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30.05.2008, 06:25
Six people are trapped under rubble after an accident at a West Siberian coal mine in Russia’s Kemerovo region. Eleven people have been evacuated from the pit.
11.06.2008, 04:52
Fears are growing in Ukraine that 12 miners still missing after a blast at a coal mine on Sunday may not be found alive. The recovery effort is being hampered by water which has flooded the mine.
15.06.2008, 06:37
Divers in Ukraine are still searching for twelve workers missing after last weekend's gas explosion at the Karl Marx coal mine in Donetsk. According to the latest reports, the mine is flooded with more than 30m of water. It's thought some men may be in th
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: 13 December, 2008, 02:16
The bodies of the twelve miners killed in the Murmansk region of northern Russia have been identified. They died in an underground blast as they were preparing to detonate some 50 tonnes of explosives.
