Research Council of Norway plans international research recruitment drive

The Norwegian government wants to attract top international researchers to Norway. A new initiative is now in place to make it easier to bring talented researchers from abroad. The initiative has a total budget of NOK 300 million, to be distributed between …

Thousands in Norway mistakenly told they won big on lottery

OSLO: A Norwegian lottery company on Monday (Jun 30) apologised to 47,000 crestfallen gamblers who were mistakenly told they had won huge sums in a lottery, the firm blaming a currency conversion error. State-owned gambling group Norsk Tipping said they …

‘It was a very fun minute’ – thousands in Norway celebrate lottery win before being told it was an error

Bergen: The pride of Norway's west coast

(After my digressive rant about summertime air travel, I’m returning to writing about the Norway trip that my wife, Mary Pat Treuthart, and I took in May.) And so, after our seven-hour train trek, we arrived in Bergen. Wednesday, May 7, 8:42 a.m. (Central …

EFTA countries sign trade agreement with Malaysia in Norway

OSLO, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Norway and other European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries signed a new economic partnership agreement with Malaysia during the EFTA ministerial meeting held last week in Tromso, northern Norway. This marked a significant …

Switzerland Women vs Norway Women Prediction and Betting Tips | July 2nd 2025

Hosts of the 2025 UEFA Women's European Championship, Switzerland, will begin their tournament when they face Norway Women on Wednesday (July 2nd). The game will be played at St. Jakobs-Park. The Swiss finalized their preparations for the tournament …

Norway fund drops firms over Israeli arms deals linked to war on Gaza

KLP has divested from US-based Oshkosh Corporation and Germany’s ThyssenKrupp over their continued supply of military equipment to Israeli forces. Norway’s largest pension fund, KLP, announced that it has divested from US-based Oshkosh Corporation and …

Thousands in Norway erroneously told they’d won millions in lottery

(NewsNation) — Thousands of Norwegian lottery players thought they’d finally hit the jackpot and become millionaires, only to find out it was an error. A conversion error led “several thousand” players in Norway to be notified that they’d won big. Prize …

Norway’s Amon Maritime unveils ammonia-powered bulk carrier venture

Norway’s Amon Maritime has set up a new company to order ammonia-fuelled bulk carriers backed by a state grant. Named Amon Bulk, the new venture will develop two vessel types — a capesize and a kamsarmax — using a NOK253m ($25m) award from energy …

Outrage in Norway as Lottery Tells Thousands They're Millionaires—Then Claims It Was an Error

Thousands of Norwegian lottery players experienced an emotional whiplash weekend after state-owned Norsk Tipping mistakenly told them they had won millions—only to retract the claims hours later, triggering a crisis that cost the chief executive her …