Mar 11 Japan’s Earthquake, Tsunami: What We’re Reading on Economic Impact By Elizabeth Shell Editor's Note: Paul Solman is traveling today but we here at Making Sen$e wanted to share a list of reports we've been following on the financial impact of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Though it's too… Continue reading
Mar 11 What We’re Reading: Economic Impact of the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan By Elizabeth Shell EDITOR'S NOTE: Paul Solman is traveling today but we here at Making Sen$e wanted to share a list of reports we've been following on the financial impact of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Though it's too soon to say… Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch Death Toll Climbs in Indonesia; Strikes Continue in France In other news, rescuers found more bodies in the wreckage from Monday's tsunami in Indonesia. And in France, strikes over recently approved pension reforms disrupted air travel. Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch Tsunami, Volcano Cause Devastation in Indonesia In Indonesia, an earthquake triggered a massive tsunami on the island of Sumatra, followed by a volcanic eruption on Mount Merapi. Rescuers are struggling to reach those affected as the death toll continues to climb. Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch Ambassador: ‘We’re Going to Have Some Order in Haiti’ Haiti's ambassador to the U.S., Raymond Joseph, discusses how the Haitian government is responding to the crisis even though many of its workers are quake victims as well. Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch Medical Aid Unable to Reach Many Earthquake Victims Gwen Ifill speaks with two guests about the logistical challenges of getting medical care and other aid to quake victims in Haiti. Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 7.0 Earthquake, Aftershocks Rip Through Haiti A 7.0 earthquake tore through the impoverished Caribbean nation of Haiti on Tuesday. The quake, which struck just 14 miles from the capital of Port-au-Prince, is the largest recorded in the area. An earthquake expert from the U.S. Geological Survey… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch News Wrap: Bomb Strikes U.N. Office in Pakistan In other news Monday, five people were killed in a suicide bombing at the U.N. World Food Program office in Islamabad, and three Americans were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine. Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch Other News: Two Survivors Rescued from Quake Rubble In other news, two survivors of the earthquake in Indonesia were pulled from the rubble Friday, while in the Samoan islands, the death toll from Tuesday's deep-sea earthquake and tsunami rose to 169 people. Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch Death Toll Mounts From Pacific Earthquakes The death toll from a series of powerful earthquakes in American Somoa and Indonesia continued to climb Thursday as aid workers raced to help survivors. Continue watching