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Fukushima different from Chernobyl: Japan

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 12:48

No-one has died so far from radiation in Japan, unlike in Chernobyl.

World marks Chernobyl under shadow of Japan

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 26, 2011, 21:24

The world on Tuesday marked a quarter century since the worst nuclear accident in history.

Ukraine asks for more money for Chernobyl shelter

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 26, 2011, 15:35

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is renewing calls for funding to build a new shelter around the Chernobyl nuclear reactor on the accident`s 25th anniversary.

Chernobyl widows mourn as bell tolls 25 times

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 26, 2011, 12:23

Black-clad Orthodox priests sang solemn hymns and a bell tolled 25 times for the number of years that have passed since the Chernobyl disaster took place.

Chernobyl and Fukushima share wounds of disaster

Last Updated: Friday, April 22, 2011, 18:45

Guides take you through the nearest town, Pripyat, and they know exactly where to go — and more importantly — where not to.

UN chief issues nuclear warning on Chernobyl visit

Last Updated: Thursday, April 21, 2011, 09:13

UN chief said accidents like Chernobyl were likely to occur again in future.

25 years on, Chernobyl fallout still an eco-hazard

Last Updated: Monday, April 18, 2011, 20:39

Fallout from Chernobyl remains a poorly-investigated hazard for the environment.

Exhibit chronicles lives of workers at Chernobyl

Last Updated: Sunday, April 17, 2011, 09:05

The photographic collage focuses on 5 families who work in Chernobyl zone.

`Japan crisis no Chernobyl `

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 09:26

China`s nuclear safety agency said radiation from Japan is no urgent threat.

Japan equates nuclear crisis severity to Chernobyl

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 23:32

Japan however insisted radiation leaks are declining at its tsunami-crippled N-plant.

Greenpeace says Chernobyl food radiation persists

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 00:50

Greenpeace said Ukrainians are still eating food contaminated by radiation from Chernobyl disaster.

French seek to drop probe into Chernobyl fallout

Last Updated: Friday, April 1, 2011, 10:12

A prosecutor argues that probe has been inconclusive and should be abandoned.