The risk of survivors of the Chernobyl accident dying early is far less than supposed, ranking about the same as exposure to air pollution or passive smoking, according to new research published on Tuesday.
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April 8, 2007Russia’s state safety watchdog Rostekhnadzor has partially halted work at 12 Russian mines after safety checks following a mine blast that killed 108 people, the Reuters news agency reported on Tuesday quoting Rostekhnadzor head.
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March 27, 2007A gas explosion in a cafe in a school building in the Latvian capital Riga killed two people and injured one on Monday, the DPA press agency reported on Monday quoting rescue officials.
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March 26, 2007A missile fired by Islamist fighters was responsible for the plane crash that left 11 people dead in Somalia on Friday, the Reuters news agency quoted Belarus officials as saying on Sunday.
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At least ten people were killed and four others suffered injuries in a blaze at a nightclub in Moscow, the Interfax news agency reported on Sunday.
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The MiG-29 jets crashed outside an air base in the town of Millerovo, the Rostov region (southern Russia), Colonel Alexander Drobyshevsky, an air force spokesman, said.
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March 22, 2007A Russian helicopter with six people on board went missing on Wednesday in northern Russia, the Reuters news agency reported quoting a a spokeswoman for the emergencies ministry.
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Police have detained six suspects in last month’s bomb attack in a fast food McDonald’s restaurant in Russian city of St. Petersburg, RIA Novosti reported Thursday.
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Vladimir Putin ordered a special Kremlin inquiry into the three tragedies to hit Russia since the weekend, Reuters news agency reported.
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March 21, 2007A British citizen was among dozens of people killed in a gas explosion at a remote Siberian coal mine, Telegraph.co.uk reported March 20. Total number of victims of the deadly blast is currently 106 people, at least a dozen have not been found yet.
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