Russia says nuclear sub fire ‘contained’

Russia said it had brought a blaze aboard a nuclear submarine under control on Friday by partially submerging the vessel at a naval shipyard, after hours of dousing the flames with water from helicopters and tug boats. Officials said that the submarine’s nuclear reactors had been shut down and posed no danger.

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Glimpses of Norway.
“short movie out of small shots made in norway, summer 2011. A little tribute to the beauty of norway.”

Each year, more and more people are opting for an Arctic adventure and the island of Spitsbergen is where I went! It’s home to 2,500 inhabitants, who are outnumbered by 3,000 polar bears. Halfway between Norway and the North Pole, Spitsbergen is in the archipelago of Svalbard, and was originally a base for whalers in the 17th and 18th centuries. It home to one of the most dramatic landscapes I’ve ever seen. Enjoy the clip :)

Elmar Weisser, 47, wins the World Beard and Moustache Championship in Trondheim, Norway. He beat out 160 other facial hair enthusiasts with his elaborate beard sculpture of a moose.