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TEPCO re-explains Fukushima nuclear waste leak, cites human error

  On Thursday (15th), the Tokyo Electric Power Company of Japan provided further clarification on the cause of the nuclear waste water leakage at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, stating that it was due to human error on Wednesday (7th). Last Wednesday, about 5.5 tons of radioactive contaminated water leaked from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's water purification system. According to Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the leak occurred on Thursday morning in the high-temperature incinerator building while the facility was cleaning and treating contaminated water from the reactor building with the "second cesium adsorption system" to reduce radiation levels in preparation for maintenance. The system is connected to the external wall's exhaust vent, through which the contaminated water leaked. According to TEPCO, two operators from collaborating companies failed to notice the open state of a valve and missed relevant reminder signs before starting t...

10 dead, 2 children among them killed in Jordanian airstrike in southern Syria

 According to reports from Syrian media on Thursday (18th), 10 people were killed in an air raid by Jordan in the southern province of Suweida. Jordan previously launched airstrikes in southern Syria under the pretext of targeting drug smuggling. According to reports, the attacked town was Aman in the Suwaida province, with victims including two children, five women, and three adult men. The human rights organization, Human Rights Watch, stated that at least nine people were killed in the airstrike, including two children. Last month, the Jordanian army clashed with dozens of pro-Iran armed militants carrying large amounts of drugs, weapons, and explosives on the border area with Syria, intensifying efforts to combat drug trafficking in recent weeks. Jordan and its Western allies have accused the pro-Iranian Hezbollah in Lebanon, along with other armed groups controlling southern Syria, of involvement in drug smuggling. However, Iran, Hezbollah, and Syria have all denied these alle...