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Russian military raids Greenpeace ship, takes activists hostage
2013-09-20 19:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Armed Russian military have stormed a Greenpeace ship protesting against oil exploitation in remote Arctic waters. According to the last communications from the Arctic Sunrise before all contact was cut at around 4.30pm BST, the Russians dropped guards on to the deck of the vessel by rope from a helicopter, rounded up the Greenpeace crew and broke into the wheel house and communications rooms. Tweets from three people who locked themselves into a secure area on the ship said: "This is pretty...
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AGCO and Russian Machines Create Joint Venture
2013-09-18 19:46:04| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
AGCO, Your Agriculture Company , a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, and Russian Machines, part of the Basic Element group and one of the leaders in the Russian machinery sector, today announced the creation of a new joint venture in order to manufacture and distribute agricultural equipment and replacement parts in ... (more)
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Russian Coast Guard Fires on Greenpeace Ship, Arrests Four
2013-09-18 19:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: The Russian Coast Guard has fired shots at a Greenpeace International ship in the Russian Arctic and four Greenpeace activists were arrested today during a protest of oil drilling in the fragile, pristine environment. At 4.30 am Moscow time, five inflatable boats were launched from the Greenpeace International ship Arctic Sunrise and headed towards the Gazprom oil rig Prirazlomnaya in the remote Pechora sea. One of the inflatables was confronted by the Russian Coast Guard and two activists were...
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Activists arrested during Russian oil protest
2013-09-18 12:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Greenpeace said on Wednesday two of its activists have been arrested after scaling the Prirazlomnaya oil platform in Arctic waters in a fresh protest over the potential threat to the environment from operations slated to start by the end of the year. Production at the Gazprom-owned rig, Russia's first such project in the Barents Sea, was delayed last year after similar action. Gazprom put the delay down to technical reasons. A Russian coastguard officer, right, points a gun at a Greenpeace...
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Analysis - Russian tax relief can help Carlsberg boost volumes
2013-09-16 13:35:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Carlsberg will have the chance to revive its Russian volumes after authorities voted to ease back on beer taxes from 2015, an analyst has suggested.
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