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Chess: Carlsen Beats Praggnanandhaa to Win FIDE World Cup

Chess: Carlsen Beats Praggnanandhaa to Win FIDE World Cup

Norway's Magnus Carlsen on Thursday defeated India's Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa to win the FIDE World Cup of Chess — earning him the only major tournament win missing from his trophy cabinet.

Sports

Norway to Fine Meta $98.5k Daily Over Privacy Breach

Norway to Fine Meta $98.5k Daily Over Privacy Breach

Beginning Aug. 14, Norway's data protection authority will fine Facebook's parent company Meta 1M krone ($98.5k) per day for privacy breaches, including harvesting users' locations and using them for targeted advertising.

Politics

Swedish Research Rocket Accidentally Lands in Norway

Swedish Research Rocket Accidentally Lands in Norway

A research rocket launched by Sweden Space Corp (SSC) on Monday from the Esrange Space Center in the country's north malfunctioned, landing 15 km (9.32 miles) inside neighboring Norway.

World

Musk: Twitter 'Roughly Breaking Even'

Musk: Twitter 'Roughly Breaking Even'

In an interview with BBC broadcast live on Wednesday, Twitter CEO Elon Musk addressed several topics surrounding the company since his $44B purchase of the platform, including revealing that Twitter is “roughly breaking even.”...

Science & Technology

Australia Bans TikTok From Government Devices

Australia Bans TikTok From Government Devices

On Tuesday, Australia banned Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from all federal government-owned devices amid data and security concerns, with Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus stating the measure would come into effect “as soon as practicable.'...

Politics

Finland Building Fence on Russian Border

Finland Building Fence on Russian Border

On Tuesday, Finland — worried about a surge in Russians fleeing the country — started construction of a 124-mile (200 km), 10-foot (3 m) tall barbed-wire fence along its land border with Russia, covering 'riskier areas' such as border crossings....

Politics

Thunberg, Dozens of Activists Block Norway's Energy Ministry Over Wind Farm

Thunberg, Dozens of Activists Block Norway's Energy Ministry Over Wind Farm

Dozens of environmental activists, including Greta Thunberg, protested in front of the entrance to Norway’s energy ministry in Oslo on Monday against a wind farm they say infringes on the rights of the Sami Indigenous....

Germany

Spain Approves Teen Abortion, Menstrual Leave, and Trans Laws

Spain Approves Teen Abortion, Menstrual Leave, and Trans Laws

On Thursday, the Spanish legislature amended and passed two laws that bolster transgender and abortion rights and made Spain the first nation in Europe to offer workers paid menstrual leave....

Spain

Former Wagner Commander Seeking Asylum Detained in Norway

Former Wagner Commander Seeking Asylum Detained in Norway

Andrei Medvedev, a former commander for Russian private military contractor Wagner Group who defected to Norway, was detained by Norwegian authorities on Sunday and taken to a detention center

Politics

Iran Agrees to Pardon 'Tens of Thousands' of Prisoners

Iran Agrees to Pardon 'Tens of Thousands' of Prisoners

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has agreed to 'pardon or commute' the sentences of tens of thousands of prisoners as part of an annual amnesty to celebrate the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, state media reported on Sunday....

Iran

China, India Firms Dropped by Norway Fund Over Myanmar Weapons

China, India Firms Dropped by Norway Fund Over Myanmar Weapons

On Tuesday, Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) announced that Norway’s sovereign wealth fund had dropped two companies — located in China and India — for selling light combat aircraft as well as a weapons system to Myanmar's military government.

Military

Former Wagner Commander Seeking Asylum Detained in Norway

Former Wagner Commander Seeking Asylum Detained in Norway

Andrei Medvedev, a former commander for Russian private military contractor Wagner Group who defected to Norway, was detained by Norwegian authorities on Sunday and taken to a detention center. However, his lawyer said his chances of being deported are "zero."

Russia

Former Wagner Commander Seeks Asylum in Norway

Former Wagner Commander Seeks Asylum in Norway

Andrey Medvedev, a former high-ranking member of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group, has reportedly defected to Norway and has been transported to Oslo as he seeks asylum.

World