https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The 2022 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial, and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties. https://www.thelocal.no/20221007/nobel-peace-prize-awarded-to-ukrainian-and-russian-rights-groups-imprisoned-belarusian-activist Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:13:51 +0200 nobel-peace-prize-awarded-to-ukrainian-and-russian-rights-groups-imprisoned-belarusian-activist Norwegian MP Petter Eide has nominated Black Lives Matter for the Nobel Peace Prize, reportedly stating that the movement had "forced countries other than the US to face up to racism within their own societies." https://www.thelocal.no/20210130/norwegian-mp-proposes-black-lives-matter-for-nobel-peace-prize Sat, 30 Jan 2021 18:59:36 +0100 norwegian-mp-proposes-black-lives-matter-for-nobel-peace-prize A Norwegian member of parliament who last year nominated US president Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize has now called his fitness for office into question. https://www.thelocal.no/20210107/trump-scares-norwegian-politician-who-nominated-him-for-nobel-peace-prize Thu, 07 Jan 2021 15:30:38 +0100 trump-scares-norwegian-politician-who-nominated-him-for-nobel-peace-prize The head of the World Food Programme David Beasley will not travel to Oslo in December to pick up the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Norwegian Nobel Institute said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20201118/nobel-peace-prize-winner-wont-pick-up-award-in-oslo-due-to-pandemic Wed, 18 Nov 2020 16:00:46 +0100 nobel-peace-prize-winner-wont-pick-up-award-in-oslo-due-to-pandemic The Nobel Peace Prize was Friday awarded to the World Food Programme for feeding millions of people from Yemen to North Korea, with the coronavirus pandemic seen pushing millions more into hunger. https://www.thelocal.no/20201009/world-food-programme-wins-nobel-peace-prize Fri, 09 Oct 2020 13:59:24 +0200 world-food-programme-wins-nobel-peace-prize The World Health Organization is the bookies' favourite to win the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, though experts say Greta Thunberg or press freedom groups are also strong contenders. https://www.thelocal.no/20201007/who-greta-and-press-freedom-who-is-up-for-norways-nobel-peace-prize Wed, 07 Oct 2020 12:31:47 +0200 who-greta-and-press-freedom-who-is-up-for-norways-nobel-peace-prize A nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize is far from a guarantee that Donald Trump will become the laureate in Norway, a country generally chilly to his cause. https://www.thelocal.no/20200909/why-trump-is-unlikely-to-win-norways-nobel-peace-prize Wed, 09 Sep 2020 18:56:54 +0200 why-trump-is-unlikely-to-win-norways-nobel-peace-prize China's foreign minister on Thursday sought a speedy conclusion to a free trade deal with Norway but warned Oslo against "politicising" the Nobel by awarding another Peace Prize to a Chinese dissident. https://www.thelocal.no/20200828/norway-told-by-china-not-to-politicise-nobel-peace-prize Fri, 28 Aug 2020 10:04:42 +0200 norway-told-by-china-not-to-politicise-nobel-peace-prize Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will collect his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo Tuesday, but as ethnic violence rises at home he has kept festivities to a minimum and refused media requests. https://www.thelocal.no/20191210/why-norways-events-to-mark-the-2019-nobel-peace-prize-are-being-kept-low-key Tue, 10 Dec 2019 11:59:03 +0100 why-norways-events-to-mark-the-2019-nobel-peace-prize-are-being-kept-low-key China called for foreign governments not to interfere in its affairs Thursday, after a Norwegian politician nominated the "people of Hong Kong" for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. https://www.thelocal.no/20191017/china-irked-by-norwegian-nobel-peace-prize-nomination-for-hong-kong Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:54:24 +0200 china-irked-by-norwegian-nobel-peace-prize-nomination-for-hong-kong A politician in Norway has nominated the "people