Sweden extends pandemic restrictions to June 1
Restrictions to limit the spread of Covid-19, set to expire on May 17th, are being extended until June 1st. From
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Iceland extends COVID-19 restrictions by one week
Iceland’s Ministry of Health is extending some domestic COVID-19 restrictions by one week, but says the country is on the
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Iceland’s ban on unnecessary travel from high-risk areas now in effect
Iceland’s ban on unnecessary travel from high-risk areas came into effect on April 27 in an effort to tamp down
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Climate change is worsening water scarcity in rural Alaska says study
Climate change is worsening water scarcity in rural Alaska and a host of new strategies is needed to help address
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Putin speech takes on social issues, crisis with the West and grand plans for Arctic infrastructure
In a hall packed with people without face masks, the President highlighted problems triggered by the coronavirus. Infrastructure was high
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Mysterious coronavirus variant in Arctic Finland is rare US-Mexican strain
The chain of coronavirus infections in the Kemijärvi region last month has since calmed. A mysterious coronavirus variant detected in
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Greta Thunberg: Pandemic shows how we could act on climate crisis
Climate activist Greta Thunberg says children and their needs have not been listened to during the pandemic, just like during the
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Inuit gov in Atlantic Canada relaxes travel advisory to region
Nunatsiavut, the Inuit self-governing region in the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, has relaxed their travel warning saying
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Crisis-ridden Norwegian cruise and adventure company sells properties in Svalbard
Hurtigruten has over many years significantly strengthened its presence in the far northern archipelago and today owns several hotels, office
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UK variant cases prompt Iceland to tighten up border measures and domestic restrictions
Iceland is putting new COVID-19 rules in place at the border after Iceland’s chief epidemiologist says new COVID-19 domestic waves
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Nordic Day a time to reflect on cooperation shortfalls during pandemic, say some experts
Nordic Day, the 23rd of March, is celebrated after a year of border closures and division. Bertel Haarder, president of the
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Arctic Council finalizes plans for largely virtual ministerial in May
With ongoing COVID-19 travel restrictions worldwide, the Arctic Council has decided on a hybrid event for the upcoming ministerial in
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Nunavut, Canada gets last doses needed to vaccinate 75% of adults
Herd immunity isn’t possible in Nunavut without a vaccine for children, top doc says Nunavut now has enough doses of
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Iceland opens borders for vaccinated visitors to boost tourism
COPENHAGEN, March 17 (Reuters) – Iceland will this week open its borders to all visitors who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 without
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All adults in Iqaluit now able to get COVID-19 vaccine
Mass vaccination clinics started in Iqaluit, the capital of Canada’s Arctic territory of Nunavut, Monday morning, marking a big step
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