Day: August 4, 2020
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Siberia’s ‘Gateway to the Underworld’ Expands Amid Record-Smashing Heat Wave
Record-setting summer temperatures across Siberia are opening up the Batagaika megaslump, which locals call the “gateway to the underworld,” at an unprecedented pace, scientists say. The Batagaika crater in the eastern Siberian republic of Sakha appeared in the 1960s after forest in the area was cleared, causing the land to sink. Currently the world’s largest…
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NovaWind has launched the construction of Marchenkovskaya wind farm in the Rostov region
August 3, 2020 – NovaWind JSC has launched the construction of Marchenkovskaya wind farm in the Rostov region. The total capacity of the planned wind farm will be 120 MW. The site will be equipped with 48 wind turbines (WT) with a capacity of 2.5 MW each, and their planned annual average energy output will…
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WHO Urges Russia to Follow Guidelines on Virus Vaccine
The World Health Organization on Tuesday urged Russia to follow the established guidelines for producing safe and effective vaccines after Moscow announced plans to start swiftly producing COVID-19 jabs. Russia said Monday it aims to launch mass production of a coronavirus vaccine in September and turn out “several million” doses per month by next year.…
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Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Aug. 4
Russia has confirmed 861,423 cases of coronavirus and 14,351 deaths. Aug. 4: What you need to know today The World Health Organization on Tuesday urged Russia to follow the established guidelines for producing safe and effective vaccines after Moscow announced plans to start swiftly producing COVID-19 jabs. Moscow authorities have issued 5,000-ruble fines ($68) to more than 40,000 people…
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Belarus Leader Claims Opposition ‘Massacre’ Plot Before Vote
Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday vowed to protect his country from the opposition and Russia which he said were coordinating violent protests ahead of presidential elections this week. The 65-year-old has ruled over the ex-Soviet country wedged between Russia and Europe with an authoritarian grip for 26 years and has cracked down on the…
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NovaWind JSC has launched the Karmalinovskaya wind power plant construction in Stavropol Krai
NovaWind JSC has launched the Karmalinovskaya wind power plant construction in Stavropol Krai. WPP’s total generating capacity will reach 60 MW with annual energy production – 147 GWh. The power plant will consist of 24 wind turbines with a capacity of 2.5 MW each. The company is going to invest more than 8 billion rubles…
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Russia’s Coronavirus Cases Rise By 5,100 Overnight
The highest number of new cases were in Moscow, the western Siberian region of Khanty-Mansiysk and Sverdlovsk in the Urals. Russia’s fatality rate has remained low compared to other badly-hit countries, raising speculation that Moscow could be underreporting figures. Russian authorities began easing anti-virus measures in June ahead of a massive World War II military…
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Belarus Opposition Rallies Voters With Promise of Change
At a small-town campaign rally held by the rising star of Belarus’s political opposition, Elena stood among the unusually large crowd, wrapped in a red and white flag — the colors of the ex-Soviet country’s emboldened opposition. Like many others at the gathering for opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, she preferred to give her first name…