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Norwegian diplomats visit Palawan NGO tackling teen pregnancy, explore deeper partnership on HIV
ScandAsia
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July 18, 2025
Norwegian Deputy Ambassador to the Philippines Geir Michalsen (in striped T-shirt, back row center) and Second Secretary Maria Jensen (in white, beside him) pose with Roots of Health staff and local partners during their visit to the...
What it was like one of the best Norway fjord…
USA Today
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Nordkapp, marketed as continental Europe's northernmost point, offered frigid temperatures despite being visited during the summer solstice. The cruise included stops in the Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, and the Shetland Islands, with excursions...
Guyana’s track record in climate finance sets stage for biodiversity breakthroughs – Minister Singh
Guyana Chronicle
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July 24, 2025
AS climate change continues to be the primary threat globally, Guyana is committed to shifting the international conversation from a narrative of victimhood to one focused on developing solutions that tackle this devastating crisis. Senior...
Guyana, Yale University ink pact for biodiversity conservation
Guyana Chronicle
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July 24, 2025
–Jagdeo reminds of country’s ‘modest’ beginnings as it takes on new feat to generate biodiversity financing GUYANA will now have access to cutting edge technology to support enhanced conservation efforts of its biodiversity, following the signing...
Sustainability Wonderland™: Renewable Energy Does Not Absolve All Sins
Reykjavik Grapevine
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July 18, 2025
Photo by Sveinbjörn Pálsson Timothée Lambrecq Art Bicnick The Blue Lagoon, that Instagram-perfect geothermal spa where millions soak away their jet lag between the airport and Reykjavik, wasn’t originally designed as a luxury destination. It began...
Norwegian Finance Minister commends SA for hosting G20 in difficult times
SABC News
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July 18, 2025
Norwegian Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg has commended South Africa’s hosting of the G20 in difficult times. Norway remains one of South Africa’s key trading partners in the Nordic region and shares common ground in relation to multilateralism,...
Nexans Next-Generation Cable-Laying Vessel Takes Shape in Norway
Offshore Source - Florida
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Nexans has reached a pivotal moment in the construction of Nexans Electra, its next-generation cable-laying vessel (CLV), as the hull arrives at Ulstein Verft in Norway for the final outfitting phase. More than just a milestone in shipbuilding,...
A duplicate of a Canadian war memorial at home in Norway
Legion Magazine
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July 23, 2025
Sculptor Tyler Fauvelle poses with his monument of Fern Blodgett Sunde in Farsund, Norway, during its unveiling on May 8, 2025. [courtesy Tyler Fauvelle] No one expected her to return from her initial voyage across the Atlantic. To make the...
“We can be widely successful” – Jagdeo tells Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit
I News Guyana
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July 23, 2025
As the world confronts a biodiversity crisis, world leaders have gathered at the inaugural Biodiversity Alliance Summit in Guyana to craft a deliverable model to strengthen protection of biodiversity assets on the global stage. Vice President Dr...
‘The shock is gone’: All too used to antisemitism, Parisian Jews weather post-Oct. 7 storm with aplomb
The Times of Israel
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July 24, 2025
PARIS — Walking through the bustling cobblestone streets of Le Marais, the historic heart of Jewish Paris, it’s easy not to think about antisemitism. Once the center of Jewish life in the capital of France, Rue des Rosiers still pulses with trendy...
ICJ classes climate change as 'urgent and existential threat'
The National News
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Efforts to enshrine the principle of polluter pays in the climate change challenge were boosted on Wednesday in a landmark International Court of Justice ruling on the impact of a changing planet. A ruling from the UN's principal court said “the...
Global Biodiversity Summit opens in Guyana
News Source Guyana
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July 23, 2025
The inaugural Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit opened today at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre with President Irfaan Ali warning that globally, biodiversity is in crisis. The President underscored the need for strengthening the international...
UK’s David Lammy lauds Pres. Ali’s action on biodiversity preservation
I News Guyana
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July 23, 2025
Noting that biodiversity loss is as much a threat as climate change, United Kingdom Foreign Secretary, David Lammy has issued a call for stronger political will and more financing to tackle this growing issue. He made the appeal during a virtual...
From fields in Georgia to the Global Seed Vault in Svalbard, Norway
Food and Agriculture Organization
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Georgian farmers are working to conserve the country’s native wheat varieties and agricultural heritage to improve food diversity. ©FAO/Cindy Côté-Andreetti 23/07/2025 In Zemo Alvani, a village nestled in Georgia's Caucasus mountains in the north...
Prinoth vehicles selected for Antarctic deployment with the Norwegian Polar Institute
Canadian Manufacturing
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July 23, 2025
Built at Prinoth’s Granby, Québec facility, the Panther XL combines experience from across Prinoth’s divisions to create a machine reportedly designed for harsh environments. GRANBY and STERZING/VIPITENO — Prinoth announces that the Norwegian...
Hut-To-Hut Hiking In Norway: Stunning And Authentic
Forbes
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Cabin in a fjord, Lofoten Islands getty Traditionally rooted in simplicity, community, and a deep connection with nature, hut-to-hut travel was recently featured in Forbes as a top-ten active travel trend. More specifically, hut-to-hut hiking in...
Want to visit Norway’s hidden villages? This cruise line will take you there and pay the locals
Euronews
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July 23, 2025
Published on 23/07/2025 - 14:10 GMT+2 Cruise line giant Hurtigruten is now offering passengers the opportunity to visit some of Norway’s most remote coastal communities in an effort to promote meaningful slow travel. The “Open Village” experience...
How To See The Best Of Trondheim On A Norway Cruise
Forbes
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These colorful buildings lining the river are a highlight of Trondheim's Bakklandet neighborhood. David Nikel Tucked between forested hills and a winding river, Trondheim might not be the most obvious stop on a Norway cruise, but that’s exactly...
Met Eireann forecast as ‘nothing like seen before’ weather heading for Ireland
Galway Beo
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July 23, 2025
A weather event described by one expert as something that has "never happened before" has had parts of Europe in its grip for the past fortnight. Parts of Scandinavia have been experiencing a heatwave like they've never seen before, with many...
Norway braced to beat 55-year-old summer heat record
The Local - Norway
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July 16, 2025
Norway on Wednesday was expected to set a new heat record, toppling the previous peak reached back in the scorching summer of 1970. On Wednesday morning, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute (NMI) was predicting that the temperature could hit...