Record high temperatures in Northern Norway
1 day ago · Thermometers hit a record 18.5C (65.3F) at Lyngen-Ura on Wednesday, a new all-time November high for Norway’s northern county of Troms. Neighbouring Finnmark County also set new warmth records for the month of November, with 16.6C in Loppa and 16C at Banak in Porsanger. “This is absolutely unusual warmth when county records in two municipalities […]
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Norway’s inflation rate higher than expected
1 day ago · That contributed to an inflation rate of 2.6 percent, still higher than the central bank’s goal of 2 percent. State statistics bureau SSB (Statistics Norway) reported a 0.7 percent rise in food prices from September to October. They’re now 3.9 percent higher than they were in October of last year, when they’d also risen rapidly.
Conservative wave rolls over Norway - Norway's News in English …
3 days ago · November 12, 2024. As Norway’s struggling left-center government braces for a new conservative Trump presidency in the US, it also faces a new reality at home. A majority of young Norwegian men are voting for conservative parties, too, also in areas of the country where Labour and other left-leaning parties have dominated for decades.
Norway apologizes for assimilation policy towards ethnic minorities
3 days ago · The Norwegian Parliament issued a formal apology on Tuesday to Norway’s indigenous people and ethnic groups including the Sami, Kvener and Finnish migrants. Norwegian state officials tried for more than a century to force them to give up their native languages, traditions and religion and become “as Norwegian as …
Norwegians urged to prepare for crisis
Nov 3, 2024 · Just as more extreme weather swept over Norway’s west coast last week, a new brochure was landing in Norwegians’ mailboxes. It’s part of further efforts to boost individual preparedness for various disasters, and thereby improve civil defense. The brochures arrived just before another large allied naval force sailed into the Norwegian capital. It illustrated how […]
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Oct 31, 2024 · Security heightened nationwide. October 8, 2024. Norway's police intelligence agency PST officially raised the country's threat level Tuesday afternoon because of an "uncertain situation" involving possible Israeli- and Jewish-related targets. The threat level was boosted from moderate to high.
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Oct 8, 2024 · Security heightened nationwide. October 8, 2024. Norway’s police intelligence agency PST officially raised the country’s threat level Tuesday afternoon because of an “uncertain situation” involving possible Israeli- and Jewish-related targets. The threat level was boosted from moderate to high. This synagogue in Oslo is among venues now ...
Threat levels highest in decades - Norway's News in English
February 12, 2024. Norway’s national security- and intelligence agencies released their evaluations of threats against Norway on Monday, and they’re the highest and most serious in decades. China and Norway’s neighbouring Russia still pose the biggest threats, they claim, while the threat of terrorist attacks is “moderate.”.
Norway boosts crisis preparedness - Norway's News in English — …
May 29, 2024 · Norway boosts crisis preparedness. May 29, 2024. War in Europe, digital threats and climate change have prompted Norwegian officials to expand their crisis preparedness guidelines and even cooperate more closely with the EU. Everyone in the country should now be able to get along without water, electricity, digital communications and electronic ...