Citing intelligence reports, Rear Admiral Vyacheslav Sytnik, deputy chief of the Russian de-escalation mission in Syria, claimed that militants belonging to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) have transported containers with toxic agents to the settlement of Tarmanin. The Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorists plan to use the chemicals, believed to be chlorine, to “simulate” …
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The action, named ‘Stop lockdown!’ by its organizers, started outside the country’s parliament building and drew thousands of attendees. That crowd briefly chanted slogans outside the office of President Volodymyr Zelensky, before moving to Kiev’s traditional protest spot, the Maidan, or Independence Square. According to local media, clashes began at …
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“We’ve had at least one very serious explosion and a working fire at the plant,” Kanawha County Commissioner Kent Carper said on Tuesday night, after the blast was reported around 10pm local time. While it remains unclear whether any volatile chemicals were involved in the explosion, Carper relayed reports that the …
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“I fear there is little one can do since the report is final and out – unless one wants to feed in the Russian narrative and that I would never do as they really are not bona fide friends of this organization, that’s for sure,” was the message of one …
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The Central Scientific Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics (TsNIIKhM, or ЦНИИХМ) is “connected to the destructive Triton malware,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin declared on Friday, accusing it of “building customized tools that enabled” the cyber attack on “a petrochemical facility in the Middle East” that allegedly took place in August …
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In August this year, environmental pressure group Amazon Watch broadcast an online panel discussion in support of Steven Donziger, a crusading attorney who dared try to hold US energy giant Chevron to account for widespread environmental destruction in the Amazon, and was left fighting for his life, livelihood and liberty …
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Berlin added that it will provide the new information to European Union partners and other international organizations. However, the Russian government says it has not been informed. The ‘Novichok’-like substance is from the same class as that allegedly used to poison Russian-born British intelligence agent Sergei Skripal, and his daughter, in Salisbury in 2018. …
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Governor John Bel Edwards himself tweeted at the residents of Westlake, Moss Bluff and Sulphur to “shelter in place, close your windows and doors and TURN OFF YOUR AIR CONDITIONING UNITS.” “There is a chemical fire,” he added. “Stay inside and wait for additional direction from local officials.” The orders …
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The explosion at the plant Nitrogen occurred during welding work. The incident did not affect the technological process at the enterprise. At a chemical plant in Perm region of Russia, an explosion occurred in one of the shops. Three people were killed and another was injured. On Monday, may 6, …
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A powerful explosion occurred in the U.S. state of Illinois. The causes of an accident are investigated. The death toll in an explosion at a chemical plant AB Specialty Silicones has reached three people. This was announced by the chief of the fire Department of the American city of WAUKEGAN, …
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