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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Norway: news

Norwegian teen's fight over Arctic oil

Wednesday, October 3rd 2018, 0:20

Elina Berg is a member of a campaign group which is suing the Norwegian government over oil exploration in the Arctic.
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Should a university teach a killer?

Tuesday, October 2nd 2018, 21:36

A Norwegian university explains why mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has a right to be a student, regardless of his crimes.
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Holiday with ex-beauty queen costs Norway minister his job

Monday, August 13th 2018, 19:26
related countries: Iran

The fisheries minister broke security rules on a trip to Iran with his ex-beauty queen girlfriend.
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Arctic explorer's ship returns home after 100 years

Tuesday, August 7th 2018, 13:52

Roald Amundsen's Arctic explorer finally returns to Norway, 100 years after it set out.
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Polar bear shot dead after attacking cruise ship guard

Sunday, July 29th 2018, 9:52
related countries: Svalbard

A bear is shot dead on Norway's Svalbard after attacking a guard protecting a cruise ship group.
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Will Norway's electric plane take off?

Tuesday, June 19th 2018, 3:18
related places: A

A battery-powered plane that could mean guilt-free travel is part of a plan to tackle climate change.
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Cultural coding classes for migrants in Norway

Wednesday, June 6th 2018, 2:24

Norwegians are offering migrants classes in how to integrate in their new home.
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Eurovision 2018: Second semi-final sees Russia eliminated

Thursday, May 10th 2018, 22:52
related countries: Denmark, Russia

The final 10 acts to go through include Norway's Alexander Rybak and Rasmussen from Denmark.
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The innovation turning desert sand into farmland

Thursday, May 3rd 2018, 23:32

A Norwegian innovation could save millions of farms by transforming sand into fertile soil.
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Nazi legacy found in Norwegian trees

Wednesday, April 11th 2018, 12:22

The chemical fog used to hide the Tirpitz battleship in WWII stunted the growth of trees.
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The community of 2,000 people with 151 cases of sex crime

Thursday, March 22nd 2018, 1:38

In the small community of Tysfjord in northern Norway, sexual abuse was rife for decades. How come it was never stopped?
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Missing Russian helicopter found in Norway Arctic sea

Sunday, October 29th 2017, 13:22
related countries: Russia, Svalbard

Wreckage is located by Norwegian authorities after the helicopter crashed in the sea off Svalbard.
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Norway will pay their male and female football teams the same

Saturday, October 7th 2017, 17:09

Norway's male and female football teams will receive the same pay for representing the country, the Norwegian football association announces.
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Beatle George Harrison's sitar auctioned for $62,500

Friday, September 29th 2017, 4:54

The instrument was used by Harrison during the recording of the Beatles song Norwegian Wood.
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Killer whales join in on Norway surfing competition

Sunday, September 24th 2017, 11:51

Two killer whales have been spotted alongside participants in the semi-finals of a surf contest in Norway.
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Norway jails top policeman for smuggling hashish

Monday, September 18th 2017, 21:36
related places: Oslo

Eirik Jensen led a unit tasked with fighting organised crime in the capital Oslo.
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George Harrison's sitar to be auctioned

Friday, September 15th 2017, 6:36

The instrument was used by Harrison during the recording of the Beatles song Norwegian Wood.
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Rock climber Adam Ondra: 'How I climbed the 'world's hardest cliff'

Friday, September 8th 2017, 10:48

Rock climber Adam Ondra tells BBC World Service how he conquered the 'world's hardest cliff' in Flatanger, Norway.
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Czech man climbs world's hardest cliff in Norway

Tuesday, September 5th 2017, 11:00
related countries: Czech Republic

Adam Ondra has successfully climbed the 'world's hardest cliff' in Norway and told Newsbeat about the emotion behind his achievement.
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Record-sized data centre planned inside Arctic Circle

Monday, August 14th 2017, 23:08

The facility in the north of Norway will take advantage of cheap energy and the cool air.
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Singer threatened over black actor video

Wednesday, August 9th 2017, 7:22

A Norwegian pop star says she's received death threats after using a black actor to play her love interest in a video.
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No secrets

Friday, July 21st 2017, 23:23

In Norway, anyone can find out how much anyone else is paid, and it rarely causes problems, writes Lars Bevanger.
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Nigerian athlete's wig falls off during long jump

Friday, June 16th 2017, 10:46
related countries: Nigeria
related places: Oslo

Blessing Okagbare was competing in the long jump in Oslo when the hair-raising moment occurred.
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Norway Bank releases fishy music video

Thursday, May 25th 2017, 19:30

Here's how Norway is celebrating its fishy new bank note.
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'Major breakthrough' in Norway's 46-year-old Isdal woman mystery

Friday, May 19th 2017, 15:56
related places: Isdal

Analysis of mystery woman's teeth may finally tell Norwegian investigators where she came from.
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Isdal woman: Norway's mystery death case reopened 46 years on

Saturday, May 13th 2017, 10:45

How the mysterious case of a woman's death in Norway led to a trail of fake identities and dead ends.
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