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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Greenland relaxes vaccination requirement for use of public transportation
Greenland’s decision to ban un-vaccinated people from public transportation will expire after July 23, instead of July 30, as domestic
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Outbreak declared over in Arctic Canadian city of Iqaluit, says chief public health officer
Current restrictions, including mandatory masks, will stay in place for now: chief public health officer The COVID-19 outbreak in Iqaluit
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Canada’s Northwest Territories gives $1.75M to 52 anti-poverty initiatives
The funding supports 2SLGBTQ youth and food security programs, among others The Northwest Territories government has expanded their annual $1
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Sweden’s regions go for different strategies when vaccinating those under 18
Those 16 and 17 years old in Sweden will be able to get their Covid vaccinations in August. Sweden’s 21 regions
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Iceland to require COVID-19 testing for vaccinated travellers over Delta variant concerns
Iceland will reinstate negative COVID-19 test requirements for travellers on July 27 after a rise in infections, most of which
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More COVID-19 restrictions to ease Friday in Arctic Canadian city of Iqaluit
Masks remain mandatory in all Nunavut communities At the stroke of midnight heading into Friday, outdoor gatherings in Iqaluit will
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Project aims to bring long-term support to at-risk men in Canada’s Yukon territory
‘The [current] system itself is failing people,’ says project founder Nelson Lepine Nelson Lepine knows just how hard it can
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Greenland authorities call for more testing after July 6 flight from Denmark linked to more COVID-19 cases
Greenland’s public health authorities are asking everyone who flew from Copenhagen to Kangerlussuaq on July 6 to quarantine and get
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Swedish health agency reinstates test recommendation for travelers outside of Nordics
Those coming back to Sweden from a country outside of the Nordic region are recommended to get a PCR test
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Food insecurity a public health crisis that needs action, says Canadian Inuit org
The national Inuit organization in Canada released their Inuit Nunangat Food Security Strategy on Monday, saying the prevalence of food
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Arctic Circle Assembly to hold in-person conference in October
The Arctic Circle Assembly, one of the biggest Arctic conferences in the world, will be holding an in-person event this
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Residents reflect on Nunavut Day on how far northern Canadian territory has come
People in Nunavut are celebrating the territory’s 22nd birthday on Friday. Nunavut Day celebrates Parliament passing the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act.
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Wait-list for children’s dental surgery in the Canadian territory of Nunavut has doubled to 1,000
‘During COVID, we had access to virtually no hospital services for those kids,’ official says A Nunavut woman says her
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Kilometre-long queues as people rush to cross reopened Nordic border
Hundreds of cars amass at the far northern border crossing point between Finland and Norway as national authorities ease traveling
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