Explanation

The world’s first permanent underground nuclear waste repository, Onkalo, has been built by Finland.

It is located on the island of Olkiluoto and is designed to safely store spent nuclear fuel deep underground for thousands of years.

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Explanation

The world’s first permanent underground nuclear waste repository, Onkalo, has been built by Finland.

It is located on the island of Olkiluoto and is designed to safely store spent nuclear fuel deep underground for thousands of years.

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Explanation

China tested a wireless rail convoy system on the Baoshen Railway, linking seven freight trains with a combined capacity of 35,000 tonnes.

This technology, developed by China Shenhua Energy, could boost railway freight capacity by over 50% without new rail lines.

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Explanation

Turkey unveiled its first hypersonic ballistic missile, named Tayfun Block-4, in Istanbul.

Tayfun Block-4 is the hypersonic version of Turkey’s longest-range indigenous missile, Tayfun.

It was developed by Turkish defense company Roketsan. 

Additional Information:

“Hypersonic” means it travels at least five times the speed of sound, or Mach-5.

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Explanation

The UK “Smoke-free Generation” law refers to a proposed major tobacco control policy in the United Kingdom Government, introduced through the Tobacco and Vapes Bill in the UK Parliament.