IAEA wraps up first trip to monitor Fukushima water release
The International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday it made "significant progress" on its first mission to review the planned release of treated water from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant.
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Thomas Bach said Friday it was "chilling" to see how Kamila Valieva's coach treated the Russian teenager after a doping scandal engulfing the skater culminated in an error-strewn performance at the Beijing Olympics.
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Ukraine's Russian speakers worry about being 'saved' by Putin
Kyiv driving instructor Andriy Atamanyuk does not want to be saved by Vladimir Putin despite the Kremlin chief's pledge to fight "discrimination" against Russian speakers in Ukraine.
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Czech bobsledder shows deafness no barrier at Beijing Olympics
Bobsleigh teams begin their charge over the ice with encouraging shouts, but Czech Republic racer Jakub Nosek has to rely on his team-mates' "rhythm" at the Olympics.
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Ukraine and separatists trade claims of new shelling
The Ukrainian military and their Russian-backed separatist foes traded allegations of fresh ceasefire breaches on Friday, a day after the shelling of a kindergarten sent international tensions soaring.
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Six African countries to get own mRNA jab production
Six African countries have been chosen to establish their own mRNA vaccine production, the World Health Organization said Friday, with the continent largely shut out of access to Covid jabs.
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Olympic sponsor Airbnb profits from Xinjiang, Tibet listings
Olympic sponsor Airbnb has hundreds of listings in Xinjiang and Tibet, two regions where China stands accused of widespread human rights abuses and forced cultural assimilation, new research reveals.
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Markets mixed as Ukraine fears return, oil extends losses
Equity markets were mixed Friday following a steep drop on Wall Street fuelled by renewed fears that Russia will soon invade Ukraine, adding to long-running angst about the Federal Reserve's plans to hike interest rates.
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Hong Kong foreign domestic workers 'abandoned' in virus crisis
Hong Kong's foreign domestic workers are being "abandoned" in the current coronavirus wave sweeping the city, with some forced to sleep rough or being denied treatment after testing positive, charities warned Friday.
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'F1 materials' rev high-speed Germany to Beijing Olympic gold
Germany have dominated sliding sports at the Beijing Olympics on high-speed sleds using materials "basically similar to Formula One", says one of the men who builds them.
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