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Norway stops deep-sea mining, for now

By Gwladys Fouche and Nerijus Adomaitis Norway stops deep-sea mining, for now OSLO -A small leftwing environmentalist political party in Norway succeeded on Sunday in blocking plans to mine the sea bed at the bottom of the Arctic, by demanding the government scrap its first licensing round in return for support for the budget. "We are stopping plans to open …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Man Utd beat Bodo/Glimt as manager Amorim secures first win; Chelsea thump Heidenheim in Conference League

Firstpost

Manchester United celebrated Ruben Amorim’s debut in Europa League with a thrilling 3-2 win at Old Trafford over Bodo/Glimt, highlighted by Rasmus Hojlund’s brace, while Tottenham settled for a draw against Roma on Thursday. Image: Reuters Manchester United marked Ruben Amorim’s first game at Old Trafford with a 3-2 Europa League victory over Bodo/Glimt as Rasmus Hojlund netted a double, …

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5 months ago

‘Total humiliation’: Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s 1500m fourth-place finish causes Norwegian fury

The Telegraph

Great bunch, the Norwegians, but you wouldn’t like them when they’re angry. If the clues were not there from the interviews of Erling Haaland in his most petulant Borussia Dortmund days or the surprisingly cutting lyrics of mid-period A-ha, then how the nation’s newspapers have greeted the result of the men’s 1500 metre Olympic final has confirmed it. It was …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Commentary: A vacation from politics? After the Trump shooting, no thanks. I need to be back in my country

LA Times

On June 28, when I boarded a plane at LAX for Norway, the flippant thought crossed my mind that maybe, just maybe, I’d stay on the other side of the Atlantic until the Nov. 5 presidential election was behind us. Two days after we arrived in Norway, the U.S. Supreme Court found monarchical powers somewhere in the Constitution and conferred …

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7 months, 1 week ago

The Sunday Crossword No. 3309

The Hindu

Across 1 Invent a herb 3 What may be seen in Manhattan is a film about greed 9 We’re told of SE Asians’ connections 10 Goth prayed desperately for source of support 12 Greens’ constituent circulated cute leaflet 15 Murder a pizza? That’s not on 25 Daffy old boater’s one swinging more than one way 26 Judas Iscariot, within: unaltered …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Here’s how Brits can weather a Scandi winter, Nordic-style

The Independent

With the news that the UK is staring down the snow-cannon of an Arctic onslaught with temperatures of -15c, my first response was: -15c? Since I relocated from London to rural Denmark in 2013, I’ve become used to driving behind snowploughs, white knuckles gripping the steering wheel in a blizzard of flakes from all angles. Fortunately, everyone in Denmark has …

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1 year, 2 months ago

San Quentin needs more guards if it wants reform

LA Times

Inside Halden Fengsel, a high-security prison in Norway, inmates choose their own clothing. But what surprised California corrections officer Steve “Bull” Durham most on a recent visit to Halden wasn’t the prisoners but the guards — how relaxed and happy his Norwegian counterparts were, and how casually they interacted with the inmates. Durham knows there will be many California officers …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Shiffrin, Odermatt are favorites again as Alpine skiing season starts amid climate change issues

Associated Press

SOELDEN, Austria — Just a fraction of the talk in the buildup to this weekend’s Alpine skiing World Cup opening has been about who will win the races or if Mikaela Shiffrin and Marco Odermatt are going to dominate the season again. Protect Our Winters, a Colorado-based non-profit organization focused on environmental issues, said Thursday on its Instagram page that …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Sir Ranulph Fiennes interview: ‘Too many people want to climb Everest now, it’s ridiculous’

The Telegraph

As far as other sorts of exploration, though, he seems to take my point. At 79, he’s driving himself harder than ever, embarking on gruelling book tours, raising huge amounts for charity and enduring the challenges of a relatively late-in-life father – his daughter, Elizabeth, with his second wife, Louise, is 17. “We’ve certainly not left people many polar challenges …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Women’s Champions League 2023-24 group stage draw, Barcelona and Frankfurt to face off in Group A

