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'Russian efficiency regarding train arrival and departure times is astonishing.'
Jon Pearson (Telegraph Online)

Huge new oil deposits in Siberia shown in space imaging probes

More than ten new oil deposits are discovered in Krasnoyarsk region, one of them of major significance.

Major energy innovation forum in Tomsk, with players like Rosatom, Gazprom and Rosneft taking part

Kamchatka people told to keep calm as region hit by series of earthquakes

Huge new oil deposits in Siberia shown in space imaging probes

Major energy innovation forum in Tomsk, with players like Rosatom, Gazprom and Rosneft taking part

Kamchatka people told to keep calm as region hit by series of earthquakes

How dogs were early Man's best friend in Siberia 8,000 years ago

A nationwide search is underway after three murderers and a robber tunnel their way out of jail

Appalling brutality against young children in Far East Russian orphanage

World's biggest eatery flashmob, when anyone can set up a restaurant, cafe or a bar for a day

London's loss is Novosibrisk's gain as ballet star Polunin performs at Russia's largest theatre

Siberian scientists tell women the best moment to conceive - in a message flashed to their phones

A $300 million gas mixtures terminal coming to Novosibirsk region

Tigress named Cinderella released into the wild and immediately starts tracking her Prince Charming

Bears get 'good behaviour' marks in Tomsk, but two animals are shot in Kamchatka for digging graves

Satellite images show wildfires hugging Lake Baikal as army use drones to monitor 2013 blazes

Global warming sensation: Arctic land masses were warm, forested and North Pole had no ice cover

Siberian children to start the Olympic flame's longest ever journey

Fragments of meteorite from the Tunguska Event in 1908 are 'found' in a Siberian river

Siberia 'wins' the world record for bikini ski-ing

Spring to blossom until summer at Russia's largest theatre

Irkutsk tops the list of Siberia's most beautiful cities

Brave foreign swimmers join hardy Russians in bid for record-breaking (and ice-breaking) swim

My crown, please! Thrilling chess finale sees Anna Ushenina win the world championship in Siberia

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Three beautiful young women, all murdered in separate cases after breaking up with their boyfriends

A shocking new trend has hit Siberia: men murdering the girlfriends who spurn them.

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They say Siberians have a love of adventure in their blood, as Alexey Kamersanov proves

A Novosibirsk-based businessman and traveller along with his friends are embarking on a drive from the heart of Siberia to the southernmost point of Eurasia.

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What really happened to the missing Antonov 'ghost plane' as relatives of victims hint at foul play
Piles of bones were found in the fire damaged wreckage of an Antonov-2 plane lost almost a year ago which a massive search had earlier failed to locate.
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Don't miss it! One of the greatest races on earth, which can be won or lost in Siberia

Peking to Paris - 'the longest and toughest challenge anyone can drive in a vintage or classic car'.

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The rich ethnic tapestry of Siberia highlighted at congress opening in Salekhard

Around 400 delegates are expected including representatives of 41 ethnic minorities representing around a quarter of a million people. 

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A meteoric rise in tourism on the edge of Siberia?
It's been mocked as 'Meteor Disneyland' - but in fact tourists from around the world are keen to come and see for themselves.
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Sent to Siberia

Let's be honest - Russian food doesn't usually get a great press
It is regarded so awful that it is forever stuck around the bottom of world cuisine polls (not below English though, I hasten to add!)

Born in Siberia

The biggest cat in the world

Meet our unique Siberian love child, a female cross between a lion and a tigress, and the undisputed star of Novosibirsk Zoo.

Voice of Siberia

Invisible people, are they?
It was very sad and offensive to hear the 'real' models saying something like 'What is this circus?' 'What do disabled people do here?'

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Remains of the remarkable tattooed 'princess' are to go on pubic display

A go-ahead for the 2500 year old 'Princess Ukok' to be displayed by a museum comes after scientific checks on her corpse. 

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