokyo attempting to keep items on the shelves as the earthquake hits.

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VIDEO: Inside a supermarket as quake hits Tokyo

At least four Britons are now understood to have died in the earthquake which struck the New Zealand city of Christchurch, the Foreign Office says.

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‘Four Britons’ killed in NZ quake

Two Britons died in the earthquake that devastated the city of Christchurch in New Zealand, the Foreign Office says.

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Two UK dead in New Zealand quake

Dr Jackie Earl, originally from Brighton, has been saving the lives of survivors from the earthquake in Christchurch.

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AUDIO: British doctor saves lives in Christchurch

Dr Jackie Earl, originally from Brighton, has been saving the lives of survivors from the earthquake in Christchurch.

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AUDIO: British doctor saves lives in Christchurch