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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• January 30th 2012 – October 21st 2011
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• August 8th 2010 – October 27th 2009
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• January 3rd 2008 – September 22nd 2006
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Norway: news

Norway landslide: Sixth body found as rescuers continue search

Sunday, January 3rd 2021, 15:31
related places: Ask, Oslo

Six bodies have now been recovered after a landslide that destroyed homes in Ask village, near Oslo.
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Norway landslide: Houses buried in Gjerdrum village near Oslo

Wednesday, December 30th 2020, 20:19
related places: Gjerdrum, Oslo

Ten people are injured and 11 unaccounted for in Gjerdrum, 25km from Oslo, authorities say.
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Norway mudslide: Aerial footage shows devastation

Wednesday, December 30th 2020, 13:52
related places: Gjerdrum

At least nine people are injured and houses have been buried in the Norwegian village of Gjerdrum.
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Norway excavates a Viking longship fit for a king

Friday, December 4th 2020, 0:31
related places: A, Oslo

A rare excavation south of Oslo will provide new details about Viking culture.
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Iraq camp closures 'could leave 100,000 displaced people homeless'

Monday, November 9th 2020, 13:45

Displaced families are being forced out with little notice, the Norwegian Refugee Council says.
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The young Norwegians taking their own country to court over oil

Wednesday, November 4th 2020, 0:06

Despite Norway's green credentials, its infamous state wealth is due to its huge oil exports. This week, Norwegian youths are challenging this double standard in the Supreme Court.
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'For me whale meat is my childhood, my memories'

Wednesday, September 16th 2020, 23:22

Sales of whale meat rise in Norway, helped by more Norwegians going on staycations.
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Hackers attack Norwegian parliament

Tuesday, September 1st 2020, 16:26

The "significant attack" happened over several days and included hacks of member's email accounts.
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Coronavirus: Norway bunker partygoers poisoned with carbon monoxide

Monday, August 31st 2020, 6:55
related places: Oslo

A "Rave Cave" party in the Norwegian capital Oslo leaves 25 people in need of hospital treatment.
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Polar bear kills man in Norway's Arctic Svalbard islands

Friday, August 28th 2020, 16:57

The bear is shot dead after a Dutch national is attacked in a campsite near Longyearbyen.
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Coronavirus: Dozens test positive for Covid-19 on Norwegian cruise ship

Monday, August 3rd 2020, 16:00

The outbreak on the MS Roald Amundsen comes just weeks after the cruise industry began to reopen.
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Norway stabbings: Woman killed and two more injured in Sarpsborg

Wednesday, July 15th 2020, 11:54
related places: Oslo, Sarpsborg

Police arrest a man in Sarpsborg, south-east of the capital Oslo, after three women were attacked.
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First Viking ship excavation in a century begins in Norway

Saturday, June 27th 2020, 12:04

Just three other well-preserved vessels from the period have been discovered in the Scandinavian country.
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Canada loses out to Ireland and Norway in Security Council vote

Wednesday, June 17th 2020, 23:42
related countries: Canada, Ireland

Canada has lost its latest bid for a seat on the UN Security Council despite an expensive campaign.
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Coronavirus: Contact-tracing apps face further hitches

Monday, June 15th 2020, 14:42
related countries: Australia

Norway has to halt use of its app and researchers report a major flaw in Australia's tool.
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Norway court jails mosque gunman Manshaus for 21 years

Thursday, June 11th 2020, 10:22
related places: Oslo

Philip Manshaus murdered his teenage stepsister and opened fire at a mosque near Oslo.
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Coronavirus: Denmark and Norway exclude Sweden from tourism

Friday, May 29th 2020, 16:50
related countries: Sweden

Danes and Norwegians can holiday in each other's country from mid-June, but Swedes are left out.
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Coronavirus: Airlines cancel thousands of flights

Tuesday, March 10th 2020, 19:45

Ryanair, BA and Norwegian are among carriers cancelling services as demand collapses.
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Mayhem and mishaps during Norway's gruelling dog sled race

Tuesday, February 4th 2020, 3:54

The scenery is stunning but the conditions are freezing, and this year, there were some very difficult toilet situations.
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Ari Behn: Author and Norway princess's ex-husband dies aged 47

Wednesday, December 25th 2019, 23:35

Author Ari Behn and the king's eldest child, Princess Martha Louise, divorced in 2017.
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Mike Horn and Boerge Ousland: North Pole explorers complete epic trek

Sunday, December 8th 2019, 13:57
related countries: South Africa

The Norwegian-South African duo met up with a rescue team as they were dangerously low on food.
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Hungry North Pole explorers Horn and Ousland near end of epic trek

Thursday, December 5th 2019, 15:41
related countries: South Africa
related places: Horn

The Norwegian-South African duo are tired and hungry after trekking hundreds of miles.
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Home for Christmas: Jailed Norwegian spy released from Russia

Monday, December 2nd 2019, 0:00
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

A pensioner convicted of spying in Moscow says he shouldn't have trusted the Norwegian agent.
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Spy swap: Five freed in Russia-Lithuania-Norway exchange

Friday, November 15th 2019, 17:58
related countries: Lithuania, Russia

Russia takes part in a carefully co-ordinated exchange with Norway and Lithuania.
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Pirates kidnap nine from Norwegian ship off Benin

Monday, November 4th 2019, 10:42
related countries: Benin, Guinea

They boarded the vessel while it was at anchor in the Gulf of Guinea, a hotspot for piracy.
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Russia spy case: Norwegian Frode Berg 'recommended for pardon'

Thursday, October 24th 2019, 14:40

President Putin receives a recommendation to pardon 64-year-old former border guard Frode Berg.
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