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Plane crash in Russia's far east kills nearly 50 people
AFP, Published on 24/07/2025
» MOSCOW — A passenger plane carrying nearly 50 people crashed in a remote area of Russia's far eastern Amur region on Thursday, killing all on board, authorities said.
Russian plane goes missing in far east with nearly 50 aboard
Reuters, Published on 24/07/2025
» MOSCOW — Air traffic controllers lost contact on Thursday with an An-24 passenger plane carrying about 50 people in Russia's far east, and a search was under way, the regional governor said.
China's viral wild boar hunters attract fame and concern
AFP, Published on 08/01/2025
» WEINAN (CHINA) - In the frigid night of China's Qinling mountains, hunters with huge social media followings scour the landscape in pursuit of wild boars menacing local farmers' livelihoods.
At least 100 North Korean troops killed in Russia-Ukraine war
Reuters, Published on 19/12/2024
» SEOUL — At least 100 North Korean troops deployed to Russia have been killed with another 1,000 injured in combat against Ukrainian forces in intense fighting in the Kursk region, a South Korean lawmaker said on Thursday citing the country's spy agency.
Russia says advancing on all fronts in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 01/12/2023
» MOSCOW: Russia said on Friday its troops were advancing in every section of the Ukrainian front, despite observers seeing little movement.
Kim visits military aviation plant in Russia's far east
AFP, Published on 15/09/2023
» MOSCOW - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived at a Russian industrial city to visit a military aviation factory on Friday, Russian agencies reported, following his summit with President Vladimir Putin.
Kim meets Putin as missiles launched from Pyongyang
Reuters, Published on 13/09/2023
» SEOUL/MOSCOW - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in Russia's Far East, state media said, for talks that Washington suspect will involve defence cooperation, while at home Kim's military fired two ballistic missiles.
Prada enlists artists to help save tigers
Life, Published on 20/01/2022
» Although tigers are a symbol of majesty and power, they are also at great risk of extinction.
Russian baby tiger fights for life after frostbite, surgery
AFP, Published on 13/01/2022
» MOSCOW - Russian animal rescuers said Wednesday they were fighting for the life of an Amur tiger cub who had been found dying from exhaustion and frostbite in the country's far east.
In Siberia, a copper mine hopes to become a global energy pivot
AFP, Published on 03/10/2021
» UDOKAN (RUSSIA) - In 1949, a Soviet expedition in Siberia was looking for uranium to supply the national nuclear arsenal when it stumbled on a vast deposit of copper.