US backing Japan’s plan to dump radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific Ocean

Apr 19 2021

Japan has made news headlines when it announced that it will be dumping radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. The US has just stated that it supports Japan’s plan to do so. One million tonnes of contaminated water will be dumped into the pacific following the catastrophic nuclear accident ten years ago.

The plans have raised controversy from its neighbours and the wider globe, including South Korea, China and Russia. US climate envoy John Kerry stated that the US is confident that the ‘government of Japan is in very full consultations with the [International Atomic Energy Agency].’ He added that Japan’s plans would be monitored to make sure there are no public health threats.

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Jose Mourinho sacked by Tottenham Hotspur

Apr 19 2021

Tottenham Hotspur coach Jose Mourinho has been sacked by the team just a week ahead of Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Manchester City. Mourinho had replaced Mauricio Pochettino in November 2019, signing a deal until the end of the 2023 season. However, the club confirmed this Monday morning that Mourinho and his coaching staff had all ben ‘relieved of their duties’.

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy stated that ‘Jose is a true professional who showed enormous resilience during the pandemic. On a personal level I have enjoyed working with him and regret that things have not worked out as we both had envisaged. He will always be welcome here and we should like to thank him and his coaching staff for their contribution.’

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60 COVID-19 cases registered with 41 recoveries

Apr 19 2021

Malta has registered 60 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 1,580 swab tests, while 41 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Monday 19th April 2021, 276,516 vaccine doses were administered of which 84,933 were 2nd doses.

To date, Malta has registered 30,026 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 29,003 have recovered, 409 died and 614 are still active.

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Dog rescued at Fomm ir-Rih by Civil Protection Department

Apr 19 2021

The Civil Protection Department received immense praise for rescuing what seemed to be a trapped and injured dog inside rocks at Fomm ir-Rih. The dog was noticed by people who, despite not being able to reach her, managed to provide her with food and drink before the authorities arrived.

Posted by Civil Protection Malta on Sunday, 18 April 2021

Two officers from CPD then rescued the terrified dog and were showered with praise on social media for their generous and heroic act.

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