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Iceland authorizes U.S. submarine service visits

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 13:54
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Iceland has authorized U.S. submarines to make service visits to the country, it said in a news release on Tuesday.

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ConocoPhillips details Alaska gas leak cause, remedies at hearing

The Associated Press
Posted: Monday, March 27, 2023 at 10:07
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ConocoPhillips, which last week received U.S. government approval for the massive Willow oil drilling project in Alaska, detailed reasons for a natural

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Mary Peltola sworn in as 1st Alaska Native in Congress

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 13:46
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Democrat Mary Peltola was sworn in Tuesday night to finish out the remaining months of the term of the late

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Finland General News Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finnish Foreign Minister to meet with U.S. Secretary of State in Washington

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 10:30
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Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini heads to Washington this week for talks with his US opposite number, Secretary of State

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Finland General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Finland) News Politics 

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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Edward Itta, Inupiaq whaling captain and prominent Arctic Alaskan politician, dies aged 71

Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, November 7, 2016 at 14:41
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Former North Slope mayor and Inupiaq whaling captain Edward S. Itta died on Sunday, his family said. He was 71.

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Do Arctic villages need oil? Some Alaska tribal leaders say ‘no’

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, May 20, 2016 at 14:31
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If oil companies are ever going to return to drill for oil in federal waters of the Arctic, they will

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NSA former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden via video link from Russia at a parliamentary hearing on 'Improving the protection of whistleblowers', on June 23, 2015, at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. Snowden, who has been granted asylum in Russia, is being sought by Washington which has branded him a hacker and a traitor who endangered lives by revealing the extent of the NSA spying program. (Frederick Florin/AFP/Getty Images)
General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Snowdon ceremony shouldn’t take place in Barents Arctic: official

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 13:42 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 18:39
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Whistleblower Edward Snowden is winner of this year’s recognized Bjørnson Award, but Norwegian authorities are unlikely to guarantee his safe

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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Al Grillo, AP)
General Politics Politics (USA) Special Features USA 

Alaska Senate passes bill establishing an official state Arctic policy

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 13:12 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 21:56
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The Alaska Senate on Tuesday passed a bill establishing an official state Arctic policy that, in large part, calls for more natural-resource

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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