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New York Times
a day ago
- Politics
- New York Times
Radiation Risk From Israel's Strikes on Iran Nuclear Sites Is Low, for Now
Strikes on any nuclear facilities could, in theory, release clouds of deadly radiation that endanger human lives and health. But in the case of Israel's attacks on Iran overnight on Friday, that appears so far to not have been the case. The earliest attacks and targets seem for the moment to rule out the most dangerous outcomes, limiting possible radiation threats to the realm of the relatively minor. The most dangerous kind of threat would arise from successful attacks on nuclear reactors. Over time, the splitting of atoms in reactor fuel results in buildups of highly radioactive spinoffs. Among the worst are Cesium 137, Strontium 90 and Iodine 131. If Iodine 131 is inhaled or ingested, it ends up in a person's thyroid gland. There, its intense radioactivity raises dramatically the risk of thyroid cancer, particularly in children. The other isotopes can also result in cancers. But so far, no reports or evidence suggest that Iran's nuclear reactors were hit in the Israeli attacks. Apparently spared were a power plant on the Persian Gulf, a research reactor in Tehran and a heavily guarded site ringed by antiaircraft weapons and miles of barbed wire. Known as Arak, that isolated complex was long suspected of being built to produce plutonium, one of the two main fuels for atom bombs. But the Obama administration's 2015 deal with Iran turned the complex into a nuclear relic unusable for that purpose. The Arak reactor never came to life. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Reuters
05-06-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Paramount chair Shari Redstone discloses thyroid cancer diagnosis
June 5 (Reuters) - Paramount (PARA.O), opens new tab chair Shari Redstone was diagnosed with thyroid cancer earlier this spring, Redstone's spokesperson said in a statement to Reuters on Thursday.
Daily Mail
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Will Still announces he is LEAVING Lens to be closer to his Sky Sports presenter girlfriend after she revealed she has a brain infection following cancer battle
Will Still has announced he is leaving his role as manager of Lens to be closer to girlfriend Emma Saunders. Still, 32, is set to depart the club after less than a year to move back to England with Saunders, a presenter and matchday reporter for Sky Sports. Saunders attended Lens' final game of the season on Saturday - a 4-0 home win over Monaco - and posted a picture alongside her boyfriend on the pitch after the match with the caption: 'Bravo @wrstill.' She revealed in March that she had been treated for thyroid cancer at the start of the season and is now recovering from a brain infection called encephalitis. Speaking after the match, an emotional Still said: 'I won't be the coach of RC Lens next season. 'It was the last season at Bollaert, for multiple reasons. The main reason that pushed me to make this decision is the fact that I need to go home. Everyone is well aware of what happened in my life. That's why. 'I had a lot of fun, I think we achieved great things despite everything. I've been in France for four years, four years that I've experienced intense moments. 'The logical choice is that I get closer to my wife for her well-being too.' Still, who has spent the majority of his coaching career outside of England, has been linked with clubs in the Premier League and the Championship. 'I haven't signed anything anywhere yet, even if there has always been interest,' he added. Saunders posted a picture to her Instagram account from her hospital bed in March, explaining her situation to her 71,500 followers and thanking her English manager boyfriend in a heartwarming post. She began dating Still last year and the duo went public with their relationship during Euro 2024. Holding a stuffed giraffe teddy, she went onto open up on her recent condition and fans and colleagues flooded the comments section with messages of support. The caption read: 'Hi folks. Unfortunately life took a bit of an unexpected turn a couple of weeks ago and I'm now off work while I recover from Encephalitis - an infection of the brain. She revealed in March that she has a brain infection after a battle with brain cancer 'I hope it wont be long until I'm back to see out the end of 2024/25 – especially after missing part of the start of the season before this when I was treated for Thyroid cancer. 'So, as I spend time now recovering and rebuilding again - I just wanted to thank my family & friends for their rock solid support, my colleagues at Sky for their patience allowing me the time to heal, and our wonderful NHS for their extraordinary kindness and care. 'And of course you Will Still just for being you & being there for me.' In her career, Saunders has also worked for the likes of BBC Sport, fronting women's football on the channel alongside her work at Sky. Seen as a trailblazer for women's broadcasting in sport and football, she's also worked as a stadium presenter for major sporting events including England internationals, the World Cup, Six Nations Rugby matches, and the first-ever MLB game in the UK. Saunders began her broadcasting career on the student radio at the University of Southampton, and she soon joined the BBC's reporting scheme with a placement in London before embarking on a post-graduate scheme and joining Watford on the club's in-house channels. She also became the first-ever female stadium announcer at a Premier League club in the process, and began working at both Sky and BBC as her career progressed. Still went viral a matter of years ago when he became the youngest manager in Europe's top five leagues as the boss of Reims in France at the age of 30. Aged 31 at the time, Still posted two photos of himself and Saunders during Euro 2024 alongside two emojis - one of a football and the other depicting a heart. Saunders was tagged in the post.
