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The giant protective dome built over the sarcophagus covering the destroyed fourth reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. AFP
The giant protective dome built over the sarcophagus covering the destroyed fourth reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. AFP
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The National
25 February, 2022