Europe Norway 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
Europe Norway Meteorologists will test a new definition for a local 'heat wave' this summer, which has to be warmer for a longer period of time, as climate change has led to warmer temperatures more frequently
Europe Norway 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
Europe Norway Tennis player Casper Ruud, world number 8 in the ATP ranking, has become the first Norwegian man to reach a Grand Slam singles final
Europe Norway The shortage of medical specialists in Norway has doubled in three years, especially in smaller hospitals, and is now estimated around 1.200 professionals
Europe Norway 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
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