Apr 13 Norway expels 15 Russian diplomats suspected of espionage By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press Norway's government says it's expelling 15 Russian diplomats from the country because they were suspected of spying while working at the Russian Embassy in Oslo. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch 6:32 How climate change is threatening a remote town nestled in the Arctic Circle The Arctic town of Longyearbyen, Norway, is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth. It sits in an island chain where average temperatures are up and sea ice is declining. Life there is having to adapt to longer summers, and… Continue watching
Mar 03 Norwegian prime minister meets with Indigenous Sami as protests against wind farms end By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has met with Indigenous Sami reindeer herders after more than a week of protests against wind farms that activists say endanger the herders' way of life. Continue reading
Feb 06 Norway looks to donate $7.3 billion in aid to Ukraine By Associated Press The government of oil-rich Norway is looking to donate 75 billion kroner ($7.3 billion) in a multiyear support package to Ukraine. The money would make the Scandinavian country one of the world's top donors to war-torn Ukraine. Continue reading
Jan 17 Archaeologists in Norway find 'world's oldest runestone' By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press Archaeologists in Norway have found a runestone which they claim is the world's oldest. They say the inscriptions are up to 2,000 years old and date back to the earliest days of the enigmatic history of runic writing. Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch 5:22 Oslo, Norway's unique approach to curbing carbon emissions The capital of Norway is working to be nearly emission-free by 2030. Every year, the city of Oslo calculates how much emission-producing activity will contribute to greenhouse gases, then implements a carbon budget to keep those levels low. Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Nov 11 Climate activists try to glue themselves to famed painting 'The Scream' By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press Two people have tried in vain to glue themselves to Edvard Munch's 1893 masterpiece "The Scream" at a museum in Norway's capital. Continue reading
Nov 09 COP27 host Egypt negotiates energy and transport deals By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Egypt, the host of this year's U.N. climate talks, is racking up a number of deals to green its energy and transport systems still heavily reliant on heavily polluting fossil fuels. Continue reading
Oct 23 Unidentified drones over Norway's offshore platforms fuel fears of Russian threat By Mark Lewis, Associated Press With Norway replacing Russia as Europe's main source of natural gas, military experts suspect the unmanned aircraft are Moscow's doings. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 10:07 Despite high gun ownership, Scandinavia remains largely free of firearm violence By Malcolm Brabant Survivors of Norway’s deadliest massacre are urging the United States to tighten up gun laws to put an end to school shootings. In Sweden, sporadic gang-fueled gun crime just helped install a far-right party in power. Both countries have relatively… Continue watching