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Ukraine signs Westinghouse nuclear fuel deal
KIEV – Ukraine on Tuesday sealed an additional nuclear fuel supply deal with US giant Westinghouse in order to ease its energy dependence on Russia. …read more Source: Bangkok...
World › Russia says Ukraine’s import of U.S. nuclear fuel risky
Russia says Ukraine’s deal to buy U.S.-made nuclear fuel for its Soviet-built reactors could trigger a nuclear accident. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk of Ukraine announced Tuesday that his nation has reached a deal on nuclear fuel deliveries with Westinghouse to reduce dependence on Russian supplies. Russia’s Foreign Ministry...
Worst fears confirmed
Members of the Search and Rescue Agency SARS carry debris recovered from the sea from missing Indonesia Air Asia flight QZ 8501 at Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan yesterday in this photo taken by Antara Foto. — Reuters photo Bodies and debris found as AirAsia plane believed to be on seabed PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia: The hunt for a missing...
U.S. to station 150 armored vehicles in Europe
The United States plans by the end of next year to station around 150 tanks and armored vehicles in Europe for use by U.S. forces training in Europe as part of the U.S. response to the Ukraine crisis, according to a U.S. military commander. Some of the tanks and vehicles — enough to equip an […] The post U.S. to station 150 armored vehicles in...
Canadian frigate to join NATO forces off Ukraine
A Canadian frigate with 250 marines on board set off from Halifax on the Atlantic coast to join NATO forces in the Mediterranean Sea monitoring the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine denies radioactive leak on Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian authorities denied on Tuesday a report in pro-Kremlin media that a radioactive leak had taken place at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, Europe’s largest. …read more Source: The...
U.S. to station 150 armoured vehicles in Europe
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The United States plans by the end of next year to station around 150 tanks and armoured vehicles in Europe for use by U.S. forces training in Europe as part of the U.S. response to the Ukraine crisis, according to a U.S. military commander. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine eyes Westinghouse nuclear fuel deal
KIEV (AFP) – Ukraine said on Tuesday it would sign an additional nuclear fuel supply deal with US giant Westinghouse in order to ease its energy dependence on Russia.Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said a contract between the Westinghouse Electric Company and Ukraines Energoatom state nuclear power provider would be sealed later on Tuesday...
AirAsia plane crash caps disastrous 2014 for aviation
KUALA LUMPUR – If you weren’t already nervous about flying, that may have changed in 2014, a year that stirred our deepest fears about modern jet travel despite shaping up as one of the safest in aviation history.RELATED STORIESLatest updates on missing AirAsia flight QZ8501Critics ask how AirAsia jetliner went missing in age of GPS...
Malaysia is deeply saddened by tragedy
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes Tuesday expressed his grief to the relatives of the 162 passengers and crew who were on board Flight QZ8501 after wreckage and bodies were spotted at sea. “My heart is filled with sadness for all the families involved in QZ8501. On behalf of AirAsia my condolences to all. Words cannot express...
