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SEOUL, March 15 (Reuters) – Prices for key technology components spiked and global supply disruptions were expected to last for months as the toll on Japan’s infrastructure mounted after Friday’s devastating earthquake and tsunami. Research firm IHS iSuppli said on Tuesday the quake and its aftermath could result in significant shortages of some electronic parts and lead to big price ... Read More »

The United Nations said on Friday that search and rescue teams from more than 45 countries were ready to head to quake and tsunami-hit Japan if the Asian state needed help. “More than 68 teams from more than 45 countries are on standby,” Elisabeth Byrs, spokeswoman of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) told AFP. The ... Read More »