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World's largest wealth fund blacklists Glencore, other giants over coal use
Wednesday’s announcement, in a statement issued by the fund, is the first to show the tougher rules being applied.
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Norwegian police arrest gunman after ambulance rampage
Norwegian police said they arrested an armed man who stole an ambulance Tuesday and ran down pedestrians in Oslo, including at least one baby, as the motive was not immediately known.
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Dogs in Norway hit by mysterious illness
Some 200 dogs have displayed the same symptoms - bloody diarrhoea and vomit, intense fatigue - in recent weeks and around 25 of them have died, Norway's Veterinary Institute said Monday.
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Norway mosque 'terror attack' suspect remanded in custody
The man, identified as 21-year-old Philip Manshaus, appeared in the Oslo court with two black eyes and scrapes and bruises on his face, neck and hands, probably obtained when he was overpowered at the mosque.
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Norway mosque shooter suspected of terrorism, rejects allegations
The man, identified by media as 21-year old Philip Manshaus, is formally suspected of murder in the death of his 17-year-old stepsister, and of a "terrorist act" at the Al-Noor mosque on Saturday, police said in a statement.
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Norway mosque shooting 'attempted act of terror'
The shooting at a mosque near Oslo is being treated as an 'attempted act of terror', Norwegian police said Sunday, with the suspect appearing to harbour far-right, anti-immigrant views.
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Norway sink Australia in shootout to reach last eight
Norway beat Australia 4-1 on penalties to reach the women’s World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2007.
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Going 'Under': Europe's first underwater restaurant opens in Norway
Situated on the southern tip of Norway, the restaurant looks like a large concrete tube partly submerged in the North Sea. It is called Under, which also means 'wonder' in Norwegian.
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Knife attacker injures four staff at Oslo school - police
Police said they apprehended the attacker and the motive was not immediately clear.
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Norway probes knife attack as possibly 'terror-related'
The woman is in critical but stable condition in hospital, and the suspect was arrested shortly afterwards.
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Babies wanted: Nordic countries crying for kids
The Nordic countries were long a bastion of strong fertility rates on an Old Continent that is rapidly getting older.
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The 10 best countries to be a woman
This year, five new countries have been included - the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Oman, Sierra Leone, and Togo - bringing the total up to 149.
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Norway is in the grips of a severe heatwave
In July, extreme heat set new all-time records in northern parts of Norway, pushing temperatures over 30 degrees celsius (86℉).
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The Arctic is burning
While fires are also raging in Russia, Norway and Finland, Sweden has seen the most extensive Arctic fires, which have forced four communities to evacuate, according to The Guardian.
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European human right court rejects mass killer Breivik's appeal
Breivik had been seeking to overturn a March 2017 decision by a Norwegian appeals court that ruled that his near-isolation in a three-room cell respected human rights.
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Search for missing Norwegian student enters sixth day
Marie Ostbo disappeared on the same day she arrived in the Southern Cape town. She was on tour in South Africa.
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'Thanks, but no thanks' - Norwegians reject Trump's immigration offer
The Nordic country, one of the richest in the world by GDP per capita, was last year named the happiest nation on the planet.
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Uber suspends unlicensed service in Norway in change of tack
The move follows a similar one-year suspension in Finland in July to allow a new taxi law to come into effect.
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Arctic thaw quickening threatens trillion-dollar costs – report
The report by 90 scientists, including United States experts, urged governments with interests in the Arctic to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
