Ro! - News from Norway

The Peace Prize skips the White House again, Norway’s budget slows down your Christmas cards, and an Oslo restaurant serves bear. Two weeks of Norwegian news in under ten minutes. Read more Nobel Peace Prize ⁠https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2026/press-release/⁠ ⁠https://www.newsinenglish.no/2026/10/09/nobel-peace-prize-committee-hails-importance-of-international-law/⁠ ⁠https://www.newsinenglish.no/2026/10/10/foreign-minister-corrects-trump-after-nobel-rant-against-norway/⁠ The 2027 budget ⁠https://www.thelocal.no/20261007/what-norways-proposed-2027-budget-could-mean-for-you⁠ ⁠https://www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new/a-responsible-budget-that-keeps-norway-secure-in-uncertain-times/id3174614/⁠ The Oil Fund and nuclear weapons ⁠https://www.newsinenglish.no/2026/10/15/oil-fund-ethics-review-stirs-up-a-storm/⁠ Russian planes and the king in the north ⁠https://www.newsinenglish.no/2026/10/06/russian-activity-doubled-off-norway/⁠ ⁠https://www.newsinenglish.no/2026/10/13/narvik-wins-new-royal-nod/⁠ The train…

Ro! News from Norway | Week of Sept 28 to Oct 4, 2026 A new king opens parliament for the first time, Norway's top politicians answer for their ties to Jeffrey Epstein, budget day approaches as interest rates climb, Northern Norway keeps its lifeline airports, train drivers escalate their strike, and Svalbard's glaciers retreat at record speed. In this episode IntroKing Haakon VIII opens the Storting and reads his first Throne SpeechThe Epstein hearings in parliamentBudget day on Oct 7, and Norges Bank raises rates to 4.5%All regional airports in Northern Norway stay openThe train drivers' strike escalatesSvalbard glaciers in record retreatQuick hits: unemployment, a 79°F day in Bergen, road deaths, footballNorwegian phrase of the week: "å ha råd" (literally "to have advice", meaning "to be able to afford") Read more (English) Historic opening of Parliament (Norway's News in English): https://www.newsinenglish.no/2026/10/02/historic-opening-of-parliament/ 'Epstein hearings' put Norway's foreign ministry on…

This week: Norway says goodbye to Princess Astrid, who spent WWII in exile outside Washington, D.C. A rate hike lands on Norwegian kitchen tables, an oil nation plans to double its fuel reserves, and a sad follow-up from the coast. Plus a young chef who won one of the last trophies bearing King Harald's monogram.

This week: two royal funerals in a few weeks, four tourists missing off Norway's west coast, a telecom giant facing a class-action lawsuit from over 1,200 plaintiffs in Myanmar, a resolved stabbing case in Bodø, and a heartwarming story about a TV show that just won Norway's biggest disability-rights honor. The royal family Search phrase: "King Haakon VIII Norway" / "King Harald funeral" NRK — King Harald's funeral, summarized NRK — Princess Astrid's funeral set for September 23 The four missing tourists off Averøy Search phrase: "Averøy boat missing tourists Norway" Aftenposten — Four tourists missing after boat found, search halted due to weather Important: this one has moved on since the script was written on 20.09. NRK now reports the search has shifted from "missing" to searching for presumed deceased: NRK — Now searching for presumed deceased. This is exactly the status change the production note in the .docx flagged for you to check before recording on 25.09, so the script needs updating before you…