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Nordic COVID-19 lockdowns will have same end results as Sweden, says former state epidemiologist

David Russell, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, April 24, 2020 at 10:33
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Sweden has opted for relatively liberal policies to fight the coronavirus pandemic. One former state epidemiologist, Professor Johan Giesecke has

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Experts discuss plan to lift nuclear waste from Russian Arctic seabed

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, March 9, 2020 at 11:54
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Experts are discussing the framework for safe lifting of dumped reactors from four submarines and uranium fuel from one icebreaker

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Russian mother who lost son in army wins case at European Court of Justice

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 11:04
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The Human Rights Court in Strasbourg concludes that the Russian Military failed to investigate properly the death of Konstantin Luzyanin

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Russia’s top general indirectly confirms Arctic deployment of Kinzhal missile

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 14:14 — Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 15:36
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MiG-31K fighter jets armed with the new Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missile based at Kola, Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya

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Alaska drilling, China, and the Arctic Council handover to Iceland : Northern news to watch for in 2019

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, January 4, 2019 at 09:00 — Last Updated: Friday, January 4, 2019 at 13:17
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All year long, Eye on the Arctic brings you news, and newsmakers, from around the North. But as 2019 gets

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Russia “would see enemies” if Finland joined NATO, president Niinistö tells German paper

Yle News
Posted: Monday, September 17, 2018 at 09:47
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President Sauli Niinistö sat down with the centre-right German paper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in Helsinki on Friday, ahead of a

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Finland to headquarter Europe’s new atmospheric research center

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at 13:30 — Last Updated: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 09:53
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Finland will become the new headquarters of ACTRIS, the European Aerosol, Clouds, and Trace gases Research Infrastructure, the Finnish Meteorological

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European Commission suggests extending major rail network to Northern Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 10:50 — Last Updated: Friday, June 8, 2018 at 11:39
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The Norwegian ice-free port is suggested a key position in EU’s Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor railway network. As part of the next

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No end in sight for Helsinki’s record, month-long drought

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 10:46
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The Finnish capital Helsinki has had no rain for 30 days, a record-breaking dry spell for the Kaisaniemi weather station.

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Alaska Senator Murkowski irked at new tariffs and “confusing” Trump team

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, June 1, 2018 at 10:21
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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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Finland, Sweden and US building three-way defence ties

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 10:05
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Defence Ministers from Finland, Sweden and the United States are scheduled to meet in Washington to discuss military cooperation between

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Trump and Finnish President Niinistö talk Arctic

Yle News
Posted: Monday, April 23, 2018 at 16:09 — Last Updated: Friday, April 27, 2018 at 11:44
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According to the office of the president, Niinistö and Trump discussed the state of international relations in general. The office

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Finland to host major war games in 2021

Yle News
Posted: Friday, April 20, 2018 at 12:40
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Finland will host major international military exercises in 2021. The decision was made on Friday as President Sauli Niinistö met

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Finland chooses Kirkenes in Norway for new Arctic railway terminal

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 9, 2018 at 11:26
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The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has decided that a railway routing to the Arctic Ocean via Oulu, Rovaniemi

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February Arctic sea ice at a record low in 2018

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 14:54
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A wedge of open water formed north of Svalbard and well into the Arctic Ocean in late February, satellite images

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