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Chernobyl: Drone footage shows construction of new reactor shelter

Some 30 years after the worlds worst nuclear accident, Chernobyl is undergoing a major transformation. A new construction that will house the present shelter – built around the destroyed reactor immediately after the catastrophe of 1986 – has been rising steadily with the help of international community and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Jan 13, 2016

Lotto: Winners of £33m say money wont change them as people

A Scottish couple who have scooped £33m ($47m) on the Lotto say the win wont change them as people. Carol and David Martin from Hawick in the Scottish borders said they couldnt believe it when they checked their numbers the day after the draw and discovered they had won. Jan 13, 2016

Brazil: 46 inmates break out of prison in Natal

A total of 46 inmates escaped from a public prison in the northern Brazilian city of Natal early 12 January, in the largest single prison break in the history of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The inmates, the majority of which are held on charges of theft, escaped through a tunnel dug into the ground, which directors of the Raimundo Nonato prison said measured 131ft long. Jan 13, 2016
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