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News Articles: Norway

A U.S. Marine Corps Osprey aircraft taxies behind an Osprey carrying members of the White House press corps at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on April 24, 2021. Four Marines were killed in in the crash of a V-22B Osprey in Norway, Norway's armed forces said.

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  • Europe

4 U.S. Marines are killed in an aircraft crash during a NATO exercise in Norway

The Marines were killed in the crash of a V-22B Osprey aircraft during a NATO exercise unrelated to the Ukraine war, officials said.

March 19, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
The <em>Rye Riptides</em> pictured on board the Corwith Cramer before launching in October 2020. Nearly 18 months later, the mini boat was retrieved from an uninhabited Norwegian island with its messages and gifts intact.

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  • World

A Norwegian student found a boat launched by New Hampshire middle schoolers in 2020

The Rye Riptides began as a science class project in New Hampshire. Some 462 days and 8,300 miles later, a sixth-grader retrieved it from an uninhabited Norwegian island, with its notes still intact.

February 16, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
The <em>Rye Riptides</em> pictured on board the Corwith Cramer before launching in October 2020. Nearly 18 months later, the mini boat was retrieved from an uninhabited Norwegian island with its messages and gifts intact.

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  • World

A Norwegian student found a boat launched by New Hampshire middle schoolers in 2020

The Rye Riptides began as a science class project in New Hampshire. Some 462 days and 8,300 miles later, a sixth-grader retrieved it from an uninhabited Norwegian island, with its notes still intact.

February 16, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Norway's Therese Johaug gestures as she wins the women's skiathlon 2x7,5km event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on February 5, 2022.

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  • Sports

Norway is dominating the Winter Olympics. What's its gold medal secret?

With a population roughly equal to Minnesota, Norway is a global superpower in winter sports. The Scandinavian country leads in Beijing by a lot - both in golds and total overall medals.

February 16, 2022
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  • Brian Mann
Flowers and candles are placed at the scene of an attack on the square, in Kongsberg, Norway, Thursday. Norwegian authorities say the bow-and-arrow rampage by a man who killed five people in a small town appeared to be a terrorist act. Police identified the attacker as Espen Andersen Braathen, a 37-year-old Danish citizen, who was arrested Wednesday night.

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  • Europe

Suspect in the Norway bow-and-arrow attacks faces court hearing

Espen Andersen Braathen, a 37-year-old Danish citizen, has confessed to the killings. Police have described the attack as an act of terror.

October 15, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
Police officers investigate a scene in Kongsberg, Norway, after a man armed with a bow killed several people before he was arrested Wednesday.

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  • Europe

Norwegian authorities say a deadly bow-and-arrow attack appears to be terrorism

The alleged assailant in Wednesday's attack that killed five people and seriously wounded three others is a Danish citizen and Muslim convert who had been flagged for concerns over radicalization.

October 14, 2021
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  • Scott Neuman
Norway is seeing a record boom in sales of electric cars, which far outpace gas and diesel vehicles. Here, an electric BMW drives on the street in downtown Oslo.

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  • Business

9 in 10 cars now being sold in Norway are electric or hybrid

Of all new passenger cars sold so far in 2021 in Norway, less than 5% are powered by gasoline. The numbers push the country closer to meeting its goal of a zero-emission fleet of new cars by 2025.

October 08, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
A plan to trap baleen whales in Norway and test their hearing is getting pushback from some scientists and environmentalists who say it is too risky.

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  • Science

A U.S.-Funded Study Of Whales' Hearing Is Going Ahead Despite Concerns For The Whales

An international team of scientists is preparing to trap a dozen baleen whales off the coast of Norway and conduct hearing tests on them. It could inform decisions on military and business projects.

June 08, 2021
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  • Joe Hernandez
The expedition cruise ship MS Roald Amundsen is moored at a quay in Tromso, Norway, on Saturday. At least 36 crew members from the ship have tested positive for the coronavirus.

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  • Health

'We Have Made Mistakes': Norway Cruise Company Reports COVID-19 Outbreak

Health officials worry the ship may have spread the coronavirus along Norway's coastline, according to reports.

August 03, 2020
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  • Ian Stewart

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