Nihon Hidankyo, a group of Japanese atomic bomb survivors, has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons, with members in their 80s and 90s accepting the award in Oslo. Co-chair Toshiyuki Mimaki expressed surprise at the win and emphasized the group’s mission to ensure nuclear weapons are never used again, including in conflicts like those in Gaza and Ukraine, as highlighted in Terumi Tanaka’s acceptance lecture recalling the devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Government vows to clean up Lake Windermere after beauty spot ‘choked’ by pollution
The government will pledge to “clean up Windermere” by ensuring “only rainwater” enters the polluted English beauty spot, part of a scheme to upgrade water infrastructure and boost economic growth using over £100 billion of private investment. Environment secretary Steve Reed and water minister Emma Hardy will visit Windermere as part of the Things Can Only Get Cleaner tour to address sewage pollution issues that threaten the area's natural beauty and economic potential, with a...
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