Category: News

Prime Minister Erna Solberg, announcing new COVID restrictions, encouraged Norwegians to have a “Plan B” for holiday travel this year.

In a recent poll conducted by Respons, seven of 10 Norwegians expressed they would likely take a vaccine agianst COVID-19 when available.

Norway’s Oscar candidate for best international film in 2020 is Hope (Håp), directed by Maria Søhdal, a love story amid a battle with cancer.

The Norwegian film Beware of Children, which explores children’s relationship to adults, has won the 2020 Nordic Council Film Prize.

Prime Minister Erna Solberg announced new, much more restrictive coronavirus measures in light of recent increases in cases in Norway.

The crypt under Stavanger Cathedral may hold archaeological finds, but the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage is wary of excavation.

The city of Oslo is discouraging the long julebord tradition of festive, sometimes unruly Christmas parties during the COVID crisis.

Microsoft and Equinor have signed a Memorandum of Understanding signaling the beginning of a huge carbon-capture and storage collaboration.

The Nansen Refugee Award has gone to Mayerlín Vergara Pérez of Colombia for her work against gender-based violence against refugee children.

The lawyer representing Anders Behring Breivik signaled that the convicted Norwegian terrorist is filing an appeal for parole.