https://www.thelocal.no/ Norway's news in English en-us editor@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Generator A helicopter with a Swedish pilot crashed into the mountains outside Alta in northern Norway and burst into flames on Saturday, killing all six onboard. https://www.thelocal.no/20190901/swedish-pilot-and-five-others-die-in-norway-helicopter-crash Sun, 01 Sep 2019 08:21:17 +0200 https://www.thelocal.no/20190901/swedish-pilot-and-five-others-die-in-norway-helicopter-crash They throw themselves into the air, twisting their bodies and seemingly making time standstill, before landing with a splash: originally a pastime to impress girls, Norway's sport of "death diving" now attracts dozens of daredevils. https://www.thelocal.no/20190830/dods-or-alive-defying-gravity-in-norways-death-diving Fri, 30 Aug 2019 14:22:48 +0200 https://www.thelocal.no/20190830/dods-or-alive-defying-gravity-in-norways-death-diving An appeal opens Wednesday in the case of 24 men convicted over the beheadings of two young Scandinavian women on a hiking trip in Morocco's High Atlas mountains last December. https://www.thelocal.no/20190828/convicts-appeal-in-morocco-case-of-murdered-danish-norwegian-hikers Wed, 28 Aug 2019 10:26:24 +0200 https://www.thelocal.no/20190828/convicts-appeal-in-morocco-case-of-murdered-danish-norwegian-hikers Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg has described the timing of a trade pact with the South American grouping Mercosur amid raging fires in the Amazon as "awful". https://www.thelocal.no/20190827/norway-regrets-awful-timing-of-trade-pact-with-south-america Tue, 27 Aug 2019 14:58:20 +0200 https://www.thelocal.no/20190827/norway-regrets-awful-timing-of-trade-pact-with-south-america Norway, which is part of the European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA) grouping four non-EU members, on Saturday defended a trade pact with South America's Mercosur grouping saying it includes guarantees on preserving the Amazon rainforests. https://www.thelocal.no/20190825/norway-says-efta-mercosur-pact-has-guarantees-on-amazon-forests Sun, 25 Aug 2019 08:04:27 +0200 https://www.thelocal.no/20190825/norway-says-efta-mercosur-pact-has-guarantees-on-amazon-forests Arjen Kamphuis, a Dutch cybersecurity expert who went missing under mysterious circumstances last year probably had a kayaking accident, Norwegian police said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20190823/norwegian-police-missing-wikileaks-associate-most-likely-had-a-kayaking-accident Fri, 23 Aug 2019 14:52:44 +0200 https://www.thelocal.no/20190823/norwegian-police-missing-wikileaks-associate-most-likely-had-a-kayaking-accident Norway's sovereign wealth fund is growing despite volatility on the world market. https://www.thelocal.no/20190821/norways-oil-fund-is-now-worth-9-16-trillion-kroner Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:07:36 +0200 https://www.thelocal.no/20190821/norways-oil-fund-is-now-worth-9-16-trillion-kroner Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro posted spectacular – but misleading – whale hunt images on Twitter in response to Norway's decision to halt its forest protection subsidies. https://www.thelocal.no/20190820/norway-hits-back-at-brazilian-presidents-whale-hunt-claims Tue, 20 Aug 2019 09:49:50 +0200 https://www.thelocal.no/20190820/norway-hits-back-at-brazilian-presidents-whale-hunt-claims A Norwegian man suspected of killing his step sister and opening fire in a mosque near Oslo last weekend, has admitted to the crimes though he has not officially entered a plea, police said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20190817/norway-mosque-shooter-has-admitted-to-crimes-police Sat, 17 Aug 2019 09:46:17 +0200 https://www.thelocal.no/20190817/norway-mosque-shooter-has-admitted-to-crimes-police Norway will halt subsidies worth more than 30 million euros for the Amazon Fund, after accusing Brazil of turning its back on their agreement. https://www.thelocal.no/20190816/why-norway-is-halting-its-donations-to-forest-protection-in-brazil Fri, 16 Aug 2019 09:32:03 +0200 