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397 passengers rescued from ill-fated ship in Norway; 163 Pinoy crew all safe

Macel Ingles, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Updated as of Mar 24 11:36 PM

At least 397 passengers have already been evacuated from the Viking Sky cruise ship, according to the Joint Rescue and Coordination Center in Southern Norway as of 7:39 a.m. Sunday. Read more »

Cruise ship stalls off Norway, passengers evacuated

Reuters
Posted at Mar 24 12:13 AM

OSLO - Rescue helicopters were evacuating people from a cruise ship which suffered engine failure on Saturday in windy conditions off the west coast of Norway with about 1,300 passengers and crew onboard, Norwegian police and rescue workers said. Read more »

In Norway, amidst endless snow and chasing the Northern Lights

Audrey Carpio
Updated as of Feb 12 08:56 AM

Perhaps the most elusive and ethereal of all natural phenomena, the aurora borealis is both the chase and capture of a lifetime. What happens if you blink and miss it? Read more »

China rejects Norway's Huawei suspicions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 05 07:29 PM

China has brushed off the Norwegian intelligence service PST's warning about Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, saying any espionage fears were "ridiculous". Read more »

Norway intelligence service issues Huawei warning

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 04 11:29 PM

Norway's intelligence service PST on Monday issued a warning about Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, whose ties to Beijing have sparked security concerns. Read more »

Babies wanted: Nordic countries crying for kids

Pierre-Henry Deshayes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 17 12:15 PM

"Norway needs more children! I don't think I need to tell anyone how this is done," Norway's prime minister said cheekily, but she was raising a real concern. Read more »

Norwegian jailed for ordering online child sex abuse in Philippines

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 15 02:11 AM

A 71-year-old Norwegian man was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison on Monday for ordering sexual assaults to be carried out online against dozens of young Filipinas. Read more »

Norway considering whether to exclude China's Huawei from building 5G network

Gwladys Fouche, Reuters
Posted at Jan 10 05:28 PM

OSLO - Norway is considering whether to join other western nations in excluding China's Huawei Technologies from building part of the Nordic country's new 5G telecommunications infrastructure, its justice minister said on Wednesday. Read more »

'My favorite kind of weather': Erich Gonzales takes winter break in Norway

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 01 05:40 PM

Erich Gonzales is making the most of the holiday break as she goes on a trip to Norway.  Read more »

Norway's Carlsen wins World Chess Championship for 4th time

Reuters
Posted at Nov 29 06:29 AM

LONDON - Norwegian Magnus Carlsen won the world chess championship for a fourth time after winning 3 tie-breakers against US rival and world number 2 Fabiano Caruana on Wednesday. Read more »

Google accused of manipulation to track users

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 28 08:01 AM

Seven European consumer groups filed complaints against Google with national regulators Tuesday, accusing the internet giant of covertly tracking users' movements in violation of an EU regulation on data protection. Read more »

Man charged with sex crimes involving 300 boys in Norway

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 21 06:11 AM

OSLO - Norwegian authorities have charged a man in his 20s, reportedly a football referee, with sexual offenses involving some 300 teenage boys -- the biggest such case in the country's history, prosecutors said Tuesday. Read more »

Norway to test free heroin for drug addicts

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 10 08:14 PM

Norway, which has one of the highest deadly drug overdose rates in Europe, will test prescribing free heroin to the most serious addicts to improve their living conditions, the government said on Friday. Read more »

Battery of complaints against Tesla in Norway

Pierre-Henry Deshayes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 05 12:19 PM

"I've had the car for eight months and it ran fine for four days," says Yngve Solberg, who like many Norwegians is fed up with the slew of problems his Tesla X has given him.  Read more »

U.S., European allies map out larger role for F-35 fighter

Andrea Shalal, Reuters
Posted at Jul 24 07:56 AM

After years of technical challenges and program delays, the F-35, the world's most expensive arms program, is rapidly gaining a foothold in the United States and Europe. Read more »

Holding peace talks in PH ‘recipe for destruction’: NDFP consultant

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 02:15 PM

A consultant for the National Democratic Front of the Philippines cited the potential harm on fellow consultants and members of the NDFP such as arrest and military surveillance. Read more »

Dureza leaves for Oslo Forum; to conduct 'town hall' with Pinoys in Norway

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 09:58 PM

Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza left the country for Europe Sunday night to attend the Oslo Forum in Norway.   Read more »

Cryptocurrency miners seek cheap energy in Norway and Sweden

Christoph Steitz and Stephen Jewkes, Reuters
Posted at Apr 10 05:23 PM

Cryptocurrency miners are moving in to Norway and Sweden to take advantage of cheap hydro-electric energy and low temperatures to power and cool their servers. Read more »

Duterte meets Norway’s special envoy to communist peace talks

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 02:57 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday met with Norway’s special envoy to the peace talks between the Philippine government and National Democratic Front of the Philippines. Read more »

Norwegian national, arestado matapos magnakaw ng ham

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 07:54 AM

Kalaboso ang isang Norwegian national matapos magnakaw ng ham sa isang supermarket sa Malate, Maynila Miyerkoles ng gabi. Read more »