Section: Africa&ME
New fires fanned by strong winds flare near Chernobyl in Ukraine
More than 1,000 people are involved in trying to extinguish the fires.; …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
New fires fanned by strong winds flare near Chernobyl
Kiev, Ukraine – New fires broke out in the area around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant on Thursday, fanned by heavy winds that have made it harder to put out the blaze, Ukrainian officials said. Emergency workers managed several days ago to contain an initial bout of fires that tore through forests around the site of the world’s...
Europe Remains ‘In The Eye’ Of COVID-19 Storm – WHO
The World Health Organization’s European office said Thursday that despite some “optimistic signs” in some of the countries worst hit by the new coronavirus, the number of cases was rising and approaching one million in the continent alone. “We remain in the eye of the storm,” WHO regional director for Europe, Hans Kluge, told a news...
117 Million Children Face Measles Risk From COVID-19 Response – UN
More than 6,000 people have died in DR Congo’s latest measles outbreak.File photo: AFP Around 117 million children worldwide risk contracting measles because dozens of countries are curtailing their vaccination programmes as they battle COVID-19, the United Nations warned. Currently, 24 countries, including several already dealing with...
Ukraine accuses security service general of spying for Russia
; …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Ukraine says forest fire ‘no threat’ to Chernobyl nuclear plant
Firefighters contain initial blaze but new fires rage close to the site of world’s worst nuclear disaster. …read more Source:: AL...
Worldwide coronavirus cases at 1.88 million, death toll crosses 119,000
More than 1.88 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 119,168 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019. Interactive graphic tracking global spread of coronavirus...
The coronavirus pandemic is a test of our humanity, morality and solidarity
The coronavirus Covid-19 is a serious test of our humanity, morality and solidarity; resilience, steadfastness and the will to survive are being tested alongside our basic values and beliefs. Some have responded with magnificent displays of self-sacrifice, altruism and integrity, while others have been selfish and self-centered, bordering on the...
Fire raging near Ukraine’s Chernobyl poses radiation risk, say activists
A huge forest fire in Ukraine that has been raging for more than a week is now just one kilometer from the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant and poses a radiation risk, Greenpeace Russia warned on April 13, citing satellite images. …read more Source:: Hurriyet Daily...
Ukraine Wildfires Creep Closer to Chernobyl
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Wildfires in Ukraine reached an area less than a mile and a half from where some of the most dangerous waste from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster is stored, according to an environmental group and Monday media reports. …read more Source:: Tasnim News...
