Fires, Floods and Foul Air: In Siberia’s Tyumen Region, Weather Disasters Turn Biblical
Tyumen, one of Siberia’s largest cities, made national headlines in July when flooding along the local Tura River began to
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Governor of Siberia’s Zabaikalsky Region Dismisses Cabinet Over Military Payments Scandal
The governor of Siberia’s Zabaikalsky region dismissed his entire cabinet on Tuesday after Russia’s top prosecutor asked regional law enforcement
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Ship Runs Aground in Siberia’s Yenisei River, Spilling 30 Tons of Diesel Into Water
Around 30 metric tons of diesel fuel spilled into the Yenisei River in Siberia after a ship towing two barges
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Mass Blackout Hits Siberia’s Coal-Producing Kemerovo Region
Nearly 30,000 people were left without power while coal miners were evacuated to the surface following a power station accident
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Rapid Ice Melt Triggers Floods, Evacuations in Siberia’s Krasnoyarsk Region
Rescuers evacuated residents in Siberia’s Krasnoyarsk region after unseasonably warm weather caused river ice to rapidly melt, raising water levels
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Founder of Siberia’s Infamous ‘Stalin Center’ Arrested on Fraud Charges
Authorities in Russia’s Altai region arrested the founder of a Siberian cultural center dedicated to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin on
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