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Is also fueling concerns of an energy shortage, impacting japan's ability to produce cars, tricks and parts fors no come. experts say japan's economy was struggling before the disaster. hsbc senior economist frederick newman believes there say chance the disaster could have an unintended positive outcome. >> the silver lining of this earthquake was that perhaps this will accelerate the reform pressures in japan, in a year, two years from now, emerge stronger than it had been in the runup to the earthquake. >> reporter: perhaps most concerning about today's gdp figures is that the tsunami hit l...

syria's president and his cronies. new sanctions as the u.s. calls for an end to the security crackdown. waiting for water levels to fall, for thousands of people forced out of their homes by the mississippi floods, life becomes a waiting game. and the disaster that rocked an economy to its foundations, japan sinks back into its third recession in a decade. dominique strauss-kahn has resigned as head of the international monetary fund to focus on clearing his name. his decision follows charges he tried to rape a hotel maid in new york. strauss-kahn denies the allegations but si...