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  'Deeply concerned about...': US welcomes jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny being located

  World | December 26, 2023 16:20 IST

  Navalny is serving a 19-year sentence on charges of extremism and had been imprisoned in the Vladimir region of central Russia. He was located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle after nearly three weeks of no contact with him, according to his supporters.

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  US, Russia at odds over military activity in the Arctic

  World | May 21, 2021 8:57 IST

  The Biden administration is leading a campaign against Russian attempts to assert authority over Arctic shipping and reintroduce a military dimension to discussions over international activity in the area.

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  Russian President Putin declares emergency after Arctic Circle oil spill

  World | June 04, 2020 15:22 IST

  Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency after 20,000 tonnes of diesel oil leaked into a river within the Arctic Circle, the media reported on Thursday.

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  'We are certainly on threshold': The Arctic is warming much faster than the earth

  Science | December 06, 2019 11:00 IST

  The Arctic has warmed by 0.75 degrees Celsius in the last decade alone, whereas the Earth as a whole has warmed by nearly the same amount over the past 137 years, according to a study which examined the global consequences of continued polar warming. The study, published in the journal Science Advances, documented the effects of warming in the Arctic and Antarctic on wildlife, traditional human livelihoods, tundra vegetation, methane release, and loss of sea- and land ice.

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  Presidential visit helps India establish presence in key Arctic region

  India | October 20, 2014 14:08 IST

  New Delhi: With the resource-rich Arctic region becoming the focus of heightened attention, President Pranab Mukherjee's visit to the two Nordic countries of Norway and Finland last week was a crucial step by India to

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  Pranab Mukherjee 1st Indian President to visit Santa Claus's hometown

  India | October 11, 2014 10:58 IST

  New Delhi: President Mukherjee will be on his five – day visit to Finland and Norway starting from tomorrow, thus being the first Indian President to not only cross the Arctic Circle but also visit