Norway

Norway

Eat your heart out, Elon: Norway proposes underwater 'floating tunnel'

The submerged roadway would help speed travel along the nation's rugged west coast.

15/02/2019

Norway

Snowed under? Norway police race each other using shields as sledges

Police in Norway put themselves on a slippery slope by racing each other using their shields as sledges.

11/02/2019

Norway

Norway avalanche: four missing tourists 'believed to have died'

Four tourists, feared to have been swept away in an avalanche in Northern Norway, are "believed to have died," police said.

03/01/2019

Norway

Norway breaks electric car sales record

Norway broke the world record for electric vehicle sales in 2018 while sales of cars using traditional fuels plunged

02/01/2019

Norway

Would-be car thief 'gets trapped in Volvo and calls police for help'

A would-be thief in Norway called the police for help after being trapped inside the car he was suspected of trying to steal on Christmas Eve.

24/12/2018

Norway

Man with gun robs bank on remote Arctic archipelago Svalbard

A man with a gun robbed a bank in Svalbard. He was a visitor to the area, authorities said

23/12/2018

Ecotech

Norway is leading the way in sustainable shipping

Autonomous and hybrid diesel-electric vessels can be the future of the shipping industry.

18/12/2018

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Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad speak after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize

Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad give speeches after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize

10/12/2018

Norway

Norway opens Chinese-built bridge in Arctic Circle

The Halogaland Bridge in Norway is now the longest suspension bridge in the Arctic Circle

10/12/2018

Norway

Former Norwegian minister charged with sexual abuse of asylum seekers

Former Norwegian fisheries minister Svein Ludvigsen has been charged with sexually assaulting three asylum seekers, prosecutors say

29/11/2018

Norway

Norwegians protest against power-clinch deal to restrict abortion

Thousands in cities across Norway have been protesting against proposals to restrict women’s access to abortion.

18/11/2018

World

NATO war exercises in Norway

NATO has begun its biggest military exercise since the Cold War. The operation involving all 50,000 troops from all 29 NATO countries, as well as Finland and Sweden simulates an invasion of Norway by a 'fictitious agressor'.

30/10/2018

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Soldiers train in NATO’s biggest military maneuver since the Cold War

The military exercise brings together some 50,000 personnel, 10,000 vehicles, 65 ships and 250 aircrafts from 31 NATO allies and partner nations.

28/10/2018

Norway

Norway’s future Queen suffering from chronic lung disease

Princess Mette-Marit to reduce official engagements

26/10/2018

Norway

Watch: NATO kicks off largest exercise since Cold War in Norway

Norway hosted NATO’s 2018 Trident Juncture war games. It involved 50,000 troops from all 29 member states, plus non-members Sweden and Finland.

25/10/2018

Norway

NATO begins ‘biggest military drills since end of Cold War’

The exercises stretching from the Baltic Sea to Iceland are designed to test NATO’s response to an attack on Norway.

25/10/2018

Norway

Norway apologises for post-WWII mistreatment of 'German Girls'

After the country was liberated in 1945, these 'German Girls' were accused of betraying their country, deprived of their civil rights, arrested, incarcerated without trial and even expelled from the country.

18/10/2018

World News

Viking ship discovered in Norway of 'great historical significance'

Archaeologists have found a Viking ship and a large number of burial mounds in Østfold County in Norway.

16/10/2018

Cinema

"22 July" film concentrates on survivors

The movie, directed by Paul Greengrass is based on the terror attacks of Norwegian far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik

11/10/2018

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Aeolus: Forecast is good for first ever wind-measuring satellite

In partnership with ESA - The European Space Agency

ESA's Aeolus satellite is pioneering a laser technology to measure the wind from space for the very first time. It promises a big boost to weather forecasting, but only once it has proved itself to be accurate. We head to Norway as the science team swings into action.

21/09/2018

World

Satellite to record earths wind from Space

Your weather report could be getting a lot better thanks to this brand new satellite. The launch of Aeolus satellite from Norway will see wind on earth registered all the way from space.

21/09/2018

Norway

Norwegian minister quits post to support wife’s career

Explaining his decision on Facebook on Thursday, Solvik-Olsen said he had been “very lucky to have had the world's coolest job… Now it's her turn to be able to follow her dream.”

31/08/2018

Norway

Norway tunes in for ‘world’s most-boring television’

Their slow television broadcasts have already included a 12-hour knitting marathon. Now fans of the 'world’s most-boring television format' are enjoying another treat: watching hikers walk up a mountain.

30/08/2018

Norway

Ex-footballer celebrates number 1 with singles chart bum tattoo

Former footballer, comedian and musician Mads Hansen has celebrated scooping a number one summer hit by having his bum inked — with a Spotify singles chart.

28/08/2018

Norway

Russia hits out as US doubles number of marines in Norway

The United States will more than double the number of Marines stationed in Norway, in line with plans first outlined in June, the Norwegian defense ministry said on Wednesday.

16/08/2018

Norway

Norwegian minister resigns over Iranian holiday with girlfriend

Minister accused of security breach by taking his government phone to Iran.

14/08/2018