All articles tagged with #oslo
Originally Published 26 days ago — by CNN
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado has left Oslo after attending the Nobel ceremony, having been rescued from Venezuela in a covert operation due to safety concerns, and is now recovering from a vertebra fracture in Norway.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by Kyiv Post
Europe is on high alert as Russia denies involvement in drone incidents near Oslo and Copenhagen, which disrupted air traffic; Denmark and Norway investigate potential links, amid broader concerns of Russian escalation in the region.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by The New York Times
Drone sightings at Copenhagen and Oslo airports caused temporary closures, leading to flight diversions and disruptions, amid heightened European alert for Russian drone activity related to the Ukraine conflict.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by BBC
Copenhagen and Oslo airports were temporarily closed due to drone sightings, causing flight delays and diversions, with investigations ongoing to determine the origin of the drones and potential connections between the incidents.
Originally Published 6 months ago — by Axios
The US plans to hold direct nuclear talks with Iran in Oslo next week, marking a potential shift towards diplomacy after recent tensions and strikes on Iran's nuclear sites. The meeting, if confirmed, would be the first since US military actions and could focus on Iran's uranium stockpile and compliance with nuclear agreements amid Iran's suspension of IAEA cooperation.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by ABC News
Patrons aboard a floating sauna in a Norwegian fjord, dressed only in towels, rescued two people whose car had plunged into the water after driving off a quay in Oslo. The sauna raft's skipper and guests helped the occupants escape and warm up in the sauna after the car went under, demonstrating a unique and heroic response to the unexpected accident.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Washington Post
A Tesla drove off an Oslo pier into the freezing fjord, but the occupants were rescued by a floating sauna as the car began to sink. The driver thought the car was in park when it accelerated off the pier. Both saunas and Teslas are popular in Norway, where over 80% of new cars sold in 2023 were electric. The country has offered subsidies for electric car purchases as it aims to eliminate gas car sales.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by ArchDaily
R21 Architects designed Villa Solveien, an intimate and robust family home in the Nordstrand district of Oslo. The project is situated on a steep terrain with large pine trees and a spectacular view of the Oslo fjord. The layout of rooms is based on conventional principles of a gradual transition between public and private areas. Structurally, the project consists of two main parts; the heavy, concrete base and the lighter wooden construction on top of it. The materials are determined by function and use, with the concrete construction consisting of two layers and the wooden construction surrounding the living areas above.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by European Space Agency
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission has captured a false-color image of Oslo, Norway, showing the city surrounded by dense forest in bright red. The image also reveals the protected area of Oslomarka, which offers many hiking trails in summer and skiing tracks in winter. The inner Oslofjord is dotted with ferries and cargo vessels, while the Svelle and Øyeren lakes appear in tones of green and beige due to the presence of sediment in rivers draining into the lakes. The image was captured on 22 April 2023 using Copernicus Sentinel-2’s near-infrared channel.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Moscow Times
A Russian man claiming to be a deserter from the Kremlin-linked Wagner mercenary group was handed a 14-day suspended sentence for a street fight in central Oslo. The court acquitted him of the more serious charge of assaulting police officers. Medvedev claims to have fought in Ukraine as a member of Wagner for four months before deserting in November when the group allegedly extended his contract against his will. He has sought asylum in Norway but has been a headache for authorities since his arrival in mid-January.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Moscow Times
Andrei Medvedev, a Russian man claiming to be a deserter from the Kremlin-linked Wagner mercenary group, went on trial in Oslo for participating in a street fight, resisting arrest, and carrying an air gun. Medvedev, seeking asylum in Norway, denies assaulting officers and claims to have fought in Ukraine as a member of Wagner before deserting. He could be a valuable witness in shedding light on the group's reported brutality in Ukraine. Many questions remain about his past and escape, and some experts have said he could not have crossed the heavily guarded border without assistance.