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A giant dome taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty ready to be placed over Chernobyl’s doomed reactor
The world’s largest metal moveable structure will be unveiled Tuesday over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant’s doomed fourth reactor in Ukraine to ensure the safety of future generations across Europe. The giant arch – nearly as long as two football pitches and taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty – will edge...
World Reacts To Death Of Cuba’s Fidel Castro
The death of Cuba’s Fidel Castro prompted reaction across the spectrum Saturday with some world leaders describing him as a friend and ally, while rights groups recalled his repression of basic freedoms.Here are some responses to the death of the 90-year-old Cold War icon, whose life was defined by his resistance to the capitalist United...
Giant new dome set to keep Chernobyl safe for generations
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine: The world’s largest metal moveable structure will be unveiled Tuesday over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant’s doomed fourth reactor in Ukraine to ensure the safety of future generations across Europe. The giant arch – nearly as long as two football pitches and taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty – will...
Leaders pay tribute to Fidel Castro, but critics scathing of ‘tyrant’
PARIS: The death of Cuba’s Fidel Castro prompted reaction across the spectrum Saturday with some world leaders describing him as a friend and ally, while rights groups recalled his repression of basic freedoms. Here are some responses to the death of the 90-year-old Cold War icon, whose life was defined by his resistance to the capitalist...
Warm and cool: Cuba?s ties with USSR under Castro
The death of Cuban socialist icon Fidel Castro at age 90 on Friday stirred memories of his island nation´s close but at times fraught relations with the Soviet Union. Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the USSR, on Saturday hailed Castro for having strengthened Cuba in the face of an American economic blockade, praising his former counterpart...
Ukraine’s missile test plans near Crimea heat up row with Russia
MOSCOW/KIEV – Moscow protested against Ukraine’s plans to carry out missile tests near Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014 following the toppling of a pro-Russian Ukrainian president, raising the temperature in the dispute between the two countries. … …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s planned missile test near Crimea puts relations with Russia on the burner
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Ukraine's missile test plans near Crimea heat up row with Russia
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Moscow protested against Ukraine’s plans to carry out missile tests near Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014 following the toppling of a pro-Russian Ukrainian president, raising the temperature in the dispute between the two countries. …read more Source: The...
French presidential favorite favors Putin
PARIS: French presidential frontrunner Francois Fillon has known Russian leader Vladimir Putin through good times and bad — and believes that dialogue, not threats, are key to handling the Kremlin strongman. Fillon, a conservative hoping to clinch the nomination of the Republicans party over the centrist Alain Juppe at the weekend, has taken an...
Putin presents Russian passport to Hollywood actor Seagal
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin presented a Russian passport to U.S. actor Steven Seagal on Friday and said he hoped it would serve as a symbol of how the fractious ties between Moscow and Washington are starting to improve. At a Kremlin ceremony where Seagal signed his new passport in front of Putin, the Russian leader said: “I...
