Rescuers have finished evacuating a coal pit in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk following a blast early on Saturday. It’s the second methane explosion at the mine in as many weeks.
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Campaign silence ahead of Russia’s election
Advertising, forecasts and opinion polls have finished – now Russian voters must decide who they’ll vote for in Sunday parliamentary election. 24 hours of campaign silence began Friday at midnight Moscow time. 11 parties are vying for 450 State Duma seats.
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Russia’s parliamentary election is off and running. Polls are now open in five time zones in the country’s eastern regions, including Chukotka, Kamchatka and the port city of Vladivostok on the Pacific coast. 11 parties are competing for 450 State Duma seats.
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