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Japan set to return to nuclear power after 2-year hiatus

Japan will Tuesday begin restarting its nuclear power programme, officials said, after a two-year shutdown sparked by public fears following the Fukushima crisis. The restart comes more than four years after a quake-sparked tsunami triggered meltdowns at the Fukushima plant, prompting the shutdown of Japan’s stable of reactors in the world’s worst atomic crisis in a generation. Resource-poor Japan, which once relied on nuclear power for a quarter of its

Wastewater spill from Colorado gold mine triples in volume: EPA

The discharge, containing high concentrations of heavy metals such as arsenic, mercury and lead, was continuing to flow at the rate of 500 gallons per minute on Sunday, four days after the spill began at the Gold King Mine, the EPA said. An unspecified number of residents living downstream of the spill who draw their drinking supplies from their private wells have reported water discoloration, but there has been no

Wastewater spill from Colorado gold mine triples in volume: EPA

The discharge, containing high concentrations of heavy metals such as arsenic, mercury and lead, was continuing to flow at the rate of 500 gallons per minute on Sunday, four days after the spill began at the Gold King Mine, the EPA said. An unspecified number of residents living downstream of the spill who draw their drinking supplies from their private wells have reported water discoloration, but there has been no

China to build highway for Liberia as part of Ebola recovery aid

China will build a new coastal highway for Liberia as part of its aid to the country recovering from an Ebola epidemic, Liberia’s foreign minister said on Sunday. Liberia’s existing coastal route is vital for commerce as the country rebuilds after a civil war that ended in 2003. “China has agreed to help Liberia with the construction of a ministerial complex which will host about 10 ministries.

China to build highway for Liberia as part of Ebola recovery aid

China will build a new coastal highway for Liberia as part of its aid to the country recovering from an Ebola epidemic, Liberia’s foreign minister said on Sunday. Liberia’s existing coastal route is vital for commerce as the country rebuilds after a civil war that ended in 2003. “China has agreed to help Liberia with the construction of a ministerial complex which will host about 10 ministries.

China to build highway for Liberia as part of Ebola recovery aid

China will build a new coastal highway for Liberia as part of its aid to the country recovering from an Ebola epidemic, Liberia’s foreign minister said on Sunday. Liberia’s existing coastal route is vital for commerce as the country rebuilds after a civil war that ended in 2003. “China has agreed to help Liberia with the construction of a ministerial complex which will host about 10 ministries.