Blog – With $12.1 million US offer to Greenland, America is playing softball in the Arctic
Despite lacking Arctic territory, Beijing is outcompeting Washington, D.C. in the region. Greenland may be one place where the U.S.
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COVID-19 roundup: Finns not too mentally affected by pandemic; Svalbard open to tourists
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a smaller impact on the psychological health of the population than expected, according to findings
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COVID-19 roundup: pleasure boats banned in Arctic Canada; travel advice in Finland, Sweden
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has banned pleasure boats from operating in Canada’s Arctic as of June 1 in order
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COVID-19 roundup: travel permitted on the Alaska ferry and road network
Alaska lifted more travel restrictions on Tuesday, permitting travel between communities on the road system or by the ferry system
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COVID-19 roundup: Iceland’s borders to open mid-June; senior federal medical officer to visit Alaska
Restrictions on international business travellers and tourists arriving in Iceland are expected to be lifted in mid-June, with the government
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COVID-19 roundup: end of self-isolation in Russia; no more active cases in the Faroe Islands
The mandatory self-isolation requirement will be lifted in some parts of Russia on May 12. The lifting of the ‘stay-at-home’
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COVID-19 roundup: Norway’s reopening continues; census restarts in Alaska
Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg said the population’s cooperation helped contain COVID-19 and has well-positioned the country to continue reopening
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COVID-19 roundup: phase 2 of Alaska’s economic recovery plan; hunting season starts in Siberia
Gatherings of up to 50 people and permitting restaurant walk-ins are some of the measures that will be allowed as
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COVID-19 roundup: ‘hybrid’ reopening plan adopted in Finland; no more cases in Nunavik
The Finnish government adopted its so-called “hybrid plan” to reopen Finland on Wednesday, but warned it would be a long
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COVID-19 roundup: permission to fly out of Greenland; $1,5 billion US in federal aid to Alaska
The Greenlandic government has OK’d the purchase of departure tickets from the territory on Air Greenland as of May 4,
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COVID-19 roundup: stricter rules for travellers to Greenland and the Faroe Islands
The Faroese government is tightening up self-quarantine requirements for travellers, saying it wants to avoid the reintroduction of COVID-19 into
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COVID-19 roundup: Northern Siberia residents flout lockdown; antibody testing in Sweden
“Calculate how many people you’ve had contact with over the past five days. Are you ready to forgive yourself if
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COVID-19 roundup: support for energy sector in Norway; easing of restrictions in Faroe Islands
With the oil and gas industries, the main drivers of the Norwegian economy in financial freefall because of COVID-19, the
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Alaska’s largest rural airline, Ravn, files plan to liquidate as bankruptcy proceeds
Ravn Air Group has proposed a plan in bankruptcy court to sell all of its assets, including airplanes, to go
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COVID-19 roundup: schools to reopen in Finland; two weeks of self-isolation in Yakutia, Russia
Finland has given the green light to reopening schools, saying in-person teaching can resume as early as May 14. With
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