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WASHINGTON — A moderate earthquake of 5.7 magnitude struck near Kulob, Tajikistan, early on Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake hit 100 kilometers north northeast of Kulob at a depth of 10 kilometers, USGS said. (Reuters)
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Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: A Land of Volcanoes and Geysers
27 May 2012
... mining, manufacturing Mayor: Vladimir Semchyov Founded in 1740 Interesting fact: Kamchatka’s eastern coast, where Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is located, is one of the most seismically active spots in the world. During the last century, it has seen 13 earthquakes ranked more than 7 on the Richter scale. Sister cities: Kushiro City, Japan; Sevastopol, Ukraine; Unalaska, Alaska, U.S. Helpful contacts: Mayor Vladimir Semchyov (14 Leninskaya Ulitsa; +7 4152-42-40-38; dumapk.ru ); Oksana Gerasimova,...
Gazprom Puts a Number on Extra Sales to Japan
14 May 2012
By Anatoly Medetsky / The Moscow Times
... last year. All in all, 7.4 million tons, or 69.5 percent of total production, went to Japan last year, according to the company's sustainable development report. Japan on May 5 switched off its last nuclear reactor for maintenance and tests against earthquakes and tsunamis, leaving the country without atomic power for the first time since 1970. Until the Fukushima meltdown, nuclear power plants accounted for 30 percent of all energy generated in Japan. Ministers have predicted blackouts. Japan has...
Dissecting the Ministry That Shoigu Built
12 May 2012
By Alexander Bratersky / The Moscow Times
... with Vedomosti. Since that time, the ministry has grown into a powerful military-like structure with an annual budget of 180 billion rubles ($6 billion). Its responsibilities have expanded to assisting in emergency operations like fires, floods and earthquakes at home and abroad, making Shoigu the most recognized and popular government official in Russia — even though he holds a senior post in the increasingly unpopular ruling United Russia party. His ministry has also provided sensitive services...
Exhibits
24 May 2012
The best photographs from the World Press Photo Competition are being shown at the Vetoshny Gallery, reflecting the most important world events of 2011 such as the Arab Spring and the Japanese earthquake. Temporary Exhibitions Permanent Displays 11.12 Gallery at Winzavod Center of Contemporary Art: Morphology: sculptures and objects by Sergei Sobolev, to June 24. Located at 1 4th Syromyatnichesky Pereulok, Bldg. 6. M. Chkalovskaya, Kurskaya...
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