* World News Quick Take Oct 28, 2009
The two women, whose ages were given as 29 and 50, died in Russias far eastern city of Chita, chief sanitary doctor Gennady Onishchenko said. Both had a confirmed diagnosis of A(H1N1), both had pneumonia, Onishchenko was quoted as saying. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Russia registers first A/H1N1 flu deaths Oct 27, 2009
Two women, aged 29 and 50, died in the far eastern city of Chita, Gennady Onishchenko, the official, told Interfax. "Both hada confirmed diagnosis of A/H1N1 and suffered from pneumonia," he said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Forecast » Sep 23, 2009
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 09/23/09 05:31:19 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 90% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Russian girl, 5, raised by cats, dogs May 28, 2009
Police in the Transbaikal region of Siberia said Wednesday that the girl was kept shut up with the animals in a filthy apartment in the regional capital of Chita, where she lived with relatives, including her father and grandparents ... Chita is 2,900 miles east of Moscow. (MSNBC -- International)
Siberian child 'raised by dogs' May 28, 2009
The girl, who is unable to speak, was discovered living in a squalid flat in the Siberian city of Chita. Police said she had never been allowed outside and had adopted the behaviour of the animals she lived with. (BBC News -- Europe)
Russia's military reform plan falters Mar 10, 2009
On February 19, Medvedev told tank divisions in Chita, eastern Siberia, that Russia plans to increase cooperation with its allies in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) - Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan - and to hold joint military exercises in the near future. Moscow views this as significant in light of plans recently announced to form a CSTO rapid-reaction force. (Asia Times Online)
Where Russians Go for Justice: France Mar 4, 2009
A court security official guards the defendant's cage of jailed former Yukos owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky during a court hearing in Chita on Aug. 21, 2008 Tatyana Makeyeva / Reuters. The lopsided statistic startled Russia. (Time.com)
Jailed Russian tycoon back in court Mar 3, 2009
The 45-year-old former businessman, once ranked as Russia's richest man, was brought to Moscow this month from a prison in Chita near the Chinese border to face the new charges at a preliminary court hearing in the capital. Medvedev, a former lawyer sworn in as president last May, has demanded a clean-up of the Russian court system since Khodorkovsky's sentence and criticised high-level corruption. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Mysterious $1.2 million highway robbery in Russia Feb 23, 2009
Russian media said it was the biggest armed robbery involving a Russian bank since May 2007, when attackers stole about 40 million rubles as well as gold and silver ingots from state bank Sberbank in the Siberian city of Chita. Two guards were killed in that robbery. (North County Times)
Khodorkovsky faces fresh charges Feb 20, 2009
Khodorkovsky has been serving his sentence in Krasnokamensk, in the east Siberian region of Chita, close to the Chinese border, about 4,700km (3,000 miles) east of Moscow ... FROM OTHER NEWS SITES Court orders Khodorkovsky, Lebedev to attend Moscow hearing - 12 hrs ago Jailed Russian tycoon faces fresh charges in Moscow - 14 hrs ago Judge orders jailed Yukos founder to Moscow - 15 hrs ago Jailed Russian tycoon faces new trial: prosecutors - 15 hrs ago Khodorkovsky to be convoyed from Chita to... (BBC News -- Europe)
Jailed Russian Tycoon Faces Fresh Charges in Moscow Feb 20, 2009
Earlier this week, Russian media quoted officials as saying the new trial could be conducted via a video link with the prison in Chita region bordering China, where Khodorkovsky is serving his term. 1. (ABC News -- Wire)
Local Weather Feb 8, 2009
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 02/08/09 07:15:32 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 89% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
