Long time to wait:Gender pay gap to close in 257 years,says study

Long time to wait:Gender pay gap to close in 257 years,says study

The overall gender gap closed by just one percentage point in 2019. Along with Nordic countries,New Zealand features in top 10"most equal"list.

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Future Library,a public artwork that grows in Nordmarka,Oslo

Future Library,a public artwork that grows in Nordmarka,Oslo

If you go down in the woods around Oslo,you're sure of a futuristic surprise.

  • byAndrew Bain
Pirates seize crew from European ships off the coast of West Africa

Pirates seize crew from European ships off the coast of West Africa

The incidents mark an escalation of pirate attacks in the Gulf of Guinea.

Thirty years ago the Berlin Wall came down. Today,across Europe,walls are going up

Thirty years ago the Berlin Wall came down. Today,across Europe,walls are going up

When the wall came down there was a feeling of liberation. But now the barriers are being rebuilt – edifices of fear,both real and imaginary,are being constructed everywhere.

  • byNick Miller
Oslo police shoot as man steals ambulance,drives into pedestrians

Oslo police shoot as man steals ambulance,drives into pedestrians

An armed man stole an ambulance in Oslo,injuring three people including two babies when he drove off and hit a family,Norwegian police said.

  • byLefteris Karagiannopoulos andVictoria Klesty
Norway's Stavanger is an oil-rich city with fine dining,hiking and amazing fiords

Norway's Stavanger is an oil-rich city with fine dining,hiking and amazing fiords

Stavanger's fishy bounty has been surpassed by oil – and lots of it.

  • byAlison Stewart
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Brazil plans'bio-economic'development of the Amazon forest

Brazil plans'bio-economic'development of the Amazon forest

Brazil is inviting investment from global pharmaceutical companies,cosmetic-makers and other industries to develop methods to harvest plant-based materials.

  • byChristina Larson
Norway cuts Amazon aid in row with Brazil

Norway cuts Amazon aid in row with Brazil

Norway has worked closely with Brazil to protect the Amazon rainforest for more than a decade and has paid some $1.7 billion into the Amazon Fund.

Cruise into Tromso,Norway,where German battleship Tirpitz was sunk during World War II

Cruise into Tromso,Norway,where German battleship Tirpitz was sunk during World War II

Tromso is famous for the Northern Lights but beneath its waters lies a WWII tomb.

  • byAlison Stewart
Norway mosque shooting suspect appears in court with black eyes

Norway mosque shooting suspect appears in court with black eyes

The man suspected of shooting at people inside a Norwegian mosque and of killing his stepsister has appeared in court with black eyes and wounds on his face and neck.

  • byVictoria Klesty andLefteris Karagiannopoulos
Amazon doesn't need Germany's biodiversity funds,says Brazil leader

Amazon doesn't need Germany's biodiversity funds,says Brazil leader

Jair Bolsonaro has dismissed the importance of European funding of sustainability projects in the South American country's forests.