Gemma Grainger has stepped down as Wales Women manager to take up the Norway Women head coach role. Grainger spent almost three years as Wales manager after her appointment in March 2021, and has overseen a successful spell for the team. She guided the team to the brink of qualification for last summer’s Women’s World … Read more
Activists take part at a “Look Down action” rally to stop deep sea mining outside the European Parliament in Brussels on March 6, 2023. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images) Kenzo Tribouillard | Afp | Getty Images Norway is poised to become one of the first countries in … Read more
Planning a vacation? Here are the countries that pose the maximum risk for travelers in 2024 — and also the ones that are the safest — according to International SOS. The risk assessment firm, in its 2024 Risk Map, has ranked these countries based on several metrics, including security, medical dangers as well as the … Read more
It’s been a stellar year for the travel industry, according to Morning Consult. The market research company, in a new report entitled “2023 Holiday Travel Trends,” summarized the year by stating: “leisure volume soared, airplanes were packed, and hotel bookings were high.” But heading into the year-end peak travel season, consumers are showing increased price … Read more
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere urged Israel on Monday to release the full tax transfer it is withholding from the Palestinian Authority (PA), saying the payment was “critical” for the welfare the Palestinian population. Norway is the chair of the international donor group to the Palestinian territories, known … Read more
The Norges Bank, Norway’s central bank, in Oslo, Norway, on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Norway’s $1.4 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, on Tuesday reported losses of 2.1% in the third quarter, as all asset classes fell in value. The so-called Government Pension Fund Global returned a loss … Read more
LONDON — Sick of being ignored by far-away politicians, officers on Scotland’s distant Orkney Islands are mulling a drastic answer: rejoining Norway, the Scandinavian nation that gave them away as a royal marriage ceremony dowry greater than 550 years in the past. Orkney Islands Council is because of debate choices for “different fashions of governance” … Read more
Dozen of activists together with Indigenous Sami are protesting exterior the workplace of Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre ByJAN M. OLSEN Related Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Dozen of activists, together with Indigenous Sami, protested Friday exterior the workplace of Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, vowing to dam entry to remind Norway’s authorities that … Read more
By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) – A former commander of Russia’s Wagner group who sought asylum in Norway after crossing the Russian-Norwegian border in January stated on Wednesday he needed to return to Russia though he believed this might pose a danger to his life. Andrei Medvedev, who has beforehand spoken about his time preventing … Read more