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Conditions inside Fukushima’s melted nuclear reactors still unclear 13 years after disaster struck

TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Monday marked 13 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the country’s northern coasts. Nearly 20,000 people died, whole towns were wiped out and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was destroyed, creating deep fears of radiation that linger today. As the nation observes the anniversary, the AP explains what is happening now at …

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Leading NGOs slam Israel’s halt in visa renewals for aid workers in Gaza and West Bank

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s halt in renewing visas for international aid workers in the Gaza Strip and the Israeli occupied West Bank is kneecapping aid work just when it’s needed the most, a coalition of humanitarian and nongovernmental groups says. Israel’s welfare ministry has paused its work on providing documentation for the visa renewal process since early February, saying it …

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Muere niña migrante tratando de llegar a Gran Bretaña desde Francia

PARÍS (AP) — Una niña murió cuando naufragó su embarcación que hacía el intento de llegar a Gran Bretaña por el Canal de la Mancha desde Francia, informaron el domingo autoridades francesas. Un comunicado de la prefectura del norte de Francia dijo que la embarcación con 16 personas a bordo naufragó frente a las costas de Dunkirk el domingo en …

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Finland’s new president Alexander Stubb says the Nordic country enters ‘a new era’ as a NATO member

HELSINKI (AP) — Alexander Stubb was sworn in Friday as Finland’s new president and said that the Nordic country “is facing a new era” after becoming a NATO member — something he will demonstrate by making his first foreign trip to inspect the military alliance’s drill in neighboring Norway’s Arctic region. The 12-day NATO exercise is called Nordic Response and …

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ONU pide 674 millones de dólares para hacer frente a la violencia de las pandillas en Haití

NACIONES UNIDAS (AP) — La violencia indiscriminada en Haití se está intensificando —especialmente en la capital y la región circundante— debido a los asesinatos y actos de violencia sexual que cometen pandillas armadas, declaró el miércoles la coordinadora humanitaria de Naciones Unidas en este país caribeño asolado por el conflicto. En una conferencia virtual desde Puerto Príncipe, Ulrika Richardson dijo …

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The London police officer who killed Sarah Everard should never have been employed, an inquiry finds

LONDON (AP) — An off-duty police officer who abducted and murdered a 33-year-old woman in south London three years ago should never have been employed in the first place, with three police forces failing to spot clear signals of his unsuitability, an official inquiry revealed Thursday. According to the damning report, Wayne Couzens had a history of viewing extreme and …

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