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COVID-19 takes unequal toll on immigrants in Nordic region
World
April 24, 2020
COVID-19 takes unequal toll on immigrants in Nordic region
(Reuters) — The first person in Sadad Dakhare’s two-bedroom apartment in Oslo, Norway, to show symptoms was his four-year-old niece.…
From checkpoint to counterpoint: on tour with the Palestine Youth Orchestra
Middle East
August 23, 2019
From checkpoint to counterpoint: on tour with the Palestine Youth Orchestra
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Most international musicians would baulk at the notion of a two-day journey to final rehearsals past military…
One hurt in Norway mosque shooting, suspect arrested
World
August 11, 2019
One hurt in Norway mosque shooting, suspect arrested
A gunman armed with multiple weapons opened fire in a mosque near Oslo on Saturday, injuring one person before being…
Venezuela talks under way in Oslo, but US says focus must be Maduro
World
May 29, 2019
Venezuela talks under way in Oslo, but US says focus must be Maduro
Talks between Venezuela’s government and opposition on ending months of crisis were under way in Norway, sources said Tuesday, but…
Arab activist says Norway warned him of potential Saudi threat
Middle East
May 8, 2019
Arab activist says Norway warned him of potential Saudi threat
OSLO (Reuters) – A prominent Arab pro-democracy campaigner living in political asylum in Norway said he had been temporarily moved…
‘Most’ Israelis and Palestinians oppose two-state solution
Middle East
November 15, 2018
‘Most’ Israelis and Palestinians oppose two-state solution
Only minorities of Israeli Jews and Palestinians support a two-state solution, according to a new survey. Among Israeli Arabs,…
Nobel Prize for Medicine awarded to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young for discoveries of mechanisms for biological clocks
Science News
October 2, 2017
Nobel Prize for Medicine awarded to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young for discoveries of mechanisms for biological clocks
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine was decided by the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute. Jeffrey C.…
Four people shot as gunman opens fire in Oslo bar
World
July 9, 2017
Four people shot as gunman opens fire in Oslo bar
Four men were shot and injured at a nightclub in Oslo around midnight on Sunday, police said in a press…
In race to curb climate change, cities outpace governments
Environment
March 13, 2017
In race to curb climate change, cities outpace governments
Cities from Oslo to Sydney are setting goals to curb climate change that exceed national targets, causing tensions with central…
Norway killer claims mantle of resistance leader
World
November 14, 2011
Norway killer claims mantle of resistance leader
OSLO, Norway — The anti-Muslim extremist who confessed to a bombing and shooting massacre that killed 77 people in Norway…