Contamination of the newly discovered Fukushima plant may delay the clean-up process
byThe draft report on the investigation of the nuclear meltdown in Fukushima in 2011, adopted by Japanese nuclear regulators on Wednesday, said it had…
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Coronavirus updates: NPR: Some European countries are moving to request medical masks in public places
byGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel puts on her face mask after a press conference in Berlin last week. Germany has introduced new requirements for medical…
A lake covered in litter highlights the Balkan waste problem
byPriboj, Serbia (AP) – Trucks and construction machinery parked on a river embankment in southwest Serbia but not for construction. Instead, jumbo cranes are…
Biden walks high wire with Russia ahead of Putin’s call
byWashington (AFP) – President Joe Biden has quickly been thrown into a high-profile balancing act with Russia as he seeks to harden his administration’s…
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) plan will save billions of dollars to prevent climate disasters
byWASHINGTON – Federal officials, showing how quickly the Biden administration can reform climate policy after years of denial under former President Donald J Trump,…
The British economy, after Brexit and the defeat of Covid, is the worst in the G7
byThe The British economy contracted in the last year More than any of the G7 countries, while the Bank of England says it will…
Israel is closing its only major airport in an attempt to slow the spread of the Coronavirus
byIsrael will close its only major airport for a week in an effort to combat the spread of the Coronavirus and thwart the new…
Unleashing Six Decades of Fear: Egypt’s Lost Revolution | Egypt
byI amIn the middle of where it all began, Mansour Mohamed ran a tarpaulin stall on the lonely green lawn between miles of concrete…
New Zealand reported its first community case in months
byWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – New Zealand reported its first case of coronavirus outside a quarantine facility in more than two months, although there…
Jake Sullivan speaks for the first time with Israel’s National Security Adviser
byUS National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan spoke by phone Saturday with his Israeli counterpart, Meir Ben Shabat, Israeli officials told Axios. why does it…