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Etched in their mind: Ukraine marks 30 years since Chernobyl
With flowers, candles, anger and tears, Ukraine on Tuesday marked the 30th anniversary of the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, the world’s worst nuclear accident. Some survivors said the chaos of that time is etched in their minds forever. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Prominent journalist denied work permit in Ukraine
One of the most influential journalists on Ukrainian television has been denied a work permit in Ukraine. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Prominent journalist denied work permit in Ukraine
One of the most influential journalists on Ukrainian television has been denied a work permit in Ukraine. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Prominent Journalist Denied Work Permit in Ukraine
One of the most influential journalists on Ukrainian television has been denied a work permit in Ukraine …read more Source: ABC...
Etched in their mind: Ukraine marks 30 years since Chernobyl
KIEV, Ukraine — With flowers, candles, anger and tears, Ukraine on Tuesday marked the 30th anniversary of the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, the world’s worst nuclear accident. Some survivors said the chaos of that time is etched in their minds forever. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko led a ceremony in Chernobyl, where work...
Albania mention by Brexit supporters surprises premier
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister said he has been surprised that supporters of a British exit from the European Union would want to join his country in a small trading bloc of non-EU countries. Britain will decide in a June 23 referendum whether to leave the 28-nation bloc. Albania, a full NATO member since 2009, expects to...
Etched in their mind: Ukraine marks 30 years since Chernobyl
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — With flowers, candles, anger and tears, Ukraine on Tuesday marked the 30th anniversary of the explosion at the Chernobyl… …read more Source:...
Faces Of Chernobyl: Remembering The Tragedy
On 26 April 1986, one of the four reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear power station on the Ukraine-Belarus border (then part of the USSR) exploded during a routine systems test. The blast and subsequent fire that continued for 10 days discharged vast amounts of radioactive material into the atmosphere at levels 300 times greater than Hiroshima. The...
By The Numbers: Scope of Chernobyl Disaster
Thirty years ago, the world’s worst nuclear accident unfolded after an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant on April 26, 1986. A look at the scope of the disaster: What happened: During a shutdown test a steam explosion blew the roof off reactor 4. Blocks of super-heated graphite rained down on the site and huge amounts...
Court in Russia-occupied Crimea Bans Tatar Assembly
The Supreme Court in the Russia-occupied peninsula of Crimea has banned the Crimean Tatar legislature as extremist.Tuesday’s ban follows months of persecution, expulsions and jailing of prominent Tatar leaders as well as rank-and-file protesters.Russia’s Justice Ministry… …read more Source:...
