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Warm winter weather in Russia is cause for revelry — and concern
Temperatures rose to unseasonable highs throughout Russia last week. In Moscow, city-dwellers welcomed the reprieve from the cold, casting off their heavy coats and delighting in the sound of singing ...
New evidence suggests Funerary Palaces in the southern Levant originated in the north
A study published by Dr Holly Winter in the journal Levant investigated the potential origin of Funerary Palaces in the ...
Smithsonian Magazine4d
The Breathtaking Hermitage Museum, Filled With Treasures Like the Kolyvan Vase and the Peacock Clock, First Opened to the Public on This Day in 1852
Russia’s palatial institution is now the second largest in the world, with an impressive collection of three million objects ...
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Russian ties, skiing resort help Jilin locales prosper
This winter, the Yushu ski resort also welcomed a group of high school students. With the arrival of the new snow season, ...
Russia comes in from the cold, with flowers blooming around Moscow in January
January in Russia conjures up images of Muscovites crunching through the snow in bulky coats -- not bunches of delicate snowdrops blooming in grassy areas around still-standing Christmas trees.
The New Zealand Herald17d
Indie-folk trio South for Winter to perform at Gisborne’s Smash Palace
Nashville-based South for Winter are performing at Gisborne's Smash Palace this weekend as part of their New Zealand tour. Their back story reads like a movie plot. New Zealand musician Nick Stone ...
NBC News17d
Winter weather: Freezing temperatures cause dangerous conditions from the Midwest to the South
The baseball team posted drone footage of the winter whiteout on social media. In the video, several different trails of footprints peppered what appeared to be several inches of snow. The season ...
CBS News17d
Russian spy ship detected off U.K. as British official warns Putin: "We know what you're doing"
British Defense Secretary John Healey told Parliament on Wednesday the Royal Navy was tracking a "Russian spy ship" that passed through U.K. waters, warning Russia's President Vladimir Putin ...
The Conversation17d
How Vladimir Putin was able to change Russia’s constitution and become ‘president for life’
If that happens, he could, at least in part, be guided by the way Vladimir Putin dealt with his own looming term-limit problem following his election for a fourth term as Russian president in 2018.
Business Insider18d
Skeptical of Russia's data, some Western officials judge its economy by looking at Moscow from space
The declining health of Russia's economy is as clear as day — or night, a finance minister said Wednesday. Elisabeth Svantesson, the finance minister of Sweden, said she and her officials were ...
Bloomberg L.P.18d
EU Risks Letting Russia Sanctions Expire as Orban Stalls Renewal
The European Union is facing another potential showdown with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban over his refusal to sign off on an extension of sanctions on Russia over its war against Ukraine.
The New York Times18d
Winter Books to Read When It’s Cold Outside
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