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19 April 2011

Tornadoes hit US

late last week, leaving over 40 people dead. North Carolina has after 62 tornadoes hit the . The storms have now moved out into the Atlantic Ocean.

Robots in Fukushima

Robots sent into Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have detected high levels of radiation that make it too dangerous for workers to go back inside. The two remote-controlled “Packbots”, developed by US firm iRobot, took photos and analysed radiation levels. They are normally used for bomb disposal operations.

Stillbirths still common

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