Lahti 1999

Lahti 1999

19990306 - LAHTI - LAHTI SKI GAMES - Russia's Anfisa Restzova in action during ladies 10 km World Cup event at the Lahti Ski Games on Saturday, 6th March. Restzova passed away on Thursday. LEHTIKUVA / MATTI BJÖRKMAN / tt dcs / Suomi Finland - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Matti Björkman/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

"Double 11" shopping festival heats up among online platforms in Russia

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Russia's Nizhny Novgorod receives asylum seekers from eastern Ukraine

STORY: Russia's Nizhny Novgorod receives asylum seekers from eastern Ukraine DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:41 LOCATION: NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of asylum seekers on trains 2. SOUNDBITE (Russian): GLEB NIKITIN, Governor of Nizhny Novgorod region 3. SOUNDBITE (Russian): ANFISA TIMOSHENKO, Asylum seeker from Donetsk STORYLINE: A train with asylum seekers from eastern Ukraine's Donbass arrived in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod on Tuesday, almost half of whom were children. The regional governor Gleb Nikitin was at the station to receive the people, assuring them everything was ready. The governor told the crowd that there was a shortage of workers in a number of industries in the region, and would certainly offer options to those who were interested. SOUNDBITE (Russian): GLEB NIKITIN, Governor of Nizhny Novgorod region "Now I want to call on the people of Nizhny Novgorod. Let's perceive ourselves as the owners of the house, who want their guests to be as comfortable a