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With the Barents Sea border dispute between Norway and Russia settled, Norway is getting to know its new underwater land.

May 21, 2013 Comments

Work at one of the world's northernmost research centres is shifting back into high gear thanks to new funding.

May 21, 2013 Comments

World Wildlife Fund has launched a web-based map showing natural resources and updated overviews of activities like shipping or oil drilling in the Arctic.

May 21, 2013 Comments

The town of Kirkenes on the border to Russia was blessed with unusual nice weather on this year’s National Day. Have a look at how the towns’ people celebrated “syttende mai”.

May 21, 2013 Comments Has gallery images

KIRUNA: The Arctic Council welcomed six new observer countries this morning, among them China, Japan and South Korea. But one was notably absent: the European Union.

May 15, 2013 Comments

KIRUNA: The first indigenous chairperson of the Arctic Council said she will use her two-year term to raise awareness of how important the indigenous way of life is and will put the interests of northern people first when considering Arctic research, development and policy.

May 15, 2013 Comments Has gallery images

With trucks and railway, Gazprom Neft this winter transported the first 10000 tons of oil from the Novoportovskoye field in the Yamal Peninsula.

May 15, 2013

KIRUNA: The circumpolar states of the Arctic Council have agreed to tackle oil spill disasters as a team.

May 15, 2013

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