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    Putin declares state of emergency following massive Siberian oil spill

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency following the collapse of a fuel tank at a power plant in the Siberian city of Norilsk last week. The incident resulted in a huge oil spill - 20,000 tons of diesel fuel have leaked into a river inside the Arctic Circle.

    Putin is reportedly furious at the management of the plant for not reporting the incident immediately.