Image released by Democratic Voice of Burma, a soldier stands in front
of a house destroyed by an earthquake in Tarlay, Shan state The town of
Tachileik and surrounding villages in Shan state appear to have borne
the brunt of the quake

At least 85 people are reported to have been killed and many more
injured when a powerful earthquake struck north-eastern Burma on Thursday.

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Israel will deploy its "Iron Dome" multi-million-pound missile defence
system in southern Israel for the first time next week in the wake of
rocket attacks from Gaza, officials said on Friday.

7:12PM GMT 25 Mar 2011
The Telegraph UK

"I authorised the army to deploy in the next few days the first battery
of "Iron Dome" for an operational trial," Defence Minister Ehud Barak
said as he toured the tense Gaza Strip border.

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By Elizabeth Landau, CNN
March 23, 2011 10:57 p.m. EDT

Since Japan's nuclear crisis, more RadNet radiation monitors like this
one have been deployed in areas in the west coast.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

     * Colorado and Oregon report varying levels of radioactive particles
     * Washington, California and Hawaii have also found varying amounts

(CNN) -- Colorado and Oregon have joined several other Western states in
reporting varying amounts of radioactive particles that have likely
drifted about 5,000 miles from a quake and tsunami-damaged nuclear power
plant in Japan, officials say.

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     * From: AFP
     * March 25, 2011 12:51AM

THE number of people confirmed dead or listed as missing in Japan rose
above 27,000 yesterday, nearly two weeks after a massive earthquake and
tsunami struck the north-east coast.

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