Category: Norway

Norway Police Arrest Russian for Flying Drone Amid Heightened Security

OSLO—Norway police arrested a Russian man at the airport in the arctic town of Tromsoe and charged him with flying a drone, they said on Saturday, marking the second such arrest in one week. Police seized a large amount of photographic gear, including a drone and several memory cards, during Friday’s arrest of the 51-year-old,…


Norway Lifts Rates to 2.25 Percent, Expects Smaller Hikes Ahead

OSLO—Norway’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by a widely-anticipated 50 basis points to 2.25 percent on Thursday, but said future hikes would be more “gradual,” weakening the country’s crown currency. Norges Bank will probably hike again in November, by 25 basis points (bps), although predictions are unusually uncertain at the moment, its governor…


Norway Nature | Simple Happiness Episode 40

Norway is one of the most beautiful countries in the world—a Scandinavian nation known for fjords, Viking history, its capital city Oslo, and summer’s midnight sun. Relax and let your worries be replaced by a stunning bird’s eye view from some of Norway’s most beautiful and iconic landscape locations, from magnificent Atlantic Ocean Road to…


Flying Over Lofoten, Norway | Simple Happiness Episode 33

Relax and let your worries be replaced by stunning aerial nature views from some of Lofoten’s most beautiful and iconic landscape locations, paired with a brand new meditation ambient piano musical masterpiece. This video can be used to relax, sleep, meditate, do yoga, study, work, read, and more. Lofoten is an archipelago in Norway. It’s…


Norway Puts Down Freya the Walrus That Drew Oslo Crowds

BERLIN—Authorities in Norway have euthanized a walrus that had drawn crowds of spectators in the Oslo Fjord after concluding that it posed a risk to humans. The 600-kilogram (1,320-pound) female walrus, known affectionately as Freya, became a popular attraction in Norway in recent weeks, despite warnings from officials that people should refrain from getting close…


Norway Road Trip | Simple Happiness Episode 3

Let your worries be replaced by stunning views from some of Norway’s most beautiful and iconic roads, captured in ultra-high definition and paired with a brand new indie folk musical masterpiece. Credit: Simple Happiness – youtube.com/channel/UCSNCAZHyxLYW7e-_WvUNSfw * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social…


Norway Nature Ambient Drone Film | Simple Happiness Episode 2

Relax for two hours and let your worries be replaced by stunning aerial views from some of Norway’s most beautiful and iconic locations, captured in ultra-high definition and paired with a brand new ambient musical masterpiece. Norway is a Scandinavian country encompassing mountains, glaciers, and deep coastal fjords. Oslo, the capital, is a city of…


Norwegian Oil and Gas Output Falls as Workers Begin Strike

OSLO—Norwegian offshore oil and gas workers went on strike over pay on Tuesday, the first day of planned industrial action that could cut the country’s gas exports by almost 60 percent and exacerbate supply shortages in the wake of the Ukraine war. By Saturday, daily gas exports would be cut by 1,117,000 barrels of oil…


Norway to Return NH90 Military Helicopters and Seek Refund

OSLO—Norway said it would axe its fleet of NH90 military helicopters and ask for a refund from a consortium led by Europe’s Airbus, which hit back by calling the move “legally groundless.” Norway will return the NH90 military helicopters it ordered from the NHIndustries consortium because they are either unreliable or were delivered late, the…


Earthquake Hits North of Norway’s Svalbard, No Reports of Damage

OSLO, Norway—A magnitude 6 earthquake struck north of the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, though police said there were no reports of any injuries or damage. The quake happened 725 km (450 miles) north of Svalbard at a depth of 2 km, EMSC said. “We have had…