ITK, an Arctic Council rejig and the summit Finland won’t let die : Northern news to watch for in 2019
All year long, Eye on the Arctic brings you news, and newsmakers, from around the North. But as 2019 gets
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U.S. congressmen seek emergency aid for fishermen caught in trade war with China
Democrats in the U.S. House are urging President Trump to give fisherman caught in the trade war with China the
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Podcast – Dissecting the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki
Commenting on Monday’s meeting in Helsinki between the US and Russian presidents, the Tampere-based daily Aamulehti (southern Finland) writes that
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Alaska senators blast Trump for going soft on Putin
Both of Alaska’s Republican U.S. senators take issue with President Trump’s remarks in Helsinki Monday. Trump, standing beside Russian President
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“No collusion” says Trump after Russia-U.S. summit in Finland
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin presented a united front on the question of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US
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Finland steps up border checks for Trump-Putin summit
Finland will require travellers from Schengen countries to pass through border control for the next four days, to coincide with
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Trump hasn’t made the world safer, say overwhelming number of Finns in poll
If there is one thing that unites most Finns regardless of gender, income or place of residence it is a
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U.S. gov jet in Finnish airport raises speculation over Trump’s plans in Finland
An official United States airplane landed at Turku Airport (southern Finland) late Tuesday, sparking speculation that US President Donald Trump
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Various protests planned in Helsinki for Trump-Putin summit
Helsinki Police said it has been informed of four demonstrations planned for 16 July, when US president Donald Trump is
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First Trump-Putin summit to be held in Helsinki on July 16th
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Finland’s capital on July 16th, according to statements
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Trump claims Alaska wildlife refuge road ‘almost completed’… but is it?
President Trump on Tuesday asserted the controversial King Cove road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge (southwestern Alaska) will be
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China’s retaliatory tariffs could cripple Alaska’s seafood industry
Alaska’s economy could suffer as a result of China’s 25 percent tariff on American seafood imports and that worries U.S.
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Alaska Senator Murkowski irked at new tariffs and “confusing” Trump team
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said President Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs aren’t good for Alaska and she’s frustrated with the
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Finnish activists to carve giant Trump sculpture on melting glacier
The Finnish activist group Melting Ice is raising money in order to carve a 35 metre-tall ice sculpture of US
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Trump administration to drop new “critical habitat” for endangered species designation
The Trump administration has agreed to rewrite rules that would have made it easier for the government to designate areas
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