Section: US & Canada
Fire raging near Ukraine’s Chornobyl poses radiation risk, activists warn
A huge forest fire in Ukraine that has been raging for more than a week is now just one kilometre from the defunct Chornobyl nuclear power plant and poses a radiation risk, Greenpeace Russia warned on Monday, citing satellite images. …read more Source::...
Ukraine Wildfires Approach Chernobyl Nuclear Plant
Fires raging for more than a week in Ukraine are less than a kilometer from the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant, but emergency services say the situation is under control. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Firefighters Struggle To Control Chernobyl Wildfires
Firefighters have yet to bring wildfires under control in the area of the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, site of the 1986 nuclear disaster. The blaze has burned through over 3,000 hectares in a week and elevated radiation levels have been recorded near the fires. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Coronavirus Upends Putin’s Political Agenda in Russia
Spring is not turning out the way Russian President Vladimir Putin might have planned it. A nationwide vote on April 22 was supposed to finalize sweeping constitutional reforms that would allow him to stay in power until 2036, if he wished. But after the coronavirus spread in Russia, that plebiscite had to be postponed — an action so abrupt that...
Canada asks Iran to delay download of Flight 752 black boxes due to COVID-19
OTTAWA — Canadian authorities are blaming travel restrictions related to COVID-19 for a request that Iran hold off on downloading the flight recorders from a commercial jetliner shot down in January. The Iranian military shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 on Jan. 8. All 176 people on board were killed, including 55 Canadians and...
Words to remember: Canadian newsmakers have their say on COVID-19
A look at some of the top quotes from Sunday on COVID-19 in Canada: “This is the challenge of our generation, and each and every one of us has a role to play. When we come out of this — and we will come out of this — we will all take pride in the sacrifices we’ve made to protect each other and to protect the country we love.” —...
Canada asks Iran to delay download of Flight 752 black boxes due to COVID-19
Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down by the Iranian military on Jan. 8, killing all 176 people on board, including 55 Canadians and 30 permanent residents. …read more Source:: Toronto...
Canada asks Iran to delay downloading plane crash data due to coronavirus
Canada and other countries had been waiting months for Iran to hand over the flight recorders from the doomed Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 so their data can be downloaded and analyzed. …read more Source:: Global...
Canada asks Iran to delay download of Flight 752 black boxes due to COVID-19
OTTAWA — The investigation into Iran’s downing of a commercial jetliner that killed dozens of Canadians in January has hit a snag due to COVID-19. Canada and other countries had been waiting months for Iran to hand over the flight recorders from the doomed Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 so their data can be downloaded and...
Canada asks Iran to delay download of Flight 752 black boxes due to COVID-19
OTTAWA — The investigation into Iran’s downing of a commercial jetliner that killed dozens of Canadians in January has hit a snag due to COVID-19. Canada and other countries had been waiting months for Iran to hand over the flight recorders from the doomed Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 so their data can be downloaded and...
