World Mar 21 Visualizing Japan’s Power Outages After Earthquake, Tsunami Power losses on March 12 indicated in red. Image courtesy NOAA National Geophysical Data Center. The massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11 decimated villages along the northeastern coast and knocked out power to a…
Health Mar 18 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Nuclear Health Concerns, Transplant Patient Given HIV Checking radiation levels in Koriyama city in Fukushima prefecture. Photo by Ken Shimizu/AFP/Getty Images Nuclear Health Fears in Japan Japan raised the nuclear alert level at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant to five out of a seven level international scale…
World Mar 18 Rating Nuclear Accidents and Incidents: Which Were the Worst? With three reactors having at least partial meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan, the country raised the alert level from four to five on a seven-point international scale for atomic incidents Friday. The International Atomic Energy Agency…
World Mar 16 Japan Tsunami Response Moves from Rescue to Relief Bitterly cold, snowy weather made relief efforts in northeast Japan extremely difficult Wednesday, said Kirsten Mildren, Asia regional advocacy officer for the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. She spoke with the NewsHour from Tokyo, where a U.N.
World Mar 14 Responders Rush to Aid Japan Victims, Evacuees Tens of thousands of rescue workers are descending on Japan's northeast coast following the devastating earthquake and tsunami Friday that killed at least 10,000, according to a recent Associated Press estimate. More than half a million people have been evacuated…
Health Mar 09 Guatemala’s Archbishop Speaks on Family Planning, Violence Against Women Guatemala's Archbishop Oscar Julio Vian Morales calls for more education about natural family planning, and encourages Guatemala's men to change their attitudes towards women.
Health Mar 07 Slide Show: Life in Guatemala The first installment of the NewsHour's two-part series on Guatemala airs tonight. Learn more about the country and the daily experiences of Guatemalans striving to making ends meet in a country hard hit by poverty and violence below.
Health Mar 07 Women’s Rights Advocate Fights Impunity of Gender Crimes in Guatemala Norma Cruz heads Fundacion Sobrevivientes (the Survivors' Foundation) in Guatemala City. The foundation works to help victims of gender violence and pushes for prosecution of the crimes.
Health Mar 04 Preview: Series on Women’s Health and Safety in Guatemala The NewsHour will begin airing a two-part series on Monday, March 7, on the high levels of brutal violence against women in Guatemala and efforts to educate communities about family planning and maternal health. Watch a preview from Ray Suarez…
Health Mar 04 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Crisis at Libya Border, Food Prices Hit 20 Year High A man reaches for bread while waiting to cross from Libya into Tunisia. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images Humanitarian Crisis at Libya-Tunisia Border People desperate to leave Libya and the violent clashes between rebel groups and Moammar Gadhafi's forces…