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Power is back at the Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

All six of its reactors are in a state of cold shutdown

The UN's nuclear watchdog (IAEA) says Ukraine's huge Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has begun receiveng power from the national grid once again. Shelling in the area had damaged power lines connected to the plant.

Also today, a powerful typhoon threatens millions in southwestern Japan; and head of states and foreign dignitaries from around the world have started to arrive in London to attend the Queen’s funeral on Monday.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other issues are Patricia Cumper, Jamaican-born writer, playwright and theatre director based in London; and Sergey Radchenko, an expert on the history of the Cold War and Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in the United States.

(File Photo: A man with a Russian flag on his uniform stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Credit: Reuters).

50 minutes

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  • Sun 18 Sep 202205:06GMT