Tag: Russia

Chernobyl fallout still felt in Norway

Fallout from the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant continues to affect Norwegian farmers 25 years later, as environmental organizations demanded that the...

Amelie could be safe in Ossetia

North Ossetia, the republic in the Caucasus where Norway's award-winning illegal alien Maria Amelie was born, was dominated by criminal organizations in the 1990s....

Visa-free zone for Norway and Russia

Norway's border with Russia opened up, at least a bit, this week when the two countries agreed on a visa-free zone that will allow...

Human rights group ‘deeply worried’

The Norwegian Helsinki Committee is "deeply worried" about the human rights situation in Russia and invited several leading Russian activists to Oslo this week...

Georgia de-mined with Norwegian aid

Jonathon Guthrie (R), a program manager of Norwegian People's Aid, and Norwegian ambassador to Georgia Jon Ramberg hold a button to detonate the last...

Statoil still keen to drill off Lofoten

Statoil's chief executive, Helge Lund, still wants to pursue oil and gas exploration off the coast of Lofoten and Vesterålen, even after other opportunities...

Power struggle threatens critical polar research

Norway managed to settle a 40-year-old conflict with Russia this week over their Arctic areas, but two Norwegian government ministries reportedly can't agree themselves...

Human rights activists disappointed

Human rights activists from around the world have gathered in Oslo this week for a conference that's partially financed by Norway's Foreign Ministry. No...

Condom art moved to prevent offense

Military brass at Norway's Defense Museum in Oslo didn't want to risk offending Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his wife Svetlana when they came...

Border pact can ease Lofoten pressure

Norway's new border agreement with Russia in the Arctic was still drawing rave reviews on Wednesday, and being hailed as a major breakthrough. Some...
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