Norway
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Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store here on Monday, saying that China is willing to work with Norway to promote the continuous development of friendly cooperation. Xi asked Store to convey his greetings to King Harald V. Xi said since the two countries established diplomatic ties 70 years ago,…
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Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store on Friday inaugurated Europe’s first gigawatt-scale factory for Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) batteries. Located in Arendal, southern Norway, the factory is owned by the start-up Morrow Batteries. Achieving yet another significant milestone, Morrow Batteries can produce 3 million battery cells annually, amounting to a capacity of 1 GWh. Addressing…
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Norway has officially closed its embassy in Uganda, marking the end of 19 years of diplomatic presence in the east African country. The embassy posted on its official handle on X, formerly Twitter, Friday, saying that the country’s flag had been formerly lowered. “It is with mixed emotions as we lower the Norwegian flag for…
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President Biden wants to raise taxes on Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and their cohort of Americans, who are amassing extraordinary wealth that is not taxable under current law. Biden says his plan would make the system fairer — but experts say it lacks practicality. The president wants to impose a minimum 25% tax on all Americans with…
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A former commander of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has been denied asylum after fleeing to Norway last year, his lawyer has said. Andrei Medvedev escaped Russia in January last year across its Arctic border with Norway. His lawyer said immigration authorities in Norway denied him asylum three weeks ago as they do not consider him…
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Norway has ordered its military alert level raised in response to Russia’s war on Ukraine. The increase in the alert level is designed to reinforce surveillance and prevention efforts around infrastructure and facilities, News 360 reported Monday. “This is the most severe security situation in several decades,” Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said. “There are no…
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Norway’s central bank is trying out its own digital currency A cashless society may not seem so far away in the distant future. But the current digital alternatives such as cryptocurrencies have proved volatile, while the other blockchain assets, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), have fallen out of favour since their hype. A different approach to blockchain…
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American musician Pink has offered to pay the fine handed to Norway’s beach handball team after they wore shorts instead of bikini bottoms. The Norwegian women’s team was fined €1,500 last week for breaking the rules by the Disciplinary Committee of the European Handball Federation (EHF). But Pink said on Twitter she was “proud” of…
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The first ever underwater restaurant in Europe is set to launch in Norway by early 2019; it will serve food and drinks to up to 100 guests. Outside restaurant hours, the building will serve as a research center for marine life, ChannelNewsAsia reported. Award-winning Norwegian architectural firm Snøhetta – known for its work on the Norwegian…
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