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Asia stocks tumble to 16-month lows after Ukraine nuclear complex fire
Asian equities and the euro slumped on Friday after news of a fire near a Ukraine nuclear facility following fighting with Russian forces heightened investor fears
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Russia seizes Ukrainian nuclear plant, fire put out after fear of disaster
Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Russian tanks had shot at the nuclear reactor plants, though there was no evidence cited that they had been hit.
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Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine on fire after shelling
A spokesman for Europe's largest nuclear plant says the facility is on fire after Russia attacked the power station in the southern Ukrainian city of Enerhodar.
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IAEA concerned for safety of Ukraine's nuclear plants; calls for restrain
IAEA has called on all parties to refrain from any actions that could threaten the safety and security of nuclear power plants in Ukraine amid an intensified Russian military offensive in capital Kyiv
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Germany shuts down half of its remaining six nuclear plants
The decision to phase out nuclear power and shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy was first taken by the centre-left government of Gerhard Schroeder in 2002
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Germany's nuclear phase-out to continue permanent closure by year end
Germany's nuclear phase-out will continue with the permanent closure of the country's last three nuclear reactors at the end of the year, the government has said.
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New Mexico sues US over proposed nuclear waste storage plans citing danger
New Mexico sued the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission over concerns that it hasn't done enough to vet plans for a facility to store spent nuclear fuel, arguing it would endanger residents
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Clean-up at Fukushima nuclear plant reduces radiation levels, but not all
The disaster, second only to the massive Chernobyl meltdown in 1986, spewed radioactive material over a huge area
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Threat of hacking attack on nuclear plants growing, UN warns
Extremists and 'vicious non-state groups' are actively seeking weapons of mass destruction: UN
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