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Fire breaks out at nuclear power plant in New York state

A nuclear power reactor, around 65 kilometres north of New York City, has been shut down after a transformer fire. But officials said the Indian

10/05/2015

Ukraine

Chernobyl Children: what makes Ukrainians born in 1986 different?

On April 26, 1986 a series of unsuccessful tests at the 4th reactor of Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the north-west of Ukraine caused an explosion

27/04/2015

Russia

Russian nuclear submarine fire put out, 'no threat' to environment

Firefighters have reportedly put out a blaze on a Russian nuclear submarine which was undergoing repairs at a northern shipyard. The state-owned

07/04/2015

Russia

Russian nuclear submarine catches fire while undergoing repairs

A Russian nuclear submarine reportedly caught fire in a shipyard in the north of the country on Tuesday. News agencies say the vessel was undergoing

07/04/2015

Ukraine

New Chernobyl shelter into final construction phase

The building of a new structure to contain radiation from Chernobyl in Ukraine and make it safe is into its final stage. The shelter, more than 100

18/03/2015

Japan

Two nuclear reactors retired in Japan as it hosts UN disaster conference

Two Japanese power companies have announced they will scrap three ageing nuclear reactors. It marks the first moves to permanently shut down nuclear

17/03/2015

Japan

Japan's 2011 earthquake disaster still reverberates

Four years ago on 11th March the earth shook Japan. The magnitude nine quake went on for six minutes, the strongest the archipelago had ever

10/03/2015

Japan

Japan:Thousands protest against government nuclear policy

Thousands of demonstrators surrounded Japan’s parliament building on Sunday to protest against the government’s attempt to restart some of the

09/03/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine reports accident at Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant

The government in Kyiv insists there is no threat to the public after a reactor was shut down at the plant in southeastern Ukraine.

03/12/2014

Japan

Watch: Japanese footballers in touching tribute to tsunami victims

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World

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World

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Is visiting disaster sites a way of healing the pain?

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Are politicians controlled by banks?

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