The acids are seen as vital to decrease development of cardiovascular diseases and promote good health.

13 more have little or no chance of survival, says health chief warning of more fatalities.

All 17 people he was in contact with - six of them children - are also quarantined to prevent spread of one of world's most deadly infectious diseases.

Temperatures in Omsk hit a roasting 37C this weekend and could be as high as Cairo when the starting gun is fired. 

Expert warns females should take special care, especially  once they reach menopause.

US, Dutch, Swiss, Swedish, South Korean, German and Russian tourists banned from leaving the area.

Growing number of brave Siberians strip off for the winter, with debate raging about the benefits of taking to the snow and ice naked.

A methane explosion at  Mine No. 7 in the Prokopyevsky district of Kemerovo region led to the deaths of four miners.