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France Looks Past Google, Apple for Coronavirus Contact Tracing

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 20, 2020

To become an effective tool for public health authorities, a contact tracing app has to be widely used -- experts say by at least 60 percent of the population -- but also provide them with needed information about who is getting sick as well as where, which can be important for taking quick measures to close hotspots.

Zoom Rival Pexip Launches Lockdown Listing With Video Roadshow

Reuters | Monday May 4, 2020

Norway's Pexip announced virtual roadshows on Monday in a step towards becoming the first European company to complete an initial public offering (IPO) remotely, as it looks to build on demand for video-conferencing due to the coronavirus crisis.

Game Of Thrones Actor Kristofer Hivju Is Declaring Himself "Safe And Sound" After COVID-19 Diagnosis. Here's Why

Entertainment | Nilanjana Basu | Wednesday April 15, 2020

"After several weeks in quarantine, and also a couple more indoors after being free of all symptoms, we are finally safe and sound," wrote Kristofer Hivju

Winter Has Come. Game Of Thrones Tough Guy Tormund Has Coronavirus - See Actor Kristofer Hivju's Post

Entertainment | Nilanjana Basu | Wednesday March 18, 2020

"Greetings from Norway! Sorry to say that I, today, have tested positive for COVID19, Coronavirus," wrote Kristofer Hivju

India, Norway Agree To Step Up Action On Climate Change: Prakash Javadekar

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 16, 2020

India and Norway will work together in exerting pressure on all countries for quick climate action and that the finances promised to the developing countries should be followed up, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said today.

Opinion: Why India Is Source Of Most Elite Group Of Immigrants In US

Opinion | Noah Smith, Bloomberg | Monday January 27, 2020

Among advocates of immigration restriction, it's almost an article of faith that newcomers from rich countries are more desirable than those from poor countries. In early 2018, President Donald Trump reportedly expressed a desire for more immigrants from Norway and fewer from countries such as Haiti, labeling the latter with an expletive.

Rafael Nadal Praises Young Norwegian Slammed As "Boring" By Nick Kyrgios

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 7, 2020

Norway's Casper Ruud, a product of Rafael Nadal's tennis academy in Mallorca, has beaten top-20 players John Isner and Fabio Fognini.

After Tesla's Record Year In Norway, Rivals Gear Up For 2020

Reuters | Saturday January 4, 2020

New electric car sales in Norway rose by a third last year amid soaring demand for Tesla Inc's vehicles, but the pioneering U.S. company will face a more competitive market in 2020 as rivals prepare to launch new electric models.

"Told To Leave Country": Norwegian Tourist After Protest Pics On FB

India News | Reported By Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Friday December 27, 2019

A tourist from Norway, questioned recently after she shared photos on Facebook from protests against the citizenship law CAA, revealed on Friday in a post that she has been ordered to leave the country or face action. An officer from the Bureau of Immigration "showed up" at her hotel and would not leave until she bought a flight ticket home, Janne-...

Norway Author, Once Married To Princess, Kills Himself After Book On Mental Heath

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday December 26, 2019

Norwegian author Ari Behn, who was previously married to the country's Princess Maertha Louise, died on Wednesday aged 47, his manager told AFP, saying he had committed suicide.

75-Year-Old Norwegian Tourist Drowns In Sea Off Goa's Morjim Beach

Goa News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 5, 2019

A 75-year-old woman tourist from Norway drowned in the sea waters near Morjim beach in North Goa district, police said on Thursday.

Tata Steel Rapid And Blitz Chess: Viswanathan Anand Tied Fifth, Magnus Carlsen On Course To Win

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday November 26, 2019

Two wins and two losses kept Viswanathan Anand on joint fifth position at the Tata Steel Rapid and Blitz Tournament in Kolkata.

Paying Countries Not To Chop Down Forests Works, Study Shows

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 19, 2019

When Norway decided a decade ago to pay Guyana, a small jungle-covered country in South America, to reduce its rate of deforestation, no one was sure how much effect the move would have.

Lithuania, Norway Swap Spies With Russia At Border In Cold War-Style

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday November 15, 2019

Russia on Friday returned two Lithuanians and a Norwegian convicted of espionage to Vilnius in a espionage swap that also saw NATO and EU member Lithuania free two Russians jailed for spying in an exchange reminiscent of the Cold War.

Euro 2020 Qualifiers: Alvaro Morata Returns To Spain Squad After Impressing For Atletico Madrid

Agence France-Presse | Friday November 8, 2019

Euro 2020 Qualifiers: Alvaro Morata has been rewarded for his rich vein of form after the striker was left out of games against Norway and Sweden last month.