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The Buddhist temple of Watt Munisotaram is seen on snow-covered farmland in Hampton, Minn., on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. Started by Cambodian refugees who had fled the Khmer Rouge's killing fields four decades ago, it's evolved into a 40-acre complex whose community is seeking to strengthen ties with younger generations. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell'Orto)

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Minnesota Buddhist temple opens up sacred dance troupe
By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO - Associated Press
Sat,02/11/23-8:08AM , 395 Reads
HAMPTON, Minn. (AP) — The Buddhist community anchored by an ornate temple complex here in the Minnesota farmland is trying a new way to ensure its faith and ancestral culture stay vibrant for future generations -- an open call for the sacred dance troupe.
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Coal miner Jonny Sandvoll poses for a portrait in the break room of the Gruve 7 coal mine in Adventdalen, Norway, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. Gruve 7, the last Norwegian mine in one of the fastest warming places on earth, was scheduled to shut down this year and only got a reprieve through 2025 because of the energy crisis driven by the war in Ukraine. Sandvoll said he wished people understood more about coal and its uses before deciding to close the mine. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

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Norway's last Arctic miners struggle with coal mine's end
By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO - Associated Press
Fri,01/27/23-7:31AM , 221 Reads
ADVENTDALEN, Norway (AP) — Kneeling by his crew as they drilled steel bolts into the low roof of a tunnel miles-deep into an Arctic mountain, Geir Strand reflected on the impact of their coal mine’s impending closure.
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The Rev. Siv Limstrand walks with her rifle to the church's cabin in Bolterdalen, Norway, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. For the lone pastor in this fragile, starkly beautiful environment, the challenge is to fulfill the church's historical mission of ministering to those in crisis while addressing a pressing and divisive contemporary challenge. "We pray every Sunday for everyone who's affected by climate change," Limstrand said. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

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Church helps mining community evolve in dark, warming Arctic
By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO - Associated Press
Thu,01/26/23-7:35AM , 363 Reads
LONGYEARBYEN, Norway (AP) — The warm glow of Svalbard Kirke’s lights gleams on the mountain slope from where the church stands over this remote Norwegian Arctic village, cloaked in the polar night’s constant darkness.
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The Rev. Siv Limstrand walks with her rifle to the church's cabin in Bolterdalen, Norway, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. For the lone pastor in this fragile, starkly beautiful environment, the challenge is to fulfill the church's historical mission of ministering to those in crisis while addressing a pressing and divisive contemporary challenge. "We pray every Sunday for everyone who's affected by climate change," Limstrand said. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

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Church helps mining community evolve in dark, warming Arctic
By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO - Associated Press
Thu,01/26/23-7:30AM , 245 Reads
LONGYEARBYEN, Norway (AP) — The warm glow of Svalbard Kirke’s lights gleams on the snow-covered mountain slope from where the church stands like a beacon over this remote Norwegian Arctic village, cloaked in the polar night’s constant darkness.
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