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   WEEK 32 July 24th to 30th

   ANOTHER JAPANESE NUCLEAR PLANT CLOSED

   Another Japanese nuclear plant, also owned by Japan’s biggest supplier of electricity, has been closed. After a leak of radioactive material, there was raised serious doubt about the safety of continued operation. The radioactive leak followed an oil spill.
   Friday another plant was closed because of an earthquake.
   There has been a series of accidents, as opposed to «incidents» by Japanese nuclear plants the last five years.

   Late news: As of this moment one more reactor has been closed.

  

   USE OF ANTI DEPRESSIVE DRUGS DOUBLED

   Norwegians’ use of anti depressive drugs has been doubled in ten years. The increase has been most pronounced in the use of the so - called «Happy Pills», new products, also called SSRI - preparations.
   - One should generally speaking, be critical towards such a major increase in use of drugs, but I won’t go as far as claiming the drugs are used wrong.
   This says Thor Rogan, sub director of the Norwegian department of Health, in a statement.

  

  

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