SAINT PETERSBURG: Five British Greenpeace activists and one Canadian flew out of Russia on Friday following an amnesty which halted their prosecution for a protest against an oil rig, the environmental group said.

The activists took off on a plane from Saint Petersburg’s Pulkovo airport, a Greenpeace spokesman said, declining to reveal their final destination.

Seven of 30 activists charged in the probe have now left Russia after Dmitri Litvinov, a Swedish-American, left Saint Petersburg for Helsinki on Thursday.—AFP

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At breaking point
20 Jan, 2025

At breaking point

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Lower growth
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Lower growth

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Nutrition challenge
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Nutrition challenge

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Kurram conundrum
Updated 19 Jan, 2025

Kurram conundrum

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EV policy
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EV policy

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Varsity woes
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Varsity woes

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