Global Seed Vault celebrates first anniversary
The revolutionary Global Seed Vault, a depository of millions of seed samples from around the world, has just celebrated its first anniversary. The un...
Norway and Sweden jointly bid for Euro 2016
Sweden’s Football Association has announced it intends to team up with Norway to make a joint bid to host the European Championship in 2016. The Europ...
Norwegian women turn to Sweden for gender-based abortions
In Norway it is against the law to get an abortion based on the sex of the unborn child. However, The Local newspaper reports that some pregnant Norwe...
Norway reverses its stance on hijab in the police force
It seems that Denmark will no longer be the odd man out when it comes to the issue of hijabs in the national police force. Norway had previously been ...
Norway’s prime minster rides shotgun in road rally
Jens Stoltenberg, the Prime Minister of Norway, ripped around the Norway Rally circuit as World Champ Sebastien Loeb’s passenger in a celebration of n...
Loeb takes Rally Norway
Frenchman Sebastien Loeb is enjoying the perfect start to the new World Rally Championship campaign by making it two out of two after winning Rally No...
Norway gets unexpected football win
Norway got a pleasant surprise when its national football team beat Germany 1-0 in a friendly match last week. It’s been 73 long years since Norway la...
Norway and Guyana work together on climate change
The tiny South American nation of Guyana has received a big boost from Norway as the two countries have agreed to work together to reduce their impact...