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PHOTO REPORT – Abandoned Russian airbase to become wealthy residential neighborhood

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, June 11, 2018 at 15:40 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 16:27
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Luostari was once the Soviet Union’s nearest airfield to NATO territory. Now, the nearby ghost town of Korzunova could be

Wild boar populations are on the rise in Sweden. (iStock)

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Police hunt for wild boar in Swedish city

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 13:21 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 18:20
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Police in central Malmö, Sweden had an unusual call-out Tuesday night, to hunt for a wild boar which had been

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Relocation of Arctic town underway in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 19:53 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 19:04
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After years of planning, the first steps of tearing down and moving the Arctic town of Kiruna started today in

Fatbike tires have a maximum width of 4.8 inches, or 12 centimetres. (Arvo Vuorela / Yle)

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Finns go wild for the fatbike – perfect for biking in the snow

Yle News
Posted: Monday, March 9, 2015 at 14:09 — Last Updated: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 14:05
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Fatbike hysteria this winter caught Finland’s bicycle industry unprepared. Demand for bikes with over-sized tires exceeded supply, but retailers promise

A smelter in Norilsk, Russia. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)

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Blog: Norilsk, Russia -The inescapability of the company town on Russia’s tundra

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 16:54 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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There are many ways of framing Arctic climate change. On the one hand, countries in the south often see themselves as