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Mammoth projects to make Norway's fish farms eco-friendly

Trondheim - Muslimchronicle

"We could produce five times as much fish by 2050": in a posh hotel in the Norwegian town of Trondheim, a fishing industry representative winds up his presentation on Norway's sky-high fish farming goals. The "potential" for salmon and other farmed fish has been calculated by researchers, Norwegian Seafood Federation spokesman Øyvind Andre Haram tells AFP, noting that each dayRead more

Missing Russian helicopter found in sea off Norway

Oalo - Muslimchronicle

A Russian helicopter with eight people on board missing three days ago was located in the sea off the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean, Norwegian rescue services said Sunday. "The wreckage of the Russian Mi-8 helicopter missing since Oct. 26 has been located on the ocean floor 2.2 km northeast of Heerodden, at a depth of 209Read more

Russian helicopter missing in Arctic found on seabed, eight presumed dead

Oslo - Muslimchronicle

A Russian helicopter that went down off the coast of Norway's Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic has been found and the eight people on board are presumed dead, Norwegian rescue crews said on Sunday, two days after the aircraft disappeared. "The wreck of the Russian helicopter has been located... northeast of Heerodden, at a depth of 209 metres (686 feet).Read more

Russian helicopter missing in Arctic found on seabed, eight presumed dead: rescuers

Oslo - Muslimchronicle

Workplace harassment blights industries across board

New York - Muslimchronicle

Sexual harassment in the workplace is a global scourge. From sport to cuisine, from fashion to finance, here is a round-up of industries in the United States dogged by revelations in the wake of Harvey Weinstein's disgrace. - Cinema - A Norwegian actress on Wednesday joined more than 50 women who have already publicly accused Hollywood mogul Weinstein since OctoberRead more

Norway agrees to host Israeli nuclear whistleblower

Oslo - Muslimchronicle

Norway has agreed to host former Israeli nuclear technician and whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu, his Norwegian wife has told local television. "We made a request for family reunification as that's exactly the case here, for spouses and a family to be able to live together," Kristin Joachimsen told TV2 late Saturday. "So even if I know the affair is controversial inRead more

Norway fines tourist guide for scaring polar bear

Oslo - AFP

Usually the humans are scared of the wild animals. But in the Norwegian far-north, an Arctic tourist guide has been fined 1,300 euros ($1,500) for scaring off a polar bear. When a group of tourists on a snowmobile expedition in May spotted a bear standing still, 900 metres (2,950 ft) away, their guide decided to approach the predator to takeRead more

Greek holiday isle battles to recover from deadly quake

Athens - Muslimchronicle

The Greek holiday island of Kos on Saturday was struggling to recover from a quake that killed two people and injured hundreds, with tourists facing flight delays and the damaged main harbour closed for a second day. The 6.7-magnitude tremor also left hundreds more injured in the Turkish resort of Bodrum, just about 20 kilometres across the sea from Kos.Read more

Weird clouds may have inspired 'The Scream': scientists

Vienna - Arab Today

The psychedelic clouds in Edvard Munch's iconic "The Scream" have alternatively been interpreted as a metaphor for mental anguish or a literal depiction of volcanic fallout. On Monday, scientists hypothesised that the Norwegian painter's inspiration may in fact have been rare clouds which form in cold places at high altitude. The first version of "The Scream" was released in 1893.Read more

Norwegian minister calls for indefinite storage of newborns' blood samples

Oslo - Arab Today

Norway's health minister Bent Hoie wants to save newborns' blood samples for an indefinite period of time, newspaper Aftenposten reported Friday. All Norwegian infants are tested for 23 different diseases by taking a sample of blood from the their heels when they are few days old, and so far these samples would be deleted after six years. The health ministerRead more