Section: US & Canada
Ukraine: Chernobyl’s Radioactive Dust Shelter Unveiled
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday inaugurated a giant structure built to confine radioactive debris at the nuclear reactor that exploded in Chernobyl in 1986.The confinement structure for the Chernobyl nuclear power plant’s Reactor No. 4 cost 1.5 billion euros (almost $1.7 billion) to build, and the entire project...
Canada calls for more women in Ukrainian politics
While the threat of insidious Russian interference in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Ukraine preoccupies all Western election observers, the head of Canada’s election observation mission says he is also worried about the low participation rate of women candidates. Ukrainians are set to vote for a new parliament on July 21. But,...
Ukrainian President Boots Official Out Of Meeting On Live TV
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has kicked a regional government official with a criminal record out of a meeting broadcast live on television. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
In Now-Familiar Role, Macron Seeks to Diffuse Iran Crisis
Amid mounting tensions between the United States and Iran, French President Emmanuel Macron is assuming an increasingly familiar mantle: as Europe’s go-to leader and top interlocutor.On key international issues ranging from fighting climate change and online extremism, to pushing a Libyan cease-fire and closer European ties, France’s...
Kyrgyz-Born German Sentenced For Joining Russia-Backed Separatists In Ukraine
A German citizen who was born in Kyrgyzstan has received a suspended sentence for joining Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Structure containing Chornobyl reactor’s radioactive dust now operational
A structure built over the Chornobyl nuclear power plant’s damaged fourth reactor and designed to confine radioactive dust from the reactor at the centre of the 1986 disaster is up and running. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: Chernobyl’s radioactive dust shelter unveiled
A structure built to confine radioactive dust from the nuclear reactor at the center of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster was formally unveiled on Wednesday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy inaugurated the … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
One Photographer’s War In Ukraine
Andriy Dubchak, one of the only photojournalists to have covered the conflict in eastern Ukraine from its beginning, shares deeply personal memories from the front lines. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine: Chernobyl’s Radioactive Dust Shelter Unveiled
A structure built to confine radioactive dust from the nuclear reactor at the center of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster is up and running. …read more Source: U.S....
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Spotted Visibly Shaking at Third Recent Public Event
(BERLIN) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s body shook visibly at a public event for the third time in less than a month on Wednesday, but the longtime leader insisted that there’s nothing to worry about. Merkel shook as she stood at a military honors ceremony alongside Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne outside the chancellery in...
