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New US bombers sound the alarms March 1, 2021 NEWS ANALYSIS: It was almost as if air raid alarms suddenly started going off, right after four US bombers landed in Norway for the first time last week. There hadn’t been much warning about the 200 US soldiers who arrived just before the bombers either, and loud political debate over more US military presence on Norwegian soil took off. Here’s one of the four US bombers that landed at Norway’s Ørland air base last week, and set off new deb...

Introducing Nordnorsk: The Norwegian Dialect of Arctic Norway March 2, 2021 February 24, 2021 by Jess ScottHome » Learn Norwegian » Introducing Nordnorsk: The Norwegian Dialect of Arctic Norway When starting to learn Norwegian, you soon realise that Norway has a rich set of regional dialects. Lets take a look up north. My first encounter with the nordnorsk (north Norwegian) dialect was in 2015. I was studying at the University of Oslo as an exchange student and had volunteered at a student ca...

File photo of a U.S. Air Force B-1B. In the box, the Barents Sea. The U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancer bombers have launched the first deterrence patrol from Orland Air Station to the eastern Barents Sea, where they integrated with RNoAF F-35A . On Feb. 26, 2021, the U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancers from the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, deployed to Norway for a BTF (Bomber Task Force) have launched their first mission. According to the U.S. Air Force, two B-1s participated in a local sortie...

Another Cruise Line Cancels Alaska Sailings Feb 25, 2021 Mar 19, 2021 Ultra-luxury cruise operator Seabourn Cruise Line is the next to take the step to cancel its summer season in Alaska. The move comes as sister brands Seabourn Takes The Practical Approach Although the cruise line remains positive for an eventual re-start of cruises and international travel, it says it is taking a practical approach for the time being and will cancel 19 voyages that would have included ports in Canada. The me...

Aftenposten has revealed that Norwegian fisheries minister Helga Pedersen admitted knowing that the Russian submarine wreck Murmansk likely contained radioactive chemicals, despite earlier claims to the contrary. She denies charges that she lied about her knowledge, even when shown a letter she received in 2005 warning her about the dangers. Pedersen had always maintained her position that she had no knowledge that the Murmansk contained toxic or dangerous substances. In a recent interview, she...

"We are pleased with this investment,"Beltestad told IntraFish. "You do not know what will happen in five years, well see how quickly things change but we will learn along the way." The investment mostly supports the companys existing larger smolt strategy to improve production of market-size salmon in traditional ocean netpens. The plan is to develop the facility, in Vestland, Norway, in three stages. The first and second stages will increase the groups own post-smolt production, while the th...

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer Bombers Have Just Arrived At Orland Air Station, Norway. U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer Bombers Have Just Arrived At Orland Air Station, Norway. The B-1B arrival marks the first time U.S. bombers have operated out of Norway. Four U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, have deployed to Norway, as part of a BTF (Bomber Task Force) mission. Flying as TABOO (some sources say SABU) flight and supported by tankers from Pease Air Force...

Dog sledding with the sun just above the horizon in freezing cold Finnmark. (Thomas Nilsen/The Independent Barents Observer) Europe’s longest dogsled race was supposed to mark its 40th anniversary, but the coronavirus pandemic forced the event to be cancelled. It is freezing cold in Finnmark this weekend with temperatures dropping down to -32°C in the Pasvik valley. A seriously hard challenge for mushers and the dogs, but it is exactly such conditions that since 1981 have attracted participa...

"The first cage is being finished and soon it will be on its way to Norway," said NRS CEO Charles Hostlund during the companys digital presentation of the quarterly report on Tuesday, adding that the first harvest is planned for the first half of 2022. There is a total increase in the investment framework for the project of NOK 150 million (€14.7 million/$17.7 million), added Ola Loe, CFO of the company. NRS expects to produce between 4,000 and 5,000 metric tons of fish in Arctic Offshore Fa...