Place: northern Norway

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New hybrid cruise ship taps batteries to cut emissions

The world’s first cruise ship propelled partially by battery power is set to head out from northern Norway on its maiden voyage, cruise operator Hurtigruten said.

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Avalanche kills four in Norway

An avalanche in northern Norway has left four people dead and one missing, police said.

Mon, 19 Mar, 2012

Mystery over thousands of dead herring in Norway

Tens of thousands of dead herring have carpeted a stretch of coast in northern Norway – and then disappeared again.

Tue, 03 Jan, 2012

British teen dies as polar bear mauls campers

A TEENAGE boy who was killed by a polar bear in northern Norway was named last night by the British Schools Exploring Society (BSES) as Horatio Chapple, aged 17.

Sat, 06 Aug, 2011

Breivik sees self as ‘some kind of saviour’

MASSACRE gunman Anders Breivik is insane and appears to have no idea of the worldwide revulsion at his acts, his lawyer has said.

Wed, 27 Jul, 2011

Redwing having a field day in bad weather

FIELDFARES and redwings are often lumped together.

Mon, 13 Dec, 2010

Botched Russian missile test blamed for Norwegian light display

The failure of a new Russian intercontinental ballistic missile during testing caused spectacular spiralling blue lights in the skies over northern Norway, analysts said.

Fri, 11 Dec, 2009

One dead in Norway school shooting

One adult was killed and another injured in a shooting in the car park of a school in northern Norway today.

Fri, 23 Jan, 2009

Hurtigruten to launch in Ireland

HURTIGRUTEN, the Norwegian specialist cruise company, will invest €250,000 to launch in the Irish market this week.

Wed, 18 Jul, 2007

Norwegian plane saved after passenger attacks pilots with axe

AN man attacked two pilots and a passenger with an axe on a domestic Norwegian flight yesterday.

Thu, 30 Sep, 2004

Afgahn operation cancels US base fete

Organisers of the largest military air show in Europe revealed today the event had been cancelled this year due to operations in Afghanistan.

Wed, 20 Feb, 2002