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Missing Norwegian trekker was 1st to ever walk up to remote northern Manitoba lodge in polar bear country: CEO
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 22, 2025
Staff at a remote lodge in polar bear country on Manitoba's Hudson Bay coastline were surprised and impressed early last week when a man with a backpack and a dog walked up to the front door for the first time ever. It was Steffen Skjottelvik, a...
Norwegian consortium to bid for stake in TenneT’s German division
Power Technology
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August 22, 2025
A consortium of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund and Dutch pension fund APG is preparing to place a bid for a minority stake in the German arm of TenneT, as reported by Reuters, citing German newspaper Handelsblatt. The Dutch government is expected...
Economic round table recycles broken ideas
The Saturday Paper
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August 22, 2025
A genuine debate about how to boost Australia’s productivity should bring in a wide range of groups to talk about a wide range of options, but, alas, that’s not what happened in Canberra this week. The Albanese government’s Economic Reform...
Norway’s press leads the charge in renewed global calls for urgent action on Gaza
World Association of News Publishers
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August 22, 2025
Nearly two weeks after the killing of 6 media workers in Gaza – including Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif – sparked international outrage and global protests, there are renewed calls for international media to be able to access Gaza, as...
20 Nations demand that Israel scraps West Bank occupation plans!
The News Line
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August 22, 2025
ISRAEL’S approval of the E1 settlement scheme in the occupied West Bank has provoked condemnation from more than 20 countries, including several members of the European Union. On Thursday, the foreign ministers of 21 nations and the EU released a...
Missing Norwegian trekker was 1st to ever walk up to remote northern Manitoba lodge in polar bear country: CEO
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 22, 2025
Staff at a remote lodge in polar bear country on Manitoba's Hudson Bay coastline were surprised and impressed early last week when a man with a backpack and a dog walked up to the front door for the first time ever. It was Steffen Skjottelvik, a...
Men’s and Women’s Tour de l’Avenir 2025 preview: Routes, favourites, how to watch, start lists
Cyclist
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August 22, 2025
The Tour de l’Avenir is a stage race for U23 riders that is essentially a youth version of the Tour de France, its name literally translating to Tour of the Future. It has taken a few forms since its inception in 1961, when it was designed to help...
Rumors of Paris, Norway fire departments feud fueled by mutual aid changes
Advertiser Democrat - Maine
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August 22, 2025
The removal of the Paris Fire Department from Norway fire’s automatic call list has fueled rumors that the departments are at odds following a verbal argument between the chiefs at the scene of a June house fire. The chiefs, though, say it’s all...
When I use a word . . . Research integrity sleuths
British Medical Journal
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Recent years have seen the emergence of research integrity sleuths, who devote time to detecting misconduct in academic research publications, a major source of which comes from paper mills, satisfying the “publish or perish” urge. Their methods...
Lost, ancient cult site unearthed near a Norwegian highway
Popular Science
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August 22, 2025
Archaeologists in Norway have uncovered human remains and structural artifacts indicating a 3,000-year-old ritualistic cult site near a highway expansion project. Surveyors initially discovered the first signs of ancient religious activity over a...
Norway cashes in on 134m barrels of North Sea oil as Ed Miliband ends UK exploration
Daily Express
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August 22, 2025
Norway is set to pump in billions of pounds from one of the biggest North Sea oil discoveries in decades despite Ed Miliband pulling the plug on further UK exploration. The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero banned issuing new oil...
India-Norway workshop at Bhavnagar discusses collaborative solutions for safer and greener ship recycling
ETInfra.com
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August 22, 2025
An Indian and Norwegian delegation visited Bhavnagar to strengthen cooperation in ship recycling, focusing on safety, sustainability, and compliance.In a step towards advancing international collaboration in occupational safety, sustainability,...
Norwegian energy giant pulls out of $10 billion offshore wind project
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 22, 2025
The future of the offshore wind industry in New South Wales has been dealt a blow after a European energy giant confirmed it was pulling out of the most advanced project in the state. The federal government had offered a feasibility licence to a...
Manchester City vs. Tottenham Hotspur: Where to watch Premier League as Pep Guardiola's side start title quest
CBS Sports - Florida
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August 22, 2025
It is perhaps unwise to make grand conclusions about any team two games into their season, but when Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur meet on Saturday, the teams will be telling a tale of two very different rebuilds. Both teams were in...
26 Nations, UN Chief Condemn Israel's West Bank Settlement Expansion Project
RTTNews
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August 22, 2025
26 nations and UN Secretary-General have condemned the Israeli Government's decision to approve a long-shelved settlement expansion project in the occupied West Bank. The decision by the Israeli Higher Planning Committee to approve plans for...
Weekly Commentary: Discounting The Loss Of Fed Independence
myMotherLode - California
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Image Source: Pixabay The Federal Reserve is under assault. Our nation, as we have known, is under assault. Equities, well, they seemingly couldn’t be chippier. Bloomberg: “Wall Street Gets the Rally Signals From Powell It Was Hoping For.” The...
Huckabee: Israelis occupying West Bank not violating intl. law
The New Arab
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August 22, 2025
Huckabee said that Israelis living in the West Bank do not violate international laws [Getty] US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee appeared to back Israeli plans to build settlements that would effectively divide the occupied West Bank and kill...
Analysis-Norway's giant fund in election crosshairs over Israel investments
Yahoo Finance
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By Gwladys Fouche OSLO/ARENDAL, Norway (Reuters) -Investments in Israel have taken centre stage in Norway's election campaign, sparking an unusually public debate over how the world's largest sovereign wealth fund operates. The row could help sway...
With new icebreaking research vessel, Beijing sets eye on Russia’s Arctic seabed China's first multi-functional icebreaker for deep-sea research is on its way to the Russian…
Arctic Business Journal
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August 22, 2025
It is the first Arctic voyage of the Tan Sun San Hao. The 104 metre long ship was rolled out from the Guangzhou Shipyard International in December 2024. Half a year later, it set out from the port of Nansha with a course for the Arctic. The Tan...
Pair Finishes Third Leg of '5athlon' From Norway To South Africa
Explorersweb
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August 22, 2025
Peyman Almar and Sailor (who goes by only her first name) have completed the third leg of their bold 5athlon venture. The Finnish pair began their five-sport odyssey from the North Cape in Norway on January 27, 2025. They aim to ski, run, swim,...