BarentsObserver Murmansk Obl.BarentsObserver Murmansk Obl.http://www.barentsobserver.com/CustomPublish.com - Web publishing made easyFri, 19 Mar 2010 11:36:49 +0100 The Russian Northern Fleet’s strategic nuclear Delta-IV class submarine K-407 “Novomoskovsk” will be launched after in November after modernization at the Zvezdochka shipyard in Severodvinsk. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:36:49 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/another-modernized-nuclear-submarine-to-be-launched-in-2010.4761358.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/another-modernized-nuclear-submarine-to-be-launched-in-2010.4761358.html It is a biological mystery; the Black-legged Kittiwakes have already arrived in the coastal border areas between Norway and Russia in the north. The birds are nesting between ice and snow. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:30:00 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/early-arrival-for-seabirds.4761133.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/early-arrival-for-seabirds.4761133.html Murmansk Oblast is a region with low activity when it comes to innovation, a Russian survey shows. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:57:06 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/low-degree-of-innovation-in-murmansk-oblast.4760921.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/low-degree-of-innovation-in-murmansk-oblast.4760921.html Murmansk airport will be modernized this summer to meet international standards. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:42:38 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/murmansk-airport-to-be-modernized.4760909.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/murmansk-airport-to-be-modernized.4760909.html The largest part of the work on utilization of nuclear waste in Murmansk Oblast is still ahead, says Murmansk Oblast Community Council for Exploitation of Nuclear Energy. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:02:59 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/still-much-nuclear-waste-to-handle.4760518.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/still-much-nuclear-waste-to-handle.4760518.html Russia’s newest nuclear powered multipurpose attack submarine the Graney (Yasen) class “Severodvinsk” will be launched from the Sevmash shipyard on May 7, Russian newspapers report. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:23:44 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/russia-to-launch-new-nuclear-submarine-in-may.4760208.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/russia-to-launch-new-nuclear-submarine-in-may.4760208.html As many as 700 jobs will be cut in the school and education sector in Murmansk City in a bid to cut budget spending. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:05:31 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/major-job-cuts-in-murmansk-schools.4760057.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/major-job-cuts-in-murmansk-schools.4760057.html The Murmansk Election Commission first announced that independent candidate Nedezhda Shelkovnikova had won 51,9 percent of the votes in Sunday's mayoral elections in Pechenga rayon, the Russian municipality bordering Norway and Finland. Now, the commission says that Shelkovnikova only won 49,75 percent and that a second election round is necessary Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:49:49 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/updated-election-thriller-in-pechenga.4759849.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/updated-election-thriller-in-pechenga.4759849.html Murmanshelf, the association of oil- and gas suppliers in Murmansk Oblast and Northwest Russia, recently held an international seminar in Murmansk on cluster formation in the region’s oil and gas industry. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:01:45 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/murmanshelf-presents-cluster-policy-project.4759806.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/murmanshelf-presents-cluster-policy-project.4759806.html More than 3000 people participated in this year’s Barents Friendship Skiing Race, which crosses the borders between Russia, Finland and Norway. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:01:28 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/succesful-cross-border-skiing.4759643.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/succesful-cross-border-skiing.4759643.html