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Picture – Russian Flag on North Pole seabed

August 4, 2007

Russia has planted its flag on the North Pole seabed, under the Artic ice. Here’s a picture, courtesy of NTV:

Cute, huh?
I was going to write about this story in far more detail, but others have explained far better than I could the reasons why Russia is so keen on claiming the North Pole as its [...]

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Attack of the Killer Squirrels

December 3, 2005

Clearly, one should not mess with a siberian squirrel:
Squirrels have bitten to death a stray dog which was barking at them in a Russian park, local media report.
Passers-by were too late to stop the attack by the black squirrels in a village in the far east, which reportedly lasted about a minute.
They are said to [...]

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Chinese toxic spill threatens Russian city

November 24, 2005

Looks like the the toxic waste that was spilled into the drinking water in the Chinese city of Harbin is spreading northwards along the Songhuar and Amur rivers. One Russian city has already announced plans to shut down its drinking water supply:
Oleg Mitvol, deputy head of the Russian environmental monitoring agency Rosprirodnadzor, told the [...]

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UNESCO may designate Lake Baikal as “in danger”

October 8, 2005

The Moscow Times reports that UNESCO are becoming so concerned about the environmental safety of Lake Baikal that they are considering putting the Lake, already a World Heritage site, on their “in danger” list. And not just that, but they may even do so without the permission of the Russian government:
An evaluation team [...]

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