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- Passengers airlifted from crippled cruise ship in storm off Norway
Rescue helicopters evacuated more than 150 people from a luxury cruise ship which suffered engine failure on Saturday in stormy weather off the west coast of Norway, police and rescue workers said.
Reuters. Sat, 23 Mar 2019 23:22:57 -0400. - Cruise liner with 1,300 passengers calls MAY DAY as it drifts towards land
A cruise ship has issued a mayday call after suffering engine failure in high winds off the coast of Norway. Five rescue helicopters have been airlifting the 1,300 passengers from the ship.
Daily Mail. Sun, 24 Mar 2019 02:34:15 +0000. - Evacuation under way from ferry in distress off Norwegian coast
Eight people received various injuries under yet unknown circumstances
Tass. Sun, 24 Mar 2019 05:24:09 +0300. - Norwegian cruise engine failure prompts rescue operation for 1,300 people on board
People are being hoisted up one by one to helicopters in harsh winds.
ABC News. Sat, 23 Mar 2019 21:30:28 -0400. - Cruise Ship Near Norway With Nearly 1,400 Passengers Is Being Evacuated
Dramatic videos and photos on Twitter showed the ship listing, furniture sliding from one side to the other and water rushing on board.
Mihir Zaveri and Sandra E. Garcia. New York Times. Sun, 24 Mar 2019 00:45:52 GMT. - Norway cruise ship evacuated after engine problems
About 1,300 people are being airlifted from the cruise ship which had engine problems in choppy seas.
BBC News. Sun, 24 Mar 2019 00:22:39 GMT. - Eurovision: Iceland embraces Hatari's bleak message for Israel contest
The band are called Hater. Their lyrics are dark and political and they want to cause a stir at Eurovision.
BBC News. Sun, 24 Mar 2019 00:20:31 GMT. - Evacuation underway for hundreds stranded on Viking cruise ship with damaged engine
Hundreds of passengers and crew members on a stranded Viking cruise liner off the coast of Norway were awaiting rescue on Saturday after an engine ...
John Bowden. The Hill. Sat, 23 Mar 2019 22:46:59 +0000. - Cruise ship off Norway evacuated due to strong winds, engine trouble
Police say a cruise ship with engine problems has sent a mayday call off Norway's western coast and is transporting its 1,300 passengers to shore.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Sat, 23 Mar 2019 13:06:43 EDT. - The Latest: 100 people evacuated from cruise ship off Norway
The Latest on the Viking Sky cruise ship, which is having engine problems off the coast of Norway (all times local): 6 p.m. ...
Fox News. Sat, 23 Mar 2019 17:04:03 GMT. - Drifting Norway cruise ship evacuated after engine failure
Around 1,300 passengers to be rescued from Viking Sky after ship sent off distress signals
Emma Snaith. The Independent. Sat, 23 Mar 2019 15:39:00 +0000. - Five-time European Tour winner Mikko Ilonen, the first Finnish golfer to play in the Masters, retires at 39
Five-time European Tour winner Mikko Ilonen, the first Finnish golfer to play in the Masters, retires at 39
Alex Myers. Golf Digest. Fri, 22 Mar 2019 17:27:06 +0000. - Norsk Hydro will not pay ransom demand and will restore from backups
Microsoft employees have arrived in Norway to help Norsk Hydro recover after ransomware attack.
ZDNet. Fri, 22 Mar 2019 15:14:04 +0000. - Norway's Norsk Hydro hit by ransom cyber-attack
One of the world's biggest aluminium producers, Norway's Norsk Hydro, said it had been hit by a ransom cyber-attack of unknown origin, with hackers demanding a ransom.
The Local. Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:51:57 +0100. - Scandic To Expand Two Norwegian Hotels
Scandic has made an agreement with property owner Eiendomsspar to renovate and expand Scandic Helsfyr in Oslo in conjunction with extending the lease agreement. ...
Hsyndicate. Thu, 21 Mar 2019 11:01:30 +0200. - Finland Is World's Happiest Country
Finland ranked as the world's happiest country for the second consecutive year, in a new United Nations report. ...
Voice of America. Wed, 20 Mar 2019 22:56:00 -0400. - Baby 'not welcome' in the Danish parliament
Danish politician Mette Abildgaard brought her baby to parliament - and was surprised when the speaker, Pia Kjaersgaard, asked her to take her daughter out.
Irish Independent. Thu, 21 Mar 2019 02:30:00 +0000. - Karen Uhlenbeck Becomes First Woman To Win Abel Prize For Mathematics
Karen Uhlenbeck will be awarded the 2019 Abel Prize for Mathematics at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway on May 21. She is the first woman mathematician to win the Abel Prize.
By Rachel Crowell, Contributor. Forbes. Wed, 20 Mar 2019 20:52:00 -0400. - MBDA test fires Brimstone 3
European missile house MBDA completed the first firing trial of the Brimstone 3 precision strike missile at the Vidsel Test Range in Sweden last month, the company has disclosed. ...
Robin Hughes, London. Janes 360. Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT. - Finland tops world's happiest countries list again: U.N. report
Finland topped the ranking of the world's happiest countries for the second year in a row, with the Nordic countries taking the leading spots, an annual survey issued on Wednesday showed. South Sudan came last in the U.N. ...
Yahoo. Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:37:02 -0400.
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Facts About Scandinavia
The Scandinavian countries of northern Europe include Norway, Sweden,
and Denmark, as well as Finland and Iceland. For more news and
official information about the nations of Scandinavia, please visit
the national government websites highlighted below.
The Kingdom of Norway's capital city is Oslo, and its currency is the Norwegian Krone. Norwegian is the official language of Norway, and in 2007, the estimated population of Norway was 4,628,000.
The Kingdom of Sweden's capital city is Stockholm, and its currency is the Swedish Krona. Swedish is the official language of Sweden, and in 2007, the estimated population of Sweden was 9,031,000.
The Kingdom of Denmark's capital city is Copenhagen, and its currency is the Danish Krone. Danish is the official language of Denmark, and in 2007, the estimated population of Denmark was 5,468,000.
The Republic of Finland's capital city is Helsinki, and its currency is the Euro. Finnish is the official language of Finland, and in 2007, the estimated population of Finland was 5,238,000.
The Republic of Iceland's capital city is Reykjavik, and its currency is the Krona. Icelandic is the official language of Iceland, and in 2007, the estimated population of Iceland was 302,000.