Japan’s vital statistics GDP per capita per annum: $34,700 (global average $14,210) Total annual tonnes CO2: 961m CO2 per capita: 7.77 metric tonnes (global average 4.7) Most recent NDC (carbon …
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw the launch of long-range strategic cruise missiles on Sunday, state media said, as Pyongyang stepped up military activity it says is aimed at reinforcing …
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EMILY KWONG, HOST: Movies can tell us a lot about what scares us. And ever since the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 80 years ago this week, …
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Shaimaa Khalil Tokyo Correspondent Reuters Attendees at Saturday ceremony The mayor of Nagasaki has appealed for an end to the wars raging in the world on the 80th anniversary of …
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Nagasaki cathedral bells to ring together since US atomic bombing of Japan | Nuclear Weapons News
Nagasaki’s Immaculate Conception Cathedral was rebuilt in 1959 after being almost completely destroyed in the explosion. Twin cathedral bells will ring in unison in Nagasaki for the first time in …
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Public opinion is split as US marks 80th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing | Nuclear Weapons News
On August 6, 1945, the United States became the first and only country in history to carry out a nuclear attack when it dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese …
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James Cameron, Julianne Moore and Walton Goggins are among the more than 60 artists who’ve signed an open letter calling for nuclear disarmament and greater understanding of the threat of …
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Hiroshima’s mayor, Kazumi Matsui, warns of the dangers of rising global militarism. Thousands of people have gathered in Hiroshima to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the world’s first wartime use …
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IAEA reports hearing explosions, sees smoke near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant | World News
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Saturday that its team at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) heard explosions and saw smoke coming from a nearby location. ARTICLE …
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“Trump sends nuclear subs to Russia” in a move that “breaks decades of Pentagon protocols on deployment”, headlines the Daily Telegraph. Also on its front page, the nephew of King …