All bark, no bite? EU farmers have already taken to the streets over rising costs and tough new green rules. Another spike in fertilizer prices could spark fresh rounds of protests — think tractors blocking roads and paralyzing capitals. That’s a political nightmare Brussels wants to avoid. At the same time, the slow rollout frustrates … Read more
Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, during a news conference in Oslo, Norway, on Jan. 29, 2025. Naina Helén Jåma | Bloomberg | Getty Images Norway’s sovereign wealth fund — the largest of its kind in the world — posted full-year profit of 2.5 trillion kroner ($222.4 billion) on Wednesday, fueled by a … Read more
Oslo Taxi’s Tesla model Y (L) and the NIO ET5 electric vehicle from Nio Inc, a Chinese multinational electric car manufacturer, drive through the Norwegian capital Oslo, on September 27, 2024. Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty Images Norway is set to become the first country in the world to effectively erase gasoline and diesel … Read more
One choice, however, wasn’t easy. In 2008, while still living in Singapore, Einstein created an animated series called That’s Imagination for Norway TV. The hit show opened up numerous opportunities for his production company and ultimately marked the end of his two decades away from home. “It was quite an emotional decision to go back … Read more
IF YOU love island holidays, but don’t love the crowds, then you can visit a group of little-known islands in Norway’s Arctic Circle. Located in the Norwegian Sea, the Lofoten Islands are an archipelago consisting of roughly 80 islands. 4 The Lofoten Islands are located in Norway’s Arctic CircleCredit: Alamy 4 The Norwegian Islands are … Read more
“I think that this will also be a debate in the United States because they’re also far away from the 5 percent,” Gram said. He argued that spending as a percentage of GDP “is not everything.” “For Norway, the GDP varies a bit more than most countries because of the oil production and the prices,” … Read more
“If you had told me 10 years ago that I’d be interviewing about Greenland, I would not have put that high up on my list of possible topics the media would be interested in,” says historian John C. Mitcham of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. “But it is also really fascinating, somewhat troubling too, that we’re … Read more
“In that case, shelters are one of the protective measures we need,” she added. Until 1998, any large apartment complex in Norway was required to have a bomb shelter; but no new bomb shelters have been built since. Mehl said that the requirement will apply to complexes larger than 1,000 square meters. The government is … Read more
Ship building activity has gathered momentum in coastal Karnataka with Udupi Cochin Shipyard Limited (UCSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), launching the first of the six 3800 TDW (tonnes of dead-weight) dry cargo vessels for Wilson ASA of Norway at its facility in Malpe, in Udupi district, on December 16. Scheduled … Read more
Electric cars accounted for 89 percent of the new cars sold in Norway last year, a report said Thursday, pushing the country closer to reaching its goal of going fully electric by 2025. “We need only 10 percent more to reach the objective for 2025,” the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV) said in a statement. Of … Read more
