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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What is happening with Arctic weather? Moscow wants to know
The Russian government decides to upgrade 123 meteorological stations in the Arctic. The network of meteorological stations has degraded over many
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Remains of ice age woolly rhinoceros found in melting Siberian permafrost
A well-preserved ice age woolly rhino with many of its internal organs still intact has been recovered from permafrost in
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Russian fishing boat capsizes in Barents Sea leaving 17 people missing
Seventeen sailors are still missing after the sinking of a Russian ship on Monday in the northern Barents Sea. The
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Russia approves e-visa for Nordic citizens from February 2021
Entry to Russia will be much easier as e-visas for tourism, business, humanitarian and guest visits will be issued online
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