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Small traces of radioactive Cobalt-60 detected along Norway-Russia border

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at 11:03
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“The levels measured are very, very low and we don’t know its origin,” says Bredo Møller with Norway’s radiation agency’s

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Business Business (Norway) General Norway 

Arctic Norway to get advanced EV charging network

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 11:40
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17 high-power 150 kW chargers and eight fast chargers will make it possible for practically all kinds of electric cars

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) News Norway Politics 

Norway rearming in Arctic to face new security landscape

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 10:25 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 12:17
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The army is well underway with establishing a new Cavalry Battalion, Home Guard and a Ranger Company in Norway’s northernmost

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Environment Environment (Norway) General News Norway 

Minister downplays environmental impact of planned mine in Arctic Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, April 15, 2019 at 14:48 — Last Updated: Monday, April 15, 2019 at 14:52
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Dumping of tailings into the Repparfjord on Norway’s Barents Sea coast will not be problematic in such a way that

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Culture Culture (Norway) General News Norway 

Beijing finds a Chinatown in Arctic Norway

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 11:49 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:20
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The Asian superpower looks towards the Arctic and finds a home in this year’s Barents Spektakel winter festival in Kirkenes,

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) News Norway Politics 

GPS jamming hindering construction work in Arctic Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 11, 2019 at 14:16 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:50
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Repeated disturbances of satellite navigation signals now trouble road workers in Kirkenes, Arctic Norway. “It’s like being blind without notice,

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General News Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Murmansk-Norway border traffic suffers major drop

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 4, 2019 at 11:57
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Russian New Year celebrations, which run until mid-January, are normally a busy time for cross-border shopping. Not so this year.

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) News Norway Politics 

Norway irked by Russia’s GPS jamming near Arctic border

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, January 21, 2019 at 11:40 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:45
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Military forces on the heavily militarized Kola Peninsula, in northwest Russia, have blinded GPS signals in Norwegian air space five

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Business Business (Norway) General News Norway 

LNG tankers queueing up for reloading in Norwegian Arctic

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 10:55 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 10:56
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A total of 14 powerful LNG carriers this Wednesday crowded at loading and reloading facilities in northern Norway. These are

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) News Norway Society 

GPS jamming jeopardizing public safety in Arctic Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, January 10, 2019 at 10:23 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 10, 2019 at 10:24
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Both police and rescue services in Northern Norway are deeply worried as GPS signals are interrupted. Public safety and life

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General News Russia Society Society (Russia) 

Cross-border traffic drops between Russia and Arctic Europe

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 15:00
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Europe’s three northernmost border checkpoints to Russia all had a decline in traffic of about 4% in 2018. Less people

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General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norwegian, Russian foreign ministers find common ground on northern issues at Italy meeting

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, December 7, 2018 at 10:43 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:43
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Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Norwegian counterpart Ine Eriksen Søreide had bilateral talks in Milan on Thursday, but

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Environment Environment (Norway) General News Norway 

Avoid seismic surveys near marine mammals in Barents Sea: politician in Arctic Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, November 19, 2018 at 14:21 — Last Updated: Friday, November 23, 2018 at 11:29
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Acoustic surveys for oil deposits beneath the seabed should be avoided if there are whales nearby, says Arne Liaklev with

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Finland General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Finland) News Politics 

Finland summons Russian ambassador over GPS jamming

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, November 19, 2018 at 10:39
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Russian Ambassador to Helsinki, Pavel Kuznetsov, was set to meet in Finland’s Foreign Ministry on Monday. Norway and Finland have

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Environment Environment (Norway) General News Norway 

Vegetation in Arctic Europe disturbed by mid-autumn thaw

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, November 16, 2018 at 15:34 — Last Updated: Friday, November 16, 2018 at 15:58
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After frost comes spring, but when it happens in mid-November plants get confused. That is not good news. November on

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