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A 100-year-old fruit cake has been found in the oldest building in Antarctica and those who discovered it think it looks fresh.
The cake is believed to date to Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition between 1910 and 1913.
Read more: Scott expedition cake found near South Pole 'almost' edible
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They are competition winners in the EU Horizon 2020 funded Edu-Arctic project on promoting STEM education in Europe, a project the Arctic Portal is a partner in. The competition had more than 40 school teams from around Europe participating and 6 winners were found. Three of the winners along with the their teachers came to Iceland, two students from Poland and one from Italy.
Read more: Arctic Portal has 5 students/teachers visiting from Poland and Italy.
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The MOSAiC team announces and invites you to participate in the MOSAiC Implementation Workshop on November 13th to 16th. 2017. The workshop will be held at the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Read more: MOSAiC Implementation Workshop: St. Petersburg: November 13th – November 16th 2017
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Adoption of an international code of safety for ships operating in polar waters (Polar Code)
IMO hasadoptedtheInternational Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code) and related amendments to makeit mandatory under both the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).The PolarCodeentered into force on 1 January 2017. This marksan historic milestone in the Organization’s work to protect ships and people aboard them, both seafarers and passengers, in the harsh environment of the waters surrounding the two poles.
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Aleppo Kebab, a Syrian kebab stand, opened today August 2, 2017 in the hometown of the Arctic Portal, Akureyri, Iceland.
The owner of the shop is Khattab Almohammad who arrived to Akureyri as a refugee of war in January this year along with 22 other Syrian´s.
Read more: Syrian refugees open a kebab stand in the Arctic town of Akureyri