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(Image: ChNPP) Workers from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine have been working at the site since the drone strike on Friday 14 February damaged the roof of the giant structure built to cover ...

In an exciting turn of events for conservationists, six giant catfish—one of the world’s largest and rarest freshwater species—have been caught and released in Cambodia’s Mekong River. Some of these ...

Emergency responders worked to “eliminate the consequences” of the February 14 drone strike on the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant on February 18, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...

Firefighters worked across the weekend to tackle smouldering roof insulation in the giant protective shelter which covers Chernobyl's unit 4 following the drone strike on Friday. Radiation levels in ...

Paquita la del Barrio, the ranchera and bolero singer who took aim at machismo as if it were a piñata, has died at her home in Veracruz, Mexico. She was 77 years old. Her team shared the news on her ...

When people hear “Chernobyl,” they often think of the 1986 nuclear disaster that led to mass evacuations. Yet, the region remains home to diverse wildlife, including dogs that have become a focus of ...

Flames are still raging inside the Chernobyl nuclear station after multiple fires yesterday. Three smoldering fires were detected earlier this morning, forcing teams to jump into action to prevent ...

A drone with an explosive warhead has smashed a hole in the radiation shield at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine. The plant's chief engineer, Alexander Titarchuk, said there was a ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that a Russian drone had struck a cover built to contain radiation at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, adding that radiation levels were normal.

A Russian drone attack badly damaged the confinement structure around the disused Chernobyl nuclear power plant intended to prevent the release of nuclear substances, a senior nuclear industry ...