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Russia hails ‘record’ Arctic shipping as sanctions pivot trade to Asia

Russia hails ‘record’ Arctic shipping as sanctions pivot trade to Asia

  • Competition over Arctic resources has heated up as a warming climate opens up previously iced sea lanes
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A guard stands watch outside the Global Seed Vault before the opening ceremony in Longyearbyen February 26, 2008. (REUTERS)

Arctic ‘doomsday’ seed vault gets more than 14,000 new samples

By Reuters ·
Heavy snow and frigid Arctic blast put 70 million across the US under winter storm warnings

Heavy snow and frigid Arctic blast put 70 million across the US under winter storm warnings

By AP ·
Russia races to save entangled humpback whale in the Arctic

Russia races to save entangled humpback whale in the Arctic

By Reuters ·
Russia unveils new icebreaker in push for energy markets

Russia unveils new icebreaker in push for energy markets

By AFP ·
Polar bear rescued in Russia after getting tongue stuck in milk can

Polar bear rescued in Russia after getting tongue stuck in milk can

By Reuters ·
Scientists find new population of polar bears in sea-ice free region

Scientists find new population of polar bears in sea-ice free region

By AFP ·
US study: Record highs, rain and beaver damage in Arctic

US study: Record highs, rain and beaver damage in Arctic

By AP ·
Scientists stunned by rare Arctic lightning storms north of Alaska

Scientists stunned by rare Arctic lightning storms north of Alaska

By Reuters ·
Special Specter of Arctic standoff looms as melting sea ice upsets geostrategic balance  graphic

Specter of Arctic standoff looms as melting sea ice upsets geostrategic balance 

By Cornelia Meyer ·
Forensic auditor pulls out of Lebanon central bank probe

Forensic auditor pulls out of Lebanon central bank probe

By Reuters ·
UN agency slaps ban on heavy fuel oil in Arctic

UN agency slaps ban on heavy fuel oil in Arctic

By Reuters ·
As Arctic ice melts, polluting ships stream into polar waters

As Arctic ice melts, polluting ships stream into polar waters

By Reuters ·

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