Norway News
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'Bucket list' cruise ruined by construction work, Norwegian Sun passengers say
Passengers returning home from a two-week cruise on the Norwegian Sun are irate, saying what should have been the vacation of a lifetime felt more like living on a floating construction site. The cruise on the Norwegian Sun departed from Miami on March 16 and arrived in Los Angeles on March 31.
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Norway set to deport teenager to war zone
For Taibah Abbasi, the goal was always the same: school. When she was 9 years old, she remembers staring out the window in Tehran. The longing she felt was painful. "It was so hard to watch the other children and especially girls wearing their uniforms and going to school and I was just staying
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Norwegian teen fighting deportation to Afghanistan: 'This is our last hope'
For 18-year-old Taibah Abbasi, Thursday's vote in parliament will almost certainly be another blow in a losing battle with the Norwegian government over her future. Her message to politicians in Oslo today: "Don't take away my dreams. Don't let me lie awake at night wondering when they will take
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Family sues Norwegian cruise line after daughter allegedly assaulted by crewmember
A family from Iowa is suing Norwegian Cruise Line in a civil case after their 12-year-old daughter was allegedly sexually assaulted by one of the ship’s crewmembers in her cabin. A jury trial in Miami last February found the accused not guilty, according to documents obtained by ABC News. The girl,
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'The Bachelorette' recap: To Norway with love
The tension between Lee and Kenny continued to rise to a boiling point on Monday's " The Bachelorette ." But before we get to that, let's talk about all of the other men trying to actually win Rachel Linsday's heart -- instead of spending their time fighting each other. And while Bryan continued to
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'Dear Evan Hansen,' 'Hello, Dolly!' and 'Oslo' are big winners at 2017 Tony Awards
"Dear Evan Hansen" was the big winner at the 2017 Tony Awards , broadcast live from New York's Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, walking off with awards for best musical and lead actor as well as actress nods for Ben Platt and Rachel Bay Jones. "Dear Evan Hansen" finished with six out of its nine
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Doomsday data vault to preserve world's valuable data opens in Norway
Inside a former coal mine, on a frozen island a few hundred miles from the North Pole, an effort is underway to preserve humanity’s most valuable data. A data preservation firm called Piql has opened what it is billing as "the safest place on the planet for a 'digital embassy'" to hold critical
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35,000-Pound Humpback Whale Nearly Swallows Diver in Norwegian Sea, Video Shows
Stunning underwater footage recently caught the moment a 35,000-pound humpback whale nearly swallowed a diver in the Norwegian Sea. Patrick Dykstra, owner of Picture Adventure Expeditions, told ABC News today that the "close encounter" happened this past Monday, when he was leading photographers on
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Lightning Storm Kills Hundreds of Wild Reindeer in Norway
A lightning storm killed more than 300 reindeer in Norway over the weekend, according to the Norwegian Environment Agency, which released photos of reindeer carcasses lining the Hardangervidda mountain plateau. The Norwegian Nature Inspectorate (also known by its Norwegian acronym SNO) said that