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CLEAN : Russian swimmers complete eco-relay across Lake Baikal
A group of Russians complete an icy swim across Lake Baikal in Siberia in an effort to draw attention to ecological threats facing the world's largest freshwater lake (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Military models parade in a small Siberian village to mark 75 years since defeat of Nazi Germany
A model victory parade to commemorate the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany is held in the small village of Gremyachinsk, Siberia (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Yoann Barbereau returns to France after fleeing Russian justice
Yoann Barbereau former head of the French Alliance in Siberia returns to France after having fled to avoid a sentence handed down by a Russian court
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Ice fishing lovers gather on planet's deepest lake Baikal
Every year more than a thousand fishing enthusiasts from Europe Asia and even Africa meet on the thick ice of Baikal in Siberia to compete on the frozen banks of the world's deepest lake a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site (Footage...
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CLEAN : Nadar en aguas heladas “por un Baikal limpio”
Cinco nadadores decidieron cruzar el lago Baikal, el mayor espejo de agua del mundo, para hacer un llamado a la acción para protegerlo de los riesgos ecológicos que enfrenta (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Press Association
No indication Navalny was poisoned, Russian doctors say
Russian doctors treating opposition politician Alexei Navalny say they have not found any indication that the Kremlin critic was poisoned.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Russia launches giant underwater space telescope on Lake Baikal
Russian scientists launch one of the world's biggest underwater space telescopes that will study the mysteries of the universe while floating in the pristine waters of Lake Baikal (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Colombia closes land/maritime borders ahead of election
The Colombian government closed all land and maritime borders on June 18 at 6pm local time, as part of preparations a day before the presidential runoff election (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Curated Video
Distraught relatives at airport
1. Man crying, walking outside Tel Aviv airport entrance
2. Two women walking into airport crying
3. Set up of relative talking on mobile phone
4. SOUNDBITE: (Hebrew) Vox pop:
"The mother of my girlfriend was on the flight. I don't know...
Curated Video
RUSSIA: FOREIGNERS TO BE ALLOWED TO ADOPT ORPHANS
Eng/Russian/Natsot
After days of angry debate the Russian Parliament today (Friday) passed a law relaxing restrictions on foreigners adopting Russian children.
It could mean new hope for thousands of children abandoned by their parents...
Curated Video
Ewan McGregor arrives in New York on his motorbike
New York - 29 July 2004
1. Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman arriving in New York on motorbikes
2.Caw Press.
3.Caw map.
4. Soundbite( English ) Ewan McGregor:
" We dreamed about this trip well over two years and we planned for 4 months...
Bloomberg
Total CEO de Margerie Dies in Moscow Plane Crash
Oct. 21 -- Total SAs Christophe de Margerie died when his airplane struck a snowplow on a Moscow runway, ending a career in which he oversaw the biggest expansion of oil reserves at the French energy giant in at least 15 years....
Curated Video
North Pole/Russia - Flying priest
Father Victor isn't a typical man of orders. Being a chaplain of
a special forces regiment in Siberia, which is quite unusual in
itself, he keeps himself in an excellent physical condition.
Victor rides bicycle, skis and swims in icy...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Bandy ice hockeys little known relative looks to win converts
A sort of field hockey on ice that is played mainly on the freezing steppes of Siberia, the game of bandy is pressing to win a broader fan base and international recognition
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Pussy Riot back in Moscow ahead of first n
CLEAN : Pussy Riot back in Moscow ahead of first n
Sky News
Moscow sees a boom in older models
VOICED: A photographer is capitalizing on a gap in Russia's fashion industry, by setting up a modelling agency for senior citizens. In a country that normally associates beauty with youth, the company already has more clients than models...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Rescue mission for stranded Russian crew and passengers of SS Chelyuskin
Pilot Mavriky Slepnyov, mission leader Dr. George Ushakoff, pilot Sigizmund Levanevsky of rescue mission to assist stranded crew of SS Chelyuskin, who are icebound in Arctic waters / CU map as pencil points out route rescuers will fly /...
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CLEAN : Two dead in Poland amid latest cold snap
Two people died in Poland on Sunday due to a cold front that swept in from Siberia bringing to 48 the number of freezing deaths in the country since the beginning of November
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : People of Kemerovo in Siberia mourn victims of mall fire
Residents in the western Siberian city of Kemerovo are mourning the 64 victims of a fire that ravaged a busy shopping centre on Sunday with flags in the city lowered and entertainment events cancelled
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : People lay flowers for victims of Russian shopping mall fire
People lay flowers as a tribute to the 64 victims killed in a fire that ravaged a busy shopping mall in an industrial area of Siberia
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : People in Kemerovo pay tribute to victims of fire
People in Kemerovo protest local authorities and pay tribute to victims killed in mall fire that killed dozens in Siberia
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Man who lost family members in the mall blaze blames authorities
Russian firefighters are being singled out by complaints from relatives of victims of the deadly fire at a shopping centre in Siberia who accuse them of not acting quickly enough on the day of the tragedy
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Peking to Paris rally participants cross Siberia amidst forest fires
Participants in the Peking to Paris rally are facing poor visibility due to the major forest fires that are ravaging Siberia at the moment (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)