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Mine No. 7 in the Prokopyevsky district, Kemerovo Region

Mine No. 7 in the Prokopyevsky district, Kemerovo Region

© Photo Russian Emergencies Ministry

© Photo Russian Emergencies Ministry

Rescuers Flood Troubled Siberian Coalmine to Drain Out Gases

06:27 22/01/2013

Rescuers have pumped over 7,000 cu m (some 1.8 million gallons) of water in a coalmine in southwestern Siberia’s Kemerovo Region following an accident on Sunday that killed four and left four more miners missing.

Russian Lawmakers to Debate on Ineffective Budget Use Bill
05:36 22/01/2013
A draft law on the ineffective use of allocated budget means was submitted on Monday with the Russian parliament’s lower house, the State Duma.
Main News of January 21
23:59 21/01/2013
A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours
Russian Zoo Ostrich Freezes to Cage Floor, Dies
23:08 21/01/2013
A male ostrich died in a zoo in Russia’s Far East after freezing to the floor of his cage on a cold winter night, the Life News portal said on Monday.
Two Planes to Evacuate Russians from Syria
21:57 21/01/2013
The Russian Emergencies Ministry will send two planes to evacuate Russians from Syria on Tuesday, an emergencies ministry spokeswoman Irina Rossius said on Monday.
Patriarch Kirill Worried by Plight of Middle East Christians
20:31 21/01/2013
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill said he was concerned by the plight of Christian communities in the Middle East during a meeting with the Lebanese President Michel Sulayman on Monday.
Pro-Kremlin TV Channel Attacks Orthodox Church Critics
19:54 21/01/2013
A pro-Kremlin TV channel, whose exposés of President Vladimir Putin’s critics led last year to the arrests of political activists, has aired a new documentary, this time attacking what it called the “godless” enemies of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Russia Sells Record $15 Bln of Arms in 2012
18:52 21/01/2013
Russia sold a record $15.16 billion worth of weaponry in 2012 while expanding its foreign client list, the Federal Military-Technical Cooperation Service (FSMTC) reported on Monday.
Italian Combat Vehicle in New Fight With Russian Tigr
18:14 21/01/2013
A controversial contract for the delivery of Italian light multirole vehicles (LMV) to Russia appears to have survived the recent reshuffle of the Russian Defense Ministry's leadership that saw the dismissal of Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and his arms procurement chief Alexander Sukhorukov.
Russia Calls For Tougher Arctic Security
18:02 21/01/2013
Russia and other Arctic littoral states should boost security on their Arctic frontiers, as rapid pack-ice loss is making the region more accessible to maritime traffic, a Russian security official said on Monday.
Russians Late on Loans, But Credit Bubble Not Bursting Yet
17:25 21/01/2013
Russians have been shopping hand over fist in recent years, and borrowing more money than they can pay back to do it.
Russia Set for Year’s First Baikonur Space Launch Feb. 5
16:46 21/01/2013
In the first launch from the Baikonur space port this year, a Russian carrier rocket Soyuz-2.1a is to orbit six Globalstar-2 communication satellites on February 5, the Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Monday.
Drunk Security Guard Shoots Buddy in Head
16:33 21/01/2013
Police in Russia’s Mari-El Republic have opened a criminal case against a security guard who mistakenly shot a friend in the head while drunk and on duty, the local Interior Ministry said Monday.
FSB to Beef Up Cyber Defense
14:35 21/01/2013
President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) to create a system designed to detect and prevent cyber-attacks against information resources in Russia, according to a copy of a presidential order posted on a government website on Monday.
Preparations for Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games
12:46 21/01/2013
The southern Russian resort city on the Black Sea won the right to host the Olympics at an IOC session in Guatemala in July 2007 after a close race with South Korea's Pyeongchang and Austria's Salzburg. More than 200 sports and infrastructural facilities are to be built in Sochi by the time of the 2014 Winter Games. The cost of building the facilities and infrastructure is estimated at more than $30 billion.
FSB Tenders for Micro-UAV Sensor Package
12:32 21/01/2013
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Monday a tender for research on a potential sensor system for a micro-unmanned air vehicle (UAV) project, according to an order posted on the government’s state procurement portal.
Over Hundred Evacuated From House On Fire in East Siberia
05:59 21/01/2013
A total of 140 people have been evacuated from a residential building on fire in the Russian city of Chita in east Siberia, the Russian Emergencies Ministry reported on Monday.
30 Million Russians Catch Cold, Flu Annually - Chief Doctor
03:35 21/01/2013
Some 30 million people in Russia, which is about 21 percent of the country’s 143 million population, annually catch upper respiratory infections (URI) and flu, Russia’s chief sanitary doctor Gennady Onishchenko said.
Main News of January 20
23:59 20/01/2013
A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours.
Russia Offers Help to Transport French Troops to Mali
19:45 20/01/2013
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Moscow has offered its help to Paris in transporting French troops and supplies to crisis-hit Mali.

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