Tag: Nobel Peace Prize
Royals are finally invited to China
The Chinese government kept Norwegian officials in suspense, but have finally followed through on a promised invitation to King Harald and Queen Sonja. The...
Nobel speculation embraces ‘MeToo’
With two new members, one of them decribed as "a hard-core realist," the Norwegian Nobel Committee is believed to have engaged in particularly "hefty...
Obama tickets sold for NOK 32,000
Former US President Barack Obama was due to arrive in Oslo on Wednesday, under vastly different circumstances than when he made a triumphant landing...
Chinese Embassy bashes Nobel leader
UPDATED: Berit Reiss-Andersen, a Norwegian attorney who leads the Norwegian Nobel Committee, is relieved and glad that the widow of Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo...
Nobel Institute drops concert
After years of mounting an internationally televised concert in connection with the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, the Norwegian Nobel Institute says it's taking "temporary...
Fast-food salmon chains target Asia
Norwegian salmon producers and entrepreneurs aren't only keen to boost sales of fresh fish in Asia. Now they're investing heavily in exporting new fast-food...
Police probe Nobel nomination
A police investigation is underway after the Norwegian Nobel Committee uncovered an invalid nomination of US President Donald J Trump for this year's Nobel...
Progress Party finds a new Nobel man
Norway's conservative Progress Party has found a new conservative candidate to fill the seat it's been allotted on the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Scholar Asle...
Ex-NATO chief eyed for Nobel seat
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the former Danish secretary general of NATO, is among as many as 10 people under consideration by Norway's Progress Party to...
Nuclear fears spur call for iodine pills
Norwegian authorities issued an unusual warning on Tuesday. They claim the risk of nuclear accidents has risen, and they're asking communities and pharmacies all...
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