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TOKYO (AP) — A video taken by tiny drones sent into one of three damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant showed a gaping hole in the thick-walled steel container of the core, with lumps of likely melted fuel debris hanging from it, in a first sighting of a pressure vessel bottom since …
OSLO, March 20 (Reuters) – Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit said on Friday she regretted her friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, seeking to contain one of the biggest scandals to hit the country’s royal family. The U.S. Justice Department’s release of millions of Epstein documents has sent shockwaves around the world, revealing the …
March 20 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s parliament will start the process to elect a new president on March 30, officials said on Friday, a vote many analysts expect will be won by the head of the junta that seized power in a coup in 2021. Following a controversial election that was won by a military-backed party, …
WASHINGTON (AP) — The dangerous heat wave shattering March records all over the U.S. Southwest is more than just another extreme weather blip. It’s the latest next-level weather wildness that is occurring ever more frequently as Earth’s warming builds. Experts said unprecedented and deadly weather extremes that sometimes strike at abnormal times and in unusual …
March 19 (Reuters) – The Trump administration has approved about $7 billion in weapons for the United Arab Emirates that the State Department is not required to announce to the public under rules governing U.S. arms exports, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. That is in addition to arms sales to three Middle East …
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A daunting stream of testimony and evidence has been presented in a New Mexico case that explores what social media conglomerate Meta knew about the effects of its platforms on children. State prosecutors allege Meta failed to disclose the risks that its platforms pose for children, including mental health problems …
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Graham Ike scored 19 points and third-seeded Gonzaga held off tenacious No. 14 seed Kennesaw State 73-64 in a defensive battle that ended with some drama Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Davis Fogle added 17 points for the Bulldogs, who will face No. 11 seed Texas …
PARIS, March 20 (Reuters) – The International Energy Agency (IEA), which this month agreed a record release of oil from strategic stockpiles to deal with the effects of the U.S-Israeli war with Iran, outlined on Friday proposals to ease oil price pressures on consumers, such as working-from-home and avoiding air travel. The U.S-Israel war with …
BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) – Hu Henghua, mayor of Chongqing, a municipality in southwest, China, was put under investigation over suspected “serious” violation of law and discipline, China’s top anti-graft watchdog said in a statement on Friday. China has been stepping up its long-term and “high-pressure” campaign to root out corruption and enforce discipline in …
KYIV, March 20 (Reuters) – A Russian drone attack damaged two foreign-flagged commercial vessels in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region, Oleh Kiper, the regional governor, said on Friday. Two civilian commercial ships under the flags of Palau and Barbados were moored and loaded with grains, Kiper said. Two people were wounded, and also a grain silo …