Norway's sovereign wealth fund turns to AI

Norway’s giant sovereign wealth fund said it would scale back hiring thanks to improvements in artificial intelligence. The $1.8 trillion fund employs 676 people, a number which has risen in recent years, but CEO Nicolai Tangen told the Norwegian …

Chef takes Caribbean flavour to Norway’s saltfish showcase

Ja­maican chef Rameish Des­ouza re­cent­ly trav­elled to Åle­sund, Nor­way, to take part in the Nor­we­gian Seafood Coun­cil’s in­ter­na­tion­al salt­fish show­case. He joined five oth­er chefs from key salt­fish mar­kets—in­clud­ing Por­tu­gal, the …

Norway oil workers reach wage deal

Wage talks between Norwegian oil firms and two labour unions resulted in a deal on Tuesday, industry and union officials said. The Lederne union and Styrke both came to an agreement with companies, industry group Offshore Norway said, while a third union, …

Norway's largest trade union adopts BDS policy: A stain on a nation's values

It is with deep concern that I learned Hotel Lunheim in Geiranger – one of Norway’s most iconic tourist destinations – has announced a policy of denying Jews entry. The justification given? That Norway’s largest trade union, LO, has adopted a full boycott …

In Norway, more voices, better solutions

Last year, leaders in Norway were shocked to learn that less than half of citizens trusted government. The falloff in trust was 16 percentage points in only two years. To help patch up public faith in democracy, 40,000 people were picked at random from all …

King Harald and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway Team Up to Host Former President Barack Obama

President Barack Obama had a royal visit during his trip to Norway. The former U.S. leader visited with King Harald V, the King's daughter-in-law Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the Bygdø Kongsgård royal summer estate …

Kyle Alessandro, representing Norway, performed the song 'Lighter' in the first semi

Italy-Norway Memorandum on observation of solar phenomena

The Italian Embassy in Oslo today hosted the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in the framework of the project Solaris, concerning the observation of solar phenomena and space meteorology.     Solaris is a scientific and technological project …

Norway's Equinor may scrap US offshore wind project

Norwegian energy giant Equinor said Tuesday that it might abandon its New York offshore wind farm, which was halted by the US government, if no solution is found "soon". The US government ordered a halt to Equinor's construction of the huge …

Ando rise continues; focus now on Norway tilt

Elreen Ann Ando has been consistently reaping honors in her class in the Asian scene, something the two-time Olympian would love to do on a much grander scale. “I’ve been really working on it. I feel good about the result [in the Asian championship] and I …