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13.11.2008, 05:15
Investigators say a crew member was responsible for the accident on the Russian nuclear submarine that killed 20 people last week. The sailor has confessed to switching on the fire extinguishing system on the Nerpa for no apparent reason. He was not autho
13.11.2008, 17:48
A sailor has confessed to causing the deaths of 20 people on a Russian nuclear submarine – but there are some who think investigators have got the wrong man.
24.11.2008, 15:34
A sailor has been charged with manslaughter following a deadly incident on a Russian Nerpa submarine which was on sea trials earlier this month. Twenty men died of suffocation after the fire extinguishing system was activated in error, releasing Freon gas
10.04.2010, 21:40
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All 96 people on board have died after a Polish presidential TU-154 plane crashed near an airport outside Smolensk in western Russia. The Polish president and his wife were among the killed.
04.10.2010, 07:20
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After the record heat wave this summer, Russia's weather seems to have acquired a taste for the extreme.
13.07.2009, 08:56
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Jehovah’s Witnesses, known for their doomsday prophecies, are seen as an extremist cult by the Russian authorities. Banned in many countries, their activities could soon become illegal in Russia as well.
22.12.2009, 21:21
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The memorial to WWII veterans that was demolished in the Georgian city of Kutaisi earlier this month will be rebuilt in Moscow, Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has declared.
03.03.2010, 20:53
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The military alliance has announced, it plans to carry out a series of air force exercises over Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia from March 17-20.
10.04.2010, 18:37
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Following the tragic death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski in a plane crash, Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev has expressed his condolences to the whole Polish nation.
24.06.2010, 06:07
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On his first trip to California, Russian President and aficionado of hi-tech products Dmitry Medvedev was promoting Russia as a country whose priority is innovation.
Published: 04 December, 2008, 16:21
The gas released by the fire extinguishing system in last month’s Russian submarine tragedy was poisonous and should never have been used, according to a leading engineer. Twenty men died in the incident on November 8.
