Arquivos de Tag: Siberia

Rubio calls on Russia to be more transparent about plague lab worker’s death in Siberia

Geneva — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Russia to be more “transparent” about the recent death of a plague research center scientist and any risks associated with the incident, which Russian authorities have offered conflicting information about this week. “I think it’s incumbent upon Russia to obviously share more information with the […]

6 people killed in bear attacks in Siberia, as official warns one town is “under siege”

At least six people have been killed in bear attacks in Russia’s vast Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk in a month, prosecutors said Wednesday, as an official in a neighboring region reported bears had put one town “under siege.” Prosecutors said they opened a probe into criminal negligence, accusing local officials of failing to control bear […]