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Some of Norway’s most popular rivers for wild salmon fishing haven’t only closed for the season, but possibly for several years to come. A combination of disease, climate change and hydro-electric operations are forcing drastic measures to save the wild salmon and the sport. “Now it’s just a matter of saving what’s…
Norwegian police, the Coast Guard and inspectors from the state fisheries directorate have raided several fishing boat receiving stations along the coast. They suspect organized crime in what’s being billed as the country’s biggest fishing industry investigation ever. Norway’s national economic crime unit Økokrim…
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegians woke up earlier this week to hear the president of the United States calling their country “a shit house” and worse on national radio and TV. Most have lost so much of their earlier respect for the US that they just shook it off, while others responded in a way that’s winning
Every day, either the Color Fantasy or the Color Magic sails in and out of Oslo, arriving from or sailing to Kiel in Germany. Now the shipowner behind Color Line’s cruise-ferries and other vessels has decided to sell the entire business to help lead it into “a new era.” The Swedish industrial and shipping firm
Norway’s far northern city of Kirkenes has faced acute water shortages recently, after a series of damage to main water pipes. The regional hospital has been on red alert, schools have had to close and residents were being warned to not even brush their teeth until the pipes are repaired. Officials were hoping that…
Norway’s national security authority (NSM) raised its risk level for cyber security to the next-highest on Tuesday afternoon. The move comes after Norwegian and Finnish leaders spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier in the day, and after Russia’s foreign minister claimed Russia’s war on Ukraine will…
The leaders of Norway and Finland had a surprise and lengthy phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, part of their effort to end Russia’s war on Ukraine. The phone call wasn’t entirely well-received, but it was held “in consultation” with Ukraine. “We are neighbouring countries to Russia,”…
It’s been eight months since Ine (pronounced “Eee-nah”) Eriksen Søreide took over as leader of what’s long been one of Norway’s major political parties. Now her Conservative Party (Høyre) is said to be “in crisis” after a string of dismal public opinion polls, but Søreide claims to have a revival plan. The latest…