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MARTIN KEOWN TALKS TACTICS: Erling Haaland will NOT have it easy against Brentford's beastly boys despite the Norwegian's relentless start to the season
3 months, 3 weeks ago

MARTIN KEOWN TALKS TACTICS: Erling Haaland will NOT have it easy against Brentford's beastly boys despite the Norwegian's relentless start to the season

Daily Mail  

I can practically hear the lack of empathy from my Mail Sport sparring partner Simon Jordan in my ears as I write this, but it’s no coincidence the two best performers this season both enjoyed a restful summer. It’s no coincidence the two best performers this season Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah both enjoyed a restful summer Brentford will not …

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Viking artifact forgeries: A surprisingly long American tradition.
1 year, 1 month ago

Viking artifact forgeries: A surprisingly long American tradition.

Slate  

There are a variety of clues which may suggest that Vikings penetrated further south and west into North America than Newfoundland. Many would agree with the view expressed in 2001 by state archaeologist Mark Dudzik, when he commented that the original runestone theory “has not held up well under professional scientific scrutiny.” With regard to the new “find,” many would …

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Norwegian pre-schoolers get early exposure to outdoor life by hiking routes around kindergartens
1 year, 4 months ago

Norwegian pre-schoolers get early exposure to outdoor life by hiking routes around kindergartens

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. That’s why as many as 11,000 pre-school kids started …

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Euro 2024 qualifier: Haaland double fires Norway to 3-1 win over Cyprus
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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Expelled Russian diplomats are spies, Norwegians say
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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Norway is portrayed as both hero and villain in Europe’s energy crisis
2 years, 2 months ago

Norway is portrayed as both hero and villain in Europe’s energy crisis

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. The region has benefited from the discovery of offshore …

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“Magnus is clearly insinuating something,” says Giri on the Norwegian’s one-move resignation
2 years, 3 months ago

“Magnus is clearly insinuating something,” says Giri on the Norwegian’s one-move resignation

The Hindu  

Chess players, former and current, held varied views on Magnus Carlsen’s unprecedented one-move resignation, obviously in silent protest, against USA’s 19-year-old Hans Moke Niemann in the sixth round of the Julius Baer Generation Cup rapid online tournament on Monday. Everybody is expecting some kind of big rabbit out of the hat with Magnus, but he just doesn’t want to play …

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World Cup: Oranje without keeper Bijlow in “can’t lose” match against Norway
3 years, 1 month ago

World Cup: Oranje without keeper Bijlow in “can’t lose” match against Norway

NL Times  

The Dutch national team knows where it stands when it kicks off in an empty Kuip stadium at 8:45 p.m. for the decisive game against Norway in the World Cup qualifier. A draw is enough for a ticket to the World Cup at the end of next year in Qatar, unless Turkey wins by 14 goals difference against Montenegro. Louis …

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New in Norway: Mol, Sorum ensure a medal in beach volleyball
3 years, 5 months ago

New in Norway: Mol, Sorum ensure a medal in beach volleyball

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Anders Mol and Christian Sorum will be bringing an Olympic medal back to Norway. “I don’t think we actually believe this news,” Mol said after beating Latvia in the semifinals on Thursday night to earn a spot in the gold medal match and clinch no worse than a silver. This year, though, the Norwegians will collect more beach …

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Six Colombians, two Norwegians held in fatal Bergen aan Zee shooting
3 years, 10 months ago

Six Colombians, two Norwegians held in fatal Bergen aan Zee shooting

NL Times  

Eight people were arrested for suspected involvement in a fatal shooting in Bergen aan Zee on Tuesday. The suspects are three men and three women from Colombia, and a man and a woman from Norway, the police said on Friday. The others involved in the shouting match drove away in at least three cars. The vehicle with the injured man …

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Can a Bubble Net Stop a Hurricane? Some Norwegians Think So
4 years, 4 months ago

Can a Bubble Net Stop a Hurricane? Some Norwegians Think So

Wired  

In the past, California state highway officials set underwater bubble nets to reduce the fish-killing sounds created by underwater construction projects, such as bridges spanning the San Francisco Bay. While bubble net technology isn’t brand new, deploying it on a massive scale in the Gulf of Mexico or tropical Atlantic Ocean would be unprecedented. That’s a choke point where Atlantic …

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Remote battles and cardboard fans as athletics returns in Oslo
4 years, 6 months ago

Remote battles and cardboard fans as athletics returns in Oslo

The Hindu  

The Diamond League got back underway with an exhibition event in Oslo on Thursday featuring odd distances and remote competition as athletics bids to restart in the wake of the new coronavirus pandemic. With the season's first six Diamond League events postponed due to the outbreak and many athletes still unable to travel, the Oslo meet was the first attempt …

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The quirky charm of Norwegian design
4 years, 7 months ago

The quirky charm of Norwegian design

BBC  

The quirky charm of Norwegian design The national temperament of Norway is shy, and the design aesthetic is playful and unique. “It wasn’t about craftsmanship at that time,” says Morten Hippe, of young Norwegian furniture brand Eikund, “but about producing simple design that could be delivered quickly”. Back at home, Korsmo’s experiences meant his graduates “were on a par with …

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The Norwegian town caught in a ‘spy war’ with Russia
5 years, 4 months ago

The Norwegian town caught in a ‘spy war’ with Russia

Al Jazeera  

The Arctic town of Kirkenes near the Russia border feels the chill as tensions between NATO and the Kremlin rise. “The economic impact on the Norwegian side with the loss of the Russian market is tremendous,” said Rune Rautio, head of Kirkenes’s business incubator. “The current rate of the Russian rouble is more important.” Between 2014 and 2017, when the …

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Why Trump is so obsessed with Scandinavia (Opinion)
5 years, 4 months ago

Why Trump is so obsessed with Scandinavia (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. Recall that last year Trump was reported to have complained in an Oval Office conversation that so many Haitians and people from what he called “shithole countries” want to move to the United States. One witness said, “They wanted to show that President Trump is …

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Why are Norwegians so happy? In a word: ‘koselig’
5 years, 8 months ago

Why are Norwegians so happy? In a word: ‘koselig’

CNN  

CNN — Go to your happy place. You could roughly translate koselig, as “coziness,” but that leaves out crucial components of it, like enjoying the company of others and a connection with nature. Image Source/Getty Images Nature-embracing countries such as Norway, Finland and Denmark have each recently led the list of the happiest countries in the world karandaev/iStockphoto/Getty Images You …

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Living in a country that thinks green
5 years, 8 months ago

Living in a country that thinks green

BBC  

Living in a country that thinks green Steve Taylor ARPS/Alamy Norwegians embrace the concept of friluftsliv, which translates to ‘open-air life’ These five countries are making positive global contributions to the planet and climate, according to the Good Country Index. “Lisboetas have really embraced the electric scooter as an eco-friendly way to get around town.” Uruguay Planet & Climate Index …

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