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Men earn more than women in egalitarian Norway, report finds. But it's on par with Europe
Read full article: Men earn more than women in egalitarian Norway, report finds. But it's on par with EuropeA Norwegian government report says that men earn an average of 13% more than women in egalitarian Norway.
Norway's Kon-Tiki Museum returns artifacts to Chile's remote Easter Island
Read full article: Norway's Kon-Tiki Museum returns artifacts to Chile's remote Easter IslandArtifacts and human remains taken by a Norwegian explorer and anthropologist in the late 1940s are being returned by a museum in Norway to Chile's remote territory of Easter Island in the mid-Pacific.
A trial begins in Norway of a man accused of a deadly shooting at a LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo
Read full article: A trial begins in Norway of a man accused of a deadly shooting at a LGBTQ+ festival in OsloThe trial has begun in Norway for a man accused of aggravated terrorism for the deadly shooting at an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo’s nightlife district.
Donna Summer estate sues Ye and Ty Dolla $ign, saying they illegally used 'I Feel Love'
Read full article: Donna Summer estate sues Ye and Ty Dolla $ign, saying they illegally used 'I Feel Love'The estate of Donna Summer is suing rappers Ye and Ty Dolla $ign alleging they illegally used her 1977 song “I Feel Love” in their most recent collaboration.
Iranian-born Norwegian man is charged over deadly Oslo Pride attack in 2022
Read full article: Iranian-born Norwegian man is charged over deadly Oslo Pride attack in 2022A Norwegian citizen originally from Iran has been charged with aggravated terrorism over a deadly shooting in June 2022 ahead of an LGBTQ festival in the nightlife district of the capital, Oslo.
NATO chief heading to Turkey this weekend in fresh push on Swedish membership
Read full article: NATO chief heading to Turkey this weekend in fresh push on Swedish membershipNATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will hold talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other senior Turkish officials this weekend as pressure mounts on Turkey to lift its objections to Sweden joining the military organization.
US retaliates for Russia's suspension of New START treaty by revoking visas of nuclear inspectors
Read full article: US retaliates for Russia's suspension of New START treaty by revoking visas of nuclear inspectorsThe Biden administration is retaliating for Russia’s suspension of the New START nuclear treaty.
NATO presses Turkey to approve Sweden's membership, eyes Ukraine security plan as summit looms
Read full article: NATO presses Turkey to approve Sweden's membership, eyes Ukraine security plan as summit loomsNATO is ramping up pressure on member nation Turkey to drop its objections to Sweden's membership.
Ukrainian Nobel Prize winner says Putin must face tribunal
Read full article: Ukrainian Nobel Prize winner says Putin must face tribunalA representative of one of the organizations sharing this year’s Nobel Peace Prize says Russian President Vladimir Putin should face an international tribunal for the fighting in Ukraine.
Bialiatski joins small group of jailed Nobel Peace laureates
Read full article: Bialiatski joins small group of jailed Nobel Peace laureatesBelarussian Ales Bialiatski, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with human rights groups in Russia and Ukraine, is the fourth person to receive the award while in prison or detention.
Norway: Deadly Pride attack suspect jailed, refuses to talk
Read full article: Norway: Deadly Pride attack suspect jailed, refuses to talkThe suspect in a deadly shooting ahead of an LGBTQ festival in the Norwegian capital, which authorities are treating as an Islamist attack, has been ordered held in pre-trial detention for four weeks — two of them in solitary confinement.
Norway: Suspect in Pride Month attack won't talk to police
Read full article: Norway: Suspect in Pride Month attack won't talk to policeThe suspect in a mass shooting during an LGBTQ festival in Norway has refused to explain his actions to investigators and will remain in pretrial custody for the next four weeks.
Gunman kills 2 during Oslo Pride festival; terror suspected
Read full article: Gunman kills 2 during Oslo Pride festival; terror suspectedA gunman who opened fire in Oslo’s nightlife district has killed two people and left more than 20 others injured during the LGBTQ Pride festival in Norway's capital.
Global media group says journalist imprisonments on rise
Read full article: Global media group says journalist imprisonments on riseMedia freedom continues to be under attack across much of the world in 2021 with nine journalists killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan alone and 102 imprisoned in China.
Norway caps indoor gatherings to ward off coronavirus
Read full article: Norway caps indoor gatherings to ward off coronavirusThe Norwegian government is introducing a 10-person limit for gatherings at private homes to counter an uptick in COVID-19 cases, although the number will be increased to 20 on Christmas and New Year’s eves.
Man with knife attacks passers-by in Norway before police shoot, kill him
Read full article: Man with knife attacks passers-by in Norway before police shoot, kill himA man reportedly armed with a knife has threatened passers-by on the streets of the Norwegian capital, Oslo, before being shot dead by police.
Large meteor lights up skies in Norway
Read full article: Large meteor lights up skies in NorwayNorwegian experts say an unusually large meteor was visible over large parts of southern Scandinavia and illuminated southeast Norway with a powerful flash of light for a few seconds as many observers were reported to also hear a roaring sound afterwards.
Norway mourns 77 slain a decade ago in extremist attack
Read full article: Norway mourns 77 slain a decade ago in extremist attackChurch bells pealed across Norway for the 10th anniversary of the country’s worst peacetime slaughter, as leaders urged renewed efforts to fight the extremism behind the attack that left 77 people dead.
2020 Nobel Peace ceremony won't be held in person in Oslo
Read full article: 2020 Nobel Peace ceremony won't be held in person in OsloCOPENHAGEN – The winner of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize — the World Food Program — and the Norwegian Nobel Committee said Wednesday they have jointly agreed to postpone the in-person award ceremony in Oslo next month because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony usually is held at Oslo City Hall. Now, the Norwegian Nobel Committee is planning "a digital award ceremony where the WFP will be presented with the medal and diploma.” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is also expected to attend the virtual forum. Earlier this month, the Norwegian government had granted an exemption from its two-week quarantine requirement for arriving visitors so representatives from the winner of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize could attend the award ceremony in Oslo. He called the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize “an important event of great national and international interest.”“We want to make it easy for the prize winner to be physically present this year as well.
Norway's aging king discharged after heart surgery
Read full article: Norway's aging king discharged after heart surgeryCOPENHAGEN – King Harald V of Norway was discharged from the main hospital in Oslo on Monday after a successful operation to replace a heart valve. “The king is in good shape,” the monarch's doctor, Bjoern Bendz, said after the surgery at the Rikshospitalet’s Cardiovascular and Lung Clinic. The palace earlier had said that the intervention was necessary to improve the 83-year-old king’s breathing. Last month, the king was hospitalized with breathing difficulties. In 2005, the king’s aortic valve was replaced by an artificial heart valve.
World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize for hunger fight
Read full article: World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize for hunger fightFILE - In this Sept. 9, 2015 file photo, a child carries a parcel from the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) in Mwenezi, Zimbabwe. The WFP has won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity around the globe. The announcement was made Friday Oct. 9, 2020 in Oslo by Berit Reiss-Andersen, the chair of the Nobel Committee. “The World Food Program works at the intersection of those two problems (and) it's going to face an increasing workload in the coming years." Some, however, noted that the World Food Program’s top donors are also major food exporters and often involved in the sale of arms to conflict zones where the agency works, from Afghanistan to Yemen.