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Japan: No radioactivity in Fukushima fish
Published on 26/08/2023
» TOKYO: Japan’s fisheries agency said on Saturday that fish tested in waters around the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant did not contain detectable levels of the radioactive isotope tritium.
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Colombian community wins fight to protect paradise
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» NUQUI, Colombia: In the remote west of Colombia, where virgin rainforest and pristine beaches collide, a group of politicians and businessmen dreamed of building a massive port on the Pacific.
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Ecuador banned Amazon oil. Brazil wants to drill
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» RIO DE JANEIRO: The timing spoke volumes: just as Ecuador announced its historic decision to halt oil drilling in a sensitive Amazon rainforest reserve, Brazil trumpeted its massive fossil-fuel investment plans — which include oil exploration near the mouth of the Amazon river.
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Japanese fishing industry reeling from China ban
Published on 25/08/2023
» TOKYO: Japan’s fishing industry is getting hit with falling prices and growing uncertainty after the Chinese government imposed a ban on the country’s marine products in response to its decision to release wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear site into the Pacific Ocean.
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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.
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Water release finds little support in Fukushima
AFP, Published on 23/08/2023
» SHINCHIMACHI, Japan: Most Fukushima fishermen are tight-lipped but Haruo Ono can't keep his thoughts to himself on Japan's plans to release treated cooling water from the stricken nearby nuclear power plant into the Pacific from Thursday.
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Japan to start releasing Fukushima water on Thursday
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» TOKYO - Japan will begin releasing cooling water from the stricken Fukushima power plant on Thursday, 12 years after one of the world's worst nuclear disasters.
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In Senegal, a village mourns its sons dead at sea in migrant tragedy
AFP, Published on 18/08/2023
» FASS BOYE (SENEGAL) - Under a cloudy sky in the coastal Senegalese village of Fass Boye, the local chief's voice resounds over a loudspeaker, calling villagers to pray for the souls of their lost loved ones.
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Over 60 dead in migrant boat sinking off Cape Verde: UN agency
AFP, Published on 17/08/2023
» PRAIA (CAPE VERDE) - More than 60 people are believed to have died after a migrant boat from Senegal was found off West Africa's Cape Verde islands, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday.
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Most oil removed from decaying tanker off Yemen
AFP, Published on 02/08/2023
» DUBAI: Most of the oil on board a rusting supertanker off war-torn Yemen has been moved to a replacement vessel in a bid to avert a catastrophic spill, the United Nations has said.
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