Vladivostok Novosti Company

Issue 606 :: Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Special reports Sakhalin hit by cyclones

Combined reports 02/15/08 04:55 PM
More than 13,000 residents of the Far Eastern island of Sakhalin remain in the cold and dark since Wednesday after two powerful cyclones struck the region and severely damaged power lines.
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Special reports Ship drifts in Sea of Japan

The Vladivostok News 02/15/08 04:54 PM
A ship with 24 Russian crew members is sailing idly in the Sea of Japan waiting for rescuers after its steering wheel broke early on Friday.
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Social life St. Valentine’s Day loved in Russia

The Vladivostok News 02/14/08 04:55 PM
Although St. Valentine’s Day, celebrated on February 14, is considered to be a catholic holiday, half of Russians intend to celebrate this day designated for all those in love.
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Business Tourism dips in Primorye

Combined reports 02/14/08 04:55 PM
The number of foreign tourists traveling to Russia’s far eastern region of Primorye in 2007 amounted to 70,000 people showing a 30-percent decrease compared to the previous year, the Zolotoy Rog business weekly reported.
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Special reports Coal cars derail in Amur region

The Vladivostok News 02/14/08 04:54 PM
Two train cars hauling coal have derailed in the Amur region paralyzing rail traffic in both directions along the Trans-Siberian railway in its Zabaikalsky branch.
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Business Kolyma mining digs with investment

The Vladivostok News 02/13/08 03:30 PM
Kolyma mining sites of gold, silver and tin will receive 11 billion rubles of investment in the upcoming five years, news reports said.
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Crime watch Policemen face charges for suspect’s suicide

The Vladivostok News 02/13/08 03:29 PM
A man committed suicide in a police detention cell in Vladivostok after policemen ‘exceeded their powers towards him resulting in grave consequences’, prosecutors revealed Wednesday.
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Business British Petroleum to seal office in Sakhalin

The Vladivostok News 02/13/08 03:28 PM
Oil giant British Petroleum intends to shut down its representative office in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk at the end of April, the head of BP Sakhalin's office Ray Yakubchak announced at a meeting with the speaker of the Sakhalin Duma, Vladimir Yefremov, on Tuesday.
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An amateur skier, six-year-old Grisha Prokhorov, attempts his first route as his grandfather cautiously watches him during the annual cross-country ski race in the town of Spassk-Dalny on February 10. The national sporting event called Lyzhnya Rossie, or Ski-track of Russia, attracted more than 800,000 skiers from 124 cities and towns throughout Russia. More than 1,000 racers glided along the trails in Spassk. The youngest participant was a four-year-old girl and the oldest - an eighty year old man.

Photo by Nina Petrukhina

An amateur skier, six-year-old Grisha Prokhorov, attempts his first route as his grandfather cautiously watches him during the annual cross-country ski race in the town of Spassk-Dalny on February 10. The national sporting event called Lyzhnya Rossie, or Ski-track of Russia, attracted more than 800,000 skiers from 124 cities and towns throughout Russia. More than 1,000 racers glided along the trails in Spassk. The youngest participant was a four-year-old girl and the oldest - an eighty year old man.

Special reports Medvedev blasts ministers in Khabarovsk

Combined reports 02/12/08 06:30 PM
First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, the most likely successor to Russian President Vladimir Putin in the upcoming March elections, demonstrated toughness at a meeting in Khabarovsk when criticizing the officials’ reports about oil and gas pipeline setbacks in the country’s depressive Far Eastern region.
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Sports NBA coach plants community seeds in Primorye

By Brian Roche 02/12/08 06:28 PM
Tom Newell, an NBA legend with 25-years experience in basketball, held a week of coaching clinics in Vladivostok in the beginning of February, but succeeded in accomplishing much more than demonstrating proper dribbling, passing and shooting techniques.
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