Heavy snowfall, cold cause traffic jams in Nordics
STOCKHOLM, Jan 4, 2024 (AFP) - Hundreds of cars were stuck along highways in southern Sweden and Denmark on Thursday,…
2 years ago
Norway
Suspicion and regret on Arctic border still open with Russia
By Pierre-Henry DESHAYES Agence France-Presse KIRKENES, Norway (AFP) -- Assault rifles at the ready, binoculars pointed at the Russian shore,…
3 years ago
6,000 Myanmar civilians killed in 20 months post coup: report
OSLO, June 13, 2023 (AFP) - More than 6,000 civilians were killed in Myanmar in the first 20 months after…
3 years ago
Smoke from Canadian wildfires detected in Norway
OSLO, June 9, 2023 (AFP) - Smoke from Canadian wildfires has been detected thousands of kilometres away in Norway this…
3 years ago
Russian spy ships planning North Sea sabotage: media report
Stockholm, Sweden | AFP | Wednesday 4/19/2023 A documentary aired by Nordic public broadcasters Wednesday claimed Russia is suspected of…
3 years ago
Norway expels 15 ‘intel officers’ at Russian embassy
Oslo, Norway | AFP | Thursday 4/13/2023 Norway on Thursday announced the expulsion of 15 "intelligence officers" working at the…
3 years ago
World’s usable nuke arsenal rose in 2022: study
Oslo, Norway | AFP | Wednesday 3/29/2023 The global number of operational atomic warheads increased in 2022, driven largely…
3 years ago
The flying hospital bringing Ukraine’s wounded west
by Pierre-Henry DESHAYES and Viken KANTARCI Agence France-Presse https://youtu.be/vyFE-jnW7cE ON BOARD A BOEING 737 MEDEVAC PLANE, Poland (AFP) -- You…
3 years ago
Norway’s wealth fund posts record loss of $164 bn
Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, said Tuesday it recorded a loss of 1.637 trillion Norwegian kroner ($164 billion)…
3 years ago
One in five cars on Norway’s roads are electric
Oslo, Norway (AFP) One in five cars on Norway's roads are electric, a share that has doubled in less…
4 years ago
Norway arrests suspected Russian undercover spy
Oslo, Norway | AFP | Norway's counter-espionage service PST said on Tuesday it had arrested a suspected Russian spy masquerading…
4 years ago
Norwegian wooden bridge collapses, 2 vehicles fall into river
OSLO, Norway (AFP) - A wooden bridge collapsed in southern Norway on Monday, sending a car and truck hurtling into…
4 years ago
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