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More>> By BASSEM MROUE and ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) - As Syrian forces stepped up their assault Wednesday on rebellious cities, President Bashar Assad ordered a referendum on a new constitution that would create a multiparty ...
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Syria's Assad calls for referendum, steps up crackdown
CTV.ca
In this image made from video, Syrian President Bashar Assad delivers a speech in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. (Syrian State Television via APTN) In this unverified citizen journalism image provide by the Local Coordination Committees in ...
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Assad calls for Syria vote, but steps up assault
Fox News
BEIRUT -- As Syrian forces stepped up their assault Wednesday on rebellious cities, President Bashar Assad ordered a referendum on a new constitution that would create a multi-party system in a country that has been ruled by his autocratic family ...
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Fox News
Ashton to attend Syria summit
Irish Times
Mr Dayem, who escaped from the Syrian city of Homs, has become famous for posting videos of suffering in the besieged city. He was a guest of the Alliance for Liberal Democrats (ALDE). Typically, his videos depict dead and wounded civilians lying or ...
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Irish Times
Martin Shram: The blood-stained reign of Bashar al-Assad
ReporterNews.com
The horrific videos of Syrian troops bombarding and shelling the city of Homs — sneaked out of Syria for the whole world to see — were a fitting reality check for a quite complex US visit by China's Vice President Xi Jinping.
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Syrian activists report new raids, arrests
CBS News
A Syrian rebel looks out after Syrian army tanks enter the northwestern city of Idlib, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Syrian government forces renewed their assault on the rebellious city of Homs on Tuesday in what activists described as the heaviest ...
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Inside Syria: Wounds ooze, doctors cry in Syrian city
CNN (blog)
Editor's Note: CNN correspondent Arwa Damon is reporting from Baba Amr, a neighborhood that has become a symbol of the uprising in Syria, where she found impoverished and shaken residents who are facing shortages of supplies and daily attacks, ...
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Syria's Assad orders referendum as attacks on rebels increase
Toronto Star
Bassem Mroue Associated Press BEIRUT—As Syrian forces stepped up their assault Wednesday on rebellious cities, President Bashar Assad ordered a referendum on a new constitution that would create a multiparty system in a country that has been ruled by ...
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Toronto Star
Syria, on the Road to Iran
Salem-News.Com
We know there are no reliable media outlets with “boots on the ground” in Syria, and most reports that emerge are videos from unknown people with those videos ending up on YouTube. It's a YouTube war that is being filmed by unknown people, ...
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Salem-News.Com
Syria crackdown intensifies ahead of UN vote
Bangkok Post
At least 22 people were killed Thursday as Syrian forces attacked protest hubs, while prominent blogger Razan Ghazzawi and other leading activists were arrested, monitors said ahead of a UN vote on the crisis. A picture from a Syrian opposition ...
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Bangkok Post
Syrian activists switch to low-tech communications: carrier pigeons
Examiner.com
Several videos of activists and supporters using carrier pigeons have been uploaded to YouTube. In one, a message on a pigeon's leg can be seen that says, “From the activists in Old Homs (district) to those in Baba Amr, please tell us what you need in ...
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China opposes forced regime change in Syria: envoy
Bangkok Post
"Promises of reforms have usually been followed by an increase in brutality and have never been delivered upon by this regime since the beginning of peaceful demonstrations in Syria," White House spokesman Jay Carney said. We have videos of daily news ...
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Bangkok Post
As violence continues, Syria to hold referendum
Detroit Free Press
Smoke rises from two fuel depots at one of Syria's main oil refineries after a reported attack by "armed terrorists" in Homs, according to state television. / AFP/Getty Images BEIRUT (AP) — As Syrian forces stepped up their assault Wednesday on ...
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No easy way to halt carnage in Syria
The Korea Herald
