Oslo Innovation Week Showcases Scalable Climate Solutions

Oslo Innovation Week 2025 Banners in Karl Johan street in Oslo city centre. Credit: Gorm K. Gaare The 21st iteration of Oslo Innovation Week, held in late October, brought together 15,000 attendees from businesses, public institutions, investors...

Norway transfers bridge, medical equipment to Sumy region, Slovenia allocated funds for heat supply – Sybiha

Minister of Foreign Affairs Andriy Sybiha reported on new assistance from Norway and Slovenia to the front-line Sumy region. At the international conference "Resilience and the European Future of the Sumy Region" at the Diplomatic Academy under...

Union Health Secy chairs annual meeting of Norway-India Partnership Initiative

New Delhi [India], October 31 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava on Friday chaired the annual meeting of the Norway-India Partnership Initiative (NIPI) held in New Delhi. May-Elin Stener, Norway's Ambassador to India, co-chaired...

More Worried About Putin Than the Security of Norwegian Citizens? Really?

It is also a rather cowardly statement because the commentator, instead of accusing the government of running Putin's errands in Finnmark herself, uses the local population as an alibi. There are many different opinions in the North about how...

Uzbekistan improves its position in Rule of Law Index.

Uzbekistan has moved up in the World Justice Project’s (WJP) Rule of Law Index, ranking 81st among 143 countries, according to the organization’s official website. The report notes that compared to 2024, Uzbekistan has climbed two positions in the...

No Kings, No Clue

On Saturday, Oct. 18, some 2,500 “No Kings” protests took place across America. By all accounts, the protests were peaceful and well attended, and photo/video evidence reveals that the mostly old white participants had a roaring good time. But it...

November 4, 2025, City/School Elections Candidate Listing by Jurisdiction and Office

Atkins Mayor Vote for no more than one Brian Cruise 300 Cardinal Ave Atkins, IA 52206 319-721-0964 cruzee@netins.net Atkins City Council Vote for no more than three Jeremy M. Rolando 414 A Ave Atkins, IA 52206 319-432-2180 jeremyrolando@gmail.com...

Mayor Joy Belmonte joins launch of #StandWithGirls campaign

The Quezon City government, led by Mayor Joy Belmonte, and Plan International formally launched the #StandWithGirls national campaign that seeks to empower girls and ensure their inclusion in the community. The campaign likewise aims to champion...

Halloween parade in Norway

Norway Elementary School hosted its annual Halloween parade Thursday in the community. Early kindergarten through sixth grade students took part in the parade to Main Street and back to the school. First graders, from front, are Sophie Bouche,...

Arctic fjord on Svalbard in Norway found to absorb more greenhouse gases than it emits: Study

ISTANBUL A new Norwegian study has found that Kongsfjorden, a fjord on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, absorbs more greenhouse gases than it releases, NRK news reported on Friday. Researchers from the Norwegian Polar Institute, using new...

Norwegian Ruck March to be held Nov. 15 on Guam: Challenge your endurance

(Illustration courtesy of Guam Visitors Bureau) Presented By: Steel Athletics Dates: November 15, 2025 Location: Ritidian Point Time: 1:00 AM To 2:00 AM Price: Entry is Free T-shirts are available to preorder - $15 Test your grit in a storied...

Norway’s proposal to double krill harvests raises tension at Antarctic conservation summit

Norway has proposed almost doubling the catch limit for krill in the Southern Ocean, a proposal that has exacerbated tensions at the annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) in Australia....

Norway fines Grindr $10 million over privacy concerns

World Images: Koolshooters/Pexels, Grindr Grindr has lost an appeal against a $65 million kroner (around AU$10 million) fine by Norway’s Data Protection Authority after it was claimed that the app had shared sensitive information about its users...

Science Minister calls for empowering youth through science and innovation

- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Oct 31 (APP): Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Khalid Hussain Magsi Friday emphasized the importance of equipping young researchers and scientists with knowledge, skills,...

From Policy to Practice: Advancing Norway’s High North Policy Through ArcBlue Collaboration

This is an op-ed written by an external contributor. All views expressed are the writer's own. In August 2025, the Norwegian government presented its updated strategy for the High North, “Norway in the North: High North Policy in a New Reality.”...

International cruise makes unexpected detour to save dozens on stranded sailboat

A couple from New Jersey was enjoying their international voyage on the Norwegian Epic when it made a sudden and unexpected detour to save a sailboat. Middle Township residents Diane Wieland and her husband were savoring the sights of the Greek...

Rule of Law in Greece Slips to 48th Worldwide, Near Bottom in Europe

Greece is ranked 29th among 31 European nations. Image: Syntagma Square, Greek Parliament, Athens. Credit: Tomas Wolf / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 Adherence to the rule of law in Greece has deteriorated, landing it in 48th place out of 143...

Norway to supply Ukraine's Sumy Oblast with a bridge and €2 million in medical aid

Norway has pledged to deliver a bridge to Sumy Oblast, which will soon be assembled in the Mykolaiv hromada in the Sumy district, as well as medical equipment worth €2 million. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several...

Islamophobia is going mainstream in US to greet New York's prospective new mayor

Republican politicians and right-wing commentators have joined a wave of racist and Islamophobic attacks against Muslim New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, ahead of the November 4 election. The Ugandan-born, naturalised US citizen...

Kongsberg Maritime to sail solo as Norwegian group splits in two

EuropeTech Kongsberg Kongsberg Maritime, one of shipping’s tech leaders, is to be separated from Kongsberg Gruppen and become an independent, listed company. At the same time, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Kongsberg Discovery will merge into...