https://www.thelocal.no/20190816/why-norway-is-halting-its-donations-to-forest-protection-in-brazil Norwegian authorities have said they detected small amounts of radioactive iodine in north-eastern Norway after an explosion at a Russian missile testing site. https://www.thelocal.no/20190815/norway-detects-radioactive-iodine-after-russian-missile-site-explosion Thu, 15 Aug 2019 16:05:44 +0200 https://www.thelocal.no/20190815/norway-detects-radioactive-iodine-after-russian-missile-site-explosion Norwegian mediators are trying to help negotiate talks between the government and opposition to end Venezuela's political crisis. https://www.thelocal.no/20190815/norwegian-representatives-tackle-political-crisis-in-venezuela Thu, 15 Aug 2019 10:18:57 +0200 https://www.thelocal.no/20190815/norwegian-representatives-tackle-political-crisis-in-venezuela A Norwegian man suspected of killing his stepsister and opening fire at a mosque near Oslo appeared in court, bruised and smiling. https://www.thelocal.no/20190812/oslo-mosque-shooting-norwegian-suspect-rejects-allegations Mon, 12 Aug 2019 10:05:36 +0200 https://www.thelocal.no/20190812/oslo-mosque-shooting-norwegian-suspect-rejects-allegations The shooting at a mosque near Oslo is being treated as an "attempted act of terror", Norwegian police said Sunday, with the suspect appearing to harbour far-right, anti-immigrant views. https://www.thelocal.no/20190811/one-hurt-in-norway-mosque-shooting-suspect-arrested Sun, 11 Aug 2019 08:38:14 +0200 https://www.thelocal.no/20190811/one-hurt-in-norway-mosque-shooting-suspect-arrested The Ocean Viking charity ship plucked 85 African migrants from the sea off Libya Friday, the latest rescue in the Mediterranean as Hollywood star Richard Gere boarded a second vessel to highlight the plight of those stranded. https://www.thelocal.no/20190810/rescue-ship-plucks-85-from-the-sea-as-richard-gere-shines-light-on-migrant-plight Sat, 10 Aug 2019 09:27:47 +0200 https://www.thelocal.no/20190810/rescue-ship-plucks-85-from-the-sea-as-richard-gere-shines-light-on-migrant-plight Nordic countries experienced searing temperatures as Europe's record-breaking heatwave moved north, with Norway on Saturday equalling its 1970 record, and many areas recording "tropical nights". https://www.thelocal.no/20190728/nordic-countries-sizzle-as-european-heatwave-moves-north-sweden-denmark-norway Sun, 28 Jul 2019 08:53:23 +0200 https://www.thelocal.no/20190728/nordic-countries-sizzle-as-european-heatwave-moves-north-sweden-denmark-norway Norwegian police said Monday they had arrested two men for spraying a swastika on a memorial commemorating the 2011 July 22 twin attacks in which 77 people were killed. https://www.thelocal.no/20190723/utoya-memorial-defaced-with-swastika-on-anniversary-of-attack Tue, 23 Jul 2019 09:08:58 +0200 https://www.thelocal.no/20190723/utoya-memorial-defaced-with-swastika-on-anniversary-of-attack A Moroccan court on Thursday sentenced three suspected jihadists to death for the murders of two Scandinavian women beheaded while on a hiking trip in Morocco. https://www.thelocal.no/20190718/denmark-norway-morocco-court-condemns-three-to-death-for-killing-scandinavian-hikers Thu, 18 Jul 2019 17:05:41 +0200 https://www.thelocal.no/20190718/denmark-norway-morocco-court-condemns-three-to-death-for-killing-scandinavian-hikers European Commission president nominee Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday she would support delaying Britain's exit from the EU beyond an October 31 deadline if necessary. https://www.thelocal.no/20190716/eus-likely-next-ready-to-back-brexit-delay-if-needed Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:14:51 +0200 https://www.thelocal.no/20190716/eus-likely-next-ready-to-back-brexit-delay-if-needed Rich or not, young and old, hip urbanites and rural dwellers alike: Norwegians, including Crown Prince Haakon, are increasingly switching to electric cars. https://www.thelocal.no/20190715/from-princes-to-undertakers-how-norways-motorists-are-going-electric Mon, 15 Jul 2019 10:27:13 +0200 https://www.thelocal.no/20190715/from-princes-to-undertakers-how-norways-motorists-are-going-electric