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Easter festivities turned into mayhem in a German town after a container of lethal radioactive material was discovered in place of chocolate treats. A specialized radiation protection team was ...

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In 2006, Russian FSB (formerly KGB) defector Alexander Litvinenko was the victim of a rare and frightening poison: a tiny speck of polonium-210, delivered in a cup of tea, was enough to destroy his ...

Polonium 210--the substance that killed Alexander Litvinenko--has turned up in Hamburg, and Interpol and German police are on the case, with Chancellor Angela Merkel saying such killings are not "a ...

One can forgive President Vladimir Putin's desire to return Russia to the status of a world power. Russia's economy remains undeveloped, despite large deposits of minerals, and proud Russians don't ...

Easter festivities turned into mayhem in a German town after a container of lethal radioactive material was discovered in place of chocolate treats. A bottle marked "Polonium 210," a scarce isotope ...