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Dozens die in Russia hospital fire| At least 36 people have been killed in a fire at psychiatric hospital in Ramenskiy village in the Moscow region, officials say | |
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| Dec.29 |
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Plane crashes into road outside Moscow Map of Vnukovo Russia| A Russian passenger plane Tupolev-204 has crashed into a main road after overshooting a runway at a Moscow airport, killing at least four people | |
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| Sep.22 |
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Moscow 'drunk driver' kills seven A drunk driver killed seven people and injured three others by crashing his car into a bus stop in Moscow, Russian police say
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| Apr.2 |
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Deadly blaze hits Moscow market At least 12 migrant workers have been killed after fire swept through a market warehouse in southern Moscow
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| Dec.4 |
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2 die as Russian plane skids off runway Map of Domodedovo Russia 48 others injured when Tupolev-154 belonging to Dagestani Airlines skidded off a runway after an emergency landing
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| Aug.12 |
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Moscow 'hiding heatstroke cases' Doctors in Moscow are being told not to diagnose heatstroke as a cause of death after a jump in the mortality rate during the heatwave
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| Aug.9 |
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Heat and smog double death rate
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| Aug.6 |
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Muscovites struggle to breathe| The acrid smoke, from thousands of square miles of wildfires, drove carbon monoxide levels in Moscow 5 times higher than what is considered safe | |
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Heavy smoke blankets Moscow
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| Aug.2 |
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Russian fires prompt state of emergency Authorities have imposed a state of emergency around about 500 towns and villages because of wildfires burning across the west of the country
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Most of the fires were started accidentally by people burning garbage, dropping cigarettes, or failing to extinguish campfires or barbecues properly
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| Jul.30 |
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Medvedev orders army to fight wildfires Wildfires in central Russia have destroyed around 1,000 homes, left 5 people dead, and prompted the prime minister to call on local officials...
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| May.19 |
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No terror caused Polish plane crash Russian and Polish aviation experts have ruled out any emergency or equipment malfunction as the cause of the crash of President Kaczynski's...
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| Mar.21 |
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City fire chief dies in blaze
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| Dec.5 |
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Russia to mourn club fire victims President Medvedev has declared a national day of mourning on 7 December after a fire at a nightclub killed at least 109 people
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| Aug.16 |
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2 jets collide, crash in air show training
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| May.9 |
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Gas blast causes fire A pipeline has exploded in the capital, sending flames 100m high into the air and setting fire to a nearby building. Several people injured
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| Apr.5 |
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Boeing 737 makes emergency landing
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| Jan.14 |
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Privatisation 'raised death rate' The rapid mass privatisation which followed the break up of the Soviet Union fuelled an increase in death rates among men
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| Nov.15 |
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Oil spill may take months to clear
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| Dec.8 |
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Hospital fire killed 45 women A fire at Hospital 17, a drug rehabilitation hospital, has killed mostly young addicts
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| Feb.23 |
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64 dead in roof collapse| Rescuers paused repeatedly in hopes of hearing survivors after a snow-laden roof collapsed on the market | |
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49 dead in roof collapse The concave, snow-covered roof of a large market collapsed, forcing rescuers to clear away concrete slabs
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| Feb.22 |
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Roof collapse in kills 12
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| Jan.20 |
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Freeze kills at least 40 Arctic temperatures are gripping most of Russia. No major thaw is expected before February
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| Jan.19 |
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Deadly deep freeze
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| Mar.14 |
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Historic building ablaze Two killed battling blaze in a 19th-century landmark building off Red Square
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| Feb.15 |
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Hope fades for roof collapse survivors Rescue workers pumped warm air into the ruins in the hope the action would help those still trapped
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| Feb.14 |
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Roof collapse kills 26 The glass roof was covering a bustling water park, the Transvaal Park. 110 injured
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| Nov.23 |
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32 dead in dorm blaze The fire raged at a 5-story dormitory of the Patrice Lumumba Friendship of Peoples University, where many foreigners study
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| Oct.29 |
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Siege gas 'was morphine spray' The Pentagon is quoting U.S. Embassy officials
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| Oct.28 |
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US identifies deadly siege gas
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| Oct.27 |
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Gas killed all 115 hostages in raid Hostages died of health problems stemming from the gas used to end the siege, Moscow's chief doctor said
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| Jul.28 |
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14 die in airport crash
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