Новости за 09.01.2024

Norwegians are growing weary of all the snow and subzero temperatures lately, but Norway’s ski resorts are welcoming this winter with open arms. The country’s major downhill skiing centers are reporting record-high traffic and bookings, despite concerns about inflation and higher interest rates. “We were very uncertain about how harder times would influence people’s spending, […]

Norwegian police are now investigating five murders in the week following the Christmas- and New Year holidays. That’s not many compared to most places, but shockingly high in a country where there were 33 murders in all of last year and that was the highest number in 10 years. Some think the murder wave may […]

Record-low temperatures from Oslo on the coast to Geilo in the mountains set off a barrage of insurance claims after the weekend. Frozen pipes and major water leaks caused problems, as did delayed or cancelled train and bus service. Plumbers were busy responding to calls for help, after frozen pipes burst and caused lots of […]

The young Norwegian man who bombed Norway’s government headquarters and then gunned down scores of young Labour Party members on the island of Utøya in 2011, is back in court this week. He still claims his own human rights are being violated because he remains held in isolation. Anders Behring Breivik is now 44 years […]