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The Kingdom of Norway lies on the Scandinavian Peninsula and is not part of the European Union.

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A couple stands in front of flowers and rainbow flags as people pay tribute to the victims of a shooting at the London Pub

Norway: Man guilty of deadly Oslo LGBTQ shooting

Zaniar Matapour will serve 30 years for an attack before a 2022 Pride celebration in Oslo.
Law and JusticeJuly 4, 2024
A panoramic view of a mountainous area in Norway

'Coolcations' on the rise as summer temperatures soar

Record summer heat is leading many European vacationers to begin swapping Mediterranean beaches for northern fjords.
TravelJuly 3, 202401:43 min
Norwegian Police Security Service Logo

Norwegian arrested for allegedly spying for China

An Oslo court ordered the detention of a Norwegian citizen who has denied spying for China.
PoliticsJuly 2, 2024
A vending machine is seen filled with brightly colored drinks

Germany mulls sugar tax: What are the benefits?

A number of countries already tax sugary foods and drinks. Which model has proven most effective?
HealthJune 20, 2024
DW "Eco Africa" Sendungslogo mit Partnerlogos (Composite)

Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

Harvesting water from the air, recreating a Tanzanian butterfly forest in Italy, and protecting vultures to save lions.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 13, 202426:04 min
Two employees stand between CO2 storage tanks at a Vattenfall facility in Germany

Carbon capture: Why Germany trails Norway and the US?

The USA and Norway have been using carbon capture for a long time, but Germany has yet to allow it.
BusinessJune 4, 202413:10 min
A Palestinian man waves his national flag in front of a separation wall of barbed wire

Ireland, Norway, Spain to recognize Palestine as state

Despite Israel's objections, the three countries that support Palestinians want other countries to follow suit.
PoliticsMay 28, 202403:24 min
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide speaking to DW

'We want to break out of the cycle of violence'

Spain, Norway and Ireland to recognize Palestinian state: Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide speaks to DW.
ConflictsMay 22, 202407:10 min
A crowd outside Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Oslo with Palestinian flags waving in the air

Ireland, Spain, Norway to recognize Palestinian state

Israel's government has hit back at the three European countries, claiming their move rewards terrorism.
ConflictsMay 22, 202401:46 min
DW Sendung Made in Germany

The end of coal mining in Svalbard

Energy transition in the Arctic: Norway closes its last coal mine in Svalbard.
BusinessMay 22, 202406:18 min
Still Reporter - Streit auf Spitzbergen

Melting pot Svalbard: How much freedom is allowed?

New controversial voting restrictions in Svalbard are causing foreigners to feel marginalized.
SocietyMay 18, 202412:34 min
A coal plant spews out black smoke above a snowy slope

How Norway's Svalbard plans to phase out coal

Svalbard is aiming to end coal production and instead focus on renewable energy. But the transition won't be easy.
BusinessMay 13, 202403:38 min
Iraqi Christian asylum seeker Salwan Momika with a megaphone

Sweden Quran burner says he will go to Norway

A Christian Iraqi who burned the Quran in Stockholm said "freedom of speech" in the country is a "big lie."
ReligionMarch 27, 2024
A memorial with rainbow colors in Oslo

Norway: Oslo terrorism trial for LGBTQ bar shooting begins

A 44-year-old man faces terrorism charges for allegedly killing two people and injuring several more at a gay bar.
CrimeMarch 12, 2024
DW Rev Sendungslogo deutsch und englisch

REV – The Auto & Mobility Show

Norway leads the way on EVs, e-mobility cuts India’s emissions, and REV looks into claims about EVs
Cars and TransportationMarch 12, 202426:06 min
REV Elektromobilität Norwegen

Norway leads the way on EV adoption

Norway sells more EVs per capita than any other country. How did they do it?
Cars and TransportationMarch 12, 202413:06 min
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (foreground L) and Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram (foreground R) visit soldiers taking part in the NATO Nordic Response military exercises

Germany looks to Scandinavia for new conscription model

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is looking for a potential blueprint for reintroducing conscription in Germany.
PoliticsMarch 7, 202402:24 min
A vehicle with a diplomatic license plate enters Sultanah Maliha Hospital, where Norway's King Harald has been admitted with an infection, on the Malaysian resort island of Langkawi

