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...

Craig Mokhiber – The conspiracy to obstruct justice in Palestine

A long-read on how Western governments have conspired to undermine international law and protect Israeli impunity. Craig Mokhiber is an international human rights lawyer and former senior United Nations Official. He left the UN in October of 2023,...

Coolcations in the North, Off-Season in the South: This Is the New, More Climate-Friendly European Vacation

This past June, a growing number of European countries suffered two record-breaking heatwaves. In Spain and Portugal, temperatures rose to nearly 115 degrees Fahrenheit during the second heatwave. Other Western European countries, including France...

City of Rockford compiles list of restaurants and organizations supporting food drives amid govt. shutdown

ROCKFORD, Ill. — Local restaurants and organizations are supporting food drives during the government shutdown. On Monday, Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara hosted local businesses and community groups to recognize and promote area food drives. The City...

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...

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....

Goa tourism statistics 2025 show 6.23% growth in arrivals

Goa tourism statistics 2025 show a 6.23% rise in arrivals from January to September, with strong domestic and international growth and new initiatives to support year-round tourism. Goa tourism statistics for 2025 confirm positive growth for the...

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 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...

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...

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...

NORWAY: ‘The results reflected a deeply divided electorate’

Interviews 30 October 2025 CIVICUS discusses the results of Norway’s recent election with Johannes Bergh, Research Director for Politics, Democracy and Civil Society at the Institute for Social Research, an independent research institute based in...

Boston Global Forum names Vibhav Kant Upadhyay as India representative

Boston Global Forum (BGF), a leading policy forum has named Vibhav Kant Upadhyay, chairman of India Center Foundation as its India representative based in New Delhi. Former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, Co-founder and Chair of BGF,...

Norway mosque attacker sentenced to 21 years in prison

Oslo, Oct 29, (dpa/GNA) – A man who killed his stepsister and attacked a mosque in Norway six years ago, has been sentenced to 21 years in prison in a retrial. The Oslo District Court ruled on Wednesday that he is of sound mind, and, according to...

Norway's Kongsberg Group to spin-off maritime business through IPO

Norwegian defence contractor Kongsberg Gruppen - maker of the Joint Strike Missile system - announced on Thursday that it would spin off its civilian focused Kongsberg Maritime in an initial public offer on the Oslo Bourse. In a press release,...

International Seaways parts ways with two ice-class MRs

AmericasTankers International Seaways Lois Zabrocky’s International Seaways is once again trimming its fleet. The US-listed owner has resumed its fire sale of selling veteran units after a few months of limited activity. The latest move sees the...

Norwegian Peace Council Rejects Peace Prize Winner

Norway’s largest peace organization, the Norwegian Peace Council, has announced that it would forego its traditional torchlight procession for the Nobel Peace Prize winner this year after widespread dissatisfaction with the Nobel Committee’s...

Norway pledges support for Kenya’s marine research

Participants at the EAF-Nansen program meeting in Mombasa on Tuesday / BRIAN OTIENO Norway has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Kenya in mapping marine resources and helping coastal communities maximise benefits from the blue economy. The...

Benchmark Genetics names new CEO Kristian Botnen

Norway-based aquaculture genetic solutions provider Benchmark Genetics has announced a new CEO and leadership structure. Kristian Botnen has been named CEO, bringing more than a decade of senior leadership experience in the aquaculture industry...