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Norway’s new health minister: 'Let them smoke, drink and eat red meat'

“I do not plan to be the moral police,” the 41-year-old populist politician said.

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Activists climb aboard rig to protest drilling in Norwegian Arctic

Four activists from Greenpeace climbed onto a rig to protest against oil and gas drilling in the Norwegian Arctic.

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Did whale in mystery harness escape from Russian military?

Harnessing the power of the sea: A beluga whale found with a Russian-made harness has raised the alarm of Norwegian officials amid speculation the animal may have escaped from a Russian military facility.

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Strike-hit SAS cancels 1,200 more flights on Monday and Tuesday

SAS cancelled more than 1,200 flights scheduled for Monday and Tuesday as a pilot strike that has already affected tens of thousands of travellers drags on.

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European travellers hit as airline cancels hundreds more flights

SAS pilots went on strike on Friday as wage talks broke down, grounding around 70 percent of the airline's flights and hitting some 170,000 people over the weekend alone.

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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.

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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).

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Eco-friendly Spring adventures to book now

These destinations are actively promoting a sustainable approach to tourism.

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

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

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Take a look inside this newly opened underwater restaurant

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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

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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.

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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.