Norway's king gets temporary pacemaker in Malaysia

The 87-year-old Norwegian monarch had fallen ill during his vacation on the Malaysian island of Lagkawi.
HealthMarch 2, 2024
DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe - 29 February 2024

NATO membership and the shift in the Swedish psyche, Russian fishing vessels in Norwegian ports, and refugee-led mental health interventions in Prague. Also: quantifying extremism in Germany's AfD, enshrining abortion in the French constitution, dealing with the aftermath of ISIS terror in Turkey and bringing refugee children and their peers together through music.
PoliticsFebruary 29, 202455:00 min
A Sikorsky S-92A helicopter operated by Bristow Norway

North Sea helicopter crash: 1 dead, 5 injured

A helicopter on a search and rescue exercise has crashed off the coast of Norway, causing one death.
CatastropheFebruary 29, 2024
DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe - 22 February 2024

On the 2nd anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we look at the security and funding situation and talk to DW’s Kyiv correspondent, Nick Connolly. Also: The delicate issue of Norway’s relationship with Russia, how Russia is using cryptocurrency to by-pass international sanctions, and we meet Mstyslav Chernov, director of the BAFTA award winning documentary, 20 Days in Mariupol.
PoliticsFebruary 22, 202455:00 min
DW Sendung Fokus Europa | Norwegen

Norway: Capturing CO2

A cement manufacturer in Norway wants to store climate-damaging carbon dioxide under the sea.
ClimateFebruary 20, 202405:00 min
DW Sendung Fokus Europa | Deutschland Flüchtlinge

Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People

Two years of war have changed Ukrainian soldiers on the front line as well as refugees abroad.
PoliticsFebruary 15, 202426:05 min
A floating sauna is seen nearby the place were rescue personnel retrieved a car from the water after driving out into the Oslofjord, in Oslo.

In Norway, motorists saved from fjord in sauna rescue

In Norway, patrons aboard a floating sauna rescued two people whose car had plunged into the ice-cold water.
SocietyFebruary 2, 202401:27 min
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In the middle of a fjord: The floating Iris restaurant

A floating metal sphere lures gourmets and architecture fans alike to a Norwegian fjord.
ArchitectureJanuary 15, 202404:23 min
DW Euromaxx (Sendungslogo Composite)

Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe

Floating restaurant, German virtue of punctuality, original Parmesan cheese
LifestyleJanuary 12, 202426:06 min
A cyclist moves through the morning traffic during a blizzard in Aalborg, on a cargo bike

Extreme cold grips Scandinavia

Northern Europe is in the grip of extreme cold, with the mercury sinking as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius.
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 5, 20246 images
Fokus Kreuzfahrt Fjorde

Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People

By 2026, greenhouse gas-emitting cruise ships will be prohibited from entering Norway’s fjords.
SocietyJanuary 4, 202426:05 min
A large cruise ship anchored at a small Norwegian village

Norway bans polluting cruise ships

From 2026, only cruise ships powered by alternative fuels will be allowed to visit Norway's fjords.
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 4, 202404:50 min
Buildings next to a river in Bad Ischl, mountains in the backdrop.

Meet the 2024 European Cultural Capitals

Bodo in Norway, Tartu in Estonia and Bad Ischl in Austria all share the European Capital of Culture title in 2024.
CultureJanuary 2, 2024
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Sled Dog Race on the Eternal Ice

Sled dog racer Andreas Barth trains hard to win the Bergebylopet - a challenge for humans and animals alike.
SportsDecember 29, 202312:36 min
Landscape shot of a mountain and lake landscape with a lonely hat on the shore.

Nature replaces coal mining in Norway's far north

A huge renaturation project is underway on Norway's Svalbard Islands on the site of a former mining town.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 14, 202303:32 min
The guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) prepares to conduct replenishment-at-sea, off the shore in Gulf of Aden, 03 August 2016.

Cruise missile strikes Norway-flagged tanker off Yemen

The US military says the missile was launched from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen.
ConflictsDecember 12, 2023
Euromaxx Sendung Churros

Are Norway's fjords worth a trip?

