Scientists to return to Fukushima — this time to study disaster recovery

Radiation levels in roughly 2% of the Fukushima region, about 300 square kilometres, are unsafe for people.Credit: Franck Robichon/EPA/Shutterstock Fifteen years after Japan’s worst nuclear-power accident, construction is under way in Fukushima for a research institute that will focus on robotics, agriculture, the medical uses of radiation and environmental recovery from nuclear disasters. The Fukushima…

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 ‘Sundays,’ San Sebastián, Goya Top Winner, Closes U.S. with Outsider

Alauda Ruíz de Azúa’s San Sebastian and Goya best film winner “Sundays” (“Los Domingos”) has been co-acquired for U.S. distribution by Outsider Pictures. The deal announcement comes just weeks after “Sundays” swept picture, director, actress (Patricia López Arnaiz), supporting actress (Nagore Aranburu) and original screenplay at Spain’s 40th Spanish Academy Goya Awards.  Grossing €4.9 million…

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