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Culture news

Norway's Amanda Awards: 'The Worst Person in the World' wins big

Joachim Trier’s gorgeous coming-of-age film 'The Worst Person in the World' has won Best Film and four other statuettes at Norway’s Amanda Awards last weekend...

22/08/2022

Norway

Norway exports record as natural gas prices surge

Norway is a major producer of offshore oil and gas, and has seen energy exports climb as European countries scramble to find alternatives to Russian energy.

16/08/2022

Travel News

Crowds of tourists blamed for death of famous walrus in Norway

Local authorities say visitors were asked to stay away from Freya the walrus.

15/08/2022

Norway

'Completely destroyed': Wooden road bridge collapses in Norway

The drivers of two vehicles have been rescued and doing well, police said.

15/08/2022

Norway

Freya the walrus: Mischievous boat-sinker euthanised in Norway

A walrus called Freya that has been getting up to mischief in Oslo was euthanised by Norweigian authorities on Sunday.

14/08/2022

Health news

This cheese could be the latest superfood (and no, it’s not French)

A dream come true for cheese lovers: eating Jarlsberg may actually help stop bones getting weaker without raising your cholesterol.

13/08/2022

Norway

Polar bear injures French woman on Norway’s remote Svalbard Islands

The animal was scared away from the area by gunfire and was later killed by authorities.

08/08/2022

Ocean

Polar opposite: How climate change is altering the Arctic?

In partnership with the European Commission

The Arctic is warming faster than any other place on the planet, while its wildlife is being slowly poisoned by industrial toxins. Ocean travels to the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard to meet the scientists studying the environmental change taking place in the region.

26/07/2022

Ocean

"The changes in the Arctic do not stay in the Arctic"

In partnership with the European Commission

Ocean speaks to Professor Kim Holmén, the man monitoring Svalbard's changing environment.

26/07/2022

Destinations

Norway: For a truly walkable city break, Bergen tops my list

Norway’s mountain paths built by Nepali Sherpas were amazing to walk on.

16/07/2022

Norway

Russia and Norway agree to resolve Svalbard transit dispute

Russia had accused Norway of blocking supplies from reaching Russian miners due in the Arctic due to EU sanctions on Moscow.

06/07/2022

Norway

Norway's oil and gas output to be cut as offshore workers begin strike

The stoppage over a pay claim will cut Norway's daily gas exports by 13%, the leading union said. It comes as gas supplies to Europe are already tight after Russian cutbacks.

05/07/2022

Norway

Russia threatens revenge against Norway for alleged Arctic blockade

Moscow claims that Oslo is preventing supplies from reaching Russians living in the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard.

29/06/2022

Norway

Norway mourns as memorial service for victims of Oslo shooting held

The suspect for the Friday night attack on LGBT-friendly bars in the Norwegian capital on the eve of the city's Pride event is in custody.

26/06/2022

Norway

Man charged with 'terrorism' after Oslo mass shooting

The late-night shooting led police to call off an LGBTQI+ pride march planned for Saturday in Oslo.

25/06/2022

Norway

Norway bow-and-arrow, knife attack perpetrator convicted

The suspect had pleaded guilty to killing five people and was sentenced to compulsory mental health care.

24/06/2022

Cult

Norway's national museum and new home for 'The Scream' opens in Oslo

Norway's new national museum gets a royal opening in Oslo and becomes the Nordic region's largest cultural building.

12/06/2022

Norway

Norway's energy sales growth spurs accusations of profiting from war

As Europe frantically searches for alternative energy suppliers, Norway's natural gas and oil are in high demand. But are remarks that it is profiting from the war in Ukraine fair?

28/05/2022

Norway

Man charged over Norway bow-and-arrow attack pleads guilty to murder

Five people were killed in the attack in Kongsberg in October.

18/05/2022

Earth News

Norway turns its back on gas and oil to become a renewable superpower

Oil and gas firms have lined up to develop renewables in Norway.

13/05/2022

Travel News

SAS is cancelling 4,000 summer flights due to ‘staff shortages’

Scandinavian Airlines is the latest carrier to announce widespread disruptions over the summer.

11/05/2022

Norway

Norway's breeding programme sees arctic foxes return in high numbers

The initiative goes back to 2003 when there were probably no more than 50 arctic foxes left in the wild in Finland, Sweden and Norway combined.

24/04/2022

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Man charged with murder over bow and arrow and knife attack in Norway

Five people died in the attack in Kongsberg.

22/04/2022

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Norway issues apology 50 years after decriminalising homosexuality

According to the Norwegian government, 119 men were convicted for having sex with another man between 1902 and 1950.

21/04/2022

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Huge crane ship partially capsizes in Norwegian port

The Saipem 7000 is one of the largest specialised crane ships in the world.

14/04/2022

Norway

Three French skiers killed in avalanche in northern Norway

An avalanche warning was issued in the region after several recent snowfalls.

07/04/2022