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Moscow deaths double amid smog to 700 people a day

Moscow deaths double amid smog to 700 people a day

Deaths in Moscow have doubled and are now averaging 700 people a day amid a sweltering heat wave and poisonous smog from wildfires, a top Russian health official said Monday.

 

Polish leader, 95 others dead in Russia jet crash

Polish leader, 95 others dead in Russia jet crash

Polish President Lech Kaczynski and some of the country's highest military and civilian leaders died on Saturday when the presidential ...

 

Russian fire chief fired as blaze toll reaches 118

The fire chief of a Russian city where a nightclub blaze killed 118 revelers was fired Tuesday and authorities said fire records ...

 

At least 22 die in Russian train crash

At least 22 die in Russian train crash

Twenty-two people were killed and several dozen injured in a Russian train crash on Friday, Russian news agencies said, and one source suggested it could have been caused by a bomb.

 

Ice skating bear kills Russian circus hand

A bear on ice skates attacked two people during rehearsals at a circus in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, killing one of them, Kyrgyz officials said Friday.

 

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