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Russia evacuates villages after munition depot explosion

Russia has evacuated more than 1,000 people from nearby villages after a wildfire set off explosions at a munitions depot in the Ryazan region southeast of Moscow, officials said. /AFP Russia

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Putin agrees to declare state of emergency in Arctic Norilsk due to fuel spill

Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Wednesday to declare a state of emergency of federal scale in Russia's Arctic Norilsk city in the Krasnoyarsk region due to a di