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‘They poisoned us’: the deadly legacy of nuclear testing
AFP, Published on 22/01/2026
» GENEVA - Nuclear weapons testing has affected every single human on the planet, causing at least four million premature deaths from cancer and other diseases over time, according to a new report delving into the deadly legacy.
Sea life thriving on unexploded Nazi bombs, sub discovers
AFP, Published on 26/09/2025
» PARIS - Marine life is thriving on unexploded Nazi bombs sitting at the bottom of a German bay, a submersible has discovered, even capturing footage of starfishes creeping across a huge chunk of TNT.
Dehorning of S.African rhinos slashed poaching: study
AFP, Published on 06/06/2025
» JOHANNESBURG - The dehorning of rhinos resulted in a nearly 80-percent reduction in the poaching of the animals during a seven-year study in a major South African conservation area, researchers said Thursday.
Russian drone hits Chernobyl but no radiation detected
AFP, Published on 14/02/2025
» KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that a Russian drone had struck a cover built to contain radiation at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, adding that radiation levels were normal.
Japanese experimental nuclear fusion reactor inaugurated
AFP, Published on 01/12/2023
» TOKYO - The world's biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor in operation was inaugurated in Japan on Friday, a technology in its infancy but billed by some as the answer to humanity's future energy needs.
Brick thrown at Japan embassy in China in Fukushima spat
AFP, Published on 29/08/2023
» TOKYO - Japan said Tuesday that harassment being faced by Japanese in China after the release of water from the Fukushima nuclear plant was "extremely regrettable", confirming that a brick was thrown at the country's embassy in Beijing.
Fukushima operator says released water samples within safe limits
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» TOKYO - Seawater samples taken following the release of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear reactor showed radioactivity levels well within safe limits, operator TEPCO said on Friday.
Japan to release test results after Fukushima release
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» TOKYO - Japan was due Friday to publish preliminary sample results, a day after it began releasing wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant, in an attempt to reassure critics that the operation was safe.
Japan releases water from Fukushima nuclear plant, China furious
AFP, Published on 24/08/2023
» NAMIE (JAPAN) - Japan began releasing wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, prompting a furious China to ban all seafood imports from its neighbour.
Final preparations begin for Fukushima water release
AFP, Published on 23/08/2023
» TOKYO: Final preparations to discharge waste water from the crippled Fukushima power plant in Japan were under way on Wednesday, its operator said, a day before the scheduled release into the Pacific Ocean.