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Thawing permafrost dots Siberia with rash of mounds
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» CHURAPCHA, Russia - In the vast white expanse around Churapcha in eastern Siberia, the ever more rapid thaw of the permafrost is changing the landscape, cracking up houses and releasing greenhouse gases.
Hong Kong airport incident probe finds crew error caused runway closure in 2021
Published on 18/04/2025
» A probe into an incident involving an arriving Siberia Airlines cargo plane that disrupted runway operations at Hong Kong International Airport for 90 minutes in 2021 has found that the incident was caused by the crew's lack of knowledge of an unopened paved area, which they mistook for the assigned runway exit.
130,000-year-old baby mammoth goes under scalpel
AFP, Published on 04/04/2025
» YAKUTSK — Making incisions and carefully taking samples, the scientists at a laboratory in Russia's far east looked like pathologists carrying out a post-mortem.
Russian special forces creep through pipeline to attack Ukrainian troops in Kursk
Published on 09/03/2025
» MOSCOW - Russian special forces crept for kilometres through a major gas pipeline near the town of Sudzha to surprise Ukrainian forces as part of a major offensive to eject Ukrainian soldiers from the western Russian region of Kursk.
Building Thailand's climate defences
News, Somkiat Tangkitvanich, Published on 20/11/2024
» The world is heating up, and Thailand must adapt fast to this future or face harsh consequences.
Asia is most climate disaster-impacted region
Reuters, Published on 23/04/2024
» GENEVA - Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region by climate related hazards last year, the United Nations' (UN) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said, with floods and storms causing the highest number of casualties.
Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate 100,000 amid flooding
Reuters, Published on 10/04/2024
» ORSK - Russia and Kazakhstan ordered more than 100,000 people to evacuate after swiftly melting snow swelled mighty rivers beyond bursting point in the worst flooding in the area for at least 70 years.
Salt, sea and spoonbills
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 07/03/2024
» During a morning stroll through vast salt fields in the seaside town of Samut Sakhon, I couldn't resist but take breathtaking photos of a large flock of birds. Close by, experienced birdwatcher Suchart Daengpayon (also known as Mr Tee) led a small group of foreign tourists on a trip to see the food-seeking behaviours of the spoon-billed sandpiper, an endangered shorebird species.
Top Putin critic Navalny dies in prison at 47
Published on 16/02/2024
» Alexei Navalny, the most formidable opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, collapsed and died on Friday after a walk at the “Polar Wolf” Arctic penal colony where he was serving a three-decade jail term, the Russian prison service said.
Communist veteran running against Putin
AFP, Published on 23/12/2023
» ROZHDESTVENO, Russia - The Communist Party of Russia, the second largest party in parliament, on Saturday selected a 75-year-old to stand next March in presidential polls against Vladimir Putin.