Simple metal belt could save lives in earthquakes
Every year, between 1,000 and 2,000 people die in earthquakes around the world. The vast majority are killed inside...
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Debunking the “debunked myths” about Scandinavia
British journalist Michael Booth has stirred emotions in the Nordic countries this week with an article in the...
Hunting for Norway’s new national dish
Norway’s new minister for agriculture has decided more than forty years of the same national dish is enough, and...
A house for a pound and a promise
Would you like to buy a house for just over one euro? That’s the radical new plan launched in...
Eating or heating: the stark choice for many Brits as energy prices soar
In the UK thousands are struggling with rising energy costs. After last winter’s record number of deaths from cold...
Norway’s national anthem explained
Did you know Norway’s national anthem isn’t the country’s national (official) anthem at all? Or that it was largely...
‘Educating Yorkshire’ documentary boon for UK school
They say some teachers have eyes in the back of their heads – the kind pupils simply cannot hide...
Norway’s electric car market speeds ahead
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY While the Scandinavian country of Norway may be one of the largest oil producers in Europe, it...
A peak behind the doors of secretive Nobel Committee
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. The Norwegian...
Norway shifts right in first post-Breivik election
Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has conceded defeat in parliamentary elections to a center-right coalition alternative including the anti-immigration...