Brave Syrian civilians are risking their lives to take cellphone videos and relay them via YouTube. They broadcast live accounts to CNN and the British Broadcasting Corp. via Skype with mortar fire booming in the background. We watch scenes of wounded ...
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View from inside Baba Amr shows determination amid carnage
CNN
Homs, Syria (CNN) -- A rare firsthand look by an international journalist at a neighborhood that has become a symbol of the uprising in Syria revealed Wednesday impoverished and shaken residents who are facing shortages of supplies and daily attacks, ...
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Assad sets Syria vote to end one party rule
Bangkok Post
Syria's president, who is fighting an Arab Spring-inspired revolt, called a constitutional referendum that would effectively end nearly 50 years of single-party rule, state media said. Picture from aSyrian opposition activist shows army tanks in the ...
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Bangkok Post
Blast hits Syria oil pipeline
iAfrica.com
An explosion struck an oil pipeline in the Syrian protest city of Homs on Wednesday, with activists saying government forces bombed it from the air and the regime blaming "terrorists". "Around 6am (0400 GMT), two military planes bombed a pipeline ...
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SYRIA - Al Atārib pays price for bid to keep border road open - February 3-15
Storyful
The fighting in and around Al Atārib (الأتارب‎) is a mere footnote in an increasingly bloody conflict, but behind it is a story of outrage, radicalization, rebellion and revenge that speaks to the wider crisis facing the Syrian people. Our lead video ...
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Russia's Syrian Diaspora Divided on the Syrian Conflict
AINA (press release)
Opponents of the Assad regime in Russia have launched a Web site "for a free and democratic Syria." The Russian-language site features news, analysis, blogs and videos meant to rally support for "freedom and democracy" in Syria.
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After 11 Months of Violence, Syria Proposes a New Constitution
Care2.com (blog)
by Kristina Chew Back in March of 2011 after a group of teenagers was arrested for scrawling anti-government graffiti in the southern city of Daraa — the start of the Syrian uprising — opposition groups had called for constitutional changes.
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Syria: Assad Sets Date for Constitution Referendum
IBTimes.co.uk
Videos posted online showed an attack on an oil pipeline, in what appeared to be a residential area in Homs, which the opposition has blamed on the regime. Medecins Sans Frontieres has also warned of the regime's use of medical services as a tool of ...
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IBTimes.co.uk
Death and Defiance in Damascus
ummid.com
But before it crumbles under the weight of its own crimes, it could kill thousands of more innocent and helpless people and totally raze Syria. The scenes of women and children running for their lives — captured in videos posted on YouTube and ...
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ummid.com
China's Xi shows off gentler side in small-town US | Bangkok Post: news
Bangkok Post
Also adding to tensions, China recently joined Russia in vetoing a UN resolution condemning the escalating violence in Syria and has been reluctant to support sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. We have videos of daily news summaries & media ...
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China's Xi gets polite reception in US Congress
Bangkok Post
Unfair trade practices, the cheap yuan, industrial espionage, forced technology transfers, as well as the broader issues related to China's rapid military modernization and stances on crises likeSyria, crowd the US list of concerns.
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Bangkok Post
World's hottest chili pepper? The Trinidad Moruga Scorpion packs a bite
Toronto Star
Not even Duffy or the researchers would dare to pop a whole Trinidad Moruga Scorpion in their mouths, but there are plenty of videos on social networking sites where heat-loving daredevils have tried. The blood flow increases and the endorphins start ...
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Iran points finger at Israel
Bangkok Post
Mr Shalom raised the issue with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during talks that also touched on the escalating violence in Syria and the impasse in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "Israel believes the Iranians should stop their ...
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Gunfire, Explosions in Syria Border Town Video
