Norway Politics
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Norwegian women’s beach handball team fined for not playing in bikini
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. The ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
It’s time to change our archaic divorce laws – and free ourselves from our abusers
Intimate partner violence can happen to anyone. It’s happened to me and I’m determined to do something about it, writes Ashley Jones. Domestic abuse and violence, ... -
A toxic cocktail – money, politics and fish
In recent weeks, the press has widely covered Norway’s unilateral decision to increase its mackerel quota beyond shares previously agreed in the 2014 Coastal States Agreement, ... -
Permit to drill. In the far north
“This is important for jobs and value creation in the Norwegian oil and gas industry,” Oil and Energy Minister Tina Bru said as she announced the ... -
Rev. Don Mayberry: Measuring Statistics, Not Politics
As we return to some normalcy after 15 months of the pandemic, I see things for which I am grateful. We mourn those who have lost ... -
Norway votes against Qatar World Cup boycott for human rights
The Norwegian Football Association has categorically rejected any possibility of boycotting the Qatar World Cup. An extraordinary NFF general assembly on Sunday, which lasted several hours, ... -
Rohingya crisis: Norway still with Bangladesh
Norwegian Ambassador to Bangladesh Espen Rikter-Svendsen said Norway will always stand alongside Bangladesh in resolving the Rohingya crisis. Ambassador Espen explained how the challenges become more ... -
Indian funds in Swiss banks reach over Rs 20,000 crore
Funds deposited by Indian individuals and companies in Swiss banks, including through branches and other financial institutions based in India, jumped to 2.55 billion Swiss francs ... -
Norway, we must talk about racism
Norwegian society suddenly woke up to the realization that racism exists – ten years after the massacre of young left-wing pro-immigration activists and politicians on the ... -
Highlights on Aung San Suu Kyi
Here is a glimpse into the life of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese activist and Nobel Prize of Peace winner. Staff Date of Birth: June 19, ... -
Biden’s White House releases first-ever US strategy against domestic terrorism
WASHINGTON – The White House on Tuesday released a first-ever national strategy devoted solely to combating domestic terrorism after more than two decades of successive administrations ...
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