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Police shoot dead man in Norway who threatened passers-by with a knife

A man reportedly armed with a knife threatened passers-by on the streets of the Norwegian capital, Oslo, on Tuesday, before being shot dead by police.

09/11/2021

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Light based works of art illuminate Oslo

Norway 's capital was lit up by the Fjord Oslo Light Festival on Saturday (5 Nov. 2021) as light based works of art glowed through the winter night across the city

06/11/2021

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Norway women’s beach handball team hail uniform policy change

Norway's women's beach handball team said they know “many players have turned down opportunities” because of previous uniform regulations that said female players had to wear bikini bottoms.

03/11/2021

Norway

Norway counter-terror chief: Kongsberg attack 'will happen again'

“I think it forces a discussion about what risk we must live with in a democratic and open society."

23/10/2021

Sport

Will 'bikini bottoms' to 'tight pants' uniform change satisfy critics?

Female beach handball players had been told to wear bikini bottoms. But after claims of sexism, the rules were changed. Now they have to wear "tight pants". Did enough change?

21/10/2021

Norway

Norway attack: Victims weren't killed with a bow and arrow, say police

Five people were murdered in the rampage in Kongsberg near Oslo last Wednesday. At least three others, including an off-duty police officer, were seriously injured.

18/10/2021

Norway

Norway’s newly-elected PM visits bow-and-arrow killings scene

It was a sombre first full day in office for Norway’s new prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre as he visited the close-knit former mining town of Kongsberg - that’s been torn apart by a bow and arrow attack that left five people dead.

16/10/2021

Norway

Kongsberg attack: Perpetrator banned from communication in custody

Espen Andersen Braathen, a 37-year-old Danish citizen, is being held on five counts of preliminary murder and three counts of preliminary attempted murder.

15/10/2021

Norway

Norway unveils new centre-left goverment amid suspected terror attack

Two of the new ministers in Norway's government are survivors of the 2011 far-right massacre on Utøya island.

14/10/2021

Norway

'Grief and despair': Norway mourns after deadly Kongsberg attack

Norway’s domestic security agency, PST, said on Thursday the bow and arrow attack which left five people dead "currently appears to be an act of terrorism".

14/10/2021

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Norwegian wind farms violate rights of reindeer herders, says court

Norway's Supreme Court has ruled that two western wind farms have illegally encroached on the grazing land of Sámi reindeer herders.

11/10/2021

Norway

Norwegian parties agree to form a centre-left minority government

Norway's Labour and Centre parties say they have agreed to form a minority coalition government after weeks of talks following September's election.

08/10/2021

Norway

Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov awarded Nobel Peace Prize

The pair were given the award "for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression".

08/10/2021

Earth News

Europe is now home to the world’s longest undersea electricity cable

This is a chance for the two countries to share renewable energy for the first time.

05/10/2021

Earth News

Why do green parties struggle in climate-conscious Scandinavia?

The latest example was in Norway, where the greens got under 4 per cent of the vote in recent parliamentary elections.

04/10/2021

Sport

Nordic nations want handball chiefs to review 'obsolete' bikini rule

Norway's women's team was fined in July for refusing to wear bikini bottoms at a European match.

30/09/2021

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Norway's Labour party holds coalition talks in bid to form government

The leaders of the Labour, Centre and Socialist Left parties have met in Oslo for coalition talks for the first time since this month's election.

23/09/2021

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Will Norway's oil industry topple under the new left-wing government?

Despite left-wing success, the absence of the Green party in the new coalition could mean oil production is still firmly on Norway’s economic agenda.

14/09/2021

Norway

Norway's left-wing opposition wins general election, PM concedes

The left-wing opposition in Norway has won the country's general election, according to projections released as polls closed on Monday.

13/09/2021

Norway

Is Norway ready for a crude awakening over its oil industry?

Norway's two biggest parties have not committed to ending the country's lucrative oil industry and help save the planet. But some of their potential coalition partners have.

13/09/2021

Norway

'Don't urinate towards Russia' sign appears at border with Norway

Written in English, the new sign orders people "no peeing towards Russia" or they will face a hefty fine.

27/08/2021

Health news

Which European country has the world's best healthcare system?

A new report comparing 11 national healthcare systems found the wealthiest country had the sickest citizens.

13/08/2021

Sport

Pink will pay fines for handball players who refused bikini bottoms

Pink has said she would be "happy" to pay a €1,500 fine given to Norway's beach handball team for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms.

26/07/2021

Norway

'Norway owes us', says Hungary, after Oslo suspends aid in NGO row

Norway said Hungary refused to appoint "the best-qualified candidate" to manage the funds allocated to civil society.

23/07/2021

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Norway cathedral service marks attack anniversary

Norway cathedral service marks attack anniversary

22/07/2021

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Norway marks a decade since Utoya massacre killed 77 people

On July 22, 2011, right-wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing.

22/07/2021