Japan wants more Arctic cooperation with Russia
Japan’s Ambassador in Charge of Arctic Affairs, Kazuko Shiraishi has outlined three main areas of cooperation between Russia and Japan
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Caribou or development? Question debated in Arctic communities
For years there has been concern about the rapidly declining caribou herds across Canada. According to World Wildlife Fund-Canada, the
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Swedish archbishop wants ‘truth commission’ for abuse against indigenous Samis
Archbishop Antje Jackelén wants Sweden to set up an independent commission that will look into the state’s injustices against the country’s indigenous
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Tribes say concern over Alaska Native corporation is intense as meeting nears
BETHEL — Conflict between local Yukon-Kuskokwim tribes and the region’s leading Alaska Native non-profit corporation may come to a head
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Migrants on Arctic transit route have returned to Moscow
It has been one week without any asylum seekers crossing from northern Russia to Finnish Lapland. The last migrant waiting
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A beachcomber did a ‘happy dance’ after this unusual discovery in Anchor Point
Ginger Frizzell was walking along the beach Wednesday in Anchor Point with camera in hand, as she does several times a
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Don’t overdramatize planned Russian ballistic missile salvo: Canadian general
Canada and its NATO allies shouldn’t read too much into reports that Russia plans to test the combat readiness of
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Doors closed on Arctic migrant route
Russia’s FSB Border Guard Service no longer lets migrants cross the border to Finnish Lapland. Since Monday, not a single asylum
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Sweden cannot receive 140,000 refugees this year: migration minister
Sweden would not be able to take in 140,000 asylum-seekers this year, the country’s minister in charge of migration and
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With Anchorage icy and snowless, Iditarod officials shorten ceremonial start
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race mushers will travel only 3 miles through Anchorage during Saturday’s ceremonial start instead of the traditional 11-mile
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Warmest winter in Russian history
The two lasts winters have been record warm in Russia. Last winter saw many heat records, but this winter has
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Ice-Blog: Arctic winter: warm, wet, weird
Here in Germany, the winter has seemed strange enough. We had flowers in bloom at Christmas, and people sneezing with
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Finland wants Nordic cooperation in returning rejected asylum seekers
Finland’s Interior Minister Petteri Orpo is calling for Nordic cooperation in sending rejected asylum seekers back to their home countries.
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Cruz wins Alaska Republican vote, with Trump a close second
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas won Alaska’s Republican “Super Tuesday” contest, edging out New York billionaire Donald Trump with 40 districts
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Sweden lowers national terror threat level
Swedish security officials lowered the country’s terror threat level from four to three on Wednesday, while noting that the situation
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