Refugee overload for town in Arctic Norway
As Syrian refugees by the hundreds cross over from Russia, capacities in the Arctic Norwegian town of Kirkenes are reaching their limits.
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200 million rubles stolen from Russia’s Northern Fleet
About 200 million rubles have been stolen from Zvezdochka, the Northern Fleet yard in Severodvinsk. A source in the Russian
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More Arctic research, intn’l cooperation needed
REYKJAVIK: The climatic changes taking place in the Arctic are a call to action for the world. We must answer
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NSR – Russia to focus on domestic projects
REYKJAVIK: Transit cargo between Europe and Asia is plummeting, but cargo to and from Russian ports along the Northern Sea
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Germany, Iceland cooperate on new transpolar port
The German company Bremenports has concluded an agreement with Icelandic authorities and the Icelandic engineering company Elfa on a
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The new Barents priorities
Regional identity is on the priority list of the new Russian Barents Council chairmanship along with cross-border transportation, climate, culture
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International community talks Arctic in Iceland
REYKJAVIK: The capital of Iceland stands in the Arctic limelight for the next couple of days, as people from around
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Norwegian no-shows at Barents meeting
The Norwegians are known as staunch supporters of the Barents Cooperation. But they show a clearly fading engagement in the
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Norway app helps reaction to oil spills
How large the impact from an oil spill occurrence is, depends on how quickly the clean-up begins. While operational crews
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Bellona Murmansk dissolved as Russian NGO
The environmental organization Bellona Murmansk was on Monday dissolved as a NGO after it was declared a «foreign agent» by
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Finland inspects Russian Arctic Brigade
The Finnish Defence Command is starting a three-day evaluation visit to Alakurtti, the base for Russia’s new Arctic special forces.
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Russia: Tough times for Arctic oil region
Russia’s far northern Nenets Autonomous Okrug boosts debts to cope with a quickly growing deficit. The oil-rich region located along
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Moscow to set up Arctic media service
Russia will establish a major new media resource aimed at promoting Russian national interest in the Arctic. The new state-sponsored
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Norilsk Nickel halts Murmansk mine production
The company is closing down its biggest mine in the Kola Peninsula following plummeting raw material prices. Consequences will dramatic
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China to provide parts for Russian offshore projects
Chinese companies will provide a lion’s share of the technology needed for Russian offshore energy projects, the government plans. In
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