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Norway seeks to fend off US scrutiny after divesting from Caterpillar to protest Israel
The Times of Israel
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August 29, 2025
OSLO, Norway — Norway’s prime minister said on Friday he had contacted US Senator Lindsey Graham to try to defuse a controversy over a decision by the Norwegian sovereign fund to sell all its shares in construction equipment group Caterpillar on...
Norway reprimands US Senator Lindsay Graham over $2T fund criticism
Al Mayadeen
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August 29, 2025
Norway's PM rebuffs Lindsey Graham's criticism after the sovereign wealth fund divested from Caterpillar and Israeli banks over Gaza-related concerns. The Norwegian Prime Minister's office firmly rebuffed US Senator Lindsey Graham's angry outburst...
Norwegian farmed fish confirmed safe in 2024 tests
The Fish Site
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The Institute of Marine Research (IMR) has found no breaches of EU limits for illegal or undesirable substances in farmed fish, according to its latest annual monitoring report. Tests on 888 fish in 2024 produced more than 30,000 results, all...
Norway’s divestment from Israel is purely symbolic
Unherd
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August 29, 2025
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund — the world’s largest, worth nearly $2 trillion — proudly wears its politics on its sleeve. It openly details many “ethical exclusions” of firms in which it will not invest for one reason or another, from human...
Norwegian Foreign Ministry: The freezing of bank accounts of 7 more civil society organizations is yet another step in the dismantling of democracy in Georgia
Inter Press News
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The freezing of bank accounts of 7 more civil society organizations is yet another step in the dismantling of democracy in Georgia, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs says. In a statement, the Norwegian Foreign Ministry calls the move a...
Norway’s contract to kill rogue goose enrages Swedes
The Times
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The latest source of tension between Sweden and Norway has Russian ancestry, honks like a rusty gate and is on the run from a team of marksmen. Swedish conservationists have expressed outrage after the Norwegian authorities put a contract on the...
Norway Intensifies Gas System Maintenance Efforts Ahead of Winter
Offshore Engineer News
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August 29, 2025
Maintenance at major gas fields and onshore processing plants will curb Norwegian natural gas supply by around a third during the first half of September, as Europe's biggest supplier readies the system for the busy winter demand season. "We are a...
I embraced ‘friluftsliv’ in Norway — its wonderful national pastime
The Times
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Norway’s national pastime unites some of its most famous citizens, from the pre-eminent 19th-century playwright Henrik Ibsen and Roald Amundsen, the first man to reach the geographic South Pole, to Morten Harket, frontman of the Eighties pop band...
NGOs wary of Norway’s world-first scheme to bury CO2 under the North Sea
Modern Ghana
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Environmental groups are warning that Norway's Northern Lights project – the world's first commercial offshore carbon storage scheme – could end up masking continued fossil fuel use. It began operations this week, pumping CO2 into a reservoir deep...
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Further proposal submitted for SMR plant in Norway
World Nuclear News
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August 29, 2025
A proposal for an assessment programme for building a small modular reactor power plant in Grenland, southern Norway, has been submitted to the country's Ministry of Energy. Meanwhile, a project company has been established to investigate the...
Cruise week report: Cruise passengers arrested, Norwegian Aqua cabin, Margaritaville vs Royal Caribbean, and more!
Cruise
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This is a helpful roundup of everything you may have missed from this week on Cruise Blog, including news about passengers getting arrested in Miami and what it's like to cruise during a hurricane. Sign up for our Cruise Blog Newsletter if you...
Wolves star Jorgen Strand Larsen set to MISS game with Everton amid Newcastle transfer saga - after Magpies had two offers rejected for Norwegian striker this week
Daily Mail
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August 29, 2025
By CRAIG HOPE, CHIEF FOOTBALL REPORTER Published: 11:10 EDT, 29 August 2025 | Updated: 11:10 EDT, 29 August 2025 Wolves striker Jorgen Strand-Larsen is set to miss their game with Everton this weekend amid his hopes of sealing a move to Newcastle....
75,000-Year-Old Lost World of Arctic Animals Uncovered in Norwegian Cave
SciTechDaily
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August 29, 2025
Bone fragments back in the lab. Credit: Sam Walker A cave in Norway preserved remains of 46 Ice Age species. The discovery shows how cold-adapted animals struggled with climate shifts. Researchers have discovered the remains of a large animal...
WireFlow Secures Norwegian Subsea Maritime Electronics Order
Ocean News & Technology - Florida
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August 29, 2025
Per the agreement, WireFlow will provide specialist services encompassing tailored circuit board design upgrade and verification, volume production, and test of the new customized boards. Delivery is targeted at Q3. “We are proud to share that...
Bangchak announces new oil discovery in Norway
ScandAsia
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August 29, 2025
The Bangchak logo displayed with stock market data in the background. Bangchak has announced that its subsidiary, OKEA ASA, has made a new oil discovery at the Talisker exploration well in the Brage field (PL 055) in Norway. The find is estimated...
Norway's ex-NATO chief Stoltenberg campaigns for Labour Party's re-election
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) -Former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg is fighting on two fronts in Norway these days: bringing star power to the Labour Party's re-election bid, and running the government's response to a crisis in the country's $2...
How To Watch Nordic T20I Cup 2025 Free Live Streaming Online of Norway Women vs Sweden Women? Get Telecast Details of NOR-W vs DEN-W Cricket Match on TV
Latestly
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August 29, 2025
The Nordic Cup T20I 2025 is all set to commence and Norway Women will take on Denmark Women in the second match. The Norway Women vs Denmark Women Nordic Cup T20I has a scheduled start time of 8:30 PM Indian Standard Time (IST) on August 29,...
Deepest-Ever Subsea Compression Systems Come Online Offshore Norway (Video)
Offshore Engineer News
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August 29, 2025
Two SLB OneSubsea subsea compressor stations recently came online at Shell’s Ormen Lange field, the second largest gas field in Norway, setting the record for the deepest installation of such systems ever. The SLB OneSubsea subsea compressor...
Equinor Confirms Oil and Gas Discovery in Norwegian Sea Wildcat Well
Offshore Engineer News
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August 29, 2025
Aug 29, 2025 Transocean Encourage drilling rig (Credit: Transocean) Equinor has proven petroleum in a wildcat well in Norwegian Sea, drilled by Transocean’s Transocean Encourage semi-submersible drilling rig. The well 6506/12-PB-3 H was tested the...
Son of Norway’s crown princess gets trial date for rape, domestic abuse charges as he faces up to 10 years behind bars
New York Post
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August 29, 2025
The son of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit is set to face trial in early 2026 after his indictment last week following a lengthy investigation. Marius Borg Høiby, Mette-Marit’s eldest son born before her marriage to the heir apparent to the...