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'A quarter of the world's timber grows within Siberia’s boundaries'
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Angry passengers storm out of a Siberian airport after hours of waiting for quarantine papers

Nearly 700 people got stuck inside a small waiting area as two flights from Thailand landed in Krasnoyarsk.

Seven time zones of Siberia and Russian Far East are almost clear of coronavirus - but why?

Teeing off for golf contest on frozen surface of the world’s deepest lake

600 fishermen taken off floating ice in the Sea of Okhotsk

As Siberia hits its coldest temperatures of the winter, here’s how to enjoy life below -50C

Single father deserts his two children at Moscow airport with note begging to help

Scientists dissect 42,000 year old extinct male foal preserved in permafrost for cloning bid - video

Unique in palaeontology: Liquid blood found inside a prehistoric 42,000 year old foal

Scientists ‘confident’ that they can extract cells to clone 42,000 year old extinct foal

Reindeer crisis in Yamalo-Nenets as number of deaths rise

Unique experiment as endangered ‘young tiger couple’ to be returned into the wild

Rarest big cats in the world reach key milestone in evading extinction

Boost for Siberian salt mines as Russia bans Western imports

Sawatdee, Vladivostok! Thai businessmen eye Russian market

$11 billion Chinese scheme to develop Lake Baikal's tourism hub

Authorities decide to fund new UDI school after TV talent show success

Karate world champion murdered in case that has shocked city

Dream still alive for Siberian dance group in Britain's Got Talent

Rising actor found dead amid conflicting reports over what happened

Schoolgirl sets off on 112km expedition to ski to the geographical North Pole

First-ever underwater ice hockey matches held in Siberia

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

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

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

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The day the world’s most polluted city was in Siberia

Pictures show the impact of smog in Krasnoyarsk, as it scored worse for air quality than Mumbai, Dhaka and Kolkata.

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The Leo Express: a rescued Amur leopard is sent on a 9h flight across Russia to cure back tumour

One of world’s rarest big cats was hit by a car and went through months of treatment at the rescue centre in Russian Far East.

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Admiral Kolchak’s archive has returned to Russia 100 years after his execution

A group of Russian billionaires spent over 3 million euro at French auction to buy historic papers of the man who tried - and failed - to halt Bolsheviks.

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Indian elephants escape circus, go for a snow bath in Yekaterinburg

Runaway duo blocks traffic in the centre of the city as they splash in the snow.

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Arctic island woolly mammoth shows strongest evidence yet of human slaughter and butchering
Ancient men cut all the meat, severed the trunk, removed the brain and pulled out bone marrow from all the limbs.
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The world’s rarest big cat is filmed in stunning video in Far East of Russia

Congratulations to South Korean photographer Choi Kisoon for getting unique footage.

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Sent to Siberia

Rookie FSB agents are punished for 'indecent' graduation jinx in Moscow
Gelandewagen parade videos leads to 'career change' as Russia demands highest standards from secret servicemen.

Born in Siberia

Up-close laboratory pictures of ancient mummy as scientists recreate his life and times
Probes taken by South Korean experts will reveal lifestyle of this Arctic boy from 800 years ago.

Voice of Siberia

Siberians mark end of the snow season with swimsuit skiing day
Locals undress to impress at resorts across four time zones.

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Lake Baikal 'holds key to new advances in antibiotics'
Scientists make crucial new discoveries of bacteria, up to 30 million years old.

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