Monthly Archives: July 2021
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Finland and the footsteps of Van der Poel
* The 8th edition of the Arctic Race of Norway will be held from August 5 to 8, 2021. * For the first time, the world’s ... -
Australia saves barrier reef World Heritage status, cops climate deadline
[ad_1] Loading Ms Ley argued that the initial endangerment process was politicized, that it did not follow due process, including a site visit, that it ignored ... -
‘Norway owes us’, says Hungary, after Oslo suspends aid to NGOs
[ad_1] Norway announced on Friday that it would not provide the financial aid allocated to Hungary, as the two countries failed to reach an agreement on ... -
Iconic Norwegian rock to host weddings
The Norwegian rock formation Trolltunga (the tongue of the troll) attracts thousands of hikers every summer. getty A Danish couple will become the first person to ... -
SPL! NG movie review: Oslo – 2oceansvibe news
[ad_1] Watch Movies Via Lips home screen *. Oslo is a historical political drama based on the award-winning play, which deals with the Oslo Peace Accords. ... -
Jumbo Shrimp’s Eddy Alvarez Chosen As US Team Olympic Flag Bearer
[ad_1] For Eddy Alvarez, the dream has come true. Friday morning, he will carry the American flag in front of the world. the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp ... -
Norway accuses China of cyberattack
[ad_1] Norway accused China of carrying out a major cyber attack. The attack affected at least 30,000 organizations worldwide, including Norwegian state and business institutions earlier ... -
Memorial divides survivors 10 years after Norwegian massacre
STAVANGER, Norway (AP) – At 3:25 p.m. on July 22, a ray of sunlight should have illuminated the first of 77 bronze columns on a slice ... -
For British groups, touring Europe is now a highway to Brexit hell
[ad_1] Written by Alex Marshall When British rock bandaged Two Door Cinema Club started playing shows across Europe a decade ago, the three of the group ... -
Norwegian church holds name change ceremony for transgender woman
[ad_1] A Lutheran church in Norway held a name change ceremony for a 49-year-old transgender woman, which officials say marked the first such event at a ... -
Norwegian women’s beach handball team fined for not playing in bikini
[ad_1] The Norwegian women’s beach handball team have been fined for refusing to play in bikini bottoms in a match in the Euro 2021 sports tournament. ... -
Scientists from Norway, Singapore and India examine tamarind shells as loading infrastructure
A team of scientists from Norway, Singapore and India have found a way to convert tamarind shells into carbon nanoshells, a key part of supercapacitors potentially ... -
Cannes 2021 favorites – art & culture
The Cannes jury headed by American director Spike Lee will select his Palme d’Or on Saturday, and the competition is wide open, in part thanks to ... -
EU in danger as Norwegian Eurosceptics skyrocket in polls after calling for ‘alternative’ | World | New
Brexit: Sandell denounces the “shameful” absence of an agreement with Norway Norway has one of the closest working relations with the EU of a non-member state. ... -
Norwegian company Telenor raises annual outlook as Asian markets expand
[ad_1] STOCKHOLM / OSLO (Reuters) – Telenor raised its full-year revenue outlook on Tuesday, despite the Norwegian telecommunications operator announcing weaker-than-expected quarterly profit due to the ... -
Norway accuses Chinese hackers of violating parliament’s email accounts
ANI | Update: Jul 20, 2021 6:23 AM STI Oslo [Norway], July 20 (ANI): The Norwegian government on Monday officially attributed a breach of email accounts ... -
Breivik attack survivors fight for their vision of Norway
By Mark Lewis | Associated press STAVANGER, Norway – On the 10th anniversary of Norway’s worst peacetime massacre, survivors of Anders Behring Breivik’s assault fear the ... -
Norwegian company Equinor bids for Scottish offshore wind lease cycle
OSLO, July 19 (Reuters) – Equinor (EQNR.OL) announced on Monday that it has submitted a bid for a floating offshore wind power project as part of ... -
Find out who wins what at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival
