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Massive Forest Fire Threatens Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Radiation Closely Monitored
Massive Forest Fire Threatens Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Radiation Closely Monitored
It was only last month that Ukraine marked the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, but on Friday there is another major threat to the site, which Russia says it is closely monitoring, according to RIA.
A massive forest fire is sweeping through the Chernobyl exclusion zone on Friday after a drone crashed near the defunct nuclear plant a day earlier, Ukrainian officials have said.
Illustrative/AP: During a similar 2020 fire a radiation spike was detected at the Chernobyl exclusion zone.
As firefighters...
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Russian air defenses shot down more than 150 Ukrainian drones in the attack which included hundreds of UAVs sent in total, as officials from both sides are imminently expected meet in Switzerland for another round of peace talks.
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Watch Live: Fed Chair Powell Speaks At Harvard University
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who has just over a month left in his tenure as head of the world's most important central bank, speaks at 10:30am ET to the Harvard University Principles of Economics class. He is not expected to make monetary policy comments.
As CNBC notes, this will be one of Powell’s final scheduled public appearances before his term ends in May. The discussion comes with markets anticipating the central bank will be on hold regarding interest rates through the end...
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