Its decision to carry on in the face of the pandemic has yielded a surge of deaths without sparing its economy from damage — a red flag as the United States and Britain move to lift lockdowns.
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Coronavirus Fears in China Find a New Target: Salmon
Suppliers and restaurants are scrambling after an outbreak in Beijing triggered fears that salmon may have spread it. Officials later absolved the fish of blame, but consumers are avoiding it anyway.
Mexico, India, Ireland and Norway Win Seats on U.N. Security Council
Canada lost, again, in a three-way race for two of the vacant seats on the 15-member council, the most powerful U.N. body.
Norway Mosque Attacker Gets 21-Year Sentence
Philip Manshaus admitted to killing his stepsister and storming a mosque near Oslo last year, saying he was inspired by other far-right attacks.
Landslide in Norway Sweeps 8 Buildings Into the Sea
The slide, which ran more than 2,000 feet along the shore and nearly 500 feet inland, was the largest the area had ever seen. A dog was carried out to sea but swam to safety.
A Mogul’s Wife Vanishes. Now Norway Has a National Obsession.
At first, the disappearance of the wife of one of the country’s richest people seemed to be an abduction. But then suspicion turned on the husband.
A Scramble for Virus Apps That Do No Harm
Dozens of tracking apps for smartphones are being used or developed to help contain the coronavirus pandemic. But there are worries about privacy and hastily written software.
Tom Hagen, Wealthy Businessman in Norway, Charged in Wife’s Killing
The authorities have announced that the kidnapping of Anne-Elisabeth Hagen may have been fabricated by her husband, Tom Hagen, one of Norway’s wealthiest businessmen.
Coronavirus Threatens Press Freedom Around the World, Report Says
The United States, which ranked 45th out of 180 countries and territories, and Brazil were becoming models of hostility toward the news media, according to the World Press Freedom Index.
The Deadly Losharik Submarine Fire and Russia’s Secret Undersea Agenda
Few want to talk about how 14 sailors met their deaths on a Russian engineering marvel. Fewer still want to talk about what they were doing off Norway’s waters.