Gunfire, Explosions in Syria Border Town Video - (ROUGH CUT ONLY - NO REPORTER NARRATION) Amateur video obtained by Reuters shows rebels attacking a Syrian government tank and setting it ablaze in the mountain resort town of ...
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Turkish FM: 'We Cannot Just Wait And See' in Syria | Video | wtsp.com
http://www.wtsp.com/video/1456332922001/1/Turkish-FM-We-Cannot-Just-Wait-And-See-in-Syriahttp://dl2.vmixcore.com/431/488/1320/fd25a67c2e17ca696013e082a20dd74e.jpg Turkish FM: 'We Cannot Just Wait And See' in Syria Turkish ...
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The whole truth Syria: exposing mainstream media lies & fake ...
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The Best Resources For Learning About What's Happening In Syria ...
By Larry Ferlazzo
What's happening in Syria and will the violence end? is from The CBBC Newsround. CNN has many Syria-related videos. Go here and click on “CNNVideos.” You can see the other “Best of…” lists here, and you can also find links to these, ...
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Syria Videos Show Tragedy: CNN Report
Gruesome videos purporting to show civilians killed and injured by Syria'ssecurity forces have swept the Internet in recent months, despite the Syrian ...
www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/.../syria-videos_n_1260998.ht...
Video Service Streams Live Reports From Syria : Discovery News
The Internet is fertile ground for citizen journalists, and some are uploadingvideo from Syria's conflict zones.
news.discovery.com/.../streaming-video-service-brings-reports...
Khaled Abu Salah (Syria videos) - Zoklet.net
Khaled Abu Salah (Syria videos) Der Politik. ... Khaled Abu Salah's videos on youtube are ... interesting. Here he is bewailing his dead brother. 15/1/2012 Homs, ...
www.zoklet.net/bbs/showthread.php?p=3355490
Syria's Brutal Crackdown: Photos, Tweets, and Videos - The Daily ...
The Daily Beast has gathered a tweets, photos, and videos that depict the terrifying realities of the situation on the ground in Syria. WARNING: Some of the ...
www.thedailybeast.com/.../syria-s-brutal-crackdown-photos-tw...
Activist's Videos Tell of Syrian Carnage - NYTimes.com
An activist has posted a series of videos shedding light on the destructive force of the Syrian government's military crackdown in Homs.
thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/.../activists-videos-tell-of-syrian-car...
William Hague addresses MPs ...
UK foreign secretary makes statement to House of Commons after China and Russia blocked a UN resolution demanding an end to bloodshed in Syria. Hague ...
www.guardian.co.uk/.../william-hague-syria-commons-video
Homs, Syria Videos: Watch Homs, Syria News Videos
Watch Homs, Syria Latest Videos, News Video Clips on The Economic Times. Watch Now Homs, Syria Videos Online.
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Syria Crisis Puts Pressure on UN ...
Syrian activist risks life to document Assad's bloody crackdown on protestors.
abcnews.go.com/WNT/.../syria-crisis-puts-pressure-15551421
What can be done for Syria next? - Syria Videos : Firstpost Topic
Ziya Meral and Salman Shaikh of Brookings Doha Center discuss what is next for Syria and what international community can do following the failure of UNSC ...
www.firstpost.com/.../syria-what-can-be-done-for-syria-next-v...
Graphic videos from Syria, covering the political horse race, and ...
To Tweet or not to Tweet graphic videos out of Syria, the seduction of covering the political horse race, and ...
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Syria Videos Show Tragedy: CNN Report - Digg
Gruesome videos purporting to show civilians killed and injured by Syria'ssecurity forces have swept the Internet in recent months, despite the Syrian ...
digg.com/news/world.../syria_videos_show_tragedy_cnn_repo...
Videos posted by Syrians under ...
Cenk discusses Syria as the military continues to target civilian homes and many Syrians are posting videosonline pleading for help. "We're not animals, we're ...
current.com/.../videos-posted-by-syrians-under-siege-show-de...
As Syrian government shells Homs, graphic videos tell the story ...
As government forces continue to bomb the restive city, graphic videos tell the story.
www.washingtonpost.com/.../gIQAqn2cwQ_blog.html
Syria - The Making of Propaganda Videos | Best Gore
Remember when unrest in Syria started what all the videos leaked at the time looked like? It never really looked like a protest as there would be at most a.
www.bestgore.com/.../syria-making-of-propaganda-videos/
Video: Syrian Bombs Civilian Homes - Global Agenda - News ...
Assad staged a celebratory welcome for visiting Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov while his army escalated bombings of civilian homes.
www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/152511
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RUSSIA Ski, Snow, Resorts News, Feb 16, 2012

