Norway nears 100% goal of all-electric carsNews
SourceFebruary 4, 2025
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Norway nears 100% goal of all-electric cars
Chargers everywhereMission accomplished Oslo, Norway | AFP Almost 96 percent of new cars registered in Norway in January were electric, an unparalled number in the…

Japanese atomic bomb survivor group Nihon Hidankyo wins Nobel Peace PrizeNews
SourceOctober 11, 2024
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Japanese atomic bomb survivor group Nihon Hidankyo wins Nobel Peace Prize
By Pierre-Henry DESHAYES | AFP Oslo, Norway (UPDATED) - The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Japan's Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Hiroshima…

Arctic Svalbard sees record August temperatureNews
SourceAugust 12, 2024
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Arctic Svalbard sees record August temperature
Oslo, Norway (AFP) - The Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic saw its highest August temperature ever recorded at the weekend, topping 20 degrees Celsius, Norway's…

Norway blocks unique real estate sale in Arctic SvalbardNews
SourceJuly 1, 2024
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Norway blocks unique real estate sale in Arctic Svalbard
Oslo, Norway (AFP) - The Norwegian government said on Monday it had blocked a plan to sell the last privately owned piece of land on…

Norway mining group announces ‘huge’ find of rare earth depositsNews
SourceJune 6, 2024
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Norway mining group announces ‘huge’ find of rare earth deposits
Oslo, Norway (AFP) - A Norwegian mining company on Thursday announced that it had found the largest deposit of rare earths in Europe in the…

Drones validate walrus counts in satellite images from spaceClimateScience
SourceMay 23, 2024
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Drones validate walrus counts in satellite images from space
By British Antarctic Survey (BAS) In the first successful attempt to calibrate walrus counts from satellite imagery, scientists used drones to validate animal counts in…

WWF takes Norway to court over deep sea miningNews
SourceMay 23, 2024
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WWF takes Norway to court over deep sea mining
Oslo, Norway (AFP) - The World Wide Fund for Nature's (WWF) Norwegian chapter said Thursday it would take legal action against Norway for opening up…

For sale: unique piece of land in strategic Arctic archipelagoNews
SourceMay 22, 2024
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For sale: unique piece of land in strategic Arctic archipelago
By Pierre-Henry DESHAYES | AFP Oslo, Norway - The last piece of privately owned land in the strategic Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic is up…

Scientists win World Food Prize for work on Global Seed VaultNews
SourceMay 9, 2024
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Scientists win World Food Prize for work on Global Seed Vault
By Juliette MICHEL Paris, France - Scientists Geoffrey Hawtin and Cary Fowler, who on Thursday received the prestigious World Food Prize for "their work to…
