Europe Norway The world's first ultra-fast electric vehicle charger has been installed in Bergen; with a maximum power output of 360kW, it can charge an EV in less than 15 minutes and will now be available to more than 600.000 electric vehicle users in Norway
Europe Norway Consultations close today on the initiative proposed by Education Minister Brenna, according to which all children in first grade will receive free OFS (After-School Activities) for 12 hours a week
Europe Norway Around 1 million Norwegians are using the Easter holidays to fix up their homes and gardens; survey shows that only one in ten Norwegians consider climate change when spending money on renovation
Europe Norway 37% of female employees in Norway aged 20-66 worked part-time in 2020, over twice as much as men, with 17%; large gender differences in education contribute to reproducing differences in working life according to Statistics Norway
Europe Norway A new UNICEF report shows that almost 70% of Norwegian teenagers think that people in positions of power are not doing enough to stop racism; the document also reports that 37% of racism cases is for skin colors and 25% for religion
Europe Norway The war in Ukraine, despite the lookout, did not result in enriching Norway, as the oil fund has shrunk by NOK 1 trillion (€101 million) since the beginning of the year, losing more than the increase in revenue observed the Finance Minister
Europe Norway All schools in Oslo are being offered a course on how to talk to children about what is happening in Ukraine and receive practical help on how to deal with the situation
Europe Norway Norway wins the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics; among the golds won, the jumping team distinguished for declaring to have been 'unisex' since last year: female and male athletes train together for not only technical but also ideological reasons
Europe Norway According to a report released by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the country is at the top of the global ranking of countries with "full democracy" with a score of 9,75
Europe Norway In Norwegian dictionaries, the neuter pronoun "Hen" could be introduced to be used by or for those who do not recognise themselves as either feminine or masculine, as proposed by the Språkråd, the Norwegian Language Council
Europe Norway The 3-day talks between Taliban and Western officials in Oslo are taking place, covering human rights and the country's humanitarian crisis; there have been several protests in Europe as many think the Taliban should not be rewarded with meetings
Europe Norway For the second year in a row, Christmas shopping increased: Norwegians spent almost 130 billion Norwegian kroner (US$ 14 billion) on Christmas shopping in November and December 2021
Europe Norway Fireworks, sold in the country from 27 December to today, may be only fired tonight, New Year's Eve, between 6 pm and 02 am tomorrow