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New Year bomb scare
By Anatoly Medetsky
City authorities tightened security as they received an anonymous letter threatening to blow up a Vladivostok school on New Year's eve if the police don't release all Chechens from a local prison, the city hall said December 23.
Apartment dwellers turn to wood stoves to survive cold
By Anatoly Medetsky
FABRICHNY - Wearing a fur hat and a winter coat, 82-year-old Alexei Sanin sat down to eat his sandwich in his kitchen - fully dressed as if he were ready for a subzero outing in this forlorn village in Russia's frozen Far East.
Heating crisis to bury governor's career?
By Anatoly Medetsky
Federal officials have suggested that the president may remove Primorye Governor Yevgeny Nazdratenko from his post because of the heating crisis in his region.
Attackers of publishing director found dead
By Fyodor Gurko
Vladivostok police recently found the bodies of the two men who, they believe, shot and wounded the director of the Dalpress publishing company.
Oil tycoon wins Chukotka election
Interfax
The oil tycoon and State Duma Deputy Roman Abramovich overwhelmingly won Sunday's election for governor of the Far North Chukotka region, a preliminary count showed.
Snowstorm hits Sakhalin
Interfax
A snowstorm raged on Sakhalin from last week, wreaking havoc on the island and cutting air and sea service with the mainland, emergency officials said.
New school opens
The Vladivostok News
A new school opened in a Primorye village on December 21, a rare event amid regional financial hardships and salary delays for teachers.
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