Skiers, coaches criticize lack of workers on Sochi 2014 course after training ...
Washington Post
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Skiers and coaches complained there weren't enough workers to clean new snow off the 2014 Sochi Olympics downhill course on Thursday, forcing training for a women's World Cup race to be canceled. There were about 200 ...
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Lack of workers criticized on Sochi 2014 course
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By ANDREW DAMPF AP KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia —Skiers and coaches complained there weren't enough workers to clean new snow off the 2014 Sochi Olympics downhill course on Thursday, forcing training for a women's World Cup race to be canceled.
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Atlanta Journal Constitution

Lindsey Vonn has positive 1st impression of Sochi 2014 women's course, aside ...
Washington Post
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Lindsey Vonn had a positive first impression of the women's downhill course for the 2014 Sochi Olympics, while other skiers were concerned about the big jumps. Vonn participated in a training run Wednesday before the World ...
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Lindsey Vonn and other skiers pleased with 2014 Sochi Olympics course
The Daily Star
By Kenny Laurie KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia: From Lindsey Vonn on down, the first impression of the women's downhill course for the 2014 Sochi Olympics was a positive one. The only problem was that the jumps were too large. “I like it. The snow is a ...
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The Daily Star

Cold snap in Eastern Europe kills more than 650
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Tens of thousands have been trapped in often-freezing homes and villages by walls of snow and unpassable roads, and officials have struggled to reach out to the vulnerable with emergency food airlifts. Authorities in Russia and Ukraine alone reported ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution

Cold snap in Eastern Europe kills more than 600
BusinessWeek
More than 600 people in Eastern Europe have died during a record-breaking cold snap that has brought the heaviest blizzards in recent memory and trapped thousands behind walls of snow, officials said Wednesday. Authorities in Russia say 205 people have ...
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The Snow Revolution's Orange shadow
The Day Weekly Digest
By Anders ASLUND MOSCOW – Vladimir Putin's regime is warningRussians that their budding “Snow Revolution” will be as big a mistake as Ukraine's Orange Revolution of 2004. But, while the similarities between these two popular movements are palpable, ...
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Europe cold has killed over 650
Philadelphia Inquirer
Tens of thousands have been trapped in often-freezing homes and villages by walls of snow and unpassable roads, and officials have struggled to reach the vulnerable with emergency food airlifts. Authorities in Russia and Ukraine reported Wednesday that ...
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A fine state of affairs
Boston.com
Instead of snow from above, manmade winter has broughtsnow to the slopes during a time of below-normal snowfall.Skiing and riding families will take advantage of a variety of activities and events largely courtesy of about three months of snowmaking.
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Boston.com

Baffled Russians ban unruly toys
Sydney Morning Herald
MOSCOW: There hadn't been any rallies like it before in Russia. Last month there were dozens of toys, from teddy bears to Lego figurines, standing in the snow of a Siberian city with banners complaining about corruption and electoral malpractice.
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Jean-Claude Killy Praises Sochi's “Spectacular Downhill”
PR Web (press release)
The Coordination Commission began its three-day visit by taking in the first FIS Alpine Ski World Cup event held inRussia, at Rosa Khutor – the future home of the Alpine skievents for Sochi 2014 - and meeting the President of theRussian Federation, ...
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PR Web (press release)

Sarıkamış is ready to be explored!
Today's Zaman
The center, which offers skiing at reasonable prices, has become an attractive destination for tourists from a number of countries, including Russia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan. The snowfall this week may have been sufficient for kids to play, ...
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Today's Zaman

VanderBeek taking baby steps
Canada.com
And then there was the psychological factor, the fear-laden prospect of putting your body on the line again at 120 kilometres an hour when catching a rut or slipping into soft snow can have catastrophic results. She is skiing"protectively," she says, ...
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Cold snap in Eastern Europe kills over 600
Business Recorder (blog)
... which has brought the heaviest blizzards in recent memory, trapped thousands behind walls of snow, and left officials struggling to reach out to the vulnerable. Authorities in Russia and Ukraine alone said Wednesday that more than 300 people have ...
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Russia's Syrian Diaspora Divided on the Syrian Conflict
AINA (press release)
Moscow is thousands of kilometers away from Homs, but echoes of the heated battles fought by the government troops against the opposition forces in this Syrian city resonate strongly in Russia's snow-bound capital, where hundreds of natives of this ...
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Death toll hits 600 as Europe struggles to fight big freeze
Irish Independent
Tens of thousands have been trapped in their homes and villages by walls of snow and impassable roads, and officials have struggled to airlift food to the vulnerable. After a massive pile-up in a blizzard, about 100 damaged cars blocked a major road in ...
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Officials say worst cold snap in memory in Eastern Europe has killed more than 650
Newser
(Associated Press) A woman walks along the Kremlin wall during a snowfall in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel) (Associated Press) Snow ploughs clear the A2 highway during a heavy snowfall in Wassen, near St. Gotthard, ...
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Russian officials ban toy "demonstrators" from protesting because they're not ...
GlobalPost (blog)
Russian officials have banned toy "demonstrators" from protesting election malpractice. (AFP /AFP/Getty Images) When a group of toy "demonstrators" stood in the snow in Barnaul, Russia a month ago holding banners protesting corruption and electoral ...
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Snow Drought Continues
WOOD-TV (blog)
Rome -10.7, Berlin -15.2, Bucharest -15.6, Warsaw -18.9, Leningrad -11.9, Moscow-14.2 (highest for the month +15), Yashkul, Russia -25.9 (warmest so far this month -2.9F), Oymyakon, Siberia -2.0 (coldest temperature -72F). The death toll in Europe is ...
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WOOD-TV (blog)