of Hong Kong" for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, in a move which risks drawing China's ire. https://www.thelocal.no/20191016/norwegian-politician-nominates-people-of-hong-kong-for-nobel-peace-prize Wed, 16 Oct 2019 16:39:36 +0200 norwegian-politician-nominates-people-of-hong-kong-for-nobel-peace-prize Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was on Friday awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to resolve his country's conflict with bitter foe Eritrea, the Nobel Committee said. https://www.thelocal.no/20191011/norway-ethiopian-pm-abiy-ahmed-wins-nobel-peace-prize-as-swedens-greta-thunberg-misses-out Fri, 11 Oct 2019 13:31:56 +0200 norway-ethiopian-pm-abiy-ahmed-wins-nobel-peace-prize-as-swedens-greta-thunberg-misses-out Bookmakers seem confident that Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg is a shoo-in for the Nobel Peace Prize to be announced this week, but some experts are more cautious. https://www.thelocal.no/20191009/norway-sweden-greta-thunberg-unlikely-to-win-nobel-peace-prize-despite-good-odds-experts-say Wed, 09 Oct 2019 11:30:09 +0200 norway-sweden-greta-thunberg-unlikely-to-win-nobel-peace-prize-despite-good-odds-experts-say In January 1939, about eight months before the invasion of Poland, Swedish Social Democratic MP Erik Brandt wrote to the Norwegian Nobel Committee to suggest the Peace Prize should be given to Hitler. https://www.thelocal.no/20191004/norway-sweden-hitler-mussolini-and-michael-jackson-the-history-of-bizarre-nobel-peace-prize-nominations Fri, 04 Oct 2019 13:14:32 +0200 norway-sweden-hitler-mussolini-and-michael-jackson-the-history-of-bizarre-nobel-peace-prize-nominations Bookies are tipping Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg for Norway's Nobel Peace Prize next week, while the Swedish Academy is hoping to redeem itself after years of scandal. https://www.thelocal.no/20191003/could-greta-thunberg-really-win-the-nobel-peace-prize Thu, 03 Oct 2019 09:39:03 +0200 could-greta-thunberg-really-win-the-nobel-peace-prize Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager whose school strike for climate has inspired protests around the world, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, which is handed out in Norway. https://www.thelocal.no/20190314/swedish-climate-activist-greta-thunberg-nominated-for-norways-nobel-peace-prize Thu, 14 Mar 2019 13:15:41 +0100 swedish-climate-activist-greta-thunberg-nominated-for-norways-nobel-peace-prize The 2018 Nobel peace prize was awarded to Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad on Friday for their work in fighting sexual violence in conflicts around the world. https://www.thelocal.no/20181005/denis-mukwege-and-nadia-murad-win-2018-nobel-peace-prize Fri, 05 Oct 2018 13:26:03 +0200 denis-mukwege-and-nadia-murad-win-2018-nobel-peace-prize Donald Trump? Hardly. Reconciliation between the Koreas? Rather premature. Peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea? Probably missed the deadline. As the 2018 Nobel peace prize looms, it's easier to rule out names than guess who's going to win. https://www.thelocal.no/20181003/nobel-peace-prize-predictions-abound-but-no-clear-favourite Wed, 03 Oct 2018 12:06:09 +0200 nobel-peace-prize-predictions-abound-but-no-clear-favourite The traditional concert after the annual awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10th in Oslo will not be staged this year due to financial difficulties, the organisers said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20180704/nobel-cancels-peace-prize-concert-for-lack-of-funds Wed, 04 Jul 2018 11:24:53 +0200 nobel-cancels-peace-prize-concert-for-lack-of-funds The historic Singapore summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un will lead to speculation over a possible Nobel Peace Prize for the pair, but it’s still early days, say experts in Norway. https://www.thelocal.no/20180612/early-days-for-speculation-over-trump-kim-jong-un-nobel-say-norwegian-analysts Tue, 12 Jun 2018 17:34:03 +0200 early-days-for-speculation-over-trump-kim-jong-un-nobel-say-norwegian-analysts