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Al Arabiya
10 hours ago
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- Al Arabiya
Plane with five aboard missing in Siberia: Russia
A plane with five people aboard, including two pilots, went missing in the deep forests of Siberia on Tuesday, Russia's civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia said. The Antonov An-2, a Soviet mass-produced single-engine biplane aircraft widely used for agricultural and forestry purposes, issued distressed signals over the forests of Yakutia in far northeastern Russia, TASS news agency reported, citing the local emergency ministry's office. A search and rescue plane has been sent to locate the aircraft that was performing forestry aerial reconnaissance, Rosaviatsia said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app.
Reuters
10 hours ago
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- Reuters
Plane with five aboard missing in Siberia, Russia says
June 10 (Reuters) - A plane with five people aboard, including two pilots, went missing in the deep forests of Siberia on Tuesday, Russia's civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia said. The Antonov An-2, a Soviet mass-produced single-engine biplane aircraft widely used for agricultural and forestry purposes, issued distressed signals over the forests of Yakutia in far northeastern Russia, TASS news agency reported, citing the local emergency ministry's office. A search and rescue plane has been sent to locate the aircraft that was performing forestry aerial reconnaissance, Rosaviatsia said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app.
Reuters
21-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Rosneft takes control of Russia's largest rare earth deposit, registry shows
MOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) - Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft ( opens new tab acquired Tomtor, country's largest rare earth metal deposit, a companies registry showed on Wednesday, after President Vladimir Putin last year urged that the development of the field be speeded up. Tomtor, located in the north of the Siberian region of Yakutia, is a key project in Russia's plans to boost output of the metals that are used in the defence industry and in making mobile phones and electric cars, to reduce reliance on imports from China. According to an official state registry of Russian companies, Rosneft secured complete control over the project's operator, Vostok Engineering, on May 20. Rosneft did not immediately reply to a request to comment. In November Putin accused the operator of Tomtor of delaying the deposit's development, suggesting it should either raise investment or seek help from third parties, including the state. Before the Ukraine conflict, Russia planned to invest $1.5 billion in rare earth minerals, striving to become the biggest producer after China by 2030. Other countries, including the United States, are also trying to curb their reliance on China, which controls 95% of the global production and supply of rare earth metals. Businessman Alexander Nesis, a former shareholder in Polymetal, a major producer of gold and silver, used to own a 75% stake in a firm called ThreeArc Mining, the operator of the project, through his IST group of companies. Polymetal used to own a 9.1% stake in ThreeArc Mining. Following the ownership change after the start of Russian military action in Ukraine, and subsequent Western sanctions on Russian businesses, the operator of the project ended up under control by IST's former manager Vladislav Resin, before Rosneft gained it.
Bloomberg
08-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Alrosa Unearths Russia's Biggest Jewelry-Quality Diamond
Alrosa PJSC said it mined Russia's largest ever diamond of jewelry quality. The company extracted the 468.30-carat, amber-colored gem in Yakutia in the country's Far East, according to a statement on Thursday.
Reuters
07-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Four people injured in fire at coal processing plant in Russia's Far East, officials say
May 7 (Reuters) - Four people were injured in a fire at a coal processing plant in far northeastern Russia, Russian officials and the Mechel mining company said early on Wednesday. Mechel ( opens new tab said in a statement that personnel were evacuated from the coal processing plant located in Neryungri in the Republic of Sakha, also known as Yakutia, after a methane fire occurred in a finished goods warehouse. The Reuters Tariff Watch newsletter is your daily guide to the latest global trade and tariff news. Sign up here. Several Russian Telegram news channels reported an explosion at the plant. Reuters could not independently verify the reports of an explosion.
