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S. Korea freezes key interest rate at 3%

South Korea’s Central Bank froze its key interest rate on Tuesday as it assessed potential global economic threats, including the impact of Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami.

China’s ZTE sues Swedish rival Ericsson

Chinese telecom equipment supplier ZTE said on Tuesday it was suing a unit of Swedish mobile network giant Ericsson for patent infringement, escalating a legal dispute between the two rivals.

Afghanistan arrests suspect in attack on Nato base

A Pakistani man has been arrested on suspicion of leading a botched assault on a Nato base last week that left seven insurgents dead, the Afghan Intelligence Agency said.

Magnitude 7.1 quake hits Japan, tsunami warning issued

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake jolted the Eastern and Northeastern regions of Japan on Monday, immediately after which a tsunami alert was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Tsunami alert in Japan after 7.1 aftershock

A tsunami warning was issued for Eastern Japan after a powerful quake hit the country with an epicentre close to the nuclear plant crippled by a huge tsunami a month ago.

Japan nuclear disaster timeline

As Japan is rocked by a powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake shortly after holding a minute's silence to mark a month since the massive March 11 quake and tsunami which sparked a nuclear emergency, here is a list of the key events since then:

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