Hot winter postpones the 400 km "ice road"—a vital route leading to diamond mines—from opening.
Canada's Arctic region is seeing climate change's influence on diamond mining. The 400-kilometer ice route that connects significant diamond mines in the area has been delayed due to Canada's hot winter. What does that signify for the industry, which is already under pressure from environmental advocacy organizations? What about the regional economy?
Putin of Russia celebrates an election victory that has been called illegal.
Vladimir Putin declared that the Russian presidential election was won. Now that polling places have closed, almost two-thirds of the votes have been tallied. According to preliminary returns, he has at least 87% of the vote in an election that was widely predicted to go one way. Russia has witnessed a silent protest on the third and final day of voting.
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