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  • August 2008

    • Russia Keeps Troops in Poti

      Reuters  |  Aug 23, 08 10:35 AM CDT

      Russia Keeps Troops in Poti

      (Newser) - Russia says it will continue to patrol the key Black Sea port of Poti despite Western demands that it pull back to pre-conflict positions, Reuters reports. A Russian general said troops will continue "peacekeeping" operations there even though the city falls outside the perimeter agreed upon in the recent cease-fire. More »

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      Russia  • Georgia  • troop withdrawal  • ceasefire  • Black Sea  • military presence

  • February 2008

    • Turks Find Hitler's 'Lost Fleet'

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Feb 4, 08 2:25 PM CST

      Turks Find Hitler's 'Lost Fleet'

      (Newser) - Three World War II U-boats, known as "Hitler's lost fleet," have been discovered off the Turkish coast, the Telegraph reports. A Turkish team combined archival research with sailor interviews and sonar technology to find the wreckage, part of the six-boat fleet that dogged Russian ships in the Black Sea under notorious commander "Silent Otto" Kretschmer. More »

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      Germany  • Nazi  • World War II  • history  • Adolf Hitler  • discovery  • sailor  • submarine  • Black Sea  • sonar  • Romania

  • November 2007

    • Noah's Flood Transformed Agriculture

      Reuters  |  Nov 19, 07 10:33 AM CST

      Noah's Flood Transformed Agriculture

      (Newser) - The real-life inspiration for the biblical flood may have been responsible for the widespread adoption of agriculture in Europe, according to a new study. About 8,000 years ago, at the end of the last Ice Age, ice sheets melted, causing massive flooding in the Black Sea basin. That forced farmers to disperse, and they migrated to new areas where people still relied on hunting and gathering. More »

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      France  • Italy  • Turkey  • Europe  • flood  • agriculture  • farming  • Balkans  • Black Sea  • Yugoslavia  • Noah's Ark

    • Troops Join Black Sea Cleanup

      Times (UK)  |  Nov 13, 07 8:52 AM CST

      Troops Join Black Sea Cleanup

      (Newser) - Russian authorities have brought in troops to help with oil cleanup on the Black Sea. At least 20 sailors are listed as missing and 3 bodies washed up since a storm hit dozens of ships Saturday. Efforts to pump oil from a sunken oil tanker that's already leaked 1.3 million gallons have been postponed due to heavy weather, exacerbating the environmental damage. More »

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      Russia  • disaster  • Ukraine  • oil spill  • Black Sea

    • 8 Sailors Missing in Black Sea

      BBC  |  Nov 12, 07 8:12 AM CST

      8 Sailors Missing in Black Sea

      (Newser) - Eight sailors are still missing in the storm that claimed an oil tanker and up to 10 other ships yesterday in the Kerch Strait, which links the Black Sea and the Sea of Akov. Three bodies have been recovered. Four ships have sunk, including the tanker that dumped 1.3 million gallons of oil; at least two of the other ships carried hazardous cargo, including 6,000  tons of sulfur. More »

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      disaster  • oil spill  • Black Sea

    • Tanker Dumps Oil Into Black Sea

      Associated Press  |  Nov 11, 07 10:32 AM CST

      Tanker Dumps Oil Into Black Sea

      (Newser) - A Russian oil tanker spewed more than 1.3 million gallons of oil into the Black Sea early today after breaking apart in violent storms it wasn't designed to withstand, reports the AP. Two other ships carrying sulfur sank, and both rescue and clean-up efforts were being hampered by continuing bad weather. The spill was the region's worst in years. More »

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      Black Sea

  • August 2007
  • July 2007

    • Sochi Wins 2014 Games

      Reuters  |  Jul 5, 07 4:52 AM CDT

      Sochi Wins 2014 Games

      (Newser) - The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in the Black Sea resort of Sochi — thanks in part to personal intervention by Russian Premier Vladimir Putin, reports Reuters. Putin addressed a session of the International Olympic Committee in Guatemala City in English, French and Spanish, helping Sochi win a 51-47 vote victory over Pyeongchang, South Korea. More »

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      Vladimir Putin  • Olympic Games  • Black Sea  • Sochi

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