Norway

For the first time for this kind of environmental crime, four people have been fined for trying to send four containers of electronic and hazardous waste to Nigeria; they admitted they had already exported 35

Starting this autumn, several roads will be opened to heavier vehicles, such as logging trucks, modular trucks and similar vehicles, in line with transport industry initiatives and will lead to greater efficiency in both the forestry and transport sectors

Over the past 10 years, number of Norwegians diagnosed with mole cancer has increased by 40%, for men over the age of 50 the increase has been almost 60%; last year, 2443 people in Norway fell ill with mole cancer

The National Museum of Norway was inaugurated yesterday, which will house, among other 6500 works, the famous 'The Scream of Munch'; one million visitors are expected in a year

Tennis player Casper Ruud, world number 8 in the ATP ranking, has become the first Norwegian man to reach a Grand Slam singles final

The shortage of medical specialists in Norway has doubled in three years, especially in smaller hospitals, and is now estimated around 1.200 professionals

Environmental organisations Natur og Ungdom and Naturvernforbundet are ready to sue the state to stop the dumping of mining waste in Førdefjorden, pointing out that the permit granted in 2015 did not include a plan for waste management

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

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

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

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

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