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Public invited to Starke County Public Art Initiative launch event Friday
STARKE COUNTY, Ind. -- The Starke County Convention and Visitors Commission, the Starke County Community Foundation, and the Town of North Judson announced the launch of a countywide public art program that aims to bring large-scale, outdoor...

Arts calendar, July 9-27
Books Next Chapter Booksellers, 38 S. Snelling Ave., will start a Silent Book Club in which visitors can read to soft music before sharing what they’re reading from 5-6 p.m. every second Thursday of the month beginning July 10. Seattle-based...

Harvesting—and Tasting—Norway's Wild Landscape While Sailing Up the Coast
The mottled landscape of the Lofoten Islands is essentially an enormous collection of tidal pools, as if the waves had only just departed, leaving behind a tumble of seaweed-covered rocks interspersed with puddles. I can see two figures in the...

Galway Film Fleadh's four word review shows true side to Festival opening with most talked about documentary
The Galway Film Fleadh kicks off today and one recent four-word review perfectly sums up why it's such a key event for the social calendar in Galway. The 2025 festival will see an incredible 11 Irish language films shown at the festival which has...

Avolta extends Norwegian Cruise Line partnership to new Aqua ship
INTERNATIONAL. Travel experience player Avolta has extended its presence with Norwegian Cruise Line after opening a series of stores onboard the new Norwegian Aqua vessel. The portfolio includes eight duty-free shops and spaces for sunglasses,...

Inspiring art galleries, museums and cool creative studios to visit around the world
Exciting art spaces, museums, and studios go hand in hand with travel, since they’re filled with thought-provoking images and displays that comment on identity, culture, history, and self. Often free to visit, and found in pretty much every city...

‘Dracula,’ David Lynch Executive Produced Films in Locarno 2025 Lineup
Prepare for Dracula, a film made with the participation of the late filmmaking legend David Lynch, Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, this yr’s Cannes winner It Was Simply an Accident, and way more, because the Locarno Worldwide Movie Competition on...

Norway announces new NDC amid expanding fossil fuel production: Here’s what it says
On the final day of the 62nd session of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB62) meeting under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Norway announced its new nationally determined contributions (NDC) for 2035, as pledged under...

Horse loggers tie the knot at Great Yorkshire Show with TV stars and 35,000 guests
Peri Dunford and Mark Jones tied the knot in the middle of the first day of the Great Yorkshire show. To be fair, they are used to the limelight, appearing at shows as horse loggers and for Mark as a competitive pole climber. Peri in fact had...

Australia gears up to impose social media ban on teens. What Britain, Norway and EU nations are doing
Australia is set to implement curbs on a million teens on social media usage from this December and the young users are scrambling to find a way past it.Social media companies like Meta, Snapchat and TikTok will invite a fine of more than $49.5...

Swedish bodyguards reveal PM’s location on fitness app
News Politics The secret service uploaded details of Ulf Kristersson’s movements to Strava. Swedish security service members who shared details of their running and cycling routes on fitness app Strava have been accused of revealing details of the...

Russian diplomat calls Norway's sanctions against two Russia's fishing companies absurd
STOCKHOLM, July 8. /TASS/. The Norwegian authorities’ decision to impose sanctions against the Russian fishing companies Norebo and Murman Seafood is absurd and complicates the prospects for bilateral cooperation, Russian Ambassador to Norway...

Norconsult to deliver engineering consultancy services for NRK’s HQ in Oslo
Norconsult has been chosen by contractor and project developer HENT, a part of Sentia, to provide major engineering consultancy services for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation’s (NRK) new media house in Oslo. This contract is estimated to be...

Sony strikes hard with a Karate Kid Ultimate 6-Movie 4K Blu-ray set
Karate Kid: Legends is now available on digital, but Blu-ray.com is reporting that Sony has announced a special 6-movie Karate Kid film collection that will be on 4K Blu-ray. You can own The Karate Kid, The Karate Kid Part II, The Karate Kid Part...

26 suspects detained in joint drug raids in Türkiye, Norway
ANKARA A total of 26 suspects have been detained in coordinated drug operations conducted across six provinces in Türkiye and the Norwegian capital Oslo, according to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. In a statement posted on social media,...
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'He deserved a D...': Viswanathan Anand grades Gukesh's performance at Norway Chess 2025
Former world champion and the current vice-president of FIDE, Viswanathan Anand has shared his view on Indian GM Gukesh’s performance at the Norway Chess 2025. Gukesh has not been at his best for the past few months, failing to win titles across...
General : Trilateral Meeting Reinforces Norway’s Role As Key ASEAN Partner
By Wan Muhammad Aslah Wan Razali KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia, Norway, and the ASEAN Secretariat convened a trilateral meeting today to strengthen cooperation on peacebuilding, climate action, and regional development, reaffirming...

Pop star who became an adorable vicar shares his memories of a Scottish musical great
Gayle Anderson Three stars To paraphrase Joni Mitchell, the last time I saw Richard was Dundee in ’87. He’d been appearing at the city’s Caird Hall as one half of the synth-pop duo, The Communards. Now, minus the keyboards and Jimmy Somerville, he...

Norwegian Royal Comes Out as Bisexual at Oslo Pride
The first member of the Norwegian royal family to publicly come out, Maud Angelica Behn, attended Oslo Pride last weekend. “Happy Pride from a bisexual person!” wrote Maud Angelica Behn on Instagram “This year’s Pride was absolutely amazing, and...

BP in Early 40s Signals Arterial Stiffness Risk in Women
TOPLINE: Women aged around 42 years with elevated blood pressure (BP) or hypertension faced a substantially higher risk for increased arterial stiffness nearly three decades later — a pattern not seen in men of the same age. METHODOLOGY:...