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Aug 23, 2023 · 23 August 2023. Reuters. The 2011 earthquake was the most powerful ever recorded in Japan. On Thursday, Japan will release treated radioactive wastewater from its Fukushima nuclear power plant -...
Aug 3, 2021 · Getty Images. On Tuesday 11 September 2001 suicide attackers seized US passenger jets and crashed them into two New York skyscrapers, killing thousands of people. The attack remains one of the most...
Mar 2, 2022 · Follow the latest updates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The remains of Russian military vehicles in the town of Bucha, close to Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Serhii Nuzhnenko/Associated Press....
