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Norway’s proposed moratorium on smart glasses | Explained

October 7, 2026 admin

European regulators are training their sights on smart glasses, as the wearable device equipped with high-definition cameras, ambient audio recording, and artificial intelligence is becoming common in Europe, blurring the lines between technological innovation and citizens’ privacy. Norway is taking the lead as its government prepares a proposal seeking a temporary ban on smart glasses…

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Watch: Royal welcome for Norway: 100,000 fans celebrate world cup heroes

July 14, 2026 admin

Despite a heartbreaking 2-1 extra-time quarter-final defeat to England, supporters celebrated Norway’s best-ever World Cup run. The festivities featured a Royal Palace ceremony, a “Viking row” led by Crown Prince Haakon, and an open-top bus parade through the capital. Erling Haaland, who scored seven goals in the tournament, left early and missed the final celebrations….

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Coming to America… and staying longer than expected

July 13, 2026 admin

Every expansion in football history comes with the same warnings, and 48 teams were no different. Critics lined up early: bigger groups would mean more filler, more blowouts, a World Cup stretched thin. Then Cape Verde drew Spain 0-0 in their tournament opener, and didn’t stop there. The Blue Sharks followed it up with a…

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England needs to nullify threat of red-hot Erling Haaland

July 10, 2026 admin

Haaland heads into the encounter on the back of a match-winning brace against Brazil. | Photo Credit: AP For a country that had not seen the World Cup for 28 years, Norway has arrived in the quarterfinals as if it has always belonged here. Brazil was the latest to discover how thin the margin is…

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Norway PM On Elon Musk’s Involvement In Politics Outside US

January 6, 2025 admin

Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said on Monday that it is worrying that Elon Musk directly involves himself in domestic political issues in countries outside of the United States. “I find it worrying that a man with enormous access to social media and huge economic resources involves himself so directly in the internal affairs…

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Udupi Cochin Shipyard puts coastal Karnataka on global maritime map

January 3, 2025 admin

Ship building activity has gathered momentum in coastal Karnataka with Udupi Cochin Shipyard Limited (UCSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), launching the first of the six 3800 TDW (tonnes of dead-weight) dry cargo vessels for Wilson ASA of Norway at its facility in Malpe, in Udupi district, on December 16. Scheduled…

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Dutch Plane Skids Off Runway After Emergency Landing In Norway

December 29, 2024 admin

Oslo: An Amsterdam-bound flight skidded off the runway at Oslo Torp Sandefjord Airport in Norway after an emergency landing. The incident happened on Saturday night, when a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines-operated Boeing 737-800 experienced a hydraulic failure shortly after taking off from Oslo Airport, prompting the crew to divert to Sandefjord Airport. This came hours…

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Ireland, Norway, Spain’s Announcement On Palestinian State

May 23, 2024 admin

Spain, Norway and Ireland spent months lobbying EU members to join them in their announcement. (File) Spain, Norway and Ireland announced that they will recognise a Palestinian state on May 28 and they urged other European states to follow their lead. The three countries said they hoped their decision would accelerate efforts towards securing a…

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Norwegian Lawmaker Nominates Elon Musk For Nobel Peace Prize For Enabling “Free Speech”

February 21, 2024 admin

Elon Musk has been nominated for the award by Norwegian MP Marius Nilsen. Billionaire Elon Musk, the owner of X and Tesla, has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by a Norwegian Member of Parliament Marius Nilsen, as per a report in Politico. The lawmaker announced his choice for the award and said that…

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