News Russia Far East: Life slowly returning to normalcy in Russia’s far-east after ‘snow apocalypse’
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.
News Russia Far East: Storms blast parts of Russia after 6-foot snow buries country’s Far East, stranding air travelers
Russia’s Far East was buried under meters of snow by its heaviest snowfall in 60 years on Tuesday as a winter blast swept across Asia, dusting Shanghai white and grounding flights in Japan’s northwest. The cold snap disrupted transport across the region, closing roads in China, stranding air travelers in Japan and leaving parts of Russia’s Far East paralyzed. Scientists said the weather was related to waves of cool air coming in from the Arctic,...
News Russia Far East: Russia Releases First Batch of Captive Whales After Outcry
Russia released two killer whales and six beluga whales back into the wild on Thursday, the first group of almost 100 whales whose detention in the Far East since last year caused an international outcry.
News Russia Far East: The Latest: 15 detained at May Day rally in Russian city
Separately, in the remote Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia's Far East, police have detained at least 10 people who showed up at the local May Day rally wearing yellow vests in an apparent nod to the ...
News Russia Far East: Putin, Kim to meet in Russia's Far East on Thursday
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a much-anticipated summit on Thursday, a Kremlin adviser said, putting an end to weeks of speculation ...
News Russia Far East: Russia’s Far East hit hard by FMD
Foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease is close to ruining industrial pig farming in Primorsky Krai in Russia’s Far East region, according to regional governor Oleg Kozhemyako. Speaking at a meeting with the ...
News Russia Far East: Wildfires Reach Critical Levels in Russia’s Far East, Siberia
TEHRAN (FNA)- More than 60 hectares of forest is on fire across Russia with the situation reaching critical levels in Siberia and Russia's Far East. [VIDEO]
News Russia Far East: Mystery of the missing whale: is it a Russian spy or child therapist?
By the beluga’s appearance, Hvaldimir appeared to have been caught in the far east, Glazov said, from where whales are sold on to oceanariums, where they are trained for public performances, and ...
News Russia Far East: Wildfires ravage Siberia and Far East of Russia
At least three are dangerously close to population centres in Irkutsk region. Drivers warn each other about the most threatening areas of the road where the inferno gets too close. Picture: Svodka38 ...
News Russia Far East: Russia-Japan Council of Governors to discuss humanitarian contacts, says Russian senator
The plan includes efforts to foster relations between Japan and Russia in the energy sector, small and medium-sized businesses, the promotion of industrialization of the Far East, expansion of the ...