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Real risk of nuclear accident in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine – watchdog.

The UN's nuclear watchdog has demanded an immediate cease to all military operations near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power facility in Ukraine, citing the "very real potential of a catastrophic tragedy." The head of the IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi, expressed "grave concern" about reports of shelling at the largest nuclear power...

Russia undermining the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power facility – United Kingdom.

Russian forces at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power facility in Ukraine have likely compromised the plant's security and safety, according to the UK's defense ministry. Since March, the largest nuclear reactor in Europe has been under the Russian administration, although it remains active. The British Ministry of Defense believes that Russian troops...

First grain ship since Ukraine war began leaves port as grain tycoon is ‘killed in a targeted missile hit’.

Since invading its neighbor, Russia's Black Sea fleet has imposed a blockade that has cut off grain supply to global markets and pushed up grain prices. According to the Ukrainian minister of infrastructure, a ship carrying grain has departed the port of Odesa for the first time since the outbreak...

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If I sell bitcoin without cashing out, do I pay capital gains tax?

How does the IRS handle capital gains from Bitcoin investments?   Is the tax liability incurred upon asset sale or the return of the benefit to your fiat bank account?  Since making a small investment in Bitcoin during the peak of the previous bull market (2020), I have incurred investment losses for the majority of that period. I am once again in the black and am uncertain of my next steps regarding the sale.

A post office attorney has been charged with “big fat lying”

Former senior Post Office attorney Jarnail Singh has denied knowledge of vulnerabilities in the Horizon system during the three-year prosecution of sub-postmasters. Jason Beer, the Horizon inquiry's chief counsel, condemned Mr. Singh as having "blown a colossal lie." On the eve of the 2010 trial of Seema Misra, a sub-postmistress who was incarcerated during her pregnancy, an email was transmitted to Mr. Singh.

Palestine conflict deadliest for journalists

May 3 is observed annually as World Press Freedom Day by UNESCO.  Today marks the occurrence of a highly precarious period for journalists around the world, as the Israeli invasion of Gaza has become the deadliest conflict in the history of media professionals.  "Losing a journalist is equivalent to losing ears and eyes to the outside world." Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said in a statement today, "We lose a voice for the voiceless."

First wild animal to cure wound using medicinal plant: Orangutan

According to scientists, Rakus, a male Sumatran orangutan, exhibited a specific behavior in which he tore leaves and chewed on them before administering the resulting mixture to a wound below his right eye. A first for wild animals, an orangutan was observed using a plant with healing properties to treat a laceration on its face, according to scientists.