INSPECTORS IN IRAQ
Nuclear inspectors are set to return to the Tuwaitha nuclear complex in Iraq this week 鈥� but they are being barred by the US from checking on most of the radioactivity there. Of 70 buildings containing nuclear waste and radioactive sources, they can only inspect the four to which they have legal access under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
The UN鈥檚 International Atomic Energy Agency has become increasingly alarmed at reports of looting at Tuwaitha since the US took over the site in early April. The agency says it has a 鈥渕oral responsibility鈥� to ensure that all the radioactivity on the site is safe, but the US insists that this is its job.
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HYDROGEN CARS RECALLED
Car maker Toyota is recalling all six of its hydrogen-powered electric cars after a potentially explosive leak was discovered in one of the cars鈥� pressurised fuel tanks during refuelling. The environmentally friendly cars, which cost over $1 million each, had been on lease to four Japanese ministries and two Californian universities since December.
SARS SPREADS IN CANADA
The World Health Organization has put Toronto back on its list of areas affected by the SARS virus. Earlier this month, the WHO said the virus was no longer spreading in Canada. But after more than a month in which there were no new cases, the disease resurfaced late last week, with 8 new probable cases and 26 suspected cases. They are all thought to be linked to a 96-year-old man who died recently.