Strasbourg/Oslo – Six young activists and two environmental organisations are asking the European Court of Human Rights to secure their rights in the face of climate change by ceasing all new licences for exploration of oil and gas issued by the Norwegian State. The applicants argue that the Norwegian State’s new oil drilling is in […]
Norwegian tapestries unveiled at Valley Grove Stone Church Southernminn.com Source link
OSLO, NORWAY — The leader of an extremist Norwegian anti-Islamic group was in a spectacular car chase and collision Saturday, minutes after burning a Quran on the outskirts of Oslo. Norwegian police said they arrested two people, including the driver of a car accused of deliberately ramming the SUV of Lars Thorsen, leader of the […]
JAKARTA: Indonesian officials have said they are hopeful of increasing the country’s exports to the Middle East after the signing of a new wide-ranging economic pact with the UAE. Indonesia’s Trade Minister Zulfikli Hasan and UAE Economy Minister Abdullah bin Touq Al-Marri signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement in Abu Dhabi on Friday, after talks […]
The leader of an extremist Norwegian anti-Islamic group was in a spectacular car chase and collision on Saturday, minutes after burning a Quran on the outskirts of Oslo. Norwegian police said they arrested two people, including the driver of a car accused of deliberately ramming the SUV of Lars Thorsen, leader of the radical group […]
The first of the more than 200 firefighters from six European countries that will help their Greek colleagues in fighting wildfires have arrived in Athens. The 28 Romanian firefighters were welcomed Saturday by Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Christos Stylianides and the leadership of Greece’s Fire Service. “Romania is happy to join the pre-positioning […]
Ultimately, the Future Library is an expression of hope – a statement of confidence in the possibilities that could lie ahead for our children over long-term time. When I spoke with Paterson, she pointed out that while she herself would never read the books, there was at least one ceremony attendee who might – her […]
With blood drops all over the floor, paramedics treat Frank Gjesvold for a self-inflicted stab wound to the stomach. A Norwegian man smoking grass cut open his own stomach in Pattaya.Frank Gjesvold, 54, was rushed to the hospital after midnight June 30 from his hotel room on Pratamnak Road. Paramedics found the Norwegian raving in […]
Nanga Parbat is also called Diamer in the local language that means “King of the Mountains” and is the world’s 9th highest mountain. The peak is part of her campaign to beat the time record of ascending all the 14 above 8,000-metre peaks across the world in six months. She has so far summited seven […]
Whale splashes Norwegian coastguards after being freed from rope – video The Guardian Source link