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Scott Mc Kiernan Presents zReportage.com Issue #1031 Story of the Week: Published: TUESDAY March 10, 2026: ‘Exclusion Zone: Chernobyl 40’ Photography and Story by ZUMA Press photographer Matteo Placucci: April, 2026, marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, the 1986 nuclear accident in Soviet Ukraine. 2 workers died in the initial blast, and 28 firefighters and plant staff died from Radiation Sickness and lomg term, W.H.O. projects around 4,000 to 9,000 deaths, other NGOs estimate much higher tolls. Four decades later, the site remains a complex symbol of catastrophic failure, ecological resilience, and ongoing security risks due to the Ukraine conflict. The area remains uninhabitable, with radioactive exclusion zones expected to persist for thousands of years. Chernobyl is one of the most contaminated places on Earth, though it has transformed significantly, and research shows that while radiation impacts persist in both wildlife and human, the area serves as a living laboratory for studying environmental recovery and adaptation. Welcome to ‘Exclusion Zone: Chernobyl 40’

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December 15, 2025, Hong Kong, China: In Hong Kong this morning, Joseph Zen, a former Hong Kong Catholic Bishop, a prominent figure and respected man by Hong Kong citizens, appeared outside West Kowloon Courts Building together with Jimmy Lai’s wife Teresa Lai ( R ) to attend court hearing. Verdict have handed out for former founder of APPLE DAILY, Jimmy Lai ( 78 ) under National Security Trial, a political prosecution. Lai is found ‘ guilty ‘ on all charges, sentencing will be announced later. (Credit Image: © Liau Chung-ren/ZUMA Press Wire)

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Congratulations to ZUMA’s Carol Guzy for earning:

• FIRST PLACE: Portrait/Personality

• FIRST PLACE: Feature

• FIRST PLACE: General News

• AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: Feature Picture Story

• SECOND PLACE: General News Picture Story

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• ISRAEL & US ATTACK IRAN • TRUM FIRES KRISTI NOEM • PARALYMPICS BEGIN IN ITALY • HOLI FESTIVAL CELEBRATED WORLDWIDE •

Scott Mc Kiernan presents “The Pictures Of the Week” highlighting the best images from around the world by ZUMA Press contributors, curated by ZUMA Editor-at-large Jim Colton.

Enjoy thepicturesoftheweek.com “The best two minutes you’ll spend on the internet today!” #zumapress #photojournalism

ZUMA PHOTOGRAPHERS Featured:
Adil Abass, Belkin Alexey, Raniero Corbelletti, Avishek Das, Mike Egerton, Chen Junqing, Matic Klansek, Msgt. Kulani Lakanaria, Jim LoScalzo, Marwan Naamani, Marcin Nowak, Douliery Olivier, Gina M Randazzo, Alejandro Salazar, Saquan Stimpson, Vuk Valcic, Dominika Zarzycka

Scott Mc Kiernan Presents zReportage.com Issue #1030 Story of the Week: Published TUESDAY March 3, 2026: ‘STICKY SITUATION: Why Are Florida Bee’s Dying?’ Photography by ZUMA Partner newspaper The Tampa Bay Times Pulitzer Prize winning photo-journalist Douglas R. Clifford: Scientists call it a ‘pollinator health crisis.’ One in three mouthfuls of everything we eat directly or indirectly rely upon honeybee production, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Pollinators contribute over $24 billion to the US economy, $15 billion from bees alone. But domestic pollinators have plummeted for decades, especially native bees. Managed honey bees fell from 6 million colonies in 1947 to 2.5 million today. A phenomenon called ‘colony collapse disorder’ killed 23% of the honey bee population in 2007. In 2022, Hurricane Ian destroyed up to 300,000 beehives. Fewer pollinators pose a serious risk to US agriculture and the economy. Like canaries in a coal mine, bees reflect the health of the environment. The rapid loss of bees over the past decade may signal a decline in the health of the planet, scientists warn, and a symptom of larger environmental problems. Welcome to ‘STICKY SITUATION: Why Are Florida Bee’s Dying?’

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BOTTOM IMAGE: March 3, 2026, Beirut, Lebanon: Rescue workers search through the rubble after Israel’s overnight bombing of Beirut’s southern suburbs. Two members of the Islamic Health Authority were killed on Tuesday in an Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanese town of Siddiqine, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported. The escalation extended beyond the border region to Beirut’s southern suburbs, where Israeli warplanes carried out a new series of intense airstrikes without prior warning, causing significant damage to targeted buildings, NNA said. (Credit Image: © Bilal Jawich/Xinhua via ZUMA Press)

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February 8, 2026, Milan, Lombardy, Italy: American superstar figure skater ILIA MALININ, 21, (USA) performing his legendary version of the ‘BONALY Flip’, a dramatic back flip started and named after French skater, Surya Bonaly, who famously landed it on one blade at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, when it was still forbidden. Malinin has brought the move back to mainstream attention, becoming the first to land it legally in the Olympics. Ilia nicknamed the ‘Quad God’, is also know for resurrecting the backflip. The flip was successfully completed on Feb. 8, 2026 at the 2026 Winter Olympics Men Single Free Skating competition at the Milano Ice Skating Arena.

Video Credit © Paul Kitagaki Jr./ZUMA Press

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March 3, 2026, Ramat Gan, Israel: In a single barrage of Iranian missile fire on Israel, several locations in central Israel were hit. Professionals estimate that cluster munitions were used, a bomb containing numerous submunitions that can scatter over a wide area.

Video Credit © Israel Hadari/ZUMA Press

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