Margreth Olin’s “Songs of Earth” works almost like a poem as she records her parents and the Norwegian landscape.
Category: Norway
-
This Man Did Not Invent Bitcoin
For years, Craig Steven Wright, an Australian cryptocurrency enthusiast, claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator of Bitcoin. Then the courts got involved.
-
This Arctic Circle Town Expected a Green Energy Boom. Then Came Bidenomics.
Generous subsidies are helping the United States steal green industries from Europe, as countries race to secure the energy supplies of the future.
-
Proposal to Reduce Royal Mail Deliveries in U.K. Draws Ire
Letter volumes have halved since 2011. Without significant changes, the beleaguered Royal Mail services will become “out of date,” according to a report.
-
Tesla Drivers in Chicago Confront a Harsh Foe: Cold Weather
In freezing temperatures, the batteries of electric vehicles can be less efficient and have shorter range, a lesson many Tesla drivers in Chicago learned this week.
-
Man vs. Musk: A Whistleblower Creates Headaches for Tesla
An employee who was fired after expressing safety concerns leaked personnel records and sensitive data about driver-assistance software.
-
Norway’s Lise Klaveness Is Calling Out FIFA From the Inside
Lise Klaveness is a rarity in soccer: a woman leading a national federation. But in pointing out her sport’s failures, she has made powerful enemies.
-
How a Distant War Is Threatening Livelihoods in the Arctic Circle
The fighting in Ukraine has disrupted a region in northern Norway that had thrived on cross-border trade and cooperation with Russia.
-
In Norway, the Electric Vehicle Future Has Already Arrived
About 80 percent of new cars sold in Norway are battery-powered. As a result, the air is cleaner, the streets are quieter and the grid hasn’t collapsed. But problems with unreliable chargers persist.
-
Skis, Songs and Shots at a Supremely Norwegian Sports Festival
The New York Times – Travel:Holmenkollen celebrates cross-country skiing and other winter sports in a nation that reveres them. Even the competitors admit the fun is infectious.