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Putin Tells Gazprom to Ensure Gas Supplies for Europe
Putin tells Gazprom to ensure gas supplies for Europe
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Cold Kills 64 People in Russia in Jan.
16:32 03/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 3 (RIA Novosti)
At least 64 people died of hypothermia across Russia in January from the freezing weather gripping most of the country, Maxim Topilin, a deputy health minister, said on Friday.
Gazprom Ups European Gas Supplies during Severe Cold
19:02 02/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 2 (RIA Novosti)
Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom is to increase its gas supplies to Europe and neighboring states as severe cold hits the EU, Gazprom export head Alexander Medvedev said on Thursday.
Cold Snap Kills 63 in Ukraine
14:59 02/02/2012Cold Wave Kills Over 40 in Ukraine
19:19 01/02/2012 KIEV, February 1 (RIA Novosti)
Forty-three people fell victims to freezing temperatures that hit Ukraine in the past few days, the country’s Emergencies Ministry said on Wednesday.
Extreme cold winter in the Northern Hemisphere
18:30 01/02/2012
Temperatures of minus 25 degrees Celsius with snowfall are forecast by German meteorologists.
Icy beaches and frozen waves: Sevastopol's freakish winter
19:50 31/01/2012
There is a freakish feel to winter in the Crimea this year. Blizzards have replaced the near summer weather (when the temperature climbed to 14 degrees Celsius), followed by the cold returning to the coastline, which, together with the gale force winds, covered the cliffs and beaches with a layer of ice. The photographs are part of the "You the reporter" project.
Rubin to Play Olympiakos in Moscow due to Cold
15:49 24/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 24 (RIA Novosti)
Rubin Kazan have moved their Europa League clash against Greek side Olympiakos to Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium, where the cold weather can not affect the artificial turf.
Some 30% of Russians go to work with colds - survey
17:03 19/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 19 (RIA Novosti)
Almost 30 percent of Russians decide against staying home after catching a cold and go to work, a survey conducted by the Russian Health and Social Development Ministry said on Monday.
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Extreme cold winter in the Northern Hemisphere
18:30 01/02/2012
Temperatures of minus 25 degrees Celsius with snowfall are forecast by German meteorologists.
Icy beaches and frozen waves: Sevastopol's freakish winter
19:50 31/01/2012
There is a freakish feel to winter in the Crimea this year. Blizzards have replaced the near summer weather (when the temperature climbed to 14 degrees Celsius), followed by the cold returning to the coastline, which, together with the gale force winds, covered the cliffs and beaches with a layer of ice. The photographs are part of the "You the reporter" project.
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Extreme Cold Winter 2012
The current temperatures in Russia are 7-12 degrees below normal. Freezing temperatures also reign in most of the European countries, particularly the Czech Republic, Italy, Poland, Ukraine and others, where extremely low temperatures killed scores of people.










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