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Sweden and Norway 'concerned' by unusual pre-season forest fires

Sweden and Norway have seen unusual pre-season forest fires spark in southern parts of their territory, triggering fear of a sequel of 2018's "summer of ashes".

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Packing some power: storing energy at ultra high temperatures

In partnership with The European Commission

Futuris meets the researchers attempting to store energy at ultra high temperatures.

Norway

Elon Musk’s love for Norway as electric car sales hit record high

In total 18,375 new cars were sold in Norway last month and 58.4% of these were electric.

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Disaster-dodging cruise ship's engines 'failed due to low oil levels'

The engines of a luxury cruise ship that narrowly escaped disaster during a storm off Norway on Saturday (March 23) failed because of relatively low levels of lubricating oil in the engines, the Norwegian Maritime Authority said on Wednesday (March 27).

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Disaster-dodging cruise ship’s engines ‘failed due to low oil levels’

The engines of a luxury cruise ship that became stranded in a storm failed because of low levels of lubricating oil, it's emerged.

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More video emerges of chaos on board Norway ship

Passengers filmed their scary experience on the Viking Sky cruise ship off the coast of Norway on Saturday (March 23) and Sunday (March 24).

Green News

Eco-friendly Spring adventures to book now

These destinations are actively promoting a sustainable approach to tourism.

Norway

'Frightening' and 'surreal': Passengers recall cruise ship nightmare

'Frightening' and 'surreal': Passengers aboard the Norway cruise ship describe their terrifying experience.

Destinations

Take a look inside this newly opened underwater restaurant

The sustainable seafood dinner is served with a unique view, 5 metres below the surface.

Norway

Watch: Europe's first underwater restaurant opens in Norway

Situated on the southern tip of Norway, the restaurant looks like a large concrete tube partly submerged in the North Sea. It is called Under, which also means "wonder" in Norwegian.

Norway

American mathematician Karen Uhlenbeck becomes first woman to win Able Prize

Karen Uhlenbeck of the University of Texas at Austin became the first woman to be awarded what many consider to be the “Nobel” of math, which is handed out annually by the King of Norway to one or more outstanding mathematicians.

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.

Poland

What has sparked Norway's diplomatic row with Poland?

Poland announced yesterday that it planned to expel a Norwegian diplomat in response to a similar action from Norway earlier in the year

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.

World News

Democracy in Europe 'has declined more than any other region'

Democracy in Europe has 'declined more than any other region,' signalling a 'democratic malaise,' the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index has found.

World News

Europe briefing: Six stories to know about today

Hackers released personal data from hundreds of German politicians, Dutch authorities urged people to stay away from washed up containers and British-Iranian detainee Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe announced she's going on hunger strike.

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.

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

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.

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