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Shoshi Parks October 18, 2018 Share this article There’s no denying the catastrophic impact climate change is having—and will have—on the planet. But in Norway, melting glaciers are revealing immaculately preserved relics from the Viking Age. At the Leirvassbu Mountain Lodge, a way-station for Norwegian trekkers since the late 19th century, the young man behind […]
Norway’s royal family consists of King Harald V, Queen Sonja, Princess Mette-Marit and Crown Prince Haakon. Today, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the Norwegian royals at the Royal Palace in Oslo during their royal tour of Sweden and Norway. Kate and William were greeted by Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Crown Prince Haakon as […]
Climate change has allowed archaeologists to find more than 2,000 ancient artifacts under perennial ice in Norway’s Oppland Mountains. However, the melting process actually poses a threat to the delicate discoveries. Home to peaks such as the 2,439 meter Galdhoppigen, the region in central Norway also holds secrets of ancient civilisations dating back to the […]
Published time: 25 Nov, 2017 11:49 Norway’s new F-35 fighter jets boast an impressive array of high-tech gadgetry, but Norwegian defense officials were surprised to learn of one unadvertised feature: the pricey plane relays sensitive data back to its US manufacturer, Lockheed Martin. The Royal Norwegian Air Force recently received the first three of the […]
A year earlier than expected, Norway’s sovereign-wealth fund, the world’s largest, surpassed $ 1trn in assets on September 19th. It had gained over $ 100bn in the past year, thanks in large measure to the global stockmarket boom in 2017: around two-thirds of its assets are held as equities (over 1% of shares globally). It […]
Reuters The sovereign wealth fund of Norway, officially known as the Government Pension Fund of Norway, is the largest in the world. It allocates the country’s vast oil wealth into bonds, stocks, and to a growing extent, property. It is known to be able to move entire asset markets by its investment decisions. Yesterday, the […]
2016 was one of the best years for horror movies in recent memory and 2017 has done a fine job of picking up the torch and running with it. While the incredible Get Out has dominated the headlines with its rave reviews and massive box office, the mainstream has proven surprising (the very entertaining Annabelle: Creation) […]
Ivar Husevåg Døskeland/Flickr Fourth of July is here — the day when Americans love to fire up the grill and watch fireworks. Americans take their Independence Day seriously, but Norwegians may take the cake with their national holiday, Syttende Mai (May 17th). Two hundred years ago, on May 17th, 1814, Norway declared itself independent, chose a king, […]
GETTY A view over Geirangerfjord The road soars, dips and curls around hairpin bends wound as tightly as a perm. The coiled curves of Eagles Road, located high above Norway’s serrated western coast, lead the way to a panoramic viewpoint. Beside me, its thunderous roar flooding my ears, stands a waterfall and I get an […]
While there are government-approved test sites for land-based autonomous vehicles in the US, so far there is only one official test site for their seafaring counterparts. Tucked away in Norway’s Trondheim Fjord, the test site offers wide, open waters similar to a small sea, but with relatively low shipping traffic so there’s less of a […]
