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nd union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> bbc world news was presented by kcet los angeles. >>> hello and welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm ross mihara in tokyo. >>> workers at japan's crippled nuclear plant have a new worry. they're monitoring groundwater in a well on the fukushima daiichi site and say they've detected a sharp rise in radioactivity. on friday, workers measured 790,000 becquerels per liter of tritium, more than ten times the government's safety limit. a day earlier they detected 400,000 becquerels per liter of otheheradioactive substances. workers dug the well to monitor groundwater near storage tanks. 300 tons of water had leaked from one of those tanks in august. officials with tokyo electric say the well is some distance from the coast, and they say the radioactive substances there are not seeping into the ocean. >>> more

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nd union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in. working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> bbc world news was presented by kcet los angeles. >>> welcome back to "newsline." here's some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> republicans and democrats in washington are struggling to reach an agreement on the national debt with a dead rhine looming. >>> financial leaders from china are growing frustrated as their counterparts at the international monetary fund try to limit their economic clout. >>> and loaders across asia and elsewhere are trying to move forward in their efforts to resolve territorial disputes in the south china sea. >>> republicans in the u.s. house of representatives have revealed a plan that could end a standoff over the national doubt. they're at the white house with president obama. they proposed legislation that would allow for a short increase in the debt ceil

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