Word: sakhalin
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Sakhalin Islands. If Jackson really has a preference for working abroad, these small rocks off the coasts of Russia and Japan present him with a perfect opportunity. Both countries claim sovereignty over these floating boulders, neither seems particularly inclined to back down, and no one on the planet--including the competing adversaries--cares one whit who comes out on top. Jackson should travel to the islands, exercise some Solomonic wisdom and solve this burgeoning crisis once...
...devastating earthquake struck Sakhalin Island in Russia's far east, killing perhaps as many as 2,000 of 3,000 people living in the tiny oil-drilling town of Neftegorsk. The violent quake, 7.5 on the Richter scale, flattened the shoddy Soviet-built apartment blocks; in a section of town, one of the few structures still standing was a statue of Lenin. Subfreezing nighttime temperatures complicated rescue efforts, and thick offshore ice kept a hospital ship from reaching Sakhalin...
BORIS YELTSIN Bold speeches, but scant funds for Sakhalin quake relief...
...after he rudely rebuffed Japan's offer to send doctors to help in the Sakhalin Island earthquake, Boris Yeltsin issued an apologetic press release. The Russian President said today that he "regretted his emotional statement," and said the Russians would not reject any offer of aid. However, he still maintained that Russia could cope with the disaster...
Enraged survivors of the devastating earthquake in Neftegorsky confronted town officials today. "I only have two questions," said one woman. "Why weren't we warned? Why is my husband dead?" Townspeople rejected an offer by the state to resettle them in other areas of Sakhalin Island. Frustrated by a dying local economy, many residents had hoped to be moved to the mainland. New tremors are also being felt in Russia's courts. Prosecutors are now opening a criminal investigation of the builders of the town's apartment buildings, saying shoddy construction contributed greatly to the loss of life...