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| Russian Terror Law Has Unlikely Targets New York Times By SOPHIA KISHKOVSKY MOSCOW — Over the last week, a well-known writer and a Jehovah's Witness in Siberia have become two more Russians to fall foul of a murky and much-criticized law purported to fight terrorism but being turned against a broad and... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| In Siberia, a frozen lake draws you in Toronto Star In southern Siberia, massive Lake Baikal attracts few foreigners, but it does draw manyRussians who come for the austere beauty, premium ice fishing and nearby hot springs. SEVEROBAIKALSK, RUSSIA—Our fire-truck red Niva 1600 Jeep sped across the ice ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Russia's shrinking population mars Putin's superpower ambitions GlobalPost Mother Russia appears in no condition to generate more warm bodies, even if the state was able to develop economic or other programs to entice Russians to return to Siberia.Russian fertility rates have been falling for decades. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Seoul gun-shy of pipeline deal with Moscow and Pyongyang Los Angeles Times South Korea President Lee Myung-bak this week met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in St. Petersburg to discuss a project to pipe Siberian natural gas to the Korean peninsula. The project faces numerous barriers beyond the region's frigid cold, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Russia's Role In EAS: Promoting Inter-Regional Cooperation – Analysis Eurasia Review The intensive economic and social development of Siberia and Russia's Far East are part of Russia's main strategic priorities in the region. Speaking at the Singapore Global Dialogue in September, another prominent Russian scholar, Sergei Karaganov, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| For Russia with love: HipWay has eye on customer loyalty ATWOnline Ironically, international travel is all that most Russians can afford. Domestic airline tickets are outrageously expensive. “A ticket to Siberia can cost up to $1000,” Reider said. “We had one discount airline that had good prices, but it went bankrupt ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Early Humans Mated with Neanderthals and Denisovans International Business Times The new study is based on DNA extracted from a 40000-year-old Denisovan finger bone that was found in Siberian Russia's Altai Mountains in 2008. The Uppsala researchers found that people from mainly Southeast Asia have a higher proportion of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Russian cargo ship makes successful docking Pravda A cargo ship launched in late August in Siberia exploded shortly after launch, the first accident since 1978. The cargo ship transported water and food, scientific equipment, oxygen and medical and hygiene supplies for cosmonauts. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Ossetia Election Plot Thickens Georgiandaily Kabisov is believed to have been behind the concerted media campaign last year criticizing South Ossetian Prime Minister Vadim Brovtsev (a Russian from Siberia) and his cabinet as inefficient and corrupt. There is some doubt, however, as to whether ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Russia TNK BP seeks Asia and S America investments SteelGuru Mr Dodds said the company which was recently classified as the world 10th-biggest oil and gas producer also has massive gas reserves in Russia and Siberia and hopefully will gain new gas reserves in Brazil. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gazprom OAO : Gazprom signs Protocols of Intent on NGV fuel use with six ... 4-traders (press release) At the moment, gas filling capacities are being promoted in Eastern Siberia and the Far East. CNG filling stations have already been built in Bratsk and Yakutsk. A methane filling station is being designed in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Americans ready to pay more than $100 million for Manas airbase Pravda Of course, the emergence of such aircraft would threaten our interests, because they could monitor the situation in the Urals, Western Siberia and the Altai. But first and foremost Bishkek was pressured by China that well understood that the main ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gulag Cultural Center to open in Moscow RIA Novosti ... at schools across Russia. During the Stalinist purges, millions of people were executed on fake charges of espionage, sabotage, anti-Soviet propaganda or died of starvation, disease or exposure in Gulag labor camps in Siberia and the Far East. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| BIGRUSSIA is Available on Your iPad The Open Press (press release) There are, of course, Russian names here too, but still, the main heroes are others. They are: an American who created a chain of coffee shops in Siberia, a German involved in agriculture in the Bryansk Region, an Italian, who has opened his author´s ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Surviving the forgotten front Niagarathisweek.com Walerian's village were among the 1.45 million Poles “deported” by the Soviets to work camps in Siberia and the Urals. In the Urals, Walerian's family started a new life in Pinyug, a largely wild area of the Kirov Oblast territory of Russia. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Korea-Russia reach agreement on pipeline project ISRIA (registration) The two presidents discussed increased cooperation regarding projects related to energy, shipbuilding, automobiles, construction, and agriculture in Siberia. They said they will reinforce and develop economic cooperation based on geological advantages ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Korea - President Lee Myung-bak attends the second round of the Korea ... ISRIA (registration) The President also called for closer economic cooperation between the two countries, centering on development in far eastern Siberia. The President next gave a positive assessment of the Korea-Russia Dialogue forum and its success in bringing together ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Prostate cancer found in 2250-year-old Egyptian mummy Deccan Herald The first diagnosis of metastasising prostate carcinoma came in 2007, when researchers investigated the skeleton of a 2700-year-old Scythian king who died, aged 40-50, in the steppe of Southern Siberia, Russia. "This study shows that cancer did exist ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Russia to clinch final deal to join WTO NEWS.com.au RUSSIA stood today on the verge of ending its tortuous 18-year wait to get into the World Trade Organisation after accepting a Swiss-mediated deal that removed reservations by its arch-foe Georgia. The decisive breakthrough with the last holdout nation ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Killer Asteroid Hurtling Toward Earth -- How Worried Should We Be? HULIQ To compare, the meteor that is believed to have flashed across the sky in the Tunguska region of Siberia, Russia in 1908 has been estimated to have been only 120 feet in diameter. It has been theorized that the airburst from that blast was the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Sonam Kapoor in PLAYERS: first look Bollywood Life The film has been shot in Goa, Wellington, Auckland, Siberia, St Petersburg and other locations in Russia. Apparently there is a lot at stake for the makers. For now, we are eagerly waiting to watch the promo that will be released officially tonight. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Shelter Island town supervisor candidates Shelter Island Reporter ... Project Hope–State Department, in Riga, Latvia, March 1992; volunteer, International Executive Service Corps in Siberia, Russia, October–December 1996 and in Cairo, Egypt, October–December 1998; LTJG, US Navy Reserve, two years active duty. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| CONFIRMED: BIGFOOT FOUND IN SIBERIA | Weekly World News TASHTAGOL, Russia – The Wall Street Journal confirmed today that Bigfoot hunters had found the beast in Siberia. The Wall Street Journal reported today that ... weeklyworldnews.com/.../confirmed-bigfoot-found-in-siberia/ |
| Gazprom, Wintershall Plan to Swap North Sea, Siberian Assets ... a western Siberian deposit, expanding cooperation after opening Russia's first ...Moscow-based gas producer and export monopoly said today in an e-mailed ... www.businessweek.com/.../gazprom-wintershall-plan-to-swap-... |
| ITAR-TASS : Siberian region readies for pollution from Kazakhstan Spokeswoman of the Siberian emergency center Olesya Yenina told the accident ...Currently, It has more than 130 bureaus and offices in Russia and abroad. ... ITAR-TASS offers today 45 round-the-clock news cycles in six languages and ... www.itar-tass.com/en/c32/262987.html |
