Norway forex snub leaves Gretchen Ho asking: ‘How will this influence our future travels?’

Broadcaster Gretchen Ho raised more questions after a family member’s experience with a money exchange service in Norway, which she reported to the Philippine ambassador to Norway. The TV personality earlier shared that a family member was denied...

Business of Football: The future is release clauses, the Bank of FIFA, and Leaders takeaways

Let us start with a riddle. I am illegal in France but routine in Spain. I am insanely high at Barcelona and Real Madrid, but was memorably too low at Borussia Dortmund and Ipswich Town. I am usually secret, but miraculously, everyone seems to...

50 European corporates backing startups on the path to growth, innovation, and global impact

Across Europe, big companies are becoming strong backers of startup innovation, and corporate venturing is widely used as a buzzword these days. Beyond investing money, they open doors to customers, provide technical expertise, and create...

New financial blow to Israel: Dutch PME fund withdraws investments

The Dutch pension fund PME, with assets totaling $68 billion, has divested from investments in several companies linked to activities in the occupied Palestinian territories, after classifying these holdings as potentially connected to human...

Myanmar activists to sue Norway’s Telenor for handing data to military

Published On 7 Oct 20257 Oct 2025 A group of civil society organisations in Myanmar plans to take legal action against Norwegian telecoms firm Telenor, accusing it of passing customer data to the country’s military government for use in...

Princess Martha Louise of Norway hits back at claims that her marriage to a controversial bisexual shaman is a sham

Princess Martha Louise of Norway and her bisexual American Shaman husband have responded to claims they're in a 'lavender marriage'. Durek Verrett, 50, and Martha Louise, 54, who tied the knot last year, posted a joint Instagram video on Monday to...

Norway and Vietnam explore co-processing as solution to plastic waste challenge

Norway and Vietnam held a workshop in Hanoi to promote co-processing as a sustainable solution for non-recyclable plastic waste in the cement industry. Photo: Facebook. The Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi, in collaboration with Norwegian research...

Ranked: The Top 50 Countries by Central Bank Reserves

Ranked: The Top 50 Countries by Central Bank Reserves See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key...

Ramaphosa off to Ireland, Belgium to advance trade relations, while Mashatile consolidates political efforts in Sudan

This week, President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to meet with Irish President Michael D. Higgins and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, as he undertakes a working visit to Ireland and Belgium to advance trade relations. Ramaphosa...

Cheryl Pooley: Huge financial investment in our youth required

The image of the 43 murder victims has received solutions-driven responses — as it should The photographs of 43 murder victims on the front cover of The Royal Gazette on September 16, left me feeling gutted. We are no longer a community that was...

Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon marks 200 years of organized emigration to the US

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LG Electronics India starts taking bids for US$1.3 billion IPO

The South Korean parent is offering as many as 101.8 million shares of LG Electronics India at 1,080 rupees to 1,140 rupees each [MUMBAI] LG Electronics’ Indian unit started taking orders for its US$1.3 billion initial public offering on Tuesday...

Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon visits Decorah

A member of Norway’s royal family has visited northeast Iowa to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the first organized migration from Norway to the United States. Crown Prince Haakon’s (HOH-kuhn’s) visit to Decorah today included a tour of the...

Cyprus explores AI and research partnerships in Japan

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) represented Cyprus at the Science and Technology for Society (STS) Forum 2025, held in Kyoto, Japan, on October 5–6, 2025. According to an announcement released on Tuesday, chief scientist Demetris...

Norwegian Magnora acquired a controlling stake in data center operator Storespeed

AK&M 06 October 2025 18:10 Norwegian energy company Magnora ASA has acquired a controlling stake in data center operator Storespeed AS in partnership with Blix Group. This is reported in the Magnora press release. As a result of the transaction,...

Liberia: India–EFTA Economic Partnership Takes Effect, Paving the Way For $100 Billion In Investments

Ambassador of India to Liberia, H.E. Manoj Bihari Verma Monrovia – The India–European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) officially came into effect on October 1, 2025, marking a historic milestone in...

‘Not an isolated case’: Pinoys share forex snubs after Gretchen Ho’s family member’s Norway story

“Sad but true.” Broadcaster Gretchen Ho‘s story of a family member’s unpleasant experience at a money exchange counter in Norway prompted others to share similar incidents. On Monday, October 6, the TV personality shared that one of her family...

LG Electronics’ $1.3 Billion India IPO Sold on First Day

(Bloomberg) -- LG Electronics Inc.’s $1.3 billion initial share sale in its Indian unit was fully subscribed on the first day, in a rare feat for a mega issue in India. Most Read from Bloomberg The South Korean parent is offering shares of LG...

Bank of Uganda unveils SupTech initiative to ‘modernise financial sector supervision’

The Bank of Uganda has launched a supervisory technology (‘SupTech’) initiative as the authority looks to ‘modernise financial sector supervision’. SupTech is the application of innovative technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine...

Researcher rewrites the history of one of the world’s most famous shipwrecks 110 years later

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