Chernobyl

Dimitri Diatchenko, best known for his role as Uri in the 2012 movie Chernobyl Diaries, has died at the age of 52. The actor was found dead on Wednesday (April 22) at his home in Daytona, Fla. and it is believed that he died either late Monday night or on…

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a wooden house on fire, as an operation to extinguish wildfires around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant continues, in Lyudvynivka in Kiev Region, Ukraine April 18, 2020. REUTERS/Volodymyr ShuvayevVIENNA (Reuters) - Radiation from fires that have torn through forests around Ukraine’s defunct Chernobyl nuclear power…

Jared Harris plays John Comyn, foe to the Scottish hero/king in Robert the Bruce. Screen Media With reports of recent wildfires raging dangerously near the remains of the Chernobyl nuclear plant site, it’s inevitable that the topic of the infamous environmental disaster comes up during an interview with award-winning actor…

In case anyone was still waiting for an April disaster to happen, perhaps this is it! For anyone not yet in the know, forest fires began burning on April 4th in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine. The fires came dangerously close to the site of the infamous Chernobyl disaster of…

Washington — Governors facing rising pressure to begin reviving economies that were brought to a halt because of the coronavirus pandemic are finding themselves at odds with President Trump, who asserts the country's testing capacity is sufficient for them to begin easing restrictions on businesses and activities.Mr. Trump and Vice…

Smoke haze hangs over the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on April 17, 2020. - Thick smoke hung over ... Ukraine's capital Kiev on April 17 as forest fires smouldered on in the Chernobyl nuclear zone, while city officials said no radiation spike had been detected. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY /…

As President Donald Trump rushed forward with guidelines for state government’s to reopen the economy during the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, Late Night host Seth Meyers wasn’t convinced Americans will be so fast to re-enter everyday life while the health crisis still rages.“I’m still wiping down every piece of mail…

The Star Wars TV show based on Diego Luna's character from the movie Rogue One continues to add to its cast. Variety reports that Stellan Skarsgard and Kyle Soller are in "final negotiations" to appear on the show. Their roles were not specified.Skarsgard recently starred in HBO's acclaimed drama Chernobyl,…

Stellan Skarsgard and Kyle Soller are set to join Diego Luna in Disney Plus’ “Star Wars” series based on the Cassian Andor character Luna played in “Rogue One.” Both actors are still in final negotiations for their roles. A Disney spokesperson declined to comment. Tony Gilroy, who co-wrote “Rogue One,”…

MOSCOW—A huge wildfire is burning through contaminated forests and abandoned villages around the entombed nuclear reactor at Chernobyl, and Ukraine’s government has warned about the potential spread of radioactive particles in the smoke that has filled the sky since last week.“The fire started right on the paths, where stalkers normally…