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Articles with tag "Siberia"

Russia Says Checks Following Siberian Plague Lab Death Are Complete

Despite the statement, authorities have yet to say definitively whether the death of lab worker Darya Shipilova could have been caused by plague.

Regions Calling: In Irkutsk, Locals Ask 'What Plague?'

For residents of Irkutsk, news of the death of a lab worker at a plague research institute is just “background noise.”
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Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague

Alexei Tsydenov, head of the neighboring republic of Buryatia, confirmed that the woman had died from an unspecified form of plague.
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Regions Calling: Decoding Putin’s Eastern Odyssey

The Russian leader seldom travels to the regions. So what's behind his latest tour of cities across Siberia and the Far East?
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Fires, Floods and Foul Air: In Siberia’s Tyumen Region, Weather Disasters Turn Biblical

Large swathes of Siberia are witnessing dizzying weather extremes this summer. Experts point to climate change.
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Feature

As Their Nationwide Pollution Problem Deepens, Russians Say They Have Bigger Worries

New data shows that nearly 60% of Russians are exposed to pollution. For many, economic pressures leave little room to worry about the environment.
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Russia Offers India Access to Major Rare Earth Deposit in Siberia – Reuters

The Tomtor deposit, located in the republic of Sakha (Yakutia), is considered one of the world's most significant untapped rare earth resources.
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Wildfire Smoke Engulfs Siberian Towns

More than 50 wildfires are active across nine municipal districts in the Krasnoyarsk region, officials said Monday.
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Regions Calling: How Rare Wartime Protests Changed This Siberian Republic

One year ago, nearly 2% of Altai's population rallied against political and economic encroachment from Moscow. What has happened since?
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Military Court Jails Altai Activist 5 Years for ‘Inciting Terrorism’

Aruna Arna rose to prominence last summer during protests against controversial municipal reforms in the republic of Altai.
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Regions Calling: Siberian Farmers Abandon Livestock Standoff

The Novosibirsk region has culled thousands of cows and other livestock, putting livelihoods at risk. Farmers in other regions worry they may be next.
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Regions Calling: In Russia, All Eyes Are on Siberia’s Farmers

Small farmers across Siberia are fiercely defending their livestock in defiance of government orders to cull thousands of animals.
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World Indigenous Groups Urge Putin to Free Siberian Climate Advocate Facing Terrorism Charges

Daria Yegereva, an Indigenous Selkup woman from the city of Tomsk, was arrested on Dec. 17 after police searched her home.
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Regions Calling: Why a Buryat Woman Stood Up to Russia’s Police Racism

An incident of racial profiling and the ensuing standoff has been closely watched by dozens of Indigenous Asian communities across Russia.
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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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Russia Shelves Northern Siberian Railway to China Over $644Bln Price Tag

The planned railway rwould have stretched from Nizhnevartovsk in the Khanty-Mansi autonomous district to the Chinese city of Ürümqi.
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Shoigu Calls for ‘New Industrialization’ in Siberia to Revive Russia’s East

The government is meanwhile preparing measures to counter Siberia’s population decline.
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News Analysis

Regions Calling: How Russians Are Adapting to WhatsApp and Telegram Throttling

Russians reported inconsistencies in restrictions on the two messengers — and were divided on how they feel about domestic alternative Max.
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Russia Plans $65M Patriotic Youth Center in Siberia

The facility will serve as a flagship site for the Movement of the First, a Kremlin-backed youth organization created after the full-scale invasion of...
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Oil Spill in Siberia’s Yenisei River Causes $15M in Damages, Officials Say

Authorities said recent water samples showed pollution levels in the river had returned to within permissible limits following the 80-ton spill last month...
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