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President Obama teases Ted Cruz at White House state dinner

US President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau toasted improved US-Canadian relations at White House state dinner on 10 March. By staging a lavish welcome for Trudeau, Obama turned the page on years of shaky ties with Canada, making clear the new leader is a man after his own heart. Mar 11, 2016

Fukushima: Opposition squashes hopes for future tours of nuclear plant

Opposition and sensitivities surrounding Fukushima have put an end to plans by a group of individuals in Japan who were hoping to turn the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into a tourist destination. The plan had been for ordinary people to visit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear site without wearing radioactive protective suits by 2036 and had been in an early stage of planning. Members of the group promoting what some have called this dark tourism come from various backgrounds including business, journalism, architecture and sociology. Mar 10, 2016
Rajya Sabha passes Real Estate bill

Rajya Sabha passes real estate bill

The bill proposes a real estate regulator that will protect the interests of property buyers and provide transparency in the sector. Mar 10, 2016

Kiev: Protesters demand release for Nadezhda Savchenko detained in Russia

Protesters gathered outside the Russian embassy in Kiev on 9 March to demand the release of a Ukrainian female pilot Nadezhda Savchenko detained in Russia. Protesters urged Moscow to free Savchenko, a Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia on charges of complicity in the killing of two Russian journalists. Savchenko, 34, was captured by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine in June 2014. She denies any wrongdoing. Mar 10, 2016
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