by Pierre-Henry DESHAYES OSLO, Norway (AFP) — A Norwegian man suspected of killing his stepsister and opening fire in a mosque near Oslo this weekend was remanded in custody Monday, suspected of murder, and a “terrorist act” that police say he filmed himself. The man, identified as 21-year-old Philip Manshaus, appeared in the Oslo court with two black eyes and scrapes and bruises on his face, neck and hands, probably obtained when he was overpowered […]
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Days are numbered for Norway’s fur farms
BRUMUNDDAL, Norway (AFP) – Baby minks, their skin still smooth and furless, snuggle up against one another under a pile of hay, letting out the occasional squeal: this sight will soon be a thing of the past at Norway’s fur farms. The Norwegian parliament is due this month to adopt new legislation immediately banning any new fur farms and requiring existing ones to be dismantled by February 1, 2025. Hailed by animal rights’ activists, the […]
Amnesty accuses Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden of failing rape victims
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — Rights group Amnesty International on Wednesday accused four Nordic countries renowned as bastions of gender equality of having “shockingly high levels of rape” and of failing the victims. An Amnesty report looked at rape cases in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden and said flawed legislation, harmful myths and gender stereotypes had resulted in “endemic impunity” for perpetrators. “It is a paradox that Nordic countries, which have strong records of upholding […]
Stricken Norwegian liner reaches port after airlift drama
by Pierre-Henry DESHAYES OSLO, Norway (AFP) — A cruise liner that ran into trouble in stormy seas off Norway reached port under its own steam Sunday after hundreds of passengers were winched to safety by helicopter in a spectacular rescue operation. Escorted by tugboats, the Viking Sky arrived in the port of Molde at around 4:15 pm (1515 GMT), television images showed. Nearly a third of its 1,373 passengers and crew had already been airlifted […]
DFA: All 163 Filipino crew members in cruise ship stranded off Norway safe
(Eagle News)—-All 163 Filipinos who are members of the crew of a cruise ship that got stranded in rough seas off Norway on Saturday, March 23, are safe. Embassy Chargé ‘d Affaires Mariel Algabre said she was told that passengers have praised the efficiency and helpfulness of the ship’s Filipino crew in the evacuation of the Viking Sky, which encountered engine problems in bad weather. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, which is in […]
‘Never seen anything so frightening’: Norway rescuers airlift passengers off cruise ship in storm
by Pierre-Henry DESHAYES Rescuers were working into the night on Saturday to airlift 1,300 passengers and crew off a cruise ship after it got into difficulty in rough seas off the Norwegian coast. The Viking Sky lost power and started drifting mid-afternoon two kilometres (1.2 miles) off More og Romsdal, prompting the captain to send out a distress call. The crew managed to restart one of the engines and drop anchor but authorities decided it […]
Climate change pushing killer whales to migrate north
by Olivier MORIN with Gael BRANCHEREAU in Stockholm Agence France-Presse NORWAY (AFP) — Paying no attention to nearby divers, a killer whale and her calf hunting for food frolic in a snowy Norwegian fjord. Their favorite meal, herring, abounds, but climate change means both predator and prey must increasingly migrate further north. The clear and calm waters of Reisafjorden, in Norway’s Far North, have in recent years become the winter playground of the Scandinavian country’s killer […]
Wife of Norwegian millionaire missing, ransom demanded: reports
OSLO, Norway (AFP) — The wife of a Norwegian multi-millionaire missing for 10 weeks is believed to have been kidnapped and a large ransom has been demanded for her release, local media reported on Wednesday. Married to a businessman who made his fortune in real estate and the energy sector, 68-year-old Anne-Elisabeth Falkevik disappeared on October 31, the Verdens Gang (VG) newspaper said. A ransom demand for nine million euros ($10.3 million) in cryptocurrency […]
15 suspects brought before Morocco judge over hiker murders
RABAT, Morocco (AFP) — A Morocco prosecutor on Sunday presented to an anti-terror judge 15 people suspected of links to the murder of two Scandinavian women in the Atlas Mountains, Rabat’s attorney general said. The prosecution asked that the suspects be investigated for “setting up a gang to prepare and commit terrorist acts”, “premeditated attacks on life” and “advocating for terrorism”, the attorney general said. Seven other detainees will be referred to the prosecution in […]
Google accused of manipulation to track users
OSLO, Norway (AFP) — Seven European consumer groups filed complaints against Google with national regulators Tuesday, accusing the internet giant of covertly tracking users’ movements in violation of an EU regulation on data protection. The complaints cited a study by the Norwegian Consumer Council that concluded the Internet giant used “deceptive design and misleading information, which results in users accepting to be constantly tracked.” Council official Gro Mette Moen charged that “Google uses extremely […]
Nobel cancels peace prize concert for lack of funds
OSLO, Norway (AFP) – The traditional concert after the annual awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10 in Oslo will not be staged this year due to financial difficulties, the organisers said Tuesday. “There will be no Nobel Peace Prize concert” in 2018, said a statement from theNobel Institute, Warner Bros Norway and the Gyro Event company. “The decision emerges from a wish to re-think the concert format and content but also reflects […]
Palace: No need for peace talks to be held in Norway
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, June 18, said there was no need for peace talks to be done in Norway. In a press conference, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said President Rodrigo Duterte himself “does not understand why we should continue talking” in the European country. “Pare pareho naman tayong Pilipino puwedeng pag-usapan na ‘yan dito sa Pilipinas. Bakit kinakailangang lumayo pa?” Roque said. He said the talks would be brokered by a “panel and they have the […]
