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...
Category : Norway
Sites without sound: Oslo leads in quiet, low-emission electric construction
Norwegian capital’s sites were 98% free of fossil fuels last year, and it aims to increase use of electric machinery Tafseer Ali felt no need...
‘Written in the stars’: Norwegian princess and Californian shaman tie the knot, with Netflix in waiting
Unconventional marriage of Princess Märtha Louise and Durek Vellet celebrated with three-day schedule of events and a documentary to follow She is the clairvoyant daughter...
Native American author Tommy Orange selected as the next Future Library writer
The Pulitzer prize-shortlisted novelist behind books including There There and Wandering Stars will pen a manuscript that won’t be published until 2114 The next book...
Drug smugglers targeting Oslo as gateway into Europe
Mayor of Norwegian capital, Anne Lindboe, says drugs worth up to £570m have entered through the port The mayor of Oslo has warned that drug...
Frankfurt and Oslo airport flights hit as Europe-wide climate protests continue
Flights at Germany’s busiest airport ‘gradually resuming’ on second day of coordinated ‘oil kills’ protests Climate activists have disrupted flights at Frankfurt and Oslo airports...
Ireland, Spain and Norway to recognise Palestinian state
Irish PM declares ‘unequivocal support’ for two-state solution, as Israel recalls ambassadors from Dublin, Madrid and Oslo Ireland, Spain and Norway have announced they will...
Ireland and Spain reiterate plan to form alliance to recognise state of Palestine
Leaders of two nations vow to muster international support for two-state solution to Gaza crisis Ireland and Spain have reiterated their intention to forge an...
‘Wonderful experience’: Researcher’s close encounter with Svalbard polar bears
Meteorologist says bears were not aggressive but they fired signal gun to scare them away Katarzyna Kudłacz was preparing a breakfast of scrambled eggs at...
Climate activists across Europe block access to North Sea oil infrastructure
Blockades at facilities in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, with protests in Scotland and action expected in Denmark Climate activists in four countries are...