Human Toll From Deadly Cold in Eastern Europe Passes 600
Salem-News.Com
... snow that not only blocked roads, but also wreaked havoc on the railroad system. To make matters worse, some residents are expressing concerns over possible roof collapses. The death toll sailed past 300 people in Russia and the Ukraine alone.
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Salem-News.Com

A fun day sledding in the awesome Italian Alps
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
I took a trip high into the mountains on Sunday with my friend Sasha from Russia and her host family. We spent Saturday night at their house because we had to leave early Sunday morning. Saturday night we ate at a Japanese restaurant.
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The Herald | HeraldOnline.com

Photo Reportage: Romania Under Snow
Argophilia Travel News
Ukraine has had 112 victims, Russia over 200 people, and Poland reported 107. Lithuania, Latvia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro and Slovenia reported casualties as well, and the list could go on. Argophilia Travel News brings you a few ...
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Argophilia Travel News

WA teen hopes it's all downhill from now on Paul Sokoloski Opinion
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
No wonder Jallen is on her way to skiing in the Paralympics. “When I was younger,” Jallen said, “and I said my goal was to go to the Paralympics, I had no idea what it was actually all about. Her goal is tangible because she always believed in it.
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Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

Outdoor game, shutouts highlight Oddset tourney
NHL.com
(Photo: Getty Images) Without question, the most unique venue for any of this year's tour games was the outdoor game between Finland and Russiathat opened the Oddset Hockey Games. A crowd of 25036 braved frigid temperatures and snow to witness the ...
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Another Snow White Film On the Way, This Time Starring Saoirse Ronan
The Flickcast
by Matt Raub, Feb 15 2012 Saoirse Ronan is not only starring in Twilight author Stephanie Meyer's The Host, but is now attached to headline yet another Snow White centric flick called The Order of the Seven. The film will have a completely new spin on ...
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Vonn, other racers pleased with Sochi course
MetroNews Canada
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - From Lindsey Vonn on down, the first impression of the women's downhill course for the 2014 Sochi Olympics was a positive one. The only problem was that the jumps were too large. "I like it. The snow is a little bit soft and ...
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Third Snow White Movie Kind of Happening
CSICON
So; there's Mirror Mirror and Snow White and the Huntsman. Both are versions of the same story, with Snow White and the evil queen being important characters in each. As if that wasn't enough, now we're – kind of – getting a third.
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January 2012: Globe experienced its 19th warmest January on record
Examiner.com
Meanwhile, cooler than normal readings were observed across China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, south central Russia, much of the Middle East, northern India, north Africa, and southwestern Greenland. The United Kingdom experienced its warmest January since ...
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Saoirse Ronan is Disney's Snow White
Yahoo! Singapore News
16 Feb – It is not enough that two versions of "Snow White" are coming out this year that Disney has got to try their hand at an adaptation of their own too, after launching their brand with the animated feature "Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs" back ...
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Yahoo! Singapore News

To Unfreeze Europe, Gazprom Expands Gas Storage
Forbes
Russian natural gas company Gazprom said it will invest at least 200 million euros to expand underground natural gas storage facilities should another deep freeze occur in the future. It's been quite the winter in Europe. Russian energy company Gazprom ...
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Forbes

