NUMBER 111, JUNE 20 - 26, 1995
STAYING COOL IN THE SUMMER SUN
St Petersburg sweltered last week through the city's
hottest start to summer in over 100 years. City weathermen predicted that the
heat was here to stay while Vladimir Zhirinovsky thought he knew who to blame.
(See PETER'S TOWN)
Photo: Alexander Belenky. (Large jpg - 56K)
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TOP STORIES
- New plan to help city kids
- The Europen Community is backing the city to the tune of more than a
million dollars in its efforts to help destitute St Petersburg children.
- Man burns himself over US air raids
- A man who turned himself into a pillar of flame near the US consulate in
protest over Bosnia died as a result of burns to almost three-quarters of his
body.
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FEATURE
- Oil spills in Komi an ongoing threat to a fragile ecosystem
- After yet another oil spill in the Komi Republic last
week, the ongoing danger to the region's delicate tundra ecosystem and the
Pechora River cannot be ignored. NATHANIEL TRUMBULL explains why the aging pipes used to transport Vozey crude remain a series of accidents waiting
to go on happening.
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