One of cinema’s most anticipated awards, the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, featured some memorable moments. Shock-fest “Titanium” won the first Palme d’Or award in Cannes on ... -
The Ruud family can finally bring the Bastad trophy back to Norway
Seeded Casper Ruud ended his dominant week at Bastad with another straight-set victory and was thrilled to win it all in Sweden’s ATP 250 event. Ruud, ... -
Vacationers thought they were going to die as the cruise ship takes on water
Vacationers told of how they thought they were going to die when their cruise ship started to take on water during a fierce storm. Passengers on ... -
Wizz underestimated Norway’s challenges
Hungarian super low cost airline Wizz Air is an airline that operates a popular expansion model. Indeed, part of its most recent growth has led it ... -
Biden plans to appoint George Tsunis as new US ambassador to Greece
George Tsunis (center) attends the Greek Independence Day Parade in New York as a guest of honor. Credit: George Tsunis / Facebook US President Joe Biden ... -
US coach Gregg Berhalter doubts World Cup boycott will work
US coach Gregg Berhalter said when it came to protesting the human rights record of Qatar, host of the 2022 World Cup, he preferred to participate ... -
Top Picks of Cannes 2021 – TV Channels
American director Spike Lee arrives on July 16, 2021 to attend the 27th annual amfAR Cinema Against AIDS gala at Villa Eilenroc in Cap d’Antibes, southern ... -
Herald View: We need to ensure offshore wind brings lasting benefits to Scotland
The deadline has passed and ScotWind license applications are in progress. But, important as this middle post is, it is the next step in the process ... -
Notable Women in Education: Kelly Thompson
Category: Notable Women in Education Number of years of work in your current sector: 30 Undergraduate / University Degree: University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee BS & ... -
Ambassador Grete Lochen on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Norway and Vietnam
The Norwegian Ambassador to Vietnam Grete Lochen. (Photo: Dang Khoa) This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Norway and Vietnam ... -
What2Watch: Oslo | See again
Oslo is based on the true story of negotiations between relentless enemies – the secret talks, unlikely friendships and the quiet heroism of a small group ... -
Cannes title “The Worst Person in the World” by Joachim Trier is sold in UK, Ireland and India (exclusive) | New
Mubi acquired all British, Irish and Indian rights to Norwegian drama from Joachim Trier The worst person in the world, which premiered in Competition at the ... -
Benchmark’s lice treatment cleared for use in Norway – Fish Farmer Magazine
Through Robert outram – July 16, 2021 Ectosan Vet, the new sea lice treatment from the aquaculture health group Benchmark, has reached a critical legal milestone, ... -
Balancing Act – The Global Recruiter
It’s no secret that a diverse workforce helps build a successful business – so why aren’t so many organizations in the UK diverse in terms of ... -
Oslo | The Outstanding Emmy-nominated Film Critics Call “More Timely Than Ever”
Ruth Wilson as Mona Juul in Oslo. (Photo: HBO / Showmax) Oslo, nominated for Best TV Movie at the 2021 Emmy Awards, is now available to ... -
Who needs a COVID misery index, now that things are improving?
What do you do with a misery index when people no longer feel miserable? This is the dilemma facing the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, which concocted a global ... -
Belgian appointed director of Kunsthaus Zurich
Ann Demeester (left) with Princess Viktoria of Bourbon de Parma at the inauguration of the Dutch Masters of Budapest, at the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem, ... -
Online gambling in Norway? Not so fast… – Novinite.com
You just happen to be in the mood to stretch your legs. Maybe you want hike somewhere or use that plane ticket you won with a ... -
OSLO receives new gantry cranes to meet growing business – ShipInsight
Singapore-based heavy haulage and projects specialist AAL Shipping (AAL) delivered four of the largest wheeled gantry cranes (RTGs) in the carrier’s history to the port of ... -
Norway caps number of electric scooters for rent in Oslo, bans them completely after 11 p.m.
