Fudai’s floodgate proved lifesaving against the tsunami
In Fudai Japan a 51-foot floodgate built by long-time mayor Kotaku Wamura shielded the village from the 11 March 2011 tsunami. The structure along with a seawall blocked the main wave thrust, leaving the village largely intact while nearby towns suffered heavy losses.
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Fudai
Japan
Satoshi Kaneko
Hiroshi Fukawatari
Fudai’s
Taro
Kotaku Wamura
Tokyo
Wamura
Yuzo Mifune
Fukawatari
Sachio Kamimukai
Kamimukai
Mexico money laundering networks thrive amid crackdown efforts
The report details how cartels use businesses from a Mexico City bar to a ranch and a shop to launder billions yearly. Despite U S and Mexican actions, enforcement remains weak with low seizure and conviction rates and no seized properties under a key law. Authorities blame legal gaps and complex cases as Mexicans demand action against cartel finances.
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Mexico City
Numero Uno
Joaquin “el Chapo” Guzman
U.S. Treasury Department
Sinaloa Cartel
U.S
Mexico
Lion
Associated Press
Attorney General's Office
Endan
Treasury Department
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Juan Carlos Rivas
Adam Szubin
Szubin
Jorge Cifuentes Villa
Colombia
Central America
Guatemala
Honduras
Yemen clashes widen as defectors clash with loyal troops in Sanaa
In Sanaa fighting broke out between Yemeni troops loyal to President Saleh and Maj. Gen. Ali Mohsen al Ahmar’s defectors. At least three soldiers died in Bani Mattar and seven more were killed elsewhere amid Friday protests pressing Saleh to quit. Security forces also shot at a funeral in Ibb, wounding many as protests spread to 15 cities.
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Sanaa
Yemen
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Ibb
Saleh
Ali Mohsen al- Ahmar
Bani Mattar
al- Ahmar
Egypt
Tunisia
Republican Guard
Presidential Palace
Marib
Shabwa
al-Qaida
Anwar al-Awlaki
United States
Abdel-Hadi al-Azazi
Mortada Seif Said
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