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Added on the 07/11/2017 01:30:42 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Seoul, Apr 20 (EFE/EPA).- Around 30 university student protesters had their heads shaved Tuesday in a protest against the release of radioactive water from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean.Japan on Apr.13 formalized its to decision to release over 1 million tonnes of contaminated water stored in the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, after treating it to remove most radioactive elements. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). SHOT LIST: PROTESTERS HAVE THEIR HEAD SHAVED IN A PROTEST AGAINST THE RELEASE OF RADIOACTIVE WATER INTO THE OCEAN FROM THE DAMAGED FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT OUTSIDE THE JAPANESE EMBASSY IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
World leaders met on Saturday to discuss preparation efforts to contain and alleviate the coronavirus pandemic in the next few months. Leaders from Germany, France, South Korea, and Argentina were scheduled to participate in the side event to the annual G20 gathering. According to Business Insider, the US has more than 11.9 million cases and 255,000 deaths from the highly contagious novel coronavirus. And despite making up the largest share of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths in the world, noticeably absent was President Donald Trump. He went golfing, instead.
Former US President Donald Trump leaves the Trump Tower as his sexual assault defamation trial in New York is expected to resume. Writer Jean Carroll, 80, is seeking more than $10 million alleging that Trump defamed her when he mocked her sexual assault accusations by saying she "is not my type." The jury will decide only how much Trump should be forced to pay her. IMAGES
Former US President Donald Trump leaves the Trump Tower as he is expected to testify in a defamation case at the Manhattan federal courthouse in New York. Trump has already been found liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll. She is seeking $10 million in damages. IMAGES
A South Korean news channel in a Seoul restuarant broadcasts North Korea related coverage after Pyongyang's firing of what it claims is a military spy satellite. North Korea's previous efforts to put a spy satellite into orbit in May and August both failed, and Seoul, Tokyo and Washington had repeatedly warned Pyongyang not to proceed with another launch, which would violate successive rounds of UN resolutions. Japan issued an evacuation order to residents in the southern region of Okinawa before rescinding the call after the missile passed into the Pacific Ocean just before 11:00 pm (1400 GMT). IMAGES