Trump reportedly called Norwegian minister ‘out of the blue’ to ask about Nobel prize

The outlet added that it was not the first time that Trump had raised the question of a Nobel peace prize nomination to Stoltenberg...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/14/trump-nobel-prize-norway

 

Russian hackers seized control of Norwegian dam, spy chief says

Beate Gangås says attack in April by Norway's 'dangerous neighbour' aimed to cause fear and chaos..

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/14/russian-hackers-control-norwegian-dam-norway

 

Deadly Nordic heatwave supercharged by climate crisis, scientists say

The prolonged Nordic heatwave in July was supercharged by the climate crisis and shows "no country is safe from climate change", scientists say. 

Norway, Sweden and Finland have historically cool climates but were hit by soaring temperatures, including a record run of 22 days above 30C (86F) in Finland. Sweden endured 10 straight days of "tropical nights", when temperatures did not fall below 20C (68F)...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/14/nordic-heatwave-climate-crisis-sweden-norway-finland

 

Nordic countries hit by ‘truly unprecedented’ heatwave

Cold Nordic countries are being seared by "truly unprecedented" heat, as hot weather strengthened and lengthened by carbon pollution continues to roast northern Europe. 

A weather station in the Norwegian part of the Arctic Circle recorded temperatures above 30C (86F) on 13 days in July, while Finland has had three straight weeks with 30C heat...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/02/nordic-countries-hit-by-truly-unprecedented-heatwave

 

Norway: electric cars outnumber petrol for first time in ‘historic milestone’

Nordic country, paradoxically a major oil producer, has set target for all new cars sold to be zero emission…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/17/norway-electric-cars-outnumber-petrol-for-first-time-in-historic-milestone

Norway police to continue interrogation of former Wagner commander | Reuters

Medvedev, who earlier this week told Reuters he was speaking out to help ensure the perpetrators of crimes are brought to justice, has handed "some digital material" to police, Kripos, Norway's national criminal police service, said in a statement...

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/norway-police-continue-interrogation-former-wagner-commander-2023-02-03/

He chose to fight for Russia in Ukraine. So why did this mercenary defect? | CBC News

Claiming asylum in Norway, Andrei Medvedev speaks against Russia's war in Ukraine…

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/andrei-medvedev-wagner-group-interview-1.6735008

Fact-checking how much governments in US, other nations spend on early childcare - PolitiFact

…"Norway spends about $30,000 per child on early childhood care. Finland spends $23,000. Germany, $18,000. The U.S. spends $500 per child. In other words, 1/60th of what Norway spends on its toddlers. How do we expect to build a better future if we refuse to invest in our kids?" his Nov. 24 tweet read…

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/dec/11/robert-reich/fact-checking-how-much-governments-us-other-nation/

Norway's Wireless Charging Roads

As electric vehicles become more and more prominent on our roads - and charging capacity more and more of an issue - Norway has come up with a clever, broad-view solution for its fleet of taxis, called ‘ElectriCity’. In the future, it might take in far more vehicles, too. 

The Nordic country has already committed to requiring all new cars sold from 2025 onwards are electric, and intends to build an entirely emission-free taxi service to assist in its lofty aims. 

With charging time an efficiency limiting factor for electric commercial vehicles in particular, they’ll be doing this by charging the cabs wirelessly, through the taxi rank they sit on, as the taxis wait to be hired. This saves in several ways: no need to hunt out an available charger, no need to wait separately for a charge and to be hired, and no need to even plug in or unplug when a fare arrives, all of which save precious time in which to earn. In the industry, after all, time is money.
https://youtu.be/oVEuOtRLNzc

Electric cars rise to record 54% market share in Norway | Electric, hybrid and low-emission cars | The Guardian

...Seeking to become the first nation to end the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2025, oil-producing Norway exempts fully electric vehicles from taxes imposed on those relying on fossil fuels...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/05/electric-cars-record-market-share-norway

Norway will install the world’s first wireless electric car charging stations for Oslo taxis - The Verge

An induction system for electric cabs to charge more efficiently...
https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/21/18276541/norway-oslo-wireless-charging-electric-taxis-car-zero-emissions-induction

'We don't shoot women' -- but Kristin Foss is shot for second time in a week in Palestine - Mondoweiss

Norwegian activist Kristin Foss was again shot with a rubber bullet by an Israeli soldier in the occupied Palestinian Kafr Qaddum on Friday, for the second time in a week. And the Israeli commander said, "we don't shoot women" and the Israeli ambassador says there must be a reason.
https://mondoweiss.net/2018/08/kristin-second-palestine/

Plastic Pollution Has Infested Pristine Antarctic Fjords at Similar Level to Open Oceans - Newsweek

"It has become clear that microplastics are dispersing all over the world—in the water column, sediment, and marine animal diets—even reaching as far south as the pristine environments of Antarctica." ....
https://www.newsweek.com/plastic-pollution-has-infested-pristine-antarctic-fjords-similar-level-open-1026178

10 years after massacre, Norway to ban semi-automatic weapons -- Raw Story

Norway plans to ban semi-automatic firearms as of 2021, a decade after right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik's mass shooting that left 69 people dead, a Norwegian lawmaker said Tuesday. The minority right-wing government had presented a proposal on the ban last year. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/10-years-massacre-norway-ban-semi-automatic-weapons/

Olympics Row Reveals White Supremacist Pagan Foothold | Political Research Associates

This week The New York Times reported that the uniforms of this year’s Norwegian Olympic Alpine ski team have caused a stir among those concerned about neonazi co-optation of Viking symbols. The Viking-themed uniforms include the runic Tyr symbol, used chiefly in a linguistic context but which also refers to an ancient Norse god of war. It’s also become a symbol used by the Nordic Resistance Movement, a neonazi organization founded in Sweden in 1997....
https://www.politicalresearch.org/2018/02/02/olympics-row-reveals-white-supremacist-pagan-foothold/

The staggering irony of Donald Trump's fascination with Norway -- Raw Story

Compared to the Scandinavian nation's robust social democracy, the US is a "sh*thole." ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/the-staggering-irony-of-donald-trumps-fascination-with-norway/

Norwegians tell Trump: We don't want to come to your s***hole country | The Independent

Norwegians have expressed solidarity with Haiti and several other African nations by saying they do not want to go to the US, describing it using the alleged words of Donald Trump as a “s***hole”.....
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/norwegians-tell-trump-we-dont-want-to-come-to-your-shole-country-a8156666.html

Thanks, but no thanks': Norwegians reject Trump's immigration offer -- Raw Story

Many Norwegians rejected on Friday a suggestion by U.S. President Donald Trump that they would be more welcome to move to the United States than immigrants from "shithole countries" such as Haiti or African nations. ....
http://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/thanks-but-no-thanks-norwegians-reject-trumps-immigration-offer/

Trump Rants About Immigrants From ‘Shithole’ African Countries, Wants More People From ‘Countries Like Norway’: Report -- Newsweek

"Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?" ....
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-immigrants-shithole-countries-daca-778928

Michael Moore: Norway is unbelievable for Americans

An interview with Michael Moore after the completion of his film "Where to invade next"....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbJaGIyM65k&t=29s