Swine flu cases increasing in Norway

Mohan Nepali 4 months ago Region: Norway

Although nobody in Norway till date has died of H1N1 (Swine Flu), the Norwegian Institute of Public Health has the past week registered 35 new cases of the Influenza, reports the Norway Post Daily. According to the newspaper, it now makes 75 persons tested positive for H1N1 since 9 may 2009. Among those found affected, 68 percent are reported under 30. Special about the infection among them is that all of the victims... more

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New Field in Planetology Opened by Aurora Lights Finding

David Brant a year ago Region: Norway

A new discovery made by an international team of scientists analyzing atmospheric data gathered by telescopes at Svalbard Island, Norway, at a latitude of 79° north, reveals for the first time that part of the glow of the Northern Lights is polarized--a state that, until now, was thought to be an impossibility. The new discovery is vitally important to atmospheric scientists as they continue to try to better un... more

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Four Nations Ready to be ‘Guinea Pigs’ in the Fight Against Climate Change

Mridul Chadha a year ago Region: Norway

Guinea pigs because it hasn’t been tried ever before - an entire country going carbon neutral. Obviously the risk related to such an exercise are much greater than actually perceived since it is a completely new idea with significant social and economic consequences. For turning an entire country carbon neutral extensive planning needs to be done so that the economy gets all the fuel to keep the growth engine run... more

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Stavanger 2008 - The other European City of Culture

Julian Worker a year ago Region: Norway

  European City of Culture The European City of Culture was launched in June 1985 by the Council of Ministers of the European Economic Community on the initiative of then Greek Culture Minister Melina Mercouri. The idea was that having a cultural focus in a different country each year would bring the citizens of the EEC closer together. European Capital of Culture In 1999, the European City of Culture was... more

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World's Largest Seed Collection Receives a Multimillion Dollar Grant from Gates

Marie Richie 2 years ago Region: Norway

A series of multi-million dollar grants have made it possible for few dozen of the world’s major food crops, almost always propagated clonally, to be stored as seed in Norway’s famous Svalbard (also called the “Doomsday Vault” in popular media) facility. Originally opened in 2006, Svalbard is just one of many germplasm repositories of valuable food crop materials. This effort will be among the f... more

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The US, Russia, and Israel Refuse To Sign Cluster Bomb Ban

Can Tran 11 months ago Region: Norway

On Wednesday, December 3, many nations had met in Oslo, Norway, in regards to the use of cluster bombs. Back in May of 2008, representatives across the world had met in Dublin, Ireland to discuss the “Oslo Process.” The United States had given warning that signing the Oslo Process would criminalize the British troops that are fighting along US troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Oslo Process wa... more

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5th Global Investigative Journalism Conference to Be Held Soon

Mohan Nepali a year ago Region: Norway

The Fifth Global Investigative Journalism Conference is going to be held from September 11 to September 14 at Lillehammer, Norway. So far, 488 participants from 86 countries are reported to have registered. Nepal will be one of the participating nations.  There will be about 80 seminars in the conference focusing on investigative journalism methods and networking between journalists of different countries. Jo... more

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VIDEO: Hans Lange BASE Jump Crash

Joe DeFranceschi a year ago Region: Norway

Base-jump goes wrong by ITN Hans Lange, a Norwegian BASE jumper, is lucky to be alive after a dangerous crash he suffered after jumping off the side of a cliff. Lange captured the entire ordeal on video which is available above. Hans Lange's parachute did not open correctly and directed his flight path in to the side of a cliff face. After smashing into the cliff, Lange helplessly falls further, trying to right his ... more

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Jumper survives mile-high dive from mountain peak

Betty McMahon a year ago Region: Norway

Hans Lange, 44, stood on the mile-high Bjoeketind Peak near Oslo, Norway. He surveyed the country beneath him, balanced a bit, took a deep breath – and jumped. He survived to tell about his near-death story to others. The jump was not as foolhardy as it sounds, as Lange is a BASE jumper. BASE jumpers use a parachute or the sequenced use of a wingsuit and parachute to jump from fixed objects. The acronym stands... more

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Identity Theft of a unique kind

Madhu R a year ago Region: Norway

  It is a case of a 33 years old woman hiding successfully albeit for a temporary period of four months as that of a 13 years old boy.   The motive of Barobora Skrlova behind posing as a boy, naming herself as Adam, was to hide herself from the Czech authorities to avoid testifying in a 2007 child abuse case.   Ironically, the sinister came to limelight when the search for a 13-year old Czech boy wh... more

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