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Coal miners bear brunt of downturn as PM affirms support

Published: 12 March, 2009, 17:53


Coal mining has been among the worst hit sectors in the Russian economy, as the economic crisis unfolds. Prime Minister Putin went to Russia's coal rich Western Siberia region to meet the miners.

 
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