Norwegian military faces major cuts
Norway’s Defence Minister Ine Søreide Eriksen in her long-term plan for the Armed Forces is suggesting eliminating 1,500 jobs and
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Lapland border officials turn away first would-be entrants at Finnish-Russian crossing
A new border restriction has been in force for 10 days at Finland’s two Lapland border crossings on the Russian
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Ban use of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic by ships: environmental groups
A coalition of international environmental groups is calling on the International Maritime Organization to prohibit the use of heavy fuel
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Polar bears forced to swim long distances as Arctic ice melts
Scientists are sounding the alarm over the discovery that many polar bears in the Canadian Arctic are making marathon swims of
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Ice-Blog: Arctic off limits for giant trawlers?
This past winter, one of the favourite fish dishes being served up here in Germany was skrei, or Arctic cod.
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Lukoil brings its Arctic oil to Murmansk
For the first time in years, oil from Varandey is reloaded in the Kola Bay. Murmansk appears to be taking
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Finland’s bear population up 15 per cent in last year
The population of Finland’s national animal, the brown bear, rose by 15 per cent in the last year, reports the
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Top of the world sees yet another record hot month
Planet Earth, and particularly the Arctic, is heating up for the 11th month in a row with never seen before
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Former Nunavut politician’s Swedish roots to be subject of documentary film
Nearly a century after Swedish explorer and fur trader Petter Norberg left his homeland for a life of adventure in
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Rosneft prepares seismic mapping of east Arctic waters
The exploration of the company’s licenses in the Laptev and East Siberian Seas will start this summer, regional authorities say.
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Record number of Saimaa seal pups born
A record number of Saimaa ringed seal pups have been born this spring. A review conducted by the state-owned forestry
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Norwegian MP urges collaboration with Russia
East-West tensions and Arctic militarization notwithstanding, the soft approaches of the Barents Cooperation must be core in relations with Russia,
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Blog: Seen from space: Canadian highway to Arctic Ocean nears completion
A few days ago, The Washington Post ran a story about the Dalton Highway in Alaska. This packed gravel road courses
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Supreme Court of Canada extends rights to Métis and non-status Indians
Canada’s highest court has unanimously ruled that Métis and non-status are Indians under the Constitution, handing the federal government responsibility
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Canadian parliament held emergency debate on suicides in indigenous community
Members of Canada’s House of Commons held an emergency debate Tuesday to discuss the suicide crisis in a remote indigenous
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