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Norway's AI Act implementation bill submitted
IAPP
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July 2, 2025
Norway's data protection authority, Datatilsynet, indicated a law to implement the EU AI Act was submitted for review to the Ministry of Digitalization and Public Administration. The Datatilsynet opined the AI Act carries requirements similar to...
Lawrence Shankland heads to Spain to join Hearts
Edinburgh Evening News
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July 2, 2025
Scotland striker will continue his career at Tynecastle Lawrence Shankland is travelling to Spain this evening to join Hearts’ pre-season training camp ahead of signing a new contract with the Edinburgh club. The Scotland striker is expected to...
Norway launches first national strategy for radiation protection, nuclear safety
Xinhua News Agency
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OSLO, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Norway has introduced its first-ever national strategy for radiation protection and nuclear safety, a move aimed at strengthening the country's health preparedness and security amid rising global tensions, Norwegian...
Hegerberg nets 50th Norway goal to beat Swiss
ESPN Global
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July 3, 2025
Norway star Ada Hegerberg scored her 50th international goal to led her team to a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over host nation Switzerland despite missing a penalty in their opening game at the Women's European Championship on Wednesday. The...
Israeli ministers ask Netanyahu to annex Palestinian territory of the West Bank during July
Metro World News
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July 2, 2025
The 15 Likud party ministers who are part of Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet, urged him on Wednesday through a letter to annex the Palestinian territory of the West Bank before the end of the month, taking advantage of the “historic” advances against...
All Likud Ministers Urge Netanyahu to Annex Entire West Bank This Month
Common Dreams
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July 2, 2025
All 15 Israeli government members representing Likud on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—who leads the right-wing party—to annex the entire West Bank of Palestine before the end of the Knesset's summer session on July 27, citing...
Letter: What ‘no kings’ really meant
Washington Park Profile - Colorado
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July 3, 2025
Curt Smothers (letter to editor 6/26/25) does not seem to grasp what the “no kings” protests were about. While Trump does not have a title of king, he sure is acting as if he is. You can include his Cabinet in that too. Trump: Try to ban...
Soccer-Hegerberg's heroics help Norway to scrape to victory over Swiss
Hindustan Times
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July 2, 2025
By Philip O'Connor Soccer-Hegerberg's heroics help Norway to scrape to victory over Swiss July 2 - With her side 1-0 down to hosts Switzerland in their Women's Euro 2025 opener, Norway captain Ada Hegerberg chose her moment, leaping to bury a...
Sanders Statement on Paramount’s Decision to Settle Trump’s Bogus Lawsuit Against 60 Minutes
Common Dreams
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July 2, 2025
"Following the state of Israel's historic achievements in the face of Iran's Axis of Evil and its sympathizers, the task must be completed and the existential threat from within must be eliminated, to prevent another massacre in the heart of the...
Guercino’s ‘King David’, a Fabergé imperial triptych and Munch’s ‘Man with horse’: June acquisitions round-up
The Art Newspaper
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July 2, 2025
King David (1651) by Guercino, National Gallery, London Guercino’s King David has now joined its two companion works at the National Gallery, settling £5.6m in inheritance tax from the estate of Jacob Rothschild through the UK’s Acceptance in Lieu...
Villains Norway spoil Switzerland’s joy in raucous start to Euro 2025
The Independent
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July 2, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Norwegian Filmmaker Patrik Syversen Teams With SpectreVision On Genre-Bender ‘Dawning’ – First Look
Deadline
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July 2, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: SpectreVision, the production company of Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah, and Lawrence Inglee, has partnered with Norwegian filmmaker Patrik Syversen on Dawning, a genre-bending feature that has wrapped production. Described as a Scandinavian...
Ukraine and Norway have signed a memorandum of partnership in the healthcare sector
The Odessa Journal
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On July 1, 2025, an official meeting took place in Kyiv between Ukraine’s Minister of Health Viktor Liashko and Norway’s Minister of Health and Care Services Jan Christian Vestre. During the visit, the parties signed a Memorandum of Partnership in...
Shipping containers at the Greenland Terminal in the port at Brevik, Norway.
Buenos Aires Times
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July 2, 2025
The European Free Trade Association of Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland concluded negotiations on a free-trade agreement with South America’s Mercosur countries in a push for more transatlantic commerce. The FTA will “remove or...
Euro 2025 hosts Switzerland suffer own-goal and VAR heartache against Norway
The Guardian
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July 2, 2025
Switzerland were denied a fairytale start to their home Euros as a goal from Ada Hegerberg and an own goal gave an unconvincing Norway three points. Nadine Riesen’s first-half opener had fans spiralling, hope and ecstasy pouring from every corner...
Norwegian Royal Comes Out as Bisexual at Oslo Pride, With the Support of Her Mother
Vanity Fair
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July 2, 2025
There was a princess at Pride 2025 in Oslo: Martha Louise of Norway accompanied her eldest daughter, Maud Angelica Behn, to the parade Sunday. Behn is the daughter of Martha Louise and her first husband Ari Behn, who died by suicide at age 47 in...
Hiroshima mayor invites Trump to visit after ‘that hit ended the war’ crack comparing WWII atom bomb to Iran strike
The Independent
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July 2, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Remember Her Name: Selma Panengstuen, Norway's goalkeeping gem ready for Euro 2025
Sporting News
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July 2, 2025
As the UEFA Women's Euros 2025 kicks off, football fans and experts are eager to see which new faces will emerge and leave their mark. Among Norway's exciting crop of young talents, Selma Panengstuen, a commanding goalkeeper for SK Brann, is...
Two non-governmental organisations hand over K112 million girls’ hostel at Chisu CDSS in Nkhata-Bay
Malawi 24
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July 2, 2025
Girls at Chisu Community Day Secondary School (CDSS) in the area of Senior Chief Mkumbira now have a reason to dream bigger, thanks to a newly constructed 64-bed hostel aimed at promoting girls’ education and ending child marriages. The facility,...
Caroline Bjälstam returns as president of the Rotary Club
Euro Weekly News
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July 2, 2025
Caroline Bjälstam is no stranger to the role. Credit: Ayuntamiento Alfas del Pi In a heartfelt ceremony, the Rotary Club Internacional de l’Alfàs del Pi celebrated its annual ‘Change of Collars’ – the symbolic handover that marks a new chapter in...