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Month: March 2022

Poland holds composer Penderecki’s state funeral after delay

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The ashes of Poland’s award-winning composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki have been laid to rest in a state ceremony after a two-year delay. Poland’s President Andrzej Duda attended Tuesday’s service. The renowned composer died in Krakow on March 29, 2020, at 86, but COVID-19 restrictions postponed a formal funeral service. Penderecki’s

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UN nuclear watchdog chief in Ukraine to talk safety support

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.N. nuclear watchdog says its director-general has arrived in Ukraine for talks with senior government officials on delivering “urgent technical assistance” to ensure the safety of the country’s nuclear facilities. The International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday that Rafael Mariano Grossi’s aim is to “to initiate prompt safety and security

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‘Frozen in time’: Rescued film near Chernobyl shows life before the nuclear disaster

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Thirty years after families in northern Ukraine were forced to abandon their homes following the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, Maxim Dondyuk began collecting their things. The Ukranian documentary photographer has rescued some 15,000 artifacts from villages in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, including letters, photographs, and film negatives. Dondyuk restores and scans

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Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 29 de marzo: Alcalde de Mariúpol pide la evacuación completa

Ángela Reyes Honduras ratifica extradición de Juan Orlando Hernández. Will Smith abofeteó a Chris Rock. ¿Y ahora qué? Los detalles de la última fecha de las eliminatorias sudamericanas de cara a Qatar 2022. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 Es “imposible” vivir en Mariúpol, dice el alcalde, y hace un llamado

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