Day: October 5, 2020
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Kyrgyz Police Disperse Bishkek Post-Vote Protest With Stun Grenades
Riot police in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek used water cannon, stun grenades and tear gas to disperse protesters at a rally against the results of a parliamentary vote late Monday. Dozens of demonstrators scaled gates guarding the house of government after thousands gathered to protest the results of Sunday’s vote that was marked by allegations of…
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Russia Sees Warmest September in Recorded History
Russia experienced the warmest September in its 130-year recorded history last month, the state weather service said Monday as climate change continues to reshape the country’s weather patterns. Nearly every geographical region except southeast Russia experienced temperatures several degrees above their September averages, according to the Russian Hydrometeorology Center’s chief specialist Marina Makarova. “The largest…
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Striking Dockers in Far East Russia Pelt New Management With Helmets
Striking dockers in Russia’s Far East capital of Vladivostok tossed their helmets at upper management in protest during an attempted negotiation Monday, the local VL.ru news website reported. Video shows the Far East Shipping Company (FESCO) President Arkady Korostelev and Roman Kukharuk, the newly appointed manager of its subsidiary the Commercial Port of Vladivostok, attempting…
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Russia Ignores Requests to Share Controversial Coronavirus Vaccine Data
Russian scientists have not shared the data behind controversial clinical trial results into a coronavirus vaccine published in leading medical journal The Lancet a month ago, researchers who requested the information told The Moscow Times. A group of 37 scientists from 12 countries have now signed an open letter questioning the published results into Russia’s…
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Russia’s Coronavirus Deaths Are Double Reported Figures – Statistics Agency
Official government statistics suggest that more than 45,000 Russians with coronavirus have died since the start of the pandemic, double the number of deaths estimated by Russia’s coronavirus task force. According to state statistics agency Rosstat, 45,663 people diagnosed with Covid-19 have died between April and August in Russia. The national task force, which collates…
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Russia Virus Cases Approach May High in ‘Serious’ Upturn
Russia on Monday recorded a rise in coronavirus cases close to the maximum level in May but it has stopped short of reimposing strict lockdown measures. With the fourth-highest number of cases in the global pandemic, Russia introduced harsh measures during the first outbreak of the virus including the closure of borders from March while…
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Russia Investigates Mysterious Marine Animal Deaths in Kamchatka
Authorities in Far East Russia believe the recent mass deaths of marine animals along the Pacific coast could be the result of manmade pollution, natural phenomena or a volcano-related earthquake. Kamchatka region governor Vladimir Solodov put forward the three theories after images showing hundreds of dead marine animals washed up on the shore of Khalaktyrsky…
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Regional Clinic Hospital Site Major Repairs Conducted with Rosneft Support
Major repairs of the therapeutic site of the Orenburg regional clinical hospital No. 1 were conducted with the support of Orenburgneft, a subsidiary of Rosneft Oil Company.
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On and Off the Trans-Siberian Train: Teenagers
Dima, Yekaterinburg I grew up in Yekaterinburg, I’m transgender. It all started because I thought I liked to dress like a boy. Then I started thinking about it more, and at first I decided that I was agender, something in the middle of both sexes. Then, about a year ago, I realized that I wasn’t…