Norway caps the number of electric scooters for rent in Oslo and bans them altogether after 11 p.m. – when users are more likely to be ... -
Brexit fishing battle as Norwegian trawlers rush to catch fish before entering UK waters | Politics | New
Under post-Brexit rules, fishermen in the northern European nation are no longer allowed to fish up to the 12-mile British coastal border. This makes Norwegian boats ... -
Global plastic pollution reaches point of no return: irreversible damage is inevitable
According to a recent study published in Science on July 2 by researchers from Sweden, Norway and Germany, current global rates of plastic pollution can trigger ... -
In Norway and the United Kingdom, the EV revolution is reinventing the gas station
Are Hansen, who leads CleanTechnica Norway office, sent us a Elbil story, the Norwegian Electric Car Association, about a new Circle K petrol station in the ... -
Air Serbia increases the number of flights to Amsterdam, Stockholm, Oslo, Vienna
BELGRADE, Serbia, July 12 (SeeNews) – National carrier Air Serbia plans to increase the number of flights to Amsterdam, Stockholm, Oslo and Vienna between July 13 ... -
Need for a favorable tax review for businesses
Overtaken by the sharp drop in incomes caused by poor economic choices and the coronavirus pandemic, Nigeria is considering revising its tax regime to capture the ... -
Singaporean producer bets on subcontinent films
Singaporean producer and screenwriter Jeremy Chua, whose association with Bangladeshi director Abdullah Mohammad Saad has earned him the title Un Certain Regard enthusiastically received ” Rehana ... -
Norway imposes mandatory quarantine for arrivals from Luxembourg
Norway has imposed a mandatory quarantine requirement for arrivals from Luxembourg due to an increase in the number of infections recorded there, the Norwegian government has ... -
Facebook AI researchers teach robots to walk like humans
NEW DELHI: Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley and the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, along with the AI research team ... -
TKMS to build six 212CD-type submarines for Germany and Norway
Industrial cooperation between Germany and Norway is the basis of the 212CD project. Credit: Kongsberg. thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) was commissioned to build six new Type ... -
Brexit news: Liz Truss celebrated after securing hat trick deal | Politics | New
The International Trade Secretary hailed the deal as opening up more opportunities for the UK. And Express.co.uk readers have responded enthusiastically to the news, praising Ms ... -
Eurovision Fan of the Week
Today we welcome Penny Fan of the Week (@LantiSpitfire) of Vermont, United States! We talked about Alexander Rybak, the national finals and even had a local ... -
Exclusivity – Talks between the Venezuelan government and the opposition scheduled for August -sources
By Vivian Sequera and Mayela Armas – Representatives of the Venezuelan government and opposition are expected to meet in Mexico from August for a new round ... -
Heat wave caused by climate change, researchers say
Welcome to Net Zero, your daily industry brief on clean energy and Canadian resource policy. The head New research suggests that the recent heat wave in ... -
Sharp rise in electric scooter crashes in Oslo leads to calls for stricter rules
In June, around 14 people a day were admitted to Oslo University Hospital (OUS) after being in an accident involving an electric scooter, according to doctors ... -
COVID-19 could not stop the global rise of K-pop
The moment was undeniable. BTS were the first group since the Beatles to land three number one albums on the Billboard 200 chart in a single ... -
Norway threatens Betsson poker with debilitating fines
July 7, 2021 Law and Politics The Norwegian Gambling Authority has ordered Betsson, the Swedish-based gambling mainstay, to cease operations in Norway. But CardsChat News tests ... -
Wooden football stadium highlights growing demand for environmentally friendly materials
Forest Green Rovers in the west of England plans to build the world’s first modern football stadium almost entirely from one of the oldest building materials ... -
Reader’s Question: When will Norway relax its Covid border rules for partners outside the EEA?
