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Saturday 2 December 2023 Dublin: 2°C

# Siberia

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1st December 2023
Ukrainian special forces reported to have ‘bombed two Russian trains' on Siberian railway
Ukrainian media has cited unidentified sources for the attack.
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Record temperatures of 38 degrees measured in Arctic during 2020 heatwave
The World Meteorological Organisation said the temperatures were more befitting for the Mediterranean than the Arctic
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Dec 14th 2021, 8:08 AM
Survivor found after fatal explosion and fire in Siberian coal mine
Dozens of people died in the Listvyazhnaya mine in southwest Siberia.
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Nov 26th 2021, 1:09 PM
More than 50 reported dead in Siberia coal mine accident
Six rescuers suffocated while trying to rescue dozens of miners who were trapped.
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Nov 25th 2021, 10:11 PM
Seven die as Belarusian cargo plane crashes in Russia
The crew consisted of three Belarusians, two Russians and two Ukrainian nationals.
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Nov 3rd 2021, 5:37 PM
Russia extends state of emergency over wildfires in Siberia
Emergencies minister Yevgeny Zinichev declared the state of emergency for Sakha-Yakutia.
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Aug 13th 2021, 2:42 PM
Russia evacuates two villages in Siberia because of wildfires
A dozen villages were threatened by blazes in the vast area.
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Aug 8th 2021, 4:14 PM
Alexei Navalny: Russian doctors let Putin critic fly to Berlin for medical treatment
His family and supporters believe he was poisoned.
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Aug 21st 2020, 10:28 PM
Siberian temperatures reach 38 degrees with forests going up in flames
Some 1.15 million hectares of forest have been burnt.
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Jul 16th 2020, 7:46 AM
Temperatures of 30 degrees Celsius reported above Arctic Circle
Temperatures soared to 10 degrees Celsius above average in Siberia last month.
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Jun 9th 2020, 6:49 PM
Hundreds of Russian fishermen rescued after becoming stranded on ice floe
Authorities report that it is the third such incident in the area this week.
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Jan 29th 2020, 11:50 AM
Russian serviceman shoots dead eight fellow soldiers at military base in Siberia
The defence ministry said his actions “could be the result of a nervous breakdown”.
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Oct 25th 2019, 6:49 PM
18 killed after Russian helicopter crashes in northern Siberia
The helicopter was operated by Russian national airline Utair.
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Aug 4th 2018, 9:34 AM
'These children were killed by corruption': Angry locals question official death toll in Russian fire
Demonstrations have taken place across Russia after the shopping centre fire in Kemerovo.
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Mar 27th 2018, 10:32 PM
Putin says Russia shopping centre fire that killed 41 children was 'criminal negligence'
The fire at the Winter Cherry shopping centre in Kemerovo was extinguished yesterday morning after burning through the night.
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Mar 27th 2018, 10:30 AM
Siberia shopping centre fire: Witnesses say fire alarms did not go off as blaze kills 64
“People started running around, it was just awful. There were a lot of children, children without parents,” one witness said.
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Mar 26th 2018, 8:04 PM
Over 40 people have died as a result of the severe icy weather gripping Europe
At least 42 people have died because of weather conditions in Europe since Friday.
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Feb 28th 2018, 2:57 PM
Putin cultivates strongman persona with holiday adventure snaps shown on Russian TV
A Kremlin spokesperson said Putin went rafting in mountain rivers, fished in a waterfall near a mountain lake and went hiking on the holiday.
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Aug 6th 2017, 12:57 PM
49 dead in Russian city after drinking toxic bath essence
Such products, which are not intended for drinking, are often sold to impoverished alcoholics.
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Dec 19th 2016, 6:51 PM
Fears for Rudolph as 250,000 reindeer to be culled before Christmas over anthrax fears
A state of emergency was imposed in July over the anthrax outbreak, which has claimed the life of a 12-year-old boy.
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Sep 30th 2016, 7:36 AM
Three-year-old 'Mowgli' found after surviving three days in a Siberian forest
Tserin was wearing shoes – but no coat – when he wandered into the taiga, the snow forest which covers much of Russia and circles the globe.
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Sep 23rd 2016, 7:47 AM
This Siberian lake has just turned bright pink a couple of months early
Lake Burlinskoye turns a bright pink colour in hot temperatures due to an overload of tiny shrimp.
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Aug 27th 2016, 9:45 AM
Giant holes that mysteriously appeared in Siberia could be sign of climate 'time bomb'
When the first 100 foot hole was spotted two years ago, everyone was baffled.
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Apr 2nd 2016, 4:00 PM
'No sleep... BO levels at an all time high': Connacht's bogus journey keeps dragging on and on
The Westerners hit a major visa hiccup in Moscow.
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Nov 16th 2015, 2:12 PM
Connacht are still not back on Irish soil after being stranded in Siberia
They’re due to play Brive in the Challenge Cup on Saturday.
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Nov 16th 2015, 8:15 AM
Hot water bottles and blankets aplenty on the Connacht bench in Siberia this morning
Temperatures were below -20ºC in Krasnoyarsk as they overcame Enisei-STM in the Challenge Cup.
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Nov 14th 2015, 11:56 AM
Connacht brave sub-zero temperatures to secure bonus-point win in Siberia
Job done for Pat Lam’s men in Krasnoyarsk.
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Nov 14th 2015, 10:22 AM
The 33 photographs that took our breath away this year
From Leaving Certificate students to George Clooney, here are the most striking photographs from 2014.
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Dec 28th 2014, 9:00 PM
VIDEO: Passengers have to get out and push their airplane in the snow and ice
Welcome to the Arctic Circle.
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Nov 26th 2014, 3:00 PM
A giant hole has mysteriously appeared at the 'end of the world' in Siberia
Yep. We’re doomed.
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Jul 16th 2014, 6:58 PM
Woman sets fire to wrong haystack after being unfriended on Facebook
Sure, that will make her add you back.
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Jun 9th 2014, 8:30 PM
This is what happens when you open a window during Siberian Winter
Everything’s gone up in smoke.
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Jan 13th 2014, 10:30 PM
AK-47 inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov dies
Kalashnikov designed a weapon that became synonymous with killing on a sometimes indiscriminate scale
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Dec 23rd 2013, 4:54 PM
Missing Pussy Riot member is being transferred to Siberia, husband says
The whereabouts of Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, jailed two years ago for her part in the performance of a protest song, had been unknown since October 22nd.
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Nov 6th 2013, 11:29 AM
Siberian 'forest boy' found after 16 years in wilderness
The young man was afraid he would not survive the winter without his missing parents.
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Sep 10th 2013, 7:50 PM
Russian doctor 'stole heroin from drug mule's stomach' during operation
The doctor was high on drugs when he was arrested.
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Aug 14th 2013, 7:30 AM
Elephants survive a stay in Siberia... thanks to two cases of vodka
Something to bear in mind the next time you find yourself on a circus tour abandoned in wintry Russia.
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Dec 16th 2012, 11:31 AM
11-year-old goes wandering, stumbles across 30,000-year-old woolly mammoth
As you do.
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Oct 6th 2012, 7:45 AM
Well-preserved mammoth may hold new clues about early man’s hunting habits
A 10,000-year-old mammoth found in Siberia could shed new light on ancient human behaviour, say scientists.
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Apr 4th 2012, 12:31 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…
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Apr 2nd 2012, 8:26 AM
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