Smoke from Canadian wildfire reaches Norway

Jun 10, 2023, at 03:49 pm

Smokes from Canadian wildfires, which already blanketed parts of the US, have reached Norway, media reports said citing scientists in the country.

Denmark, Norway, Iceland suspend use of AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine over concerns of blood-clot

Mar 12, 2021, at 05:29 am

Copenhagen/IBNS: Several European countries like Denmark, Norway and Iceland Thursday temporarily suspended the use of Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine over concerns about patients suffering from post-jab blood clots.

Oslo leads the way in ‘Breathe Life’ campaign for cleaner cities in climate change era

Oct 26, 2018, at 07:29 am

New York, Oct 26 (IBNS): Norway’s capital Oslo is paving a fossil-free, electrified, path in its push toward improving air quality, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced. 

Alarmed by melting glacier in Norway, Ban says world must 'act now' to curb climate change

Jul 09, 2015, at 07:03 pm

New York, July 9 (IBNS) At the site of a rapidly shrinking glacier in the Norwegian Arctic, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the need for the international community to “take action now” to fight climate change.

Norway: UN to launch research vessel to support endangered fisheries

Jun 10, 2014, at 05:14 pm

New York, Jun 10 (IBNS): The United Nations agricultural agency announced on Monday that it is partnering with Norway to build an advanced research vessel as part of efforts to avert the effects of climate change and other threats to the world's fish stocks, as calls were heard for urgent action to address those threats at an international forum in Rome.