Norway

Doctor suspended abroad was still licensed in Ireland, investigation finds

Gavriel Simha Furedi was found to lack basic medical knowledge, including how to perform injections

Germany will take steps to counter ‘high’ threat from unidentified drones, says minister

More drones spotted overnight near military sites in Denmark, with possible sightings close to air force base in Norway

The country that got too rich? Public spending dominates Norway election

Value for money has become a key campaign issue as voters go to the polls

‘I remember the terrible feeling of that fall’: How a hiker survived six days with a broken femur and no water

Hiker Alec Luhn miraculously survived, badly injured and alone, for six days in a remote Norwegian national park

Norway to provide Ukraine with air defence systems worth nearly €600 million

Ukrainian drone attacks spark fires at Russia’s Kursk nuclear plant and Novatek’s Ust-Luga terminal

‘No country is safe’: Deadly Nordic heatwave supercharged by climate crisis, scientists say

Historically cool nations are now seeing hospitals overheating, surge in wildfires and toxic algal blooms

Film-maker Dag Johan Haugerud: From laid-off librarian to Golden Bear-winning director of the Oslo Stories trilogy

The Norwegian director on writing a convincing teenage girl, how the camera embellishes beauty, and achieving international success at the age of 60

What will €215,000 buy in Spain, France, Norway, Mexico and Co Mayo?

One price, home and away: A townhouse in Mojácar, a thatched cottage close to Westport and more

Why didn’t Ireland stand up for Palestine at the ICJ?

It is one of only six states that made submissions but did not also present oral arguments

Norwegian consultancy firm DNV to create 200 jobs in Ireland

Majority of the jobs at rebranded Enviroguide will be based in Dublin and Cork

Fiction in translation: Swedish bestseller Colony an impressive study of community, secrets and trust

Works by Annika Norlin, Malgorzata Lebda, Torborg Nedreaas, Robert Seethaler, Cheon Seon-ran and Alba de Céspedes

How a chance meeting in a Norwegian songwriting camp inspired Ireland’s Eurovision entry

Laika Party, the story of the Soviet dog in space, is an unlikely subject for a Eurovision song

Saving Irish salmon needs more than a clever new technology from Norway

Ella McSweeney: A recent incident in Killary Harbour provides further evidence that the salmon farming system carries too much risk 

What will €230,000 buy in the Dominican Republic, Norway, La Gomera, Fuerteventura and Mayo?

A sleek villa in the Caribbean, an apartment on Norway’s western seaboard, a country-style house on La Gomera, a townhouse on the edge of Fuerteventura’s capital or a semi-D with a 100m-long garden in Ballina?

We like our meats smoky: Nordics lobbied EU over flavouring ban

Documents show several states raised concerns about EU plan to phase out smoky flavourings for meats and crisps

Government must tackle green energy challenges, Norwegian firm warns

Electricity multinational Statkraft calls for greater security of electricity supply and the meeting of climate targets

What will €185,000 buy in Norway, Croatia, France, Italy and Kilkenny?

Scandi-chic island home, new apartment off the Dalmatian coast, rustic French farmhouse and more

TV guide: the best new shows to watch, beginning tonight

November 10th-15th: From the return of Wolf Hall to a Blindboy tale about one man and his giant fridge

The Place of Tides by James Rebanks: A tender and open-hearted account of life on a tiny Norwegian island

The author’s sensitive writing quietly captures nature’s exquisiteness and captivates the human heart

A trip on one of world’s most beautiful railways highlights Norway’s uneasy climate compromises

Oil-rich country attempts to balance care for nature and green ambitions with rising tourist demand

Oslo tram derails and crashes into computer store

Driver and three others are injured after tram carrying some 20 passengers crashes in Norway’s capital

We could be having too much of an economic good thing

‘Dutch disease’ is when a bonanza turns into an inflation shock. State could yet suffer a mild bout of it

Ukraine fends off Russian drone barrage as Kremlin vows to achieve ‘all goals’ of invasion

Nato outgoing chief Jens Stoltenberg urges West not to fear ‘reckless Russian nuclear rhetoric’

Why Ireland has Scandinavian prices but without the salaries to justify them

There are several partial explanations for Ireland’s high-price culture but there’s no smoking gun

What will €295,000 buy in Norway, France, South Africa, Mexico and Roscommon?

One price, home and away: a ski cabin in Aseral, a one-bed apartment in Jalisco, and more

Residents raise concern as Ireland’s six new offshore wind farms move closer to reality

Developers are seeking planning permission for large-turbine wind farms as people from Louth to Wexford say they are worried about more than visual intrusion

Where does your salmon come from? Fish farm escape highlights questions for consumers

The differences between ‘farmed’, ‘organically farmed’ and ‘wild’ salmon may be unclear to shoppers while imports from Scotland, Norway and the Faroe Islands can be labelled as Irish

What will €165,000 buy in France, the US, Croatia, Norway and Co Clare?

One price, home and away: A cut-stone house on the Cotes-d-Armor, hideaway cabins and more

Former Barcelona striker’s fowl misunderstanding, and Alan Shearer’s uncomfortable train ride

Cristiano Ronaldo’s questionable comparison, and the curious case of the confused Norwegian drug testers

Norway shelves outdoor tourism campaign over environmental fears

Plan to promote country’s ‘right to roam’ laws could lead to unregulated traffic and camping, causing damage to nature, say local tourism bosses

What will €170,000 buy in Romania, France, South Africa, Norway and Waterford?

An elegant house in Le Dorat, a waterside cabin in Jorpeland, a traditional house in Arges and more

Keep turbines away from endangered terns on island off north Dublin coast, environmentalists warn

Environmental group lodges objection to large wind farm proposed for Irish Sea off north Dublin

Deep sea mining below the oceans

Q&A with Olive Heffernan; ‘We’re looking at taking this practice which is notoriously destructive, and allowing it encroach on one of our most fragile ecosystems’

White-tailed sea eagles win over farmers thanks to successful Irish return

In a happy turnaround, people who initially opposed the reintroduction of the species to Ireland now actively support it

The End of Drum Time: Stunning novel of love affair set in 19th-century Lapland

Hanna Pylväinen has written a rich, lyrical and ethnographic tale of romance among the Sámi and their landscape

What will €255,000 buy in Italy, New Zealand, France, Norway and Clare?

One price, home and away: Apartments in Hawke’s Bay and Ragusa, a waterside cabin in Valevag and more

No, Irish women don’t need to ‘breed more’. But some would like to have more children

The housing crisis, difficulties of balancing parenting with paid work, declining marriage rates and the limitations of assisted fertility all have a negative effect

What will €185,000 buy in France, Spain, Canada, Norway and Tipperary?

One price, home and away: A condo in Quebec, two waterside homes in Bynesveien and more

Israel vents anger at Palestinian recognition through diplomacy and online videos

Ireland, Spain and Norway to formalise decision on Tuesday

Possible sanctions on Israel discussed in ‘real way’ for first time at EU meeting

Micheál Martin condemns ‘barbaric’ Israeli air strikes on tents housing displaced people in Rafah

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