We often hear that you have to have seen Norway’s fjords at least once in your lifetime.
TravelDecember 6, 202304:21 min
DW Euromaxx (Sendungslogo Composite)

Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe

In this episode: Christmas angels from the Ore Mountains. A Spanish treat: churros. Norway’s majestic fjords.
CultureDecember 1, 202326:06 min
DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe - 30 November 2023

What are the lessons from the Dutch elections won by far-right firebrand Geert Wilders, London receives its annual Christmas gift from Norway and Germany grapples with a €60 billion hole in its budget. Also: a new Lviv art venue opens amid the Ukraine war, earthquake legislation in Romania forces small firms to close and French winemakers ask: 'Where have all the drinkers gone?'
PoliticsNovember 30, 202355:00 min
Rohstoffe Norwegen

Is mining in Norway more environmentally friendly?

Europe wants to extract more raw materials in Norway. But sometimes plans are met with protests.
SocietyNovember 18, 202305:10 min
Gray boxes with the location Ibadan, Nigeria sit on a shelf at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway

Norway's seed vault protecting Africa's food supply

African scientists have preserved precious seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, deep in Norway's Arctic permafrost.
Food SecurityNovember 13, 2023
Jon Fosse sitting at a desk, chin in hand

Nobel laureate Fosse gave 'voice to the unsayable'

After being in the running for nearly a decade, Norway's Jon Fosse has been awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature.
LiteratureOctober 5, 202302:10 min
Clouds and snow-capped hills over a village on an island in the Svalbard archipelago

Tensions on Svalbard between Russians and Norwegians

The war in Ukraine is heightening tensions between Russians and Norwegians living on Svalbard.
ConflictsOctober 2, 202305:35 min
Fokus Europa Norwegen Russland Spitzbergen

Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People

The war in Ukraine is heightening tensions between Russians and Norwegians living on Svalbard.
SocietySeptember 28, 202326:05 min
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Arctic nations: High stakes in the High North

DW traveled to Norway to observe an annual combat drill now taking place against a very different geopolitical backdrop.
PoliticsAugust 28, 202302:38 min
The Japanese women's team line up ahead of the World Cup g ame against Norway

World Cup: Slick Japan on mission to inspire new generation

For captain Saki Kumagai, a strong performance at the World Cup means much for the game's development in Japan.
SoccerAugust 9, 2023
Emergency personnel walking in mud and over large logs

Storm 'Hans' batters Scandinavia

Extreme weather in Scandinavia knocked out power lines, flooded villages and brought public transport to a standstill.
CatastropheAugust 9, 2023
Ukrainian soldiers Dmytro (L) and Yehor (R) sitting on a jetty

Wounded Ukrainian soldier returns to frontline

Yehor Oliynik, 20, lost his leg in an explosion. DW visited him in Norway, where he underwent rehabilitation.
ConflictsJuly 19, 202304:14 min
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Where your dirty old cars end up

We hear about how used cars from wealthy countries are getting a second life in Ghana. And we talk to a transport sustainability researcher about why that kind of upcycling isn't as good for the environment as it might seem, as well as what reform could look like. And we visit Norway, where we meet those for and against the idea to mine its deep sea for critical minerals.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 6, 202329:59 min
An aerial view of the Orkney Islands.

Orkney Islands weigh leaving Britain to join Norway

A small British archipelago in the North Sea is floating the idea of leaving the United Kingdom.
PoliticsJuly 4, 202301:30 min
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102-year-old Norwegian sets wind tunnel world record

Meet Ivar Kristoffersen, who now holds a world record as the oldest person to fly in a wind tunnel.
SocietyJune 29, 202301:11 min
DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe - 29 June 2023

After the failed Russia revolt, what's next for Prigozhin? Why aren't Ukrainian POWs being handed over to Kyiv? Norway to mine the minerals needed to power electric cars. Also: Turkey labels the Istanbul Pride march a terror threat, residents cry foul over a polluting Dutch steel plant, mafia-run Italian farms are a bad deal for migrant workers and helping UK students to recite poetry by heart.
PoliticsJune 29, 202354:59 min
DW Euromaxx (Sendungslogo Composite)

Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe

For our 20th anniversary at Euromaxx, we bring you highlights from the past two decades.
LifestyleJune 23, 202326:06 min