Norway announces coronavirus lockdown to slow down pandemic

Norway on lockdown: ‘Strongest-ever peacetime measures’ see schools and restaurants closed, all new arrivals quarantined and sporting events banned in bid to stop coronavirus Norway has invoked emergency powers to stop the spread of coronavirus  The country will close schools, restaurants and halt all sporting events  Health workers will be prevented from leaving the country … Read more

Researchers in Norway test using underwater robots with fin-like flaps to guard fish farms 

Researchers in Norway test how comfortable salmon in a commercial fish farm being monitored by underwater robots instead of human divers A team of scientists in Norway observed 188,000 salmon in a sea cage fish farm They sent a smaller and larger robot into the water to observe the salmon The fish appeared to be … Read more

Queen Sonja of Norway and King Harald attend a banquet alongside the Jordan royal family 

A royal welcome! Queen Sonja of Norway wows in white as she and King Harald join Queen Rania and King Abdullah II for a banquet on their first night of state visit to Jordan Queen Sonja, 82, and King Harald, 83, arrived in Amman, Jordan for a state visit  Couple were welcomed to country by … Read more

Cross-country skiing and husky sledding in Norway

Norway’s natural highs: Cross-country skiing and husky sledding are hard work – but the rewards are truly exhilarating Cross-country skiing is something Norwegians do with consummate ease   But it’s hard work, as John Kampfner discovered on a trip to central Norway  He also went husky sledding and on a torchlit, horsedrawn sleigh ride By John … Read more

See the Northern Lights with Ranulph Fiennes – join the legendary explorer on a cruise of Norway

Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: See the Northern Lights with Ranulph Fiennes – join the legendary explorer on a cruise of Norway’s fjords By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:03 GMT, 11 January 2020 | Updated: 10:36 GMT, 12 January 2020 Travellers have long been drawn to the intriguing and magical Northern Lights.  Witnessing … Read more