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The restricted zone around Chernobyl is eerily quiet but one building near the scene of the worlds worst nuclear disaster is full of barking and whining. Today it is a hospital for the stray dogs that ...

The Belarusian Council of Ministers endorsed the draft Union State program for Belarus-Russia joint efforts to address the aftermath of the Chernobyl accident. Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr ...

Audiences have been gripped by Chernobyl, the HBO/Sky series that charts the events and aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster of April 1986. I have coordinated a number of ...

Marking the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, this event brings together experts and diplomats to reflect on its lasting impact and the continued importance of nuclear safety. The war in ...

The accident at reactor four of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 generated the largest release of radioactive material into the environment in human history. The impact of the acute exposure ...

The restricted zone around Chernobyl is eerily quiet but one building near the scene of the world's worst nuclear disaster is full of barking and whining. The long, one-storey structure once served as ...