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Thursday, July 31, 2014

News of Norway- NY Times

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News about Norway, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

  1. Jul. 25, 2014
    Norway’s intelligence service says it has received information about an imminent 'concrete threat' against Norway from people with links to Islamic fighters in Syria. MORE
  2. Jul. 10, 2014
    Longyearbyen Journal: unemployment and homelessness are illegal in northern Norwegian town Longyearbyen in frigid Svalbard territory; all residents must have fixed address and either a job or sufficient means to support themselves, rule that ensures that nobody freezes to death in a place that is closer to the North Pole than to capital Oslo; circumstances have made it closest thing to crime-free society as possible. MORE
  3. Jul. 6, 2014
    Geraldine Fabrikant travel article traces path, through Oslo and beyond, that artist Edvard Munch took after checking himself into a nerve clinic in Copenhagen; observes that his homes and studios provide a clear narrative for his paintings, both dark and verdant. MORE
  4. Jun. 11, 2014
    Barentsburg Journal; Arctic town of Barentsburg, Norway, has long been attraction for out-of-work Ukrainians seeking job with state-owned Russian company Arctic Coal Trust there; company, in effort to reduce its reliance on Moscow, is pushing to develop town as tourist destination. MORE
  5. May. 31, 2014
    Norway's Coast Guard tows away Greenpeace ship that tried to block a Norwegian company's rig from drilling the world's most northerly oil well in the Barents Sea. MORE

Articles

Norway: Terrorism Warning Announced

Norway’s intelligence service said Thursday that it had received information about an imminent “concrete threat” against Norway from people with links to Islamic fighters in Syria.
July 25, 2014, Friday
MORE ON NORWAY AND: Norway , Terrorism , Syria

A Harsh Climate Calls for Banishment of the Needy

While the rest of Norway has generous welfare programs, in the frigid territory of Svalbard, unemployment and homelessness are illegal, which officials say reduces crime.
July 10, 2014, Thursday

Tele2 of Sweden to Sell TeliaSonera Its Norwegian Business

Tele2’s sale of its Norwegian business could be a test for European regulators because the deal would leave Norway with only two primary mobile providers.
July 7, 2014, Monday

Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund Ramps Up Investment Plans

The fund, the world’s largest, plans to manage its $884 billion portfolio more aggressively, taking larger stakes in companies and increasing its real estate portfolio.
June 24, 2014, Tuesday

Santander to Buy G.E.'s Nordic Banking Business

The deal to acquire GE Capital’s Scandinavian consumer finance business for about $952 million is part of the Spanish lender’s plan to grow in Sweden, Denmark and Norway.
June 23, 2014, Monday

Grandmaster Finds Success at an Event With No Name

Sergey Karjakin, who has struggled in elite tournaments, has now won Norway’s “No Logo” twice.
June 22, 2014, Sunday

Ukrainians Find Jobs and a Slice of Russia in Arctic Norway

Tumult in Ukraine has ensured that there is no shortage of labor on Spitsbergen, a Norwegian island where a Russian company mines coal and Moscow heavily subsidizes aspects of daily life.
June 11, 2014, Wednesday

Marathon Oil Sells Norwegian Unit for $2.1 Billion

Marathon sold its Norwegian business to Det Norske Oljeselskap of Norway and said it had called off the sale of its British business after failing to receive an acceptable offer.
June 2, 2014, Monday

Norway Moves In to Guard Oil Rig From Greenpeace

Oil drillers are moving farther north as the Arctic ice retreats, opening areas that were previously inaccessible and as fields to the south are depleted.
May 31, 2014, Saturday

Sweden Remains Unbeaten at Worlds

The defending champion, Sweden, edged Norway, 2-1, for its third straight victory at the hockey world championship in Belarus. It remains the only unbeaten team in Group A.
May 14, 2014, Wednesday
MORE ON NORWAY AND: Sweden , Hockey, Ice , Norway

Multimedia

In Performance | Tine Thing Helseth
The Norwegian trumpeter performs “I ensomme Stunde” composed by Ole Bull.
A Brain's GPS
May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser of the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience talk about what a rat brain knows about location.
God’s Light Show
The magical realism of Norwegian nights.
Fjord Hopping in Norway
Encounters with plunging rock, glassy water and a rumored ghost on a trip through fjord country.
TimesCast | Norwegian Seeks Acquittal
April 17, 2012 — Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian who is accused of killing 77 people in an attack last summer, takes the witness stand and shows no remorse.

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