Russia’s Sergei Shoigu lines up a circumpolar cruise
The Russian defence minister intends to organise a historical circumpolar voyage that includes visits to all Arctic archipelagos. Shoigu presented
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Arctic Coast Guard Forum meeting underway in Russia
Coast Guard reps from the eight Arctic countries are currently meeting in Russia to discuss further operational cooperation amongst its
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Ten percent of population on Russia’s Kola Peninsula has been infected with COVID-19
Murmansk region on Monday reached the mark of 70,000 cases as the number of new infections remains high. 143 new
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Russian nuclear-powered cargo ship returns to Arctic after troublesome year
The nuclear-powered cargo ship crossed the Arctic Circle at 66°34’N early Tuesday morning Currently steaming north along Norway’s northern coast,
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Production of Arctic fiber-optic cable starts in Murmansk
Six pairs of fiber-optic cables with a bandwidth of up to 104 Tb/s will be laid on the seafloor along
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COVID-19 cases up 200% in Murmansk, Russia
About 260 new cases with COVID-19 are detected daily over the last week in Murmansk region, three times more than
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COVID-19 infections are increasing in Russia’s Northwest
In the Murmansk region, only one out of eight citizens have taken the vaccine. Russia has confirmed some 5,2 million
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Except for military towns, Russian North sees sharp decline in population
The region of Murmansk in 2020 had a more than 1,1 percent drop in its population. But several of the
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New batch of satellites brings broadband to the Arctic
36 satellites by British communication company OneWeb were successfully placed in orbit late Sunday evening by a Soyuz rocket from
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Work on high-tech digitalization of Russia’s entire Arctic starts this spring
Construction permit is granted for what will provide for high-tech digitalization of Russia’s entire Arctic coastline, from Murmansk to Vladivostok.
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Russia’s North Pole Barneo camp cancelled for the third year in a row
COVID-19 travel restrictions make it impossible to carry out planned tours to the ice camp, supposed to be built on
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Indigenous Peoples call on Nornickel’s global partners to demand environmental action
“Nornickel does not invite us to meetings, so now we urge international shareholders and buyers of their metals to take
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In Russian tundra tragedy, up to 80,000 reindeer might have starved to death
Herders in the Yamal Peninsula despair as thick layers of ice prevent their animals from getting access to the indispensable
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Nornickel must pay €1.62 billion for its huge oil spill in Arctic tundra
More than 21,000 tons of diesel oil spilled into rivers, lakes and vulnerable wetlands. Now, the company has to pay
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Russian scientists hope to identify wreckage of legendary Arctic icebreaker in 2021
The Russian navy plans to deploy a team of divers in 2021 to explore the wreckage of a ship believed
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