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Russia’s Arctic Nenets Autonomous Okrug only region to vote against Putin’s constitutional reform

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, July 3, 2020 at 12:57
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Accusations of massive fraud and vote rigging notwithstanding, President Vladimir Putin secured a comfortable win in Wednesday’s referendum on constitutional

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Norway’s celebration of Svalbard Treaty was followed by ardent and coordinated response from Moscow media

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, July 2, 2020 at 10:03 — Last Updated: Friday, July 3, 2020 at 14:34
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It was the letter sent by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Norwegian counterpart Ine Eriksen Søreide on the 4th February this

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Russian investor breathes new life in major Arctic coal project

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, June 26, 2020 at 14:41
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Roman Trotsenko on the 18th June formalized the acquisition of 75 percent of shares in the Arctic Mining Company and

BUSINESS Business Countries Featured • Zone 3 Norway

Norway proposes to open 125 new oil exploration blocks in the Barents Sea

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 12:33 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 12:42
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Environmentalists in Norway didn’t believe what they read when the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy on June 24 presented suggestion for

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Cotton fibres, microplastics pervade Eastern Arctic, study finds

The Canadian Press
Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 12:50
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Chelsea Rochman wasn’t surprised when her research cruise through Canada’s Eastern Arctic showed tiny plastic shards and other human debris

BUSINESS Business Canada Featured • Zone 3 RCI

2021 Yukon Quest to split in two: one race in Alaska, one in Yukon

Steve Silva, CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 19, 2020 at 10:46
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Citing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Yukon Quest’s organizers announced Wednesday that next year’s race will be split

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Nunavik justice issues “extremely important” to tackle, says Quebec government

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 13:39 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 17:24
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Tackling longstanding issues in the Nunavik justice system are “extremely important” and are being actively worked on by the government,

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Quebec Inuit org. calls lack of police, justice reform “ticking catastrophe in modern times”

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 17:01
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Makivik Corporation, the organization that represents Inuit in the Canadian province of Quebec, is calling for an overhaul to the

Business Countries ENVIRONMENT Featured • Zone 3 Russia

Over 100 million cubic meters of sea bottom removed for natural gas project in Russian Arctic bay

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 12:51
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Never before has the Arctic seen an industrial expansion of this magnitude. In only few years, volumes of extracted hydrocarbons

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Sami in Sweden start work on structure of Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 08:36
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The Swedish government announced 1.2 million Swedish kroner (approximately $170,00 CDN) this month for the Sami Paliament to begin laying

Countries Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics POLITICS Russia

78-years old former Russian navy captain, now professor on Arctic, accused of working for Chinese intelligence

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 13:24 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 13:45
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It was February 11 and professor Valery Mitko was at sleep when the doorbell began to rang at seven o’clock

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Works by Nunavut, Canada artist Qavavau Manumie featured in Warsaw exhibition

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 09:35 — Last Updated: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 15:05
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A number of works by Canadian artist Qavavau Manumie are being featured in an exhibit at the Museum of Modern

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Iceland offers COVID-19 testing to international travellers starting June 15

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, June 15, 2020 at 14:33
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Iceland began offering COVID-19 testing to international travellers on Monday, in hopes that giving tourists a way to avoid two-week

BUSINESS Business Featured • Zone 3 Russia

All Russia’s North Pole cruises rescheduled to 2021

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, June 15, 2020 at 10:01 — Last Updated: Monday, June 15, 2020 at 12:09
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Tour operator Poseidon Expeditions is now reaching out to travel partners and guests with reservations for the tours from Murmansk

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Blog – Summer 2020: When the unprecedented becomes the precedent

Irene Quaile
Posted: Friday, June 12, 2020 at 14:52 — Last Updated: Monday, June 15, 2020 at 09:26
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It’s raining. I’m delighted. A strange response from a Scot who has fled the damp British climate. I write this

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