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The State

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Circulation64,855 Daily; 123,064 Sunday
HeadquartersShop Road
Columbia
SC
United States
First issue date1891
Owners McClatchy
EditorsBrian Tolley
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The State is an American daily newspaper published in Columbia, South Carolina. The newspaper is owned and distributed by The McClatchy Company in the Midlands region of the state. It is, by circulation, the second-largest newspaper in South Carolina after The Post and Courier.

Ukraine war: Soldier tells BBC of front-line 'hell'

Ukraine war: Soldier tells BBC of front-line 'hell'
Dec 4,2023 1:11 am

... This soldier s testimony, however, reveals splits between Ukraine s government and its generals over The State of the war...

Commonwealth Games: Gold Coast mayor scraps bid for 2026 event

Commonwealth Games: Gold Coast mayor scraps bid for 2026 event
Dec 3,2023 8:10 pm

... The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) had struggled to find a host for the 2026 Games before Victoria volunteered, and a month after The State s withdrawal, the only contender for the 2030 Games - the Canadian province of Alberta - also dropped its hosting plans...

'Labour won't turn on spending taps' says Starmer

'Labour won't turn on spending taps' says Starmer
Dec 3,2023 6:01 pm

... Senior source in the Labour leader s office said the decision was made because of The State of the public finances...

Oreo fritters to teacup pizza: Indian street food gets trendy

Oreo fritters to teacup pizza: Indian street food gets trendy
Dec 2,2023 9:11 pm

... In 1975, Jasuben Pizza, now a successful chain in Gujarat, added a spicy sauce and grated raw cheese to their pizzas, says Anil Mulchandani, an author and food critic based in The State s Ahmedabad city...

Court rules Donald Trump can be sued for allegedly inciting Capitol riot

Court rules Donald Trump can be sued for allegedly inciting Capitol riot
Dec 1,2023 9:21 pm

... But the judges found that Mr Trump was acting as a candidate when he addressed the crowd, noting that he had produced no reason why the speech " should be treated more like The State of the Union than [a] campaign ad"...

The Vivienne: Drag Race star attack was homophobic - magistrates

The Vivienne: Drag Race star attack was homophobic - magistrates
Dec 1,2023 2:41 pm

... He admitted comparing him to an Oompa Loompa - a character from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - later adding " look at The State of that" and asking " who are you trying to impress? "...

Sandra Day O'Connor: A ranch girl who became 'queen of the court'

Sandra Day O'Connor: A ranch girl who became 'queen of the court'
Dec 1,2023 12:31 pm

... In that role, she earned the good graces of Arizona Governor Jack Williams, who appointed her to a vacancy in The State senate...

Shane MacGowan: U2 and Paul Weller lead tributes to Pogues singer

Shane MacGowan: U2 and Paul Weller lead tributes to Pogues singer
Dec 1,2023 5:31 am

... MacGowan s former Pogues bandmate James Fearnley, described the singer as " a tearaway" but one who " had a lot of concern for The State of the world" and who " spoke very deeply and incisively to a lot of people" Fearnley told BBC Radio 5 Live: " I m privileged to have worked with somebody like that, and lived with somebody like that, and drank with somebody like that, and shared a lot of experiences with somebody like that...

Arctic Circle oil spill: Russian prosecutors, the controls on permafrost sites

Nov 30,2023 9:41 am

The leaked diesel oil in engine, some 12km (7. 5 miles) from The Site of The Accident

Russian state checked have ordered lawyers in the case of "especially dangerous objects" built on the permafrost after a major oil spill in The Arctic .

emergency diesel was declared to 20,000 tons of running in a river, when a tank at a Power Plant near The City of Norilsk broke Last Friday .

of The Russian requests, recommend subsidence as The Cause .

The complex is owned by a subsidiary of Norilsk Nickel, The World 's leading nickel and palladium Producer .

and the Power Plant 's Director, Vyacheslav Petrovich Starostin, was taken into custody.

The Russian investigative Committee has opened a Criminal Case on environmental pollution and the alleged negligence.

The Arctic ice was melting in the unusually warm weather for This Time of year.

What were the tests ordered exactly?

Russia's top Prosecutor, Igor Krasnov, gave orders for regional and environmental prosecutors to conduct a "thorough review" of the "dangerous objects", the melt on "territories exposed to permafrost".

The goal is to prevent a repeat of The Incident in The Plant in the vicinity of Norilsk.

A spokesman for Mr Krasnov's department said Russian media, the prosecutors would assess the company's compliance with legislation, monitoring of the environment and measures for the prevention of emergencies.

the effectiveness of The State surveillance will also be evaluated, He Said .

What is permafrost?

The term is used for the soil is frozen continuously for two or more years.

approximately 55% of the territory of Russia, mainly in Siberia, permafrost and home to its major oil and gas Fields .

emergencies Ministry specialists were warned to be flown from the Novosibirsk

, an international forum that includes Russia, that due to Global Warming and the melting of the ice, foundations in permafrost regions could not support any longer, the loads that they did, as least in the 1980S .

storage tanks on the Yamal Peninsula , for example, are mounted on stilts.

How bad the spill was?

The leaked oil engine, some 12km (7. 5 miles) from The Site , turning over long distances, the Ambarnaya river of crimson Red .

The oil spill contaminated report 350 sq km (135 sq mile) area of The State , the media.

In a statement, Norilsk Nickel said The Incident was reported in a "timely and properly".

The State of emergency means of additional forces into the area to help with the clean-up operation.

The Accident is believed to be The Second largest in the modern Russian history in terms of volume, an expert of The World Wildlife Fund, Alexei Knizhnikov, said to the AFP news Agency.

What can be done to clean up the damage?

The Incident has to say about stark warnings of environmentalists, the extent of the oil spill and the geography of The River means it will be difficult to clean up.

Greenpeace, Exxon is in comparison to the 1989 Valdez disaster in Alaska .

experts have warned that the clean-up operation poses great challenges

Oleg Mitvol, the former Deputy head of The Russian environmental watchdog, Rosprirodnadzor, said that it had "never been an accident in The Arctic zone".

He was the " clean-up cost said could 100bn roubles (£1. 2bn; $1. 5 billion) and will take between five and 10 Years .

It is not the First Time Norilsk Nickel has been involved in the oil spills.

was responsible for turning a nearby river Red .

natural resources Minister, Dmitry Kobylkin , warned against the attempt to burn such a large amount of fuel, oil, and has suggested, try diluting the oil with the reagents.



environment, oil, siberia, russia, pollution, vladimir putin, arctic

Source of news: bbc.com

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