Some of Greater Manchester’s nearly 300 food banks (Photo: Lars Bevanger) This week, a group of mothers went on hunger…
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What are Russian fishing vessels up to in Arctic Norway?
Tromsø is one of three remaining Norwegian harbours where Russian vessels can dock. Photo by Himmel S on Unsplash Russian…
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Two years of war in Ukraine: The collapse of Russian-Norwegian relations
Tromsø, in the Arctic North of Norway (photo: Lars Bevanger) In the far north of Norway, people have for decades…
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Karen Ellemann: All of the Nordics in Nato “positive in every way”
Photo: David Jensen/Arctic Frontiers. The Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers believes Nordic cooperation will be even stronger…
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Why the world should take note of what happens in the Arctic
The Arctic is home to four million people across eight nations. But the region’s sparse population belies its importance to…
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Why Norwegians have the hots for floating saunas and icy fjords
Several European countries have seen record low temperatures this year, including Oslo where the mercury showed minus 30 degrees centigrade…
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Far-right terrorist mass-killer Breivik sues for “breach of human rights”
Utøya, site of Breivik’s mass-killing of 69 Labour youth after he had killed 8 in an Oslo car bomb (photo:…
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Bodø is first-ever Arctic European Capital of Culture
Photo: Dan Mariner Now, this has never happened before: This year, an Arctic city is European Capital of Culture. Bodø…
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Rotten fish, anyone? Norway’s weird and wonderful Christmas food traditions
Rakfisk on lefse with sour cream (Photo: Wikipedia) Norwegians like to think they invented Christmas – the word Yule is…
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