US downgrades Japan nuclear evacuation advice

US downgrades Japan nuclear evacuation advice
Tokyo (AFP) April 15, 2011 - The US has downgraded advice that had sent diplomats' families fleeing Japan in the wake of a nuclear emergency, allowing them to return to the country, a statement said Friday. "The Department of State has lifted voluntary authorised departure, allowing dependents of the US government employees to return to Japan," said a statement issued in Washington. The statement said the risk from ... more

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