By Agence France-Presse Japan plans to release more than 1 million metric tonnes of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean by the end of August. After years of debate, and despite a green light from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the plan continues to stoke fears among the […]
By Agence France-Presse At least 24 people were killed, nine of them in a temple collapse, and dozens more were feared missing after intense rains caused floods and landslides in India, officials said Monday. Days of torrential downpours have washed away vehicles, demolished buildings and destroyed bridges in the northern states of Uttarakhand and Himachal […]
By New York Daily News The Eiffel Tower, one of Paris’ most popular tourist attractions, was temporarily closed to the public on Saturday after a bomb threat forced visitors to evacuate the iconic landmark. Tourists on all three floors of the tower in Central Paris were ordered to leave shortly after 1:30 p.m., local time, […]