UN atomic energy experts head to stricken nuclear power station — Global Issues

UN atomic energy experts head to stricken nuclear power station — Global Issues

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A team of UN atomic energy experts set out on Monday for Zaporizhzya nuclear power station in Ukraine, after months of rising tensions between Ukrainian and Russian forces, who have accused each other of shelling the plant.  In a tweet, Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA…

Will the Diplomat, Accused of Rape, be Prosecuted at Home? — Global Issues

Will the Diplomat, Accused of Rape, be Prosecuted at Home? — Global Issues

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by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, August 29, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 29 (IPS) – When UN diplomats are charged with civil or criminal offenses – from traffic violations to sexual abuse — they avoid prosecution and civil law suits under cover of diplomatic immunity. It’s a privilege…

Renewed shelling at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant underlines accident risk — Global Issues

Renewed shelling at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant underlines accident risk — Global Issues

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Rafael Mariano Grossi said Ukrainian authorities had informed the nuclear watchdog of renewed shelling at the site over the past three days, but they stated that all safety systems remained operational and there had been no increase in radiation levels. “The latest shelling once again underlined the risk of a…

Ukrainian girl, 4, killed by Russian missile in stroller shows war’s toll

Ukrainian girl, 4, killed by Russian missile in stroller shows war’s toll

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Updated August 28, 2022 at 3:59 p.m. EDT|Published August 28, 2022 at 4:33 a.m. EDT Elizaveta Dmytrieva. (Courtesy of Iryna Dmytrieva) Comment on this story Comment Four-year-old Elizaveta Dmytrieva grinned as she pushed her stroller along the street in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. It was nearly five months into the war, but…

In meetings in Tunisia, UN deputy chief upholds relevance of SDGs, education for all — Global Issues

In meetings in Tunisia, UN deputy chief upholds relevance of SDGs, education for all — Global Issues

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Ms. Mohammed was in the country to attend the eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8), which concluded that day. The conference has been organized by Japan since 1993, under the philosophy of “African Development for African people.” It is co-hosted by the UN, the UN Development Programme (UNDP),…

Russia-Ukraine war latest updates – The Washington Post

Russia-Ukraine war latest updates – The Washington Post

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Crossing Ukraine’s armored curtain to deliver people, and toilet paper. Steve Hendrix and Ievgeniia Sivorka report from Kamiyanske, Ukraine: “Oleksander hates pulling into this abandoned Ukrainian village on the Dnieper River, one of the only portals into Russian-occupied territories to the east. When he passes the last Ukrainian flag, flapping…

War monitor: Israeli strike targeted missile depot in Syria

War monitor: Israeli strike targeted missile depot in Syria

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Comment on this story Comment BEIRUT — Satellite imagery showed widespread destruction at a giant military facility in western Syria targeted in a recent Israeli airstrike, and the head of a Syrian opposition war monitor said Sunday the strike targeted a depot housing hundreds of middle-range missiles for Iran-backed fighters….

Pakistan flooding deaths pass 1,000 in ‘climate catastrophe’

Pakistan flooding deaths pass 1,000 in ‘climate catastrophe’

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Comment on this story Comment ISLAMABAD — Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday, as the country’s climate minister called the deadly monsoon season “a serious climate catastrophe.” Flash flooding from the heavy rains has washed away villages and crops as soldiers and rescue…