The Hindu

Women’s Champions League holder Barcelona was placed in a pool with four-time winner Eintracht Frankfurt while English champion Chelsea were matched with Real Madrid in the group-stage draw on Friday. Barcelona, European champions in two of the last three seasons and Spanish champion for the last four years, of top of La Liga F after winning its first five matches, …

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1 year, 5 months ago

FIFA WWC 2023: Switzerland, Norway draw 0-0; leave Group A up for grabs

The Hindu

Goalkeeper Gaelle Thalmann shielded Switzerland to a 0-0 draw against Norway on Tuesday at the Women’s World Cup, as the Norwegians played without star striker Ada Hegerberg because of injury. Switzerland and Norway each had their share of opportunities to score a decisive opener throughout the match, but it was Norway that forced Thalmann to come up with four saves. …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Switzerland and Norway draw 0-0 at Women’s World Cup, leaving Group A up for grabs

Associated Press

HAMILTON, New Zealand — Goalkeeper Gaelle Thalmann shielded Switzerland to a 0-0 draw against Norway on Tuesday at the Women’s World Cup, as the Norwegians played without star striker Ada Hegerberg because of injury. But Roman Haug’s Women’s World Cup debut proved to be a fruitless one. Here’s the latest for Tuesday, July 25th: Scientists link heat wave to climate …

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1 year, 5 months ago

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: Football Ferns vibe after emotional win for New Zealand

The Hindu

The Football Ferns were vibing to the music on the team bus as it pulled away after New Zealand’s first-ever Women’s World Cup victory. With a 1-0 victory over Group A favorites Norway secured, New Zealand is in good position to advance to the knockout stage — a massive achievement for the tournament co-hosts, who had never won a match …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Euro 2024 qualifier: Haaland double fires Norway to 3-1 win over Cyprus

The Hindu

Norway’s Erling Haaland scored twice in the second half as they cruised to a 3-1 win over Cyprus on Tuesday to get their Euro 2024 Group A campaign back on track after a shock 2-1 home defeat to Scotland in their previous game. The win lifts the Norwegians to third in the five-team group on four points from four matches, …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Diamond League: Warholm and Ingebrigtsen on fire in Oslo

The Hindu

Norwegians Karsten Warholm and Jakob Ingebrigtsen delivered stunning performances in front of their adoring fans at the Oslo Diamond League meeting on Thursday, winning the 400 metres hurdles and 1,500 metres in spectacular times. At the other end of the distance scale, Marie-Josee Ta Lou continued to fly the flag for the “older” sprinters as the 34-year-old Ivorian scorched to …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Russian ‘spy’ whale: Beluga spotted off Sweden coast suspected to have been trained by Russia

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A harness-wearing beluga whale that …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Russian ‘spy’ whale Hvaldimir spotted off Sweden coast

Al Jazeera

Norwegian officials believe the beluga whale may have been trained by Russia’s navy and is accustomed to humans. pic.twitter.com/9JQpVdcB6T — OneWhale May 29, 2023 “We don’t know why he has sped up so fast right now,” especially since he is moving “very quickly away from his natural environment”, Sebastian Strand, a marine biologist with the OneWhale organisation, told the French …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Expelled Russian diplomats are spies, Norwegians say

Associated Press

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A senior Norwegian spy agency officer said Friday that ”the intelligence threat from Russia is not gone, but significantly reduced” after Norway expelled 15 Russian diplomats on suspicion of spying. “We are sure that they are intelligence officers,” said Inger Haugland, head of the counterintelligence unit with the Norwegian Police Security Service, known as the PST. “We …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Norway’s Hegerberg injured in Sweden friendly

