Norway
Striking Workers on Brink of Shutting Down Western Europe’s Largest Oilfield
Workers are demanding increased pay and conditions at onshore remote-control rooms that match those of offshore platforms.
China’s Top Diplomat Says COVID May Not Have Originated in China
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also warned against giving Nobel prizes to Hong Kong protesters and “politicizing” the international award.
Study Finds Unions Make Companies More Productive
One way to increase union power? Subsidize union membership fees.
A Lost Viking Mountain Pass Has Melted Out of the Ice in Norway
Climate change has exposed the epic ancient route, which was likely abandoned due to the Black Plague, revealing animal skeletons and artifacts.
Nervous Recs: Icelandic Noir Reminds Me There's a Big, Weird World Outside
Let 'The Valhalla Murders' and 'Trapped' take you on a gnarly Nordic journey to solve mysteries about self-immolation and dead sheep.
RIP Erasmus, Another Brexit Casualty
This week, MPs voted down an amendment to negotiate continued membership of the study abroad scheme. Thanks a bunch, Brexit.
Inside the Snowy World of Scandinavia's Enduring Indigenous Culture
Photographer Hedda Rysstad spent time in northern Norway with young Sámis, whose existence and language were repressed and marginalised for decades.
Are You a Country That Is Not the U.S.? Trump Would Gladly Take Your Dirt on His 2020 Opponents.
You can now send the president secrets for the low, low price of a two-year investigation.
Whale Freed From Harness Was 'Likely' Trained by Russian Navy
We talked to the Norwegian marine biologist who freed a beluga whale from a harness that said "Equipment of St. Petersburg."
NASA Says It Caused Otherworldly Lights In the Arctic Circle
A NASA rocket launch mission that painted the Arctic sky was compared to an “alien attack.”
At Work, In the Cold, With Your Whole Family | Strange Sleep Rituals from Around the World
If you're finding it tough to get your proper eight hours, we might be able to help
Who the Hell is Jimi Somewhere?
The 20-year-old is being hailed as Norway’s answer to Kevin Abstract. We’re premiering a song and video from his second EP, PONYBOY.