Category : Norway
Norway to set up compensation scheme for 1980 oil rig disaster victims’ families
Parliament backs scheme for relatives of 123 men who died in worst disaster in Norway’s waters since second world war Forty-five years after the Alexander...
Israel’s ‘violations’ in Gaza make world more dangerous, Norway warns
Low respect for international law and human rights set worrying precedent, international development minister says Israel is setting a dangerous precedent for international human rights...
‘It was so unreal’: Norwegian man wakes to cargo ship in his garden
A 135-metre container vessel ran aground in Byneset, near Trondheim, narrowly missing a house A Norwegian man has spoken of the “unreal” moment he woke...
Norway hands over Arctic Council intact after ‘difficult’ term as chair
Ukraine conflict and Trump’s threat to seize Greenland have caused internal tensions within intergovernmental body Norway is to hand over the leadership of an intergovernmental...
Equinor may take legal action after Trump administration halted US windfarm plan
Norway’s state energy company’s $2.5bn project off coast of New York was almost a third finished Norway’s state energy company may take Donald Trump’s administration...
‘That serene Scandinavian facade, yet there’s terror underneath’: artist unveils design for Norwegian national memorial to 22 July attacks
A 12-metre high mosaic will show the reflection of a wading bird native to Utøya island, where Anders Breivik murdered 69 people in 2011 Fourteen...
Stockpile 72 hours of supplies in case of disaster or attack, EU tells citizens
Bloc’s first preparedness strategy urges people to prepare for floods, fires, pandemics or military strikes People in the EU are being advised to stockpile enough...
Norwegian files complaint after ChatGPT falsely said he had murdered his children
Arve Hjalmar Holmen, who has never been accused of or convicted of a crime, says chatbot’s response to prompt was defamatory A Norwegian man has...
Norway rules out fish farm ban despite ‘existential threat’ to wild salmon
Open-net farms to continue despite numbers of wild fish halving as minister looks for ‘acceptable’ pollution levels Norway’s environment minister has ruled out a ban...
