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Life is slowly returning to normalcy in Russia’s far-east region of Kamchatka after a snow apocalypse. Locals were seen shoveling snow in the streets as traffic resumed on snow-covered roads. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press.
Life has come to a near standstill in Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula as record-breaking snowfall buries homes, roads and vehicles under several metres of snow. With drifts reaching up to five metres in some areas,
The Kerch bridge has been struck in two further major attacks in 2023 and 2025, both carried out by Ukrainian forces as they push back against Russia’s full-scale invasion on unilateral annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula.
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Surveillance, harassment and bribes: everyday life for migrants in Russia
Facing digital surveillance, bribes, humiliation and street harassment, Kyrgyz taxi driver Alym never has an easy life in Russia. "A migrant's life in Russia is difficult.
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Russia Tests Whether Life Could Spread Between Planets With Spacecraft Filled With Critters
A Russian satellite crash landed in a field south west of Moscow earlier this month while carrying some unusual cargo: about 1,500 flies, 75 mice, seeds, a bunch of microbes, and various cell tissues. The Bion-M No 2 satellite’s mission was to study the ...
A court in Russia on Thursday convicted eight people on terrorism charges over an attack on a bridge linking Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea that is a key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine. The court sentenced all of the defendants to ...