Putin loses ground in hometown
The News International
SAINT PETERSBURG: As protests against the rule of Vladimir Putin shakeRussia, his popularity is also eroding in Saint Petersburg, the city where he was born and built his political career. Only 47 percent of the electorate inRussia's second city ...
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Preventing A Blowout In The Arctic – OpEd
Eurasia Review
By Julia Heath In September 2011, Vladimir Putin announced a program to begin offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling in the Russian Arctic. Putin is also interested in creating new sea terminals, which he said would rival the Suez and Panama ...
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Soybeans Called to Open Lower on Brazil Rainfall; Corn, Wheat May Decline
Bloomberg
... -Russia Unlikely to Impose Grain Export Duty Before July: Union -Ukrainian Grain Exports Fall Due to Cold Weather, Official Says -Ukraine Grain Traders Plan to Ship 63000 Tons of Corn to Iran -Toepfer Says SnowProtected Germany's Crops After Jan.
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"Airport City" Takes to the Skies on the Android Market
Gamasutra
Moscow, Russia, February 16, 2012 - Game Insight is announcing the launch of its latest title for Android Market, the airline business manager, "Airport City." Game Insight is a company that has lived up to its name by becoming one of the world's ...
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Marilungo helps Atalanta defeat Genoa
Fox News
PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) – Atalanta edged Genoa 1-0 in Serie A to claim their first home win since December 21. Substitute Guido Marilungo struck 12 minutes from time to hand the Bergamaschi their second victory in seven games. Genoa were unlucky not to ...
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Nicolas Sarkozy, a Napoleon theme park and France's grand European delusions
Daily Mail
Equally less enjoyable for French tourists, there may also be a replay of the retreat from Moscow during which tens of thousands of French soldiers perished in the Russian snowand ice after Napoleon had catastrophically overreached himself, ...
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Daily Mail

Binge Britain: How do we tackle our booze problems?
Mirror.co.uk
While the Eskimos have dozens of words for snow, we probably have just as many for getting drunk. But experts fear that the nation's alcohol consumption has now reached epidemic proportions. Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday declared war on ...
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Officials say worst cold snap in memory in Eastern Europe has killed more than 650
Global Toronto
Tens of thousands have been trapped in often-freezing homes and villages by walls of snow and unpassable roads, and officials have struggled to reach out to the vulnerable with emergency food airlifts. Authorities inRussia and Ukraine alone reported ...
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Perspectives on the Evidence and Impacts of Changing Environments in the Far North
The Arctic Institute
In Sapmi, the region inhabited by the Saami people that stretches over northern Europe and Russia's Kola Peninsula, Saami herders face their own problems. Climate-induced shifts in Arctic tundra vegetation have had a substantial impact on reindeer, ...
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The Arctic Institute

State of the Climate
NOAA
Cooler-than-average regions included China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, south central Russia, much of the Middle East, northern India, north Africa, and southwestern Greenland. Separately, the global land surface temperature was 0.61°C (1.10°F) above the 20 ...
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How cold is Europe? Cold enough for the Danube River to freeze
Mother Nature Network
Keeping Europe frozen is a climate pattern called a "RussianWinter." In this pattern, a strong Siberian anticyclone hovers over northern Russia and triggers intense cold and snow, according to a NASA statement. That cold has lingered long enough to ...
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Mother Nature Network

Binge Britain: How do we tackle the country's booze problems?
Mirror.co.uk
While the Eskimos have dozens of words for snow, we probably have just as many for getting drunk. But experts fear that the nation's alcohol consumption has now reached epidemic proportions. Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday declared war on ...
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Alaska's Native heritage
Juneau Empire
Russian Orthodox priest Father Michael Oleksa told me about an Alutiiq man he knows whose wife left him for another guy (who was less energetic and less able to provide for her and his children). Seeing them struggle, he invited them all back — with ...
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Tens of thousands have been trapped in often-freezing homes and villages by walls of snow and unpassable roads. Authorities in Russia and Ukraine alone reported Wednesday that more than 300 people have died in the bitter cold.
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Skiers, coaches criticize lack of workers on Sochi 2014 course ...
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Skiers and coaches complained there weren't enough workers to clean new snow off the 2014 Sochi Olympics downhill course on ...
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