Amidst Arctic investment, Japan pledges G7 cooperation on fresh sanctions on Russia
Japan will make comprehensive decisions to ensure the country’s energy supply is stable while cooperating with the G7 group amid
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Washington bans Russia’s main Arctic oil driller
Company Gazprom Nedra could face serious trouble in Arctic shelf exploration as it is included in an updated U.S sanctions
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Conservationists find more critically endangered Arctic fox cubs in Finnish Lapland
The new discovery brings the estimated number of Arctic fox cubs born in Finland over the summer to 25. Two
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Japan to ensure stable energy supply despite US sanctions on Russia’s Arctic LNG 2
By Yoshifumi Takemoto, Reuters Japan will ensure stable and steady energy supply to the country even after the U.S. imposed
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Russia kicks off trans-Arctic navy exercise
15 warships, submarines, support vessels, aircraft and coastal units are involved as the Northern Fleet starts an exercise that stretches
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Canadian and Norwegian PMs talk Arctic on sidelines of Montreal summit
Northern affairs were one of the main topics on the agenda when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Norwegian Prime
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Moscow fires cruise missiles in sea drills between Russia and Alaska
Russia fired cruise missiles at mock targets in the seas separating it from Alaska on Monday in what it said
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US Navy brings massive fire power to Tromsø
For the first time a guided missile submarine of the Ohio-class makes port call to Northern Norway. It was Thursday
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Gwich’in celebrate cancellation of oil exploration leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
Alaska politicians, Iñupiat, say they’re disappointed by the Biden administration’s decision For Gwich’in on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border
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Haaland cancels leases in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has canceled all oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, in a move
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Norwegian oilmen lay out a picture of Svalbard
There is a growing interest in the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate says in a statement and pitches a
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Russian inner bastion exercise overlaps into Norwegian economic zone
The live-fire events starting Monday morning may affect fisheries, ship- and air traffic, and other civilian activities in the Barents
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Assessment looks at dust in Arctic and its impacts on Svalbard
An international assessment has examined dust sources for Svalbard, and it recommends conducting continuous and direct measurements to enhance understanding
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Gigantic Russian flag unveiled on Arctic Ocean
By Elizaveta Vereykina, The Independent Barents Observer A group of scientists from the Russian Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute unveiled a
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Climate change puts Arctic cod stocks under threat
Rising temperatures are an increasing threat to Arctic cod and could have a major impact on the distribution of the
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