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    Chernobyl radiation levels spike dramatically as forest fires burn in exclusion zone
    Apr06

    Chernobyl radiation levels spike dramatically as forest fires burn in exclusion zone

    Fires in Ukraine are more dangerous around Chernobyl, as the trees and plant life are still irradiated from the 1986 nuclear disaster. …read more Source::...

    Kyiv Police Make Arrests Following Tougher Quarantine Measures
    Apr06

    Kyiv Police Make Arrests Following Tougher Quarantine Measures

    There were some tense moments in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, when police blocked access to a popular sports and recreation ground. It came after Ukraine’s government intensified lockdown measures on April 6 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Police officers blocked the bridge to Kyiv’s Hydropark, a popular island sports ground...

    Michael Atkinson speaks out, implies that Trump was politically motivated in firing him
    Apr06

    Michael Atkinson speaks out, implies that Trump was politically motivated in firing him

    Michael Atkinson, the former inspector general of the intelligence community whom President Donald Trump fired last week, spoke out on Sunday about his sudden ousting.In a lengthy statement, Atkinson implied that Trump’s decision to fire him was politically motivated.”It is hard not to think that the President’s loss of...

    Wildfire near Chernobyl releases spike in radiation
    Apr06

    Wildfire near Chernobyl releases spike in radiation

    A weekend wildfire in a forest inside the shuttered Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant’s exclusion zone in Ukraine caused radiation to spike in the area. …read more Source:: United Press...

    Intelligence IG Says Trump Fired Him For Dealing With Whistleblower Complaint Impartially
    Apr06

    Intelligence IG Says Trump Fired Him For Dealing With Whistleblower Complaint Impartially

    Michael Atkinson, the inspector general of the intelligence community, on Sunday accused President Donald Trump of firing him over the impartial way he handled the whistleblower complaint that eventually led to Trump’s impeachment. “It is hard not to think that the President’s loss of confidence in me derives from my having faithfully...

    9/11 No Longer Defines Our World
    Apr06

    9/11 No Longer Defines Our World

    In a large windowless room in the bowels of the CIA, there is a sign that reads Every day is September 12th. When I first saw those words, during a tour of the agency’s operations, I felt conflicted. As a New Yorker who witnessed the 9/11 attacks, I once felt that way myself, but by the time I saw the sign, during the second term of the...

    Ukraine continues to battle forest fire near Chernobyl
    Apr06

    Ukraine continues to battle forest fire near Chernobyl

    Emergency teams in Ukraine are battling a forest fire in the contaminated area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant that has raised radiation fears …read more Source:: ABC...

    Ukraine continues to battle forest fire near Chernobyl
    Apr06

    Ukraine continues to battle forest fire near Chernobyl

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Emergency teams in Ukraine on Monday continued battling a forest fire in the contaminated area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant that has raised radiation fears. Two blazes erupted Saturday in the zone around Chernobyl that was sealed after the 1986 explosion at the plant. Firefighters said they have managed to...

    Fired Inspector General ‘Saddened’ by Trump Move
    Apr06

    Fired Inspector General ‘Saddened’ by Trump Move

    The intelligence community inspector general who alerted Congress to a whistleblower complaint about President Donald Trump’s contacts with Ukraine says he is “disappointed and saddened” that Trump removed him from office. Michael Atkinson issued a statement late Sunday saying he believes Trump’s decision is based on Atkinson’s...

    Fires Near Chernobyl Increase Radiation Level
    Apr06

    Fires Near Chernobyl Increase Radiation Level

    Two forest fires near the now defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine have boosted the radiation level in the area. Ukrainian firefighters worked into Sunday night to put the fires under control. Emergency services said one of the fires that spread to an area of about five hectares was contained. The other fire was covering a much larger area,...