Tag: norway
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BREAKING NEWS – Dual Citizenship bill being presented to Parliament.
article sourced from Norwegians Worldwide This is very good news for Norwegians living abroad. Hanne K. Aaberg, Secretary General of Norwegians Worldwide, about dual citizenship finally being presented to parliament. The Norwegian government will now present a bill to Stortinget (parliament) that will allow dual citizenship. This has great emotional and practical significance for Norwegian…
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Exploring the Akerselva River
Here at the NCQ, we figured it’s time to add in a travel section – for those of us who go places in planes – and those of us who want to! Our first piece comes care of TheLocal.No. Let us know what you think! A popular recreation area with a vibrant history, the Akerselva…
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Norway’s beerfully hot summer
Warm weather has coincided with record sales of beer and bottled water in Norway, but fewer soft drinks are being consumed. Sales of beer increased by just over three percent in the first half of 2018, Nettavisen reports. The most recent months in particular have brought figures up, resulting in “all time high” beer sales beating…
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The great (porridge) debate
It was this morning as I was listening to one of my lectures for a subject I’m studying at UNE (Europe and the New World) while scarfing down a bowl of steaming porridge (instant – but there’s no stovetops at work, so judge not!) that I started to wonder…there were so many, many foods that…
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Norway and other sovereign wealth funds pledge to help fight climate change
Six sovereign wealth funds pledged on Friday to fight climate change at a meeting hosted by Emmanuel Macron, as the French president pushes his “make our planet great again” message. The funds manage assets with a total value of $3 trillion and include that of Norway, the biggest in the world, valued alone at $1…
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Norway following Australia’s lead in banning branded packaging for tobacco products.
A law change that comes into effect on July 1st will require all packaging on cigarettes and snus in Norway to be entirely neutral. Selling the tobacco products in non-standardised packaging will be illegal under the new law. “This is an important step towards the long-term aim of a tobacco-free society. Protecting children and young…
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Riskrem
I’ve heard it said that riskrem is one of the most famous Norwegian desserts…. so I thought, for our Wednesday recipe days, that we might put in another iconic recipe. Ingredients 250ml milk ¾ Cup long-grain white rice ½ Cup plus 1 to 2 Tbsp superfine sugar 1 Tsp salt ½ Tsp almond extract ½ Cup almonds ½ Cup…
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The first electric plane takes flight in Norway
Minister for Transport Ketil Solvik-Olsen will be on board as Norway’s first electric aircraft makes its first journey on Monday. Avinor, the owner of the aircraft and Norwegian airport operator, wants the Scandinavian country to be a world leader in electric aviation and has set a target for all domestic flights in the country to…
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The King’s Choice – a review
With the Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival now only a month away – and tickets now available around the country – we thought it would be a good idea to review the featured film from last year – the critically acclaimed “The King’s Choice” (or, more fittingly known in Norway – “Kongens Nei”). For those of…
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Geothermals for Gardermoen?
While almost every other news provider is freaking out about Russia threatening Norway over an increase in US troops on Norwegian soil, yours truly thinks that it’s better to have a curiosity piece – and so here we are. In a pilot project in Norway, the operator of the Gardermoen airport in Oslo under…