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What life is like in one of the most remote places on Earth
The Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, lying roughly midway between Norway’s northern coast and the North Pole, is the site ...
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What It’s Like to Experience Polar Night in the World’s Northernmost Town
Eight years into living in Longyearbyen, on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, I embrace the seasonal plunge into total darkness Cecilia Blomdahl Author of Life on Svalbard: Finding Home on a ...
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault evokes controversy, cultural meaning
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway supports them all. It is the world's most famous backup site for seeds that are more precious than data. Advertisement Tens of thousands of new seeds from ...
Toronto Star13d
Police arrest five in large scale drug trafficking operation
A multi-jurisdictional police investigation have laid nearly 160 charges in a large-scale drug trafficking case. Investigators with the assistance of the Peel Regional Police, Waterloo Regional ...
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault evokes epic imagery and controversy because of the symbolic value of seeds
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway supports them all. It is the world's most famous backup site for seeds that are more precious than data. Tens of thousands of new seeds from around the ...
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The $10,000 cruise that recently became possible — and might not last for long
SVALBARD, Norway — The cruise company’s promotional video starts with a loop of Arctic nature at its most awe-inspiring: a surfacing whale, a lumbering walrus and a polar bear shrouded in mist.
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The World’s Doomsday Plant Vault Gets Thousands of New Seeds
By Amelia Nierenberg The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, in the far reaches of northern Norway, is meant to be humanity’s last resort. Imagine it as the world’s doomsday garden shed: a secure ...
New Hampshire Union Leader24d
Police ruled justified in fatal shooting of Rochester man
Two State Police troopers were justified in fatally shooting a Rochester man who pointed a stolen pistol and fired at law enforcement officers last March, authorities said Thursday. Joseph Russell ...
Tram derails and crashes into shop in Oslo injuring four
A tram derailed and crashed into a store in central Oslo on Tuesday, injuring the driver and at least three other people, Norwegian police said.
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What life is like in one of the most remote places on Earth
The Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, lying roughly midway between Norway’s northern coast and the North Pole, is the site of the world’s northernmost permanent settlements. Blomdahl ...
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault evokes epic imagery and controversy because of the symbolic value of seeds
Svalbard is often described as a remote, frozen wasteland. For conspiracy theorists, early visits to the Global Seed Vault by billionaires such as Bill Gates and George Soros, and representatives from ...