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Chernobyl nuclear disaster 30th anniversary – in pictures
Crowds have gathered in Ukraine, Russia and beyond to remember the victims of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. The nuclear fallout forced tens of thousands of people from their homes, with many killed at the time and in subsequent years as a result of the radiation … …read more Source: The...
Chernobyl nuclear disaster 30th anniversary – in pictures
Crowds have gathered in Ukraine, Russia and beyond to remember the victims of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. The nuclear fallout forced tens of thousands of people from their homes, with many killed at the time and in subsequent years as a result of the radiation … …read more Source: The...
Gisela Stuart—Labour’s EU stance is alienating “swathes of traditional voters”
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (left) delivers a speech arguing that Britain should stay in the European Union. To his right is Alan Johnson, Chairman of “Labour In.” Senate House, London, 14th April 2016 : Brexit is the left-wing choice The Labour Party already has “a division between MPs and members—and now we’re introducing one between MPs...
Court in Russia-occupied Crimea bans Tatar assembly
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Ukraine marks 30 years since 1986 Chornobyl nuclear disaster
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‘Not a year went by without a Chernobyl funeral’: 30 years since disaster hit
We meet the people most affected by the nuclear catastrophe, from the Pripyat evacuee to the daughter of a KGB first responderOn 26 April 1986 one of four nuclear reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear plant exploded, triggering the biggest nuclear catastrophe in history. Some living nearby found their lives changed almost immediately, for others...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 26 Apr 2016
Junior doctors start first all-out strike Junior doctors in England are on strike again today and tomorrow – but for the first time those providing emergency care will walk out, after health secretary Jeremy Hunt rejected a Labour-backed plan to trial unpopular new contracts and assess their impact. From 8am to 5pm, A&E and maternity...
Chernobyl nuclear disaster: Ukraine marks 30th anniversary
Series of events held to commemorate the tragedy, which remains the worst nuclear accident in historyUkraine is marking the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, which permanently poisoned swathes of eastern Europe and highlighted the shortcomings of the secretive Soviet system. In the early hours of April 26, 1986, a botched test...
Ukraine marks 30 years since Chernobyl disaster
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine prepared on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, which permanently poisoned swathes of eastern Europe and highlighted the shortcomings of the secretive Soviet system. …read more Source:...
Ukraine marks Chernobyl 30th anniversary
Ukraine commemorates the 30th anniversary of the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl – the worst in history – with a series of events. …read more Source:...
