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Russia turns up the heat on Svalbard

Norway is resisting being drawn into a power struggle that's heating up over important areas of the chilly Arctic. Russia, China and the US...

Avalanche victims lacked location devices

Two German tourists killed in an avalanche on Svalbard Thursday were not equipped with electronic devices that could help them be located under the...

Norway on edge over its own ‘ice edge’

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway is caught in the midst of battle over its so-called Arctic "ice edge," which experts claim really isn't an edge at...

Svalbard worth more than ever

Nearly a million Norwegians have been sitting through hours of more "slow TV" this week on a daily basis, apparently mesmerized by the beauty...

Polar bear died under sedation

A polar bear that had been sedated and airlifted out of a populated area on Svalbard died last week while being flown by helicopter...

Russia complains about Svalbard

UPDATED: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has asked for "bilateral consultations" with his Norwegian counterpart, Ine Eriksen Søreide, to discuss what Russia sees as...

Tempers rise in line with temperatures

As Oslo sweats through a "frighteningly" warm winter, its large chapter of the Conservative Party made some hotly contested decisions over the weekend to...

Deadly day for wildlife in Norway

A polar bear and four wolves, officially listed as protected species in Norway, were all shot to death on New Year's Day. The polar bear...

Polar bear returns to Longyearbyen

An apparently hungry polar bear has been raising concerns in Longyearbyen, the main settlement on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard that's administered by Norway....

North Cape finally freed for visitors

Norwegians and tourists alike have received a surprise Christmas gift, after the county governor of Troms og Finnmark decided that hotel and real estate...
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