News: Norway

We have started to collect the most important news related to Norway in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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• August 27th 2016 – December 4th 2015
• November 19th 2015 – June 11th 2015
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• February 23rd 2014 – November 28th 2013
• November 22nd 2013 – August 13th 2013
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• March 26th 2013 – August 24th 2012
• August 24th 2012 – June 8th 2012
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• May 4th 2012 – April 16th 2012
• April 15th 2012 – February 6th 2012
• January 30th 2012 – October 21st 2011
• October 4th 2011 – August 1st 2011
• August 1st 2011 – July 25th 2011
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• March 31st 2011 – August 13th 2010
• August 8th 2010 – October 27th 2009
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• January 1st 2009 – January 11th 2008
• January 3rd 2008 – September 22nd 2006
• August 31st 2006 – February 6th 2006
• February 5th 2006 – November 11th 2005

Norway: news

Iyad el-Baghdadi, activist in Norway, 'warned by CIA of Saudi threat'

Wednesday, May 8th 2019, 10:18
related countries: Saudi Arabia

The pro-democracy campaigner says he was whisked away to safety by officials in Norway, where he lives.
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Let people smoke, drink and eat red meat - Norwegian health minister

Tuesday, May 7th 2019, 16:37

Populist politician Sylvi Listhaug says she will not tell people how to live their lives.
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'Russian spy whale'

Monday, April 29th 2019, 22:05
related countries: Russia
related places: A

A beluga whale was found with suspicious equipment off Norway's coast
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Europe wildfires: Norway police evacuate hundreds in Sokndal

Wednesday, April 24th 2019, 11:56
related places: Sokndal

Experts say the rate of forest fires in Europe is "way above the average".
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Russia jails Norwegian Frode Berg for spying on submarines

Tuesday, April 16th 2019, 14:53
related countries: Russia
related places: A

The retired border guard gets 14 years in a Russian labour camp, but denies spying.
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Viking Sky: Engine failure blamed on 'low oil levels'

Wednesday, March 27th 2019, 19:12

Norwegian authorities say the shortage led to an automatic engine shutdown.
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Norway cruise ship arrives at port after passenger airlifts

Sunday, March 24th 2019, 17:23

Hundreds of passengers were airlifted to safety after the ship got into difficulty on Saturday.
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Norway cruise ship tilts sending furniture sliding

Sunday, March 24th 2019, 9:20

Footage filmed on board shows the vessel violently tilting, sending furniture sliding across the deck.
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Pete Buttigieg: Why would an American learn Norwegian?

Friday, March 22nd 2019, 17:43
related countries: United States

"Mayor Pete" can speak seven languages but for other presidential wannabes, being bilingual is not always a plus.
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Huge aluminium plants hit by 'severe' ransomware attack

Tuesday, March 19th 2019, 10:22

The Norwegian firm, which employs 35,000 people worldwide, has switched to manual controls at some plants.
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Ethiopia all-women flight marks 8 March

Thursday, March 7th 2019, 8:28
related places: Oslo

Ethiopia Airlines is operating an all-women flight crew to Oslo to mark International Women's Day.
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From slums to stardom: How young star's life has changed

Wednesday, February 20th 2019, 13:15
related countries: Lebanon
related places: Beirut

From Beirut's slums to Norway, Oscar-nominated film Capernaum changed its star's life dramatically.
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Fighting 'all you can eat' waste

Saturday, February 2nd 2019, 0:30

The UN wants to halve the amount of food we waste. Here's how one hotel in Norway is helping out.
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WW2 wreckage found by grandson on Norwegian mountainside

Monday, January 21st 2019, 0:05

Royal Navy pilot Phil Richardson found the wreckage of his grandfather Ron's WW2 plane in Norway.
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Norway businessman's wife kidnapped for ransom

Wednesday, January 9th 2019, 10:59

Anne Hagen, wife of a multi-millionaire Norwegian businessman, has been missing for months.
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Morocco tourist murders: Video appears genuine - Norway police

Friday, December 21st 2018, 17:20
related countries: Morocco, Syria

Men in the video say the killings in Morocco of two Scandinavian women are revenge for events in Syria.
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Morocco murders: Tourist killings suspects 'backed IS'

Thursday, December 20th 2018, 22:18
related countries: Denmark

Men held after two Scandinavians died in Morocco had pledged allegiance to the group, a prosecutor says.
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Rare white reindeer calf spotted on camera in Norway

Tuesday, December 4th 2018, 17:36

Photographer Mads Nordsveen describes the sighting as a "fairytale moment".
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Like Ali v Frazier, how Magnus Carlsen kept his World Chess title after 50 hours and 12 draws

Thursday, November 29th 2018, 9:06

Norway's world number one Magnus Carlsen retains his World Chess Championship after 12 draws and more than 50 hours of play - eventually beating Fabiano Caruana in a tie-breaker.
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World Chess Championship: Magnus Carlsen retains title

Wednesday, November 28th 2018, 21:26
related countries: United States

After 12 draws in 12 games, Magnus Carlsen beat US opponent Fabiano Caruana in a tie-breaker event.
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Norway child abuse: Man held over assaults on 300 boys

Wednesday, November 21st 2018, 12:12

The 26-year-old is charged in a case described as Norway's most extensive sexual abuse case.
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Helge Ingstad: Norway's warship collides with tanker in fjord

Thursday, November 8th 2018, 15:47

Norway evacuates a frigate after it collides with an oil tanker, leaving eight people lightly injured.
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Joachim Ronneberg: Norwegian who stopped Nazis' nuclear plans dies

Monday, October 22nd 2018, 16:57

Joachim Ronneberg, who has died aged 99, led team who sabotaged a Nazi nuclear facility in 1943.
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Joachim Ronneberg: Norwegian who thwarted Nazi nuclear plan dies

Monday, October 22nd 2018, 10:52

Norway's wartime hero Joachim Ronneberg led a daring raid to stop Hitler's plan for an atomic bomb.
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Norway apologises to its World War Two 'German girls'

Wednesday, October 17th 2018, 20:59
related countries: Germany

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg admits that they were victims of "undignified treatment".
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Utoya on screen: How two film directors tackled the same tragedy

Wednesday, October 10th 2018, 0:03

How successful are two new films that take different approaches to Norway's deadliest terror attack?
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