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Planes from Irkutsk may start flying to Vietnam
New international and domestic flights may appear from Irkutsk, talks are underway on flights to Hanoi and Bangkok, as well as a route to St. Petersburg. If agreements…
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A new stadium will be built in the Marat suburb
In Irkutsk, they plan to build a modern multifunctional stadium in the grove between schools No. 10 and No. 3, where children now have nowhere to do outdoor physical…
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Five Baikal seals settled in Sochi
Five Baikal seal pups, Mishka, Chester, Tyson, Kisa and Bonya, moved from Irkutsk to Sochi. In the southern Aquarium, the four month old babies are adapting to a new…
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Irkutsk residents will be among the first to see the best film of Kinotavr2009
Our compatriot, director Ivan Vyrypaev, is coming to Irkutsk for the premiere of his new film Oxygen and will personally tell viewers about its making, then discuss it…
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Armed robbery of a jewelry store solved
In Irkutsk, police solved a daring armed robbery of a jewelry store in the Leninsky district in less than a day. Four armed masked youths stole jewelry worth nearly 2…
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The Irkutsk Marriage Palace will get a Bench of Reconciliation
On July 8, Irkutsk and the region will celebrate Family, Love and Fidelity Day, a holiday in honor of Saints Peter and Fevronia, patrons of Christian marriage. The…
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The President of Russia signed a death sentence for 30 tour companies in the Irkutsk region
In Russia, minimum financial guarantees for tour operators have been raised, now for domestic tourism they start at 10 million rubles, and for outbound tourism at 30…
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More than three hundred employers in the Angara region want to use foreign labor next year
In Irkutsk Region, the quota for hiring foreign workers this year was raised from 29.7 to 32.6 thousand people, the decision is linked to extra requests from gold mining…
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Closure of vehicle traffic on Chekhov Street
In Irkutsk from July 6 to 20 vehicle traffic will be closed on Chekhov Street from Dzerzhinsky to 8 Marta Lane due to repair work to fix a heating network accident. Bus…