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November 25, 2021 at 1:15 pm

Russia: Death toll in Siberian coal mine blast raised to 52

Russian officials say 52 miners and rescuers have died after a devastating blast in a Siberian coal mine about 250 meters (820 feet) underground.

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In this Russian Emergency Situations Ministry Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021 photo, rescuers prepare to work at a fire scene at a coal mine near the Siberian city of Kemerovo, about 3,000 kilometres (1,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia,. Russian authorities say a fire at a coal mine in Siberia has killed nine people and injured 44 others. Dozens of others are still trapped. A Russian news agency says the blaze took place in the Kemerovo region in southwestern Siberia. (Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations photo via AP) XPAG101 XPAG101

November 25, 2021 at 1:09 am

Russia: Death toll in Siberian coal mine blast raised to 52

Russian officials say 52 miners and rescuers have died after a devastating blast in a Siberian coal mine about 250 meters (820 feet) underground.

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November 24, 2021 at 5:52 am

Putin tests experimental nasal vaccine against COVID-19

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has taken an experimental nasal vaccine against the coronavirus, three days after he received his booster shot, as Russia...

Migrants from Iraq lineup to be registered on a special flight to Iraq at the National Airport outside Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. A plane carrying migrants back to Iraq is due to leave the Belarusian capital Minsk on Thursday, part of efforts by the Iraqi authorities to help citizens to have been stranded at the border between Belarus and Poland in the hope of getting into the European Union. Spokesman of the Iraqi Foreign Minister Ahmed Al Sahhaf said Thursday that at least 430 people have registered to return to Iraq from Belarus, and the authorities were in process of registering 50 more. (Andrey Pokumeiko/BelTA via AP) XAZ111 XAZ111

November 18, 2021 at 3:40 am

Iraqi migrants caught in border crisis in Belarus fly home VIEW

Hundreds of Iraqis have returned home from Belarus after abandoning their hopes of reaching the European Union in a repatriation that follows more than a...

November 18, 2021 at 3:00 am

COVID-19 deaths in Russia hit record for 2nd straight day

Coronavirus deaths in Russia have hit record highs for the second straight day.

November 16, 2021 at 3:51 am

Russia rejects accusations of endangering ISS astronauts

Russian officials are rejecting accusations that they endangered astronauts aboard the International Space Station by conducting a weapons test that created more than 1,500 pieces...

Polish serviceman sprays tear gas during clashes between migrants and Polish border guards at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. Polish border forces say they were attacked with stones by migrants at the border with Belarus and responded with a water cannon. The Border Guard agency posted video on Twitter showing the water cannon being directed across the border at a group of migrants in a makeshift camp. (Leonid Shcheglov/BelTA via AP) XSG114 XSG114

November 16, 2021 at 2:32 am

Poland uses water cannons against migrants at Belarus border VIEW

Polish forces at the border with Belarus used water cannons and tear gas against stone-throwing migrants, as Warsaw accused Belarusian authorities of giving smoke grenades...

November 11, 2021 at 6:05 am

Russia prepares new restrictions amid persistent virus surge

Russian authorities say they are preparing new restrictions to counter the unrelenting surge of coronavirus infections that has engulfed the vast country in recent weeks.

November 8, 2021 at 5:38 am

Russians go back to work but virus cases, deaths stay high

Russians have gone back to work after a nine-day break that was ordered by authorities to tame a record-breaking surge of coronavirus infections and deaths.

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Medical staff members wearing special suits to protect against coronavirus treat a patient with coronavirus at an ICU at the Regional Clinical Hospital 1, in Krasnodar, south Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. Coronavirus deaths in Russia hit another daily record several days after a nationwide order for many Russians to stay off work took effect. Russia’s state coronavirus task force has reported record daily infections or deaths almost every day for the last month. (AP Photo/Vitali Timkiv) XAZ108 XAZ108

November 3, 2021 at 4:38 am

In Russia, COVID-19 surge shows no signs of abating VIEW

Daily coronavirus cases and deaths in Russia remain at their highest numbers of the pandemic.