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Norway extends border closure with Finland due to pandemic
Posted: Monday, January 18, 2021 at 11:39
Full closure at the border in Neiden and limited opening hours at Tana, Karasjok and Kautokeino as Norway introduces obligatory
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Longyearbyen in Arctic Norway to shut down coal-power plant
Posted: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 13:42
Still unclear which replacement will be chosen for heat- and electricity production, but the Government assures it will be a
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Electric cars hit record 50% sales in northernmost Norway
"We are well on our way to the goal that electric cars should be the natural choice for everyone, due
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Norway's Supreme Court rules in favor of Arctic oil drilling
Posted: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 16:13 — Last Updated: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 16:26
Drilling for more oil can continue in the Barents Sea as Norway's top court rejected the lawsuit filed by four
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Norway's new Arctic Policy outlines dramatic shift in regional security
Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 10:24
A sharp change in Norway's relationship with neighboring Russia stands a the core of the Prime Minister's new policy document.
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Shocking temperatures across the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 13:57
The hottest October ever in Europe is now followed by a November weekend with an average of 6,7°C above normal
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Oslo fends off climate activists, offers oil companies 136 new oil blocks in northern waters
Posted: Friday, November 20, 2020 at 09:49
As the Norwegian government awaits the Supreme Court's verdict in a historic climate law suit, it announces another 136 oil
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Record November warmth in Svalbard, Norway
Posted: Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 10:44
The Arctic fox is waiting for a delayed winter. 9.4 °C measured at the weather station in Reindalspasset just after
Norwegian Coast Guard sails high-latitude Arctic voyage to Beaufort Sea
Posted: Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 10:57
KV Svalbard is called in to recover three moored instruments vital for measuring temperatures throughout the Arctic Ocean. The job
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Lundin Energy expands presence in the Barents Sea
Posted: Monday, October 12, 2020 at 07:30
The Swedish company moves against the tide as it boosts its license portfolio in the north Norwegian waters. The company
Norwegians with Swedish property threaten legal action over travel restrictions
Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 10:08
A group of Norwegians are threatening a lawsuit against their home country over its Covid-19 travel restrictions that they say
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Nordic politicians sign landmark defense cooperation deal in Arctic Norway
Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 11:54
The defense ministers of Finland, Norway and Sweden meet in the far northern military base of Porsangmoen to sign an
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2020 shaping up to have second lowest Arctic sea ice extent on record
Posted: Monday, September 21, 2020 at 15:09
This season's sea-ice extent is soon reaching minimum, with a specially sharp decline north of Svalbard and Russia's Arctic archipelagos.
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Blog – Whose Arctic security is it anyway?
Marc Lanteigne
Posted: Friday, September 18, 2020 at 11:15 — Last Updated: Friday, September 18, 2020 at 11:29
The question of security in the Arctic has become more pronounced in the region of late. This is thought to
Increase in NATO scrambled jets from Norway
With two F-16s in the air on Monday, the number of QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) to identify Russian military planes