Issue 0170/11
Independent.ie Friday 9th December, 2011
A report says radioactive water has leaked inside a nuclear power plant in south-western Japan, but did not escape into the environment.Kyodo News agency reported that 1.8 tons of radioactive water leaked in a pump at Kyushu Electric Power's Genkai plant. Kyushu Electric issued a statement Friday about a pump problem but did not mention a leak. A...
Leaders at the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland have backed calls for Syrian peace talks to be held in Geneva as soon as possible.
After adopting the statement, UK Prime Minister ...
Should tax havens be forced to lift their shroud of secrecy?
Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.
Hassan Rouhani
Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.
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