The ruined Fukushima nuclear plant leaked radioactive water, but none escaped the facility

The ruined Fukushima nuclear plant leaked radioactive water, but none escaped the facility

Highly radioactive water leaked from a treatment machine at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, but no one was injured and radiation monitoring shows no impact to the outside environment, the utility operator said Thursday.A plant worker found the leak Wednesday morning during valve checks at a SARRY treatment machine designed to remove cesium

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Indian state passes uniform marriage legislation opposed by Muslims as a Hindu code applied to all

Indian state passes uniform marriage legislation opposed by Muslims as a Hindu code applied to all

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — An Indian state has approved an unprecedented uniform code for marriage, divorce, adoption and inheritance for Hindus, Muslims and other religious communities under new legislation that also requires couples that live together to register with the government or face punishment.Northern Uttarakhand state lawmakers passed the legislation on Wednesday and its approval

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Papua New Guinea’s prime minister becomes the first Pacific leader to address Australia’s parliament

Papua New Guinea’s prime minister becomes the first Pacific leader to address Australia’s parliament

SYDNEY (AP) — Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape on Thursday become the first Pacific leader to address Australia’s parliament, vowing “nothing will come in between our two countries.”The nations announced that Australia will spend AU $100 million (US $65.3 million) on Papua New Guinea’s internal security, including the development of a police recruiting

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Haiti’s prime minister urges calm as violent protests seek his ouster

Haiti’s prime minister urges calm as violent protests seek his ouster

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry urged calm in a public address early Thursday following three days of violent protests that have paralyzed the country demanding his resignation.The brief speech did little to appease thousands of people angry and frustrated over unrelenting gang violence, deepening poverty and no general elections in sight.“I

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How a grieving mother tried to ‘build a bridge’ with the militant convicted in her son’s murder

How a grieving mother tried to ‘build a bridge’ with the militant convicted in her son’s murder

WASHINGTON (AP) — After hours of talking about faith and family, redemption and war, the grieving American mother had an additional question for the Islamic militant convicted in her son’s murder.Do you know, Diane Foley asked, where my son is buried?The exchange is described in a new book by Foley that recounts face-to-face encounters she

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What we know about the search for five Marines after a helicopter went down in California mountains

What we know about the search for five Marines after a helicopter went down in California mountains

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The military said search-and-rescue efforts were continuing for five U.S. Marines after their helicopter went down during stormy weather in the Southern California mountains. Here’s what we know so far:WHAT HAPPENEDA CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter was returning from a training mission in Nevada when it disappeared Tuesday night. Civilian authorities searching

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Celtics acquire Xavier Tillman from Grizzlies for Lamar Stevens, pair of 2nd-round picks

Celtics acquire Xavier Tillman from Grizzlies for Lamar Stevens, pair of 2nd-round picks

BOSTON (AP) — The NBA-leading Boston Celtics added some depth at center on Wednesday, acquiring big man Xavier Tillman from the Grizzlies in exchange for forward Lamar Stevens and two future second-round draft picks.With the deal Boston adds some depth in the frontcourt behind 7-footer Kristaps Porzingis, who has struggled with durability, and 37-year-old veteran

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Evropski parlament danas glasa o rezoluciji o situaciji u Srbiji posle izbora

Evropski parlament danas glasa o rezoluciji o situaciji u Srbiji posle izbora

Politika | Izvor: Beta | 08.02.2024 | access_time 06:30 Poslanici Evropskog parlamenta (EP) danas će u Strazburu glasati o rezoluciji kojom pozivaju na sprovođenje nezavisne međunarodne istrage neregularnosti na decembarskim parlamentarnim, pokrajinskim i lokalnim izborima u Srbiji, sa posebnim akcentom na beogradske izbore.U finalnom predlogu rezolucije o situaciji u Srbiji posle decembarskih izbora, EP poziva

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