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In Russia’s Far East, Yakutsk lawmakers vote to eliminate direct mayoral elections as governor cites ‘war with West’
Lawmakers in Yakutsk, a city in Russia’s Far East, have voted to abolish direct mayoral elections, the news outlet 14.ru reported. Of the 29 members of the Yakutsk City Duma, 25 attended the session.
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Russia to launch economic projects in Far East in 2015 — presidential envoy
Russian law to be amended in 2016 for ... governors of Far Eastern regions in the Pacific port city of Vladivostok. "The Russian Far East is today ahead of all other federal districts in Russia ...
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Lion rescued from flood-hit zoo in Russian Far East invited to Africa
TASS/. Lion called Grey who was visited by Hollywood star Pamela Anderson last month after being rescued from a flood-stricken animal park in Russia’s Far Eastern city Ussuriysk, has been ...
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More than 100 trapped fishermen rescued from ice floe in Russia’s Far East
More than 100 fishermen were rescued from a sheet of floating ice that drifted into waters off Russia’s remote Far East, authorities said Wednesday. The 139 fishermen became stranded when a 10 ...