The Sofie Prize 2013 is awarded to US journalist Bill McKibben for building a social movement,
Business
 Cyberattack against TelenorNorwegian telecom company Telenor has been exposed to industrial espionage for the past three years, NRK reports. Read more |
Aker Solutions receives Canadian contract award
Read moreAker Solutions has received a contract award notification for offshore engineering services to su
The EU Commission orders Statoil raid
Read moreStatoil has been accused of breaking the Competition Act, and the EU Commission's raid of the compan
Government raises ban on airline bonus points
Read moreThe government has decided to raise the ban from 2007 on collecting bonus points on domestic flig
Sport
 Thor Hushovd wins 3rd place in CaliforniaThor Hushovd could not compete with Jens Voigt and was beat by Tyler Farrar in the race for second place in Tour de California, but still earned a spot on the podium. Read more |
Ice Hockey: A second loss for Norway
Read moreNorway lost 1-5 to Sweden in their fourth match in Group A in the Ice Hockey World Championships in
Ice Hockey: Canada crushed Norway
Read moreNorway lost to Canada 1-7 in their third match in Group A in the Ice Hockey World Championships in S
Football: Riise retires from national team
Read moreNorway international footballer John Arne Riise has announced that he is retiring from the Norwegian
Travel
 Oslo on "top-destinations" list for 2013The New York Times has named Oslo as one of the 46 most attractive travel destinations in the world in 2013, and the only Scandinavian city mentioned in the ranking. Read more |
British paper raves about Oslo's outdoors
Read moreThe British newspaper The Daily Mail raves about Oslo's cross-country ski opportunities in an articl
Norway’s secret little town
Read moreExpertly hidden around two and a half hours drive south of Oslo, is Kragerø, a small seaside town ne
Kirkenes Snowhotel - Freezing warm
Read moreThe Kirkenes Snowhotel opened for the first time in 2006. Snow and ice are disappearing in an ever w
Culture, Arts & Living
 Agreement on building new Munch MuseumAfter years of discussions, the Oslo City Council announced on Tuesday that it had reached a majority agreement to build a new Munch Museum in the Bjørvika harbour area in Eastern Oslo. Read more |
Norwegians make less use of cultural offerings
Read moreStatistics show that Norwegians' use of cultural venues and institutions shows a significant decline
Knausgaard releases "My struggle: Vol. II" in the U.S.
Read moreNorwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard's second book in the six-volume success series was released in
Crown Prince Couple completes U.S. visit
Read moreCrown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit last days in the U.S. were focused on tourism, in
