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Norwegian energy firm Equinor completes Russia exit due to Ukraine war

Equinor had one asset left to divest from, a stake in the Arctic Kharyaga oilfield

Haaland taking English soccer by storm with back-to-back hat tricks

Erling Haaland is taking English soccer by storm. Back-to-back hat tricks. Nine goals in five games. No player has ever made as good a start to the Premier League as the towering Norway striker. Haaland's latest three-goal haul came in the first half of City's 6-0 thrashing of Nottingham Forest on Tuesday, three days after achieving the same feat in the second half against Crystal Palace. City was banking on Haaland being the heir to long-time striker Sergio Aguero and it's already looking as if that is the case. Aguero previously held the record for most goals in a player's first five Premier League appearances, with eight along with former Coventry striker Mick Quinn (from the early 1990s). Haaland has bettered that, and surely more scoring records will fall if he continues like this. For example, can he become the first player to score 40 goals in a single top-flight campaign in England since Tottenham's Jimmy Greaves in 1960-61? What Haaland wants is to win titles," Guardiola

24 foreign firms show interest in petroleum business in Sri Lanka: Minister

Twenty-four companies from India, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, the US, China, Russia, the UK, Malaysia, Norway, and the Philippines are interested in the petroleum business in Sri Lanka

Norway, Germany to enhance cooperation on security, green transition

Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Store met visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Norway's capital Oslo to discuss major challenges facing Europe, including security, climate issues and green transition.

Women's Euro 2022: Austria book quarterfinal slot after 1-0 win over Norway

A goal from Nicole Billa helped Austria book a Euro 2022 quarterfinal clash with Germany, defeating Norway by a margin of 1-0 here at The Falmer Stadium on Friday.With this loss, Norway has been eliminated from the competition. A draw would have been enough for the Norwegians to secure a runners-up spot in Group A but could not get it. They failed to bounce back from their 8-0 defeat to England.Austria could not take a lead in the 12th minute when Petterson fumbled Laura Feiersinger's shot onto her crossbar before the skipper Maren Mjelde scrambled the ball away.After a bad start, Norway tried easing themselves but the striker Ada Hegerberg or winger Guro Reiten could not get the ball enough to cause damage to their opponent.Pettersen denied Billa a goal eleven minutes before half-time. But she could not do much to keep the striker away from scoring as her header from Verena Hanshaw's 37th-minute cross helped Austria clinch the lead.Austrians tried looking forward to adding to their ..

Norway has key opportunities to advance clean transition, says IEA

Norway is a significant and reliable international supplier, exporting close to 90 per cent of its energy production

Gunman kills 2, injures 20 during Oslo Pride festival; terror suspected

Investigators said the suspect, identified as a 42-year-old Norwegian citizen originally from Iran, was arrested after opening fire at three locations in downtown Oslo.

2 killed in mass shooting in Norway; more than a dozen hurt, says police

Two people were killed and more than a dozen injured early Saturday when a man opened fire outside a bar popular with the LGBTQ community in Norway's capital, Oslo, police said

Tech-giant Wipro to quadruple employee count in Norway to 350 in two years

IT services company Wipro Ltd on Tuesday said it expects to ramp up employee count in Norway to 350 in the next two years, and is increasing investment there locally to help clients capitalise on digital transformation. With increased local investment, Wipro is positioning itself as a core part of the business ecosystem in Norway, the Bengaluru-headquartered IT major said in a release. "Wipro Ltd, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, is increasing its investment locally in Norway to help its clients capitalise on digital transformation," Wipro said. Within the next two years the company is looking to grow from 85 to 350 employees in Norway, it said. "The increased local investment is part of our new operating model, which has identified the Nordics as one of the strategic market units in Europe. As such, we are positioning ourselves as an innovation partner to businesses in the region," Vinay Firake, Senior Vice President & ...

Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa wins title in Norway chess open

Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa emerged winner in the Norway Chess Group A open chess tournament here with 7.5 points from nine rounds

Norway ends NH90 helicopter contract over delays, errors; wants full refund

The helicopter was developed in the mid-1990s by NHIndustries, a partnership between three European companies based in Aix-en-Provence, France

War in Ukraine surges Norway's oil, gas profit. Now, it's urged to help

Europe's frantic search for alternatives to Russian energy has dramatically increased the demand and price for Norway's oil and gas.

India, Nordic nations to remain engaged on Ukraine; condemn civilian deaths

PM Modi invited sovereign wealth funds of the Nordic countries to invest in India and noted that New Delhi's Arctic policy provides a good framework for the expansion of cooperation in Arctic region

Moscow bars entry of public figures from Norway, Greenland, Ireland

The countermeasures were taken in response to the decisions made by Iceland, Norway and the Danish autonomies of Greenland and the Faroe Islands to join the European Union's sanctions against Russia

Norway's king Harald V tests positive for Covid-19, has mild symptoms

Harald will take a break from his duties for a few days and his son and heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon, will take them over for now, the royal household said in a statement

US Marine aircraft goes missing in Norway training exercise

Norwegian authorities were searching Friday for a U.S. Marine Corps aircraft that went missing during a training exercise. Norway's military said in a statement that the Marine Osprey was reported missing Friday night when it did not make a scheduled arrival at the Arctic Circle municipality Bod. The civilian Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Northern Norway launched a search and rescue operation. Late Friday, Norway's military said, discoveries were made from the air south of Bod, adding, Due to the weather conditions, it has not been possible to enter the site from the air. The Marine Corps said on Twitter, We can confirm an incident has occurred involving a Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft. ... The cause of the incident is under investigation, and additional details will be provided as available. Norway said the aircraft, which has a crew of four, was participating in the military exercise Cold Response, in which NATO members train and operate along with Norwegian forces under

Finland, Norway to send Ukraine weapons amid Russia's military operation

The Finnish government has decided to provide Ukraine with military assistance, including assault rifles, anti-tank weapons, and combat ration packages, the Finnish defense ministry said on Monday.

Norway decides to drop Russian assets from $1.3 trillion wealth fund

The Oslo-based fund is the world's biggest owner of publicly traded companies with a portfolio of about 9,000 stocks

Negotiations with Taliban planned in Norway, Turkey soon: Reports

Taliban took control of Kabul last year in mid-August.

CEO of Norway's $1.4-trn wealth fund sees market weakness, inflation threat

'I see inflation everywhere: in freight rates, in the prices of metals and food, in construction costs, and gradually in wages,' says Nicolai Tangen, chief executive officer of Norges Bank Investment