The Hindu

Norway striker Ada Hegerberg had to be substituted after half an hour of her side’s friendly with Sweden on Tuesday after suffering what appeared to be a muscle injury in her right thigh. Hegerberg, who won the first women’s Ballon d’Or in 2018 and had only recently returned from an injury sustained against Belgium late last year, sat down on …

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2 years, 1 month ago

FIFA World Cup 2022: 5 biggest upsets in the history of FIFA World Cup

India TV News

Image Source : FIFA Website 1/6 FIFA World Cup 2022: With Saudi Arabia upsetting Argentina in the FIA World Cup opener on Tuesday, here is a list of five biggest shocks in the history of the game Image Source : FIFA Website 2/6 France 0-1 Senegal, Korea / Japan 2002 This upset came in the opening match of the tournament. …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Davis Cup: Yuki Bhambri, Saketh Myneni Lose Doubles as India go Down 0-3 to Norway

News 18

Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni put up a strong fight but lost to US Open finalist Casper Ruud and Viktor Durasovic as India slumped to an unassailable 0-3 deficit against Norway in the Davis Cup World Group, First Round match on Saturday. Bhambri and Myneni came back strongly after losing the first set to win the second but down in …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Top 10 surprisingly recently invented foods

The Independent

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2 years, 8 months ago

Europa Conference League: Leicester fight back to set up semi-final with Jose Mourinho's AS Roma

Firstpost

Leicester will play Roma for a place in the final in Tirana on 25 May, after the Serie A side overturned a 2-1 first-leg deficit against Norwegians Bodo/Glimt with a 4-0 thrashing. Paris: Leicester battled back to beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1 on Thursday in the Europa Conference League to reach a European semi-final for the first time in their history, …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Antarctica's volatile 'Deception Island'

BBC

Antarctica's volatile 'Deception Island' Antony Baxter/Alamy Not only is Deception Island littered with lore and history, it's also one of the only places on the planet where ships can sail directly into the centre of a submerged caldera. Mark Johanson Large digesters from the Norwegian Aktieselskabet Hektor whaling station still lie on the steaming beach at Whalers Bay Deception Island …

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Norway stops deep-sea mining, for now

Man Utd beat Bodo/Glimt as manager Amorim secures first win; Chelsea thump Heidenheim in Conference League

‘Total humiliation’: Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s 1500m fourth-place finish causes Norwegian fury

Commentary: A vacation from politics? After the Trump shooting, no thanks. I need to be back in my country

The Sunday Crossword No. 3309

Here’s how Brits can weather a Scandi winter, Nordic-style

San Quentin needs more guards if it wants reform

Shiffrin, Odermatt are favorites again as Alpine skiing season starts amid climate change issues

Sir Ranulph Fiennes interview: ‘Too many people want to climb Everest now, it’s ridiculous’

Women’s Champions League 2023-24 group stage draw, Barcelona and Frankfurt to face off in Group A

FIFA WWC 2023: Switzerland, Norway draw 0-0; leave Group A up for grabs

Switzerland and Norway draw 0-0 at Women’s World Cup, leaving Group A up for grabs

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: Football Ferns vibe after emotional win for New Zealand

Euro 2024 qualifier: Haaland double fires Norway to 3-1 win over Cyprus

Diamond League: Warholm and Ingebrigtsen on fire in Oslo

Russian ‘spy’ whale: Beluga spotted off Sweden coast suspected to have been trained by Russia

Russian ‘spy’ whale Hvaldimir spotted off Sweden coast

Expelled Russian diplomats are spies, Norwegians say

Norway’s Hegerberg injured in Sweden friendly

FIFA World Cup 2022: 5 biggest upsets in the history of FIFA World Cup

Davis Cup: Yuki Bhambri, Saketh Myneni Lose Doubles as India go Down 0-3 to Norway

Top 10 surprisingly recently invented foods

Europa Conference League: Leicester fight back to set up semi-final with Jose Mourinho's AS Roma

Antarctica's volatile 'Deception Island'