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Landmark flight from from the Mediterranean to Barents Sea

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 14:18
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A British surveillance aircraft is first to conduct a full transit flight along NATO’s eastern border from Greece via the Black

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* Featured * Environment Environment (Finland) Featured • Zone 2 Finland General 

Parts of Finland experience record warmth in September

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 15:04
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Parts of Finland experienced record-high temperatures in September, with an average of of 12.2 C, the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)

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Employees at Northvolt may be forced to leave Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 09:54
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Many employees at Northvolt are in Sweden on work visas and now risk being forced to leave the country if

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden will lead NATO troops in northern Finland

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:58
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“I am very happy that Sweden has today announced its ambition to assume the framework nation role in the enhanced

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General Society Society (Canada) 

N.W.T. officials open to Poilievre’s proposed trades program for high school students

CBC News
Posted: Friday, September 13, 2024 at 15:36
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By Nadeer Hashmi Conservative leader promised at weekend rally new pre-trades program for N.W.T. students Some education officials in the

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General Society Society (Canada) 

New head of N.W.T. RCMP on crime, trust and ‘demystifying’ policing

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 16:30
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Chief Supt. Dyson Smith was named commanding officer last week RCMP Chief Supt. Dyson Smith said he already had his

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* Featured * Business Business (Norway) Featured • Zone 2 General Norway 

Oil ship is on its way to Norway’s new Arctic field

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:58
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The 300 meter long FPSO will before year’s end be ready to give a boost to the country’s oil production

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General Society Society (Canada) 

Only grocery store in Whale Cove, Nunavut, burns

CBC News
Posted: Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:02
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Co-op store caught fire early Friday morning, triggering state of emergency The only grocery store in Whale Cove, Nunavut has

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* Featured * Canada Countries Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 2 General 

Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in chief ‘frustrated’ at waiting for Yukon gov’t on land-use planning

Chris MacIntyre, CBC News
Posted: Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:28
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Planning commission won’t draft a final land use plan for Dawson region until it hears from territory The chief of

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Chinese icebreaker makes port call in Murmansk

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 11:51
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By Liam Baker, Paul Tukker · The Russian Arctic region actively seeks to strengthen ties with Beijing. This week, a Chinese icebreaker

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* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Featured • Zone 2 General News Russia 

Tighter sanctions target Nornickel as pressure mounts

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at 14:59
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More than ten companies associated with the Russian mining and metallurgy giant are included in the U.S list of sanctions.

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* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Featured • Zone 2 General News Russia 

Doomed Arctic LNG platform arrives in Arctic Russia

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, August 19, 2024 at 11:08
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After three weeks of towing across rough Arctic waters, the 640,000 ton heavy production platform arrives in the remote port

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* Featured * Environment Environment (Russia) Featured • Zone 2 General Russia 

Dense sea ice in the High Arctic could threaten shipping

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 16:08
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By Elizaveta Vereykina There are major volumes of sea-ice in Russian east Arctic waters and oil tankers could have difficulty

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 Finland General News Society Society (Finland) 

Lapland among healthcare regions to face bleak financial outlook

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 11:30
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Over half of the country’s regional healthcare authorities revised their financial reports for 2024 to reflect increased budget deficits. Finland’s

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

N.W.T. Supreme Court finds Ron Barlas abused his CEO position with egregious conduct

April Hudson, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 16:11
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Judge rules that Barlas be officially removed as as head of Lutsel K’e company In a decision Wednesday, an N.W.T. Supreme Court

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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