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Wild Orcas Spotted ‘French Kissing’ in Norway Waters | WATCH

04 Jul 2025

For the first time in history, researchers have captured wild orcas performing 'tongue-nibbling', an extremely intimate social behavior compared to 'making out' or 'French kissing'. A clip of the same is now going viral on social media and leaving people amazed. This is unique behavior that has been reported by...

Norway Lottery Error Falsely Tells Thousands They Won Millions

29 Jun 2025

In a dramatic turn of events, thousands of Norwegians in Norway briefly believed they had become overnight millionaires after receiving erroneous notifications from state-owned gambling company Norsk Tipping. The company mistakenly informed Eurojackpot winners on Friday that they had won exorbitant sums an error later traced to a currency conversion...

PM Modi Cancels Visits to Croatia, Norway, Netherlands: Source

07 May 2025

In a startling diplomatic turnaround, Prime Minister Narendra Modi cancelled his scheduled tours of Croatia, Norway, and the Netherlands in a signal to reset India's foreign engagement against a backdrop of escalating security and strategic imperatives. Although precipitate, this move seems influenced by mounting anxieties at home and shifting tides...

PM Modi to Visit Norway for 3rd India-Nordic Summit, Geopolitics to Be in Focus

16 Apr 2025

PM Narendra Modi will travel to Oslo, Norway on May 15-16 to participate in the 3rd India-Nordic Summit. All five Nordic nations' leaders—Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland—will be accompanying him. The summit will center on increasing cooperation in commerce, innovation, green energy, climate change, and the blue economy. Geopolitics...

European Startup’s Spectrum Rocket Crashes Into Sea Seconds After Launch

30 Mar 2025

A rocket privately built by Norwegian aerospace firm Isar Aerospace exploded into the sea just 30 seconds after taking off on Sunday. Regardless of the short flight, Isar Aerospace characterized the mission as a success, with the test delivering useful flight data. The two-stage Spectrum rocket, intended to launch small...

Norway’s Centre Party Shakes Up Politics, Quitting Government Over EU Energy Dispute

30 Jan 2025

Norway’s Centre Party withdrew from the ruling coalition on Thursday over a dispute regarding the adoption of European Union energy policies, leaving the centre-left Labour Party to govern alone just eight months before the national election. Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum’s decision removes Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre’s only coalition...

Norway Bold Move: Mandate Bomb Shelters In New Buildings Amid Rising Security Concerns

10 Jan 2025

In response to increased security threats since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Norway intends to make bomb shelters mandatory in all new buildings. This is aimed at increasing the crisis resilience of its civil society, reversing a 1998 decision that had put on hold such requirements for buildings above 1,000 square...

Norway Halts Controversial Deep-Sea Mining Project

02 Dec 2024

Norway has halted its controversial plan to open up its seabed for commercial-scale deep-sea mining. Oslo had initially intended to allow companies to apply for mining licenses for 280,000 sq km (108,000 sq miles) of its waters—an area larger than the UK. However, the project was blocked after the Socialist...

Autopsy Reveals No Human Involvement In Death Of ‘Spy’ Whale Hvaldimir

09 Sep 2024

Hvaldimir, the beluga whale found dead off the coast of Norway on August 31, has been confirmed to have died of non-human-related causes. Hvaldimir, named after the combination of the Norwegian word for whale and Russian President Vladimir Putin, gained fame in 2019 after being spotted wearing a harness, sparking...

Norway Blocks Sale of Last Privately Owned Property in Arctic

02 Jul 2024

Norway has intervened to block the sale of the final privately owned property in the Svalbard archipelago, citing national security concerns. The property in question, Søre Fagerfjord, spans 60 square kilometres of mountains, plains, and a glacier in southwestern Svalbard and was on the market for $326 million. China had...

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