Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)
Chernobyl disaster site enclosed by shelter to prevent radiation leaks
Ukraine plant’s reactor four, scene of worst nuclear accident in history in 1986, covered with airtight structure after years of workReactor number four at Chernobyl, the scene of the worst nuclear accident in history, has been fully enclosed by a vast steel shelter designed to prevent radiation leaks from the site.The structure covers the...
Inside a virtual war: can video games recreate life in a conflict-ridden city?
This War of Mine follows civilians trying to survive in a war-torn city, telling a story that’s become increasingly poignant amid the current refugee crisisIn March 2014, a few months before the release of This War of Mine, the developers at 11 Bit Studios were discussing potential endings to their video game story of civilians trying to...
European leaders call for urgent arms talks with Russia
Fourteen countries, including Germany and France, concerned about ‘unstable’ Europe and want new dialogueThe leaders of 14 European countries led by Germany have issued a statement calling for the reopening of arms control talks with Russia and warning the existing arms control regimes are crumbling.The statement says the countries are...
A poor choice of words to describe rich people | Brief letters
Plastic packaging | The lure of London | Lewis Carroll’s Latin pun | ‘Ultra-high-net-worth individuals’ | Yugoslavia | Humanities v sciences | HyggeIf we are not recycling all our plastic waste, largely because many councils cannot deal with all the variations (Just a third of plastic is recycled, survey shows, 22 November), why are...
Ukraine appoints law graduate, 23, to lead purge campaign
Anna Kalynchuk’s lustration department will seek out corrupt officials, with justice minister saying she was chosen on meritUkraine’s justice minister has appointed a 23-year-old law graduate to lead a campaign to purge officials tainted by corruption of the ousted regime.The “lustration” move was a key demand of anti-government...
Three years after Euromaidan, how young Ukrainians see the future
Millennials reflect on Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the war in eastern Ukraine – and what happens nextIt’s been three years since protesters gathered on the streets of Kiev to demand an end to a government they believed was no longer fit for purpose.The demonstration triggered a chain of events that led to Russia annexing Crimea...
Ukraine detains two Russian soldiers near Crimea border
Russia claimed servicemen were captured in Crimea while Ukrainian authorities said the soldiers were army deserters seized on their territoryUkrainian security services have detained two Russian soldiers near the border with Crimea, with Ukraine saying the men were deserters from the Ukrainian army detained on Ukrainian-controlled territory and...
The new special relationship: what does Putin want from Trump?
The unlikely love-in between the president-elect and a former KGB agent who built a career on hating America has spooked many US allies. And it raises serious questions – from the fate of Edward Snowden to whether GCHQ’s secrets are safeIt was, remarkably, their first phone call. Last week, on Monday, Donald Trump spoke to Vladimir Putin....
Russia withdraws signature from international criminal court statute
Tribunal has not lived up to hopes of international community, Moscow says, day after ICC report on Crimea annexationRussia has said it is formally withdrawing its signature from the founding statute of the international criminal court, a day after the court published a report classifying the Russian annexation of Crimea as an occupation.The...
The dolphins used to treat PTSD in Ukrainian soldiers
Trainers in Odessa say sessions can help veterans, as well as children with learning difficulties, but there are concerns about the animals’ welfare Ivan Golubev was a hyperactive child until his school in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine was attacked by gunfire. The trauma left him unable to to speak. A few months later he was on...
