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"Will Be 10 Times Larger Than Chernobyl If..." Ukraine On N-Plant Attack
Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba called on Russian troops to stop attacking Europe's largest nuclear power plant on Friday after a fire broke out.
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Russia Seizes Ukraine Nuclear Plant Hours After Attack: 10 Points
Russian forces have seized Europe's biggest nuclear power plant in Ukraine that caught fire overnight during clashes. Russia's defence ministry has blamed the attack at the site on Ukrainian saboteurs, calling it a monstrous provocation.
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Fires Near Chernobyl Pose "No Risk To Human Health": UN Atomic Agency
Radiation from fires that have torn through forests around Ukraine's defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant poses "no risk to human health", the UN atomic agency said on Friday, based on data provided by Ukraine.
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No Open Fire In Chernobyl Nuclear Zone After Rain, Says Ukraine
Ukraine said Tuesday only small fires remained in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, with rain coming to the rescue in the battle against a huge blaze.
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Radiation Spike After Forest Fire Hits Chernobyl Nuclear Accident Zone
Ukrainian authorities on Sunday reported a spike in radiation levels in the restricted zone around Chernobyl, scene of the world's worst nuclear accident, caused by a forest fire.
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5.9-Magnitude Earthquake Felt In Tokyo, No Tsunami Warning
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit Japan Saturday evening outside of Tokyo, swaying buildings in the capital, but no tsunami warning was issued.
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Russian wildfires reach Chernobyl zone
Wildfires are threatening to stir radioactive particles left over from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster back into the air over western Russia, and authorities have boosted forest patrols to keep the flames from contaminated areas.Environmentalists and forest experts warned on Wednesday that the radioactive dust could be harmful, even though dose...
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Chernobyl ghost: Fear of radioactivity in Russia fires
As if things in Russia were not looking sufficiently apocalyptic already, with 100-degree temperatures and noxious fumes rolling in from burning peat bogs and forests, there is growing alarm here that fires in regions coated with fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 24 years ago could now be emitting plumes of radioactive smoke.Several fires...
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"Will Be 10 Times Larger Than Chernobyl If..." Ukraine On N-Plant Attack
Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba called on Russian troops to stop attacking Europe's largest nuclear power plant on Friday after a fire broke out.
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Russia Seizes Ukraine Nuclear Plant Hours After Attack: 10 Points
Russian forces have seized Europe's biggest nuclear power plant in Ukraine that caught fire overnight during clashes. Russia's defence ministry has blamed the attack at the site on Ukrainian saboteurs, calling it a monstrous provocation.
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Fires Near Chernobyl Pose "No Risk To Human Health": UN Atomic Agency
Radiation from fires that have torn through forests around Ukraine's defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant poses "no risk to human health", the UN atomic agency said on Friday, based on data provided by Ukraine.
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No Open Fire In Chernobyl Nuclear Zone After Rain, Says Ukraine
Ukraine said Tuesday only small fires remained in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, with rain coming to the rescue in the battle against a huge blaze.
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Radiation Spike After Forest Fire Hits Chernobyl Nuclear Accident Zone
Ukrainian authorities on Sunday reported a spike in radiation levels in the restricted zone around Chernobyl, scene of the world's worst nuclear accident, caused by a forest fire.
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5.9-Magnitude Earthquake Felt In Tokyo, No Tsunami Warning
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit Japan Saturday evening outside of Tokyo, swaying buildings in the capital, but no tsunami warning was issued.
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Russian wildfires reach Chernobyl zone
Wildfires are threatening to stir radioactive particles left over from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster back into the air over western Russia, and authorities have boosted forest patrols to keep the flames from contaminated areas.Environmentalists and forest experts warned on Wednesday that the radioactive dust could be harmful, even though dose...
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Chernobyl ghost: Fear of radioactivity in Russia fires
As if things in Russia were not looking sufficiently apocalyptic already, with 100-degree temperatures and noxious fumes rolling in from burning peat bogs and forests, there is growing alarm here that fires in regions coated with fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 24 years ago could now be emitting plumes of radioactive smoke.Several fires...
