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Articles with tag "Kemerovo"

Regions Calling: The Human Cost of the Coal Industry Crisis

A series of unfortunate events in the Kuzbass highlights what analysts say is a deepening socio-economic crisis exacerbated by the war in Ukraine.

Sauna Owner in Kemerovo Region Placed in Pre-Trial Detention After Fire Kills 5 Teenagers

This is the third deadly scandal to rock the Siberian region in less than a month.
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Head of Mental Health Facility in Kemerovo Region Placed on Leave After 9 Patients Die

Dozens of patients were hospitalized after the outbreak of a viral infection at a mental health hospital in the city of Prokopyevsk.
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Kemerovo Region Governor Apologizes for Blaming Newborn Deaths on Mothers

Governor Ilya Seredyuk had accused the women who gave birth to the children of being alcoholics and claimed they had failed to seek prenatal care.
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Court Orders 3-Month Closure of Kemerovo Region Hospital Where Newborns Died

The order comes after police arrested the chief physician and the acting head of intensive care at Novokuznetsk Maternity Hospital No. 1.
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In Russia's Coal-Mining Heartland, Healthcare Workers Struggle as Regional Budget Shortfall Delays Salaries

The delayed payments are the latest instance of a problem that has recurred across Russia for years.
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Police Arrest Chief Physician and Intensive Care Head at Siberian Hospital Where Newborns Died

Prosecutors charged the two hospital employees with negligence resulting in death and said an investigation was underway.
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Russia Probes Death of 9 Newborns at Siberian Hospital

Local media reported an acute staffing shortage, claiming nursing assistants were performing the duties of specialized nurses.
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Russia Expands Bans on ‘Coercing’ Women Into Abortions to 27th Region

Regional officials have told independent outlet Vyorstka that proving “coercion” is nearly impossible.
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Siberia’s Kemerovo Region Plans Youth Pregnancy Promotion Drive

The campaign will focus on “the advantages of giving birth before age 25,” the health benefits of large families and information about puberty.
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Major Kuzbass Coal Mine Halts Operations, Leaving Hundreds Without Pay

The suspension highlights growing instability in Russia’s coal heartland.
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Mass Blackout Hits Siberia’s Coal-Producing Kemerovo Region

At least seven coal mines experienced ventilation failures, forcing workers to evacuate to the surface, emergency authorities said.
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Putin Approves Emergency Support Measures for Ailing Coal Industry

Russia’s coal industry has been hit hard by Western sanctions, high production costs, falling global prices and logistical bottlenecks.
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Russia’s Kemerovo Region to Pay Pregnant Schoolgirls

The school pregnancy payments come amid Russia’s broader efforts to address its demographic crisis.
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Siberian Coal Miners Launch Hunger Strike Over Unpaid Wages

Police launched an investigation into the Inskaya mining company for having failed to pay nearly 400 workers between July and October.
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Worker Killed in Rockslide at Siberian Coal Mine

Earlier, rescuers managed to pull another miner from the rubble and he was later hospitalized.
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Magnitude 4.5 Earthquake Rattles Siberia’s Kemerovo Region

Around 160 miners working at the Sheregesh mine were safely evacuated following the earthquake, authorities said.
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Tram Collision in Siberia Kills 1, Injures 100

A video showed passengers being tossed onto a busy roadway from one of the careening trams as the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle.
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Russian Scientists Discover New Dinosaur Species in Siberia

A single specimen of the Kiyacursor longipes was found in the Kiya River of the coal-producing Kemerovo region.
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Putin Appoints 5 New Regional Governors

The former regional heads were promoted to federal office earlier this week as part of a wider government reshuffle.
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