The deepest shaft built on permafrost in Yakutsk, Siberia, more than 150 years ago, was drilled down and reopened for researchers and tourists, who wish to go down through never-melting, frozen soil layers as deep...
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" Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, together with a Russian business delegation, has sealed over 3.5 billion dollars in deals with China on energy, infrastructure and space exploration. " A future pipeline...
One of the most iconic images in the climate debate over the last 10 years has been the so-called "hockey stick" graph. This image, published countless times by organisations from the Intergovernmental Panel on...
The first re-acclimatized Canadian wood buffaloes in the Republic of Sakha-Yakutia (Siberia/Russia), on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. They were transferred from Edmonton Elk Island National Park to Yakutia...
Jesus is alive and well in Siberia,How can people be so nieve. If Jesus was going to come back to earth at all surely he wouJld have come back leaving no doubt to the rest of the world, he is in fact Jesus. The...
Leg lengthening surgery is sometimes performed on people to combat dwarfism but a clinic in Kurgan, Siberia is conducting leg lengthening surgeries. This ultimate vanity surgery is costly and painful. ...
Russia's largest hydro-electric power plant exploded on August 17 in Siberia killing at least 10 workers and injuring 40 others. More than 50 people may be missing. The explosion has also created a 5-km long oil...
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Nadezhda Teplyakova, 53, was attacked by a bear on her way home in Siberia. In desperation, she punched him in the nose, enough to surprise and scare the bear off. The petite woman is recovering from surgery. " A...
Being a journalist can come with a high price tag, especially when reporting in Russia. Physical dangers can come from the hazardous conditions in which they report in, and also from those who feel threatened by...
Cardboard cutouts of Brad Pitt dressed as a traffic cop controls the traffic in Siberia, as the Russian traffic police have placed his image by the side of the roads in the hopes that speeding motorists will slow...
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The newest of feral children has been uncovered in Siberia and removed from the home on Monday. Five year old Natasha Mikhailova, who has eyes that shine like stars and a smile that melts the heart, was...
This is very unusual. As far as I know this has not happened before. " The international space station does not appear to be threatened by the debris, they said, but it's not yet clear whether it poses a risk to...
Last weekend in Russia 's Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) police arrested with goods two men, who were gathering wild marijuana in the snow-covered field in Megino Kangalassky area, YakutiaToday.com reported...
The city of Harbin in northern China is building the world's largest Santa Claus ice sculpture, even though this year, due to the effects of global warming, they had to make artificial snow for the scupture. The...
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How does people survive and live in Oymyakon, the coldest place in Siberia? Here is a local resident's answers to our questions: " Often asked about Oymyakon, the coldest place in the northern hemisphere. The last...
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