Question: When will Norway open its borders to non-EEA partners? That’s a fair question, given that couples in the European Economic Area (EU countries plus Iceland, ... -
Tel Aviv seeks revival of Oslo-era Palestine-Israel Economic Cooperation Council
Israel’s regional cooperation minister is attempting to reconvene a council aimed at removing obstacles to Palestine’s financial performance. The board of directors is set to meet ... -
Oslo System Integrator Doubles Data Center Capacity at Oslo Internet Exchange
Bulk supports Norwegian company Innit’s expansion plans at OS-IX site to leverage central location and rich connectivity in Oslo’s largest data center for growth OSLO, Norway, ... -
States call for concrete measures to prevent nuclear weapons
The sixteen countries that make up the Stockholm Initiative for Nuclear Disarmament have called on the world’s nuclear powers to take concrete action to eliminate the ... -
Iceland tried a shortened work week and it was “overwhelming success”
The city of Reykjavik (Smoky Bay in Icelandic) is the largest city in Iceland. getty While remote working has become a huge success for businesses and ... -
The whip defies the stick
By Tatiana Britskaya Chaika, the presidential envoy to the North Caucasus, spoke at a meeting of the Presidential Council for Cossack Affairs. Yes, there is such ... -
Norway: KLP fund divests from companies linked to Israeli settlements | Business and Economy News
The divestment follows the UN publication in February 2020 of a list of 112 companies with activities related to Israeli settlements. Norway’s largest pension fund has ... -
airBaltic turns to Norway and Greece with launch of three new routes
Latvian national airline airBaltic has decided to launch flights from the Latvian capital Riga to two destinations in Norway and one in Greece. In a statement ... -
Balew of Bahrain sets personal best 3,000m at Diamond League meeting in Oslo | THE DAILY TRIBUNE
TDT | Manama The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com Bahrain’s elite Olympian-linked athlete Birhanu Balew stepped up preparations for Tokyo by setting a new personal best in ... -
University of Oslo under fire for hosting Fudan center
NORWAY The controversy over the University of Oslo agreement to host the European center of the Chinese University of Fudan, signed in February, has reappeared in ... -
The 10 best European hiking destinations to reconnect with nature
The great outdoors is calling for many who spent a lot of time indoors during the pandemic, and hiking is the perfect way to get some ... -
Momentum Biennale fire curator in Norway, artists withdraw in protest
The eleventh edition of Moss, Norway’s Momentum Biennale, opened last weekend without its curator and without the support of a number of artists originally scheduled to ... -
Art cities to watch 2021: Oslo, Norway – ARTnews.com
For a glimpse of what lies ahead as the art world looks to the future, ARTnews devoted part of the June-July 2021 issue of the magazine ... -
UPDATE 1-Switzerland orders son of Gaddafi’s oil chief to pay $ 1.5 million in corruption case
A Swiss court on Friday ordered the son of former oil minister of former leader Muammar Gaddafi to pay $ 1.5 million in a corruption case, ... -
Marrickville Library nominated for 2021 Global Public Library of the Year Award
West Interior Council The Marrickville Library has been nominated for the International Public Library of the Year 2021 award. The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) ... -
Norwegian Karsten Warholm breaks world record in 400 hurdles
July 1, 2021Updated: July 1, 2021 5:49 p.m. 1of9Norway’s Karsten Warholm celebrates after running 46.70 seconds to set a new world record in the men’s 400m ... -
Black Widow, Gunpowder Milkshake, Neon’s Oslo among the must-see movies of July
July has a lot to offer moviegoers as the global film industry slowly continues to recover. While blockbusters are still sporadic, there is an array of ... -
Drastic change needed for government to deliver on shipbuilding promises
4 minutes to read6 hours British shipbuilding doesn’t have to be a story of the past, it can be a story of tomorrow. And it can ... -
Sami reindeer herders fear increased Finnish logging
Community leaders say Sami reindeer herders’ way of life threatened as Finland considers new logging policy * The revision of the forest plan could pave the ...