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  1. Japan's Fukushima nuclear engineers are stalled by smoke at the reactor

    Efforts to restore power to the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan were stalled by smoke billowing from reactors yesterday. A cable that could allow cooling systems to be restored was attached to reactor No.2 – one of six at the tsunami-hit facility. But engineers had to...
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  2. Japan nuclear progress as toll up

    Electricity has been restored to three reactors at the Japanese nuclear plant wrecked by fire and explosions after the 11 March quake and tsunami. However the cooling systems are not yet operating, and the UN nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, says the situation remains "very serious". Some workers...
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  3. UK removes breast milk ice cream from shop

    Link Removed - Invalid URL (Walker and Walker) LONDON (AP) - Local government officials have confiscated ice cream made with human breast milk from a London shop amid concerns the dessert is unsafe. A spokeswoman from Westminster City Council said Monday it was responding to two complaints...
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