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A robot retrieves the first melted fuel from Fukushima nuclear reactor

A robot retrieves the first melted fuel from Fukushima nuclear reactor

TOKYO (AP) — A remote-controlled robot has safely returned with a tiny piece of melted fuel it collected from inside one of three damaged reactors at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for the first time since the 2011 meltdown.
Many retailers offer 'returnless refunds.' Just don't expect them to talk much about it

Many retailers offer 'returnless refunds.' Just don't expect them to talk much about it

It’s one of the most under-publicized policies of some of the biggest U.S. retailers : sometimes they give customers full refunds and let them keep unwanted items too.
Volcanic eruption burns houses in Indonesia, killing at least 10 people

Volcanic eruption burns houses in Indonesia, killing at least 10 people

MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency said Monday that at least 10 people have died as a series of volcanic eruptions widens on the remote island of Flores.
In Cyprus, officials from Algeria to Iraq train to keep WMD from crossing their borders

In Cyprus, officials from Algeria to Iraq train to keep WMD from crossing their borders

LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — From as far as Algeria, Iraq and Georgia, an assortment of senior government officials converge on this small facility for training by top U.S.
China space station crew returns to Earth after 6 months in space

China space station crew returns to Earth after 6 months in space

BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Monday after a six-month stay on the Tiangong space station , part of China’s effort to be a global leader in space exploration.
China space station crew returns to Earth after 6 months in space

China space station crew returns to Earth after 6 months in space

BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Monday after a six-month stay on China's Tiangong space station . A parachute slowed their capsule's nighttime descent to a remote landing area in China's Inner Mongolia region.

Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted 13 years after Fukushima disaster is shut down again

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted last week for the first time in more than 13 years after it had survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant was shut down again Monday due

Volcanic eruption burns houses in Indonesia, killing at least 9 people

MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Disaster Management Agency said Monday that at least nine people have died as a series of volcanic eruptions widens on the remote island of Flores.
Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says

Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists and an advocacy group for Native Americans are suing the U.S.
The Taurid meteor showers peak a week apart in November

The Taurid meteor showers peak a week apart in November

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two sister meteor showers are already flashing across night skies — and will peak a week apart. The Southern Taurids will reach their zenith early Tuesday morning and the Northern Taurids on Nov. 12.