Norway
Iran is hiring children to attack Israeli targets in Europe
Investigators say three attacks this year are part of a new trend in which Iran-affiliated actors recruit local criminals to strike at targets in Europe.
- by Heidi Taksdal Skjeseth
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The surprising Scandinavian Christmas dish said to bring good luck
Ah, Christmas. A time for roast turkey, stuffing, vegetables, maybe a bucket of prawns, a few glasses of champagne, and … a large jar of pickled herrings?
- by Ben Groundwater
What other countries do to control children’s social media access
Australia will now have a ban. Some other countries also have regulations, but huge numbers of their children have social media accounts.
- by Charlotte Van Campenhout and Terje Solsvik
Ranked and rated: Which Scandinavian country is the best destination?
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland or Greenland? We compare the contenders across five categories to help you decide which to visit.
- by Sarah Marshall
This Arctic journey is a Viking (and foodie) fantasy
Cruising 2500 nautical miles along Norway’s ragged coastline enjoy port-to-plate gourmet local dishes along the way.
- by Anabel Dean
I spent two weeks isolated in a hut in Norway. This is what I learnt about life
I didn’t once feel lonely, or afraid. I can’t remember ever feeling so content.
- by Louise Southerden
The Menendez brothers adopted Norway’s approach to develop a green space in prison
As they hope to be resentenced, details have emerged of the brothers’ beautification project, which was inspired by the Norwegian belief that humane prisons assists in rehabilitation.
- by Vanessa Gera, Jan M. Olsen and Stefanie Dazio
Ten things we’ll never understand about Scandinavia
Denmark, Norway and Sweden get universal praise for their way of life, but some things about Scandinavia strike outsiders as peculiar.
- by Brian Johnston
Why you shouldn’t miss Oslo’s most masochistic pastime
Long before Wim Hof touted the benefits of ice baths, these people knew subjecting your body to temperature extremes felt good – once you got over the buttock-clenching shock.
- by Julie Lewis
A ‘crazy’ new scheme to save world’s forests
What if stopping deforestation became a money spinner for developing countries?
- by Manuela Andreoni
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel pounds Lebanon, disrupting Hezbollah leader’s major speech
The barrage followed two days of attacks blamed on Mossad that blew up Hezbollah radios and pagers, killing 37 people and wounding about 3000.
- by Kareem Chehayeb
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