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Increasing the role of IAEA in ensuring nuclear safety
On August 23, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano affirmed that the IAEA's role in ensuring global nuclear safety must be stre…
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The earthquake caused the US nuclear power plant to close
The seismic in Virginia caused a nuclear power plant near the epicenter to stop working, fuel rods that were immediately cooled by the standby power system as planned.
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Why do earthquakes in the US do not shake the streets?
While people in high-rise buildings in New York City rushed out by earthquakes, many people on the street did not understand what was happening.
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The earthquake is about 300 km from Phu Yen coast
At 1: 3 am on August 25 (at 18:03 GMT), an earthquake with an intensity of 5.1 on the Richter scale occurred in the South China Sea.
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Air pollution - silent assassin
Along with Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City is in the list of 10 cities polluting the air of Asia and the world, according to a ranking in a World Bank study.
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America 'shuddered' by aftershocks
People in some areas of the US east coast were shocked by the aftershock of 4.5 on the Richter morning.
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Strong earthquake in Peru
A strong earthquake shook northern Peru. Officials have not announced the level of physical damage and casualties.
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Detecting underground river below
Brazilian scientists have discovered an underground river at a depth of about 4,000 meters below the Amazon.
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America: Many states
New York governor Andrew Cuomo on August 25 announced a state of emergency in the state in preparation for the impact of Hurricane Irene.
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Earthquakes up to 6.8 on the Richter scale off Vietnam
Earthquakes are caused by faults of the subsoil, where there were many active volcanoes.
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El Nino contributed to the civil war
El Nino climate phenomenon contributes to civil war, social unrest in many poor countries in the tropics, according to new research by American scientists.
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Radiation from Japanese factories is 168 times the atomic bomb
A newspaper in Japan said that radioactive cesium-137 leaked from Fukushima I nuclear power plant equivalent to more than 168 atomic bombs falling on Hiroshima city duri…
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Super typhoon Nanmadol swept through the Philippines
At least 4 people died and went missing when super typhoon Namadol today directly affected the northernmost region of the Philippines.
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Hurricane Irene continued to rage the United States
Hurricane Irene on August 27 caused power outages and destruction of jetties in North Carolina, whipping Virginia with strong winds and sweeping the coast before attacki…