Section: US & Canada
Russia Rejects US Criticism of Jet Incident in Baltic Sea
Russia’s military denied one of its jets made aggressive maneuvers during an incident with a U.S Air Force reconnaissance plane flying over the Baltic Sea. The U.S. military said the Russian SU-27 jet had flown in “an unsafe and unprofessional manner,” getting within 15 meters of the U.S. RC-135 aircraft Thursday. Russian...
30 years later, Chernobyl’s searing legacy still crippling and killing
The fallout from the Vladimir Illyich Lenin Nuclear Power Station’s reactor No. 4 continues to ravage life in large areas of Ukraine and Belarus. And the human effects may be getting worse. …read more Source: USA...
Why a babushka in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone refuses to leave home
A Ukrainian grandmother and her sisters refuse to leave Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone. And their hospitality could be dangerous. …read more Source: USA...
Chernobyl’s legacy: Kids with bodies ravaged by disaster
There are 2,397,863 people registered with Ukraine’s health ministry to receive ongoing Chernobyl-related health treatment. Of these, 453,391 are children. …read more Source: USA...
How I dodged food from an Chernobyl Exclusion Zone babushka
A Ukrainian grandmother and her sisters refuse to leave Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone. And their hospitality could be dangerous. …read more Source: USA...
30 years later, Chernobyl’s searing legacy is still crippling and killing
The fallout from the Vladimir Illyich Lenin Nuclear Power Station’s reactor No. 4 continues to ravage life in large areas of Ukraine and Belarus. And the human effects may be getting worse. …read more Source: USA...
Pentagon Reports Another Russian Jet Incident in Baltic Sea
A U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane flying over the Baltic Sea was intercepted by a Russian Su-27 jet in what the U.S. military said Saturday was “an unsafe and unprofessional manner.” The statement from the U.S. European Command said the incident occurred Thursday in international airspace and at no time did the American plane...
Canada’s Filion, Benfeito win silver, bronze in 10 metres at diving World Series
WINDSOR, Ont. — Roseline Filion of Laval, Que., and Montreal’s Meaghan Benfeito were on a diving World Series podium together for the first time in theirs careers on Saturday after taking silver and bronze respectively in the women’s 10-metre event. China’s Qian Ren took the gold medal with 445.25 points, Filion scored 378.85...
EU Needs Britain to Resist Russian Aggression, UK’s Europe Minister Says
A vote to leave the European Union in the British referendum would weaken the bloc’s efforts to maintain a determined front against Russian aggression, Britain’s Europe minister said on Saturday. NATO remained the main player in European security, David Lidington told the Globsec security conference in Bratislava, but the EU could...
Corruption In Ukraine: Drifting Offshore
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is facing a crisis of confidence after his name appeared in the Panama Papers leak and the country’s prime minister, with whom he clashed, stepped down. Poroshenko rose to power on an anti-corruption platform following the 2014 Euromaidan revolution, but many of his supporters are disappointed in the...
