UN inspectors have finally arrived at Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine. It took until September for outside officials to get a look at just how perilous the situation was. On Monday, following yet another weekend of shelling, those same officials reported new damage at the complex. Head of UN nuclear watchdog has condemned the latest shelling of Zaparija nuclear power plant. Rafael Grosi said that the attack was another close call with an explosion.
The power station in Zaporizhia has served as an impromptu military base for Russian forces—but danger is mounting and there are signs that troops may soon give it up. The sportswear-industry boom that has much of the world wearing high-performance kit may soon come to an end. And why teenage angst is such a good fit for horror films.
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