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NORWAY

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WORLD
Mar 1, 2023
Greta Thunberg detained by Norwegian police during rights protest
Thunberg had on Monday joined protesters demanding the removal of 151 wind turbines from reindeer pastures used by Sami herders in central Norway.
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SOCCER
Feb 13, 2023
Premier League stars Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard inspire new hope at home in Norway
Norway has not qualified for a major tournament since Euro 2000.
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BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2023
Norway's Arctic temperatures 'no sweat' for electric cars
Despite biting cold, rugged terrain and long stretches of remote roads, the Scandinavian country is the undisputed world champion when it comes to the zero-emission vehicles.
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WORLD
Sep 4, 2022
Norway's future carbon dioxide 'cemetery' takes shape
The facility will take tons of liquefied carbon dioxide captured from factory chimneys and pump it into cavities deep below the seabed.
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SOCCER
Jul 12, 2022
England women set Euro record in eight-goal rout of Norway
No team, either male or female, had ever scored eight at a European Championship until England's incredible goal-spree against the overwhelmed Norwegians in Brighton.
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WORLD
Mar 14, 2022
Europe imported more weapons ahead of war in Ukraine, report says
European states accounted for 13% of global arms transfers in the period between 2017 and 2021, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute found.
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WORLD
Feb 21, 2022
Reindeer herders push to reclaim land from Norway's wind farms
The case could inspire limits on exploiting Indigenous lands in the name of combating climate change, a practice derided by activists as green colonialism.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2022
Akito Watabe takes bronze behind Joergen Graabak's gold in Nordic combined
Just as he did last week, Graabak sat back in the field and timed his charge perfectly to edge compatriot Jens Oftebro, who also came from deep to take silver.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2021
The far-right’s new-old war on women
Ultimately, the real problem for many on the far right is liberalism, and particularly the liberation of women from laws and social norms enforcing male domination.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2021
Norwegian triathlon champion Kristian Blummenfelt says Japan not hot enough
The athlete coped with the heat and humidity to forge clear in the last km of the 10-kilometer run course to take gold — Norway's first Olympic medal in the sport.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 20, 2021
SoftBank’s $120 million Norway deal taps value of high-cost labor
The Asian giant's investment model in the Nordics suggests a cheap workforce isn't the competitive parameter it once was.
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BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2021
Nordic banks gain edge as more investors focus on gender diversity
Two of the six women running Europe's biggest banks are in the Nordic region, at DNB ASA and Svenska Handelsbanken AB.
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WORLD
Jan 31, 2021
Navalny, WHO and Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, all backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of picking the winner.
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WORLD
Jan 16, 2021
Norway eyes sea change in deep dive for metals instead of oil
The country hopes to be one of the first to harvest seabed metals for electric vehicle batteries, wind turbines and solar farms.
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WORLD
Jan 9, 2021
Pandemic showcases corner of Europe derided by Trump advisers
Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland have suffered a smaller economic setback during the COVID-19 crisis than the eurozone or the U.K.
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WORLD
Feb 5, 2020
Russia accuses Norway of restricting its activities on Arctic islands
Russia on Tuesday accused Norway of restricting its activities on a remote chain of islands in the Arctic and said it wanted talks with Oslo to have the issue resolved.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 16, 2019
Telenor says Huawei will still play role in 5G roll-out
Telenor reiterated on Sunday Huawei would be involved in building Norway's 5G network along with Ericsson, one of several companies to continue working with the Chinese company despite U.S. pressure.
BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2019
Norway's Ugland says pirates abducted nine crew members from its vessel off Benin
A vessel owned by Norwegian shipping firm J.J. Ugland was boarded by pirates while at anchor off the coast of Benin on Saturday, and nine crew members were kidnapped, the company said on Sunday.
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WORLD / Society
Oct 23, 2019
Norway at top, Yemen at bottom of rankings for women's quality of life
Norway and Switzerland are the best countries to be a woman and Yemen and Afghanistan the worst, said research Tuesday that found the state of women's rights is not "all doom and gloom" around the world.
WORLD
Aug 16, 2019
Radioactive iodine from Russian missile accident detected in Norway
Norway's nuclear safety authority is analyzing tiny amounts of radioactive iodine detected in the air in northern Norway in the days after a deadly explosion during a rocket engine test over the border in Russia.

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