Last mile is weak link in tsunami warning system

A tsunami alert system is taking shape around the Indian Ocean seven months after gargantuan waves killed more than 230,000 people, but making sure warnings reach impoverished coastal villages remains problematic, experts said.

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Britain trumpets role in rescuing Russian sailors

Britain trumpeted Sunday its role in the dramatic rescue of seven Russian sailors from the depths of the Pacific, after a British rescue vessel untangled their mini-sub just as oxygen was running out.

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