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Turning the tide? Russian authorities cheer improved Covid-19 numbers in gas-rich region

Remote region hosts country's largest gas fields and is home to major Novatek LNG projects

Rising hopes: children of reindeer herders play with a ball in remote Yamal-Nenets region in Russia
Rising hopes: children of reindeer herders play with a ball in remote Yamal-Nenets region in RussiaPhoto: AFP/SCANPIX
  • Vladimir Afanasiev
Moscow
Yamal-NenetsRussiaNovatekEuropeEastern Europe
Published 24 August 2020, 14:37Updated 24 August 2020, 14:37