Artifacts and human remains taken by a Norwegian explorer and anthropologist in the 1940s are being returned to Chile's remote territory of Easter Island
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Beautification project in California prison inspired by Norwegian approach to incarceration – rehabilitation in humane prisons surrounded by nature leads to successful reintegration into society
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A lawmaker representing Greenland in Denmark's Parliament was asked to leave the podium of the assembly after she refused to translate her speech delivered in Greenlandic into Danish
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Iranian-born Norwegian man found guilty of terrorism in a 2022 attack on an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo and sentenced to thirty years in prison
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Swedes take a new step in parental leave. Grandparents can now get paid to take care of grandkids.
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Swedish accident investigators determine country's oldest amusement park Gröna Lund didn't properly test new parts for a roller coaster that derailed last year, killing one
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Denmark to liberalize its abortion law to allow the procedure until eighteenth week of pregnancy
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Organizers of Eurovision Song Contest ready to remove Palestinian flags and pro-Palestinian symbols at the show next week in Sweden
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Copenhagen and Paris mayors exchange lessons learned after huge fires destroy landmarks
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Scandals blight Denmark's buildup of its armed forces as it eyes possible threats from Russia
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Christiania, Copenhagen's hippie oasis, wants to rebuild without its illegal hashish market
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Denmark wants to conscript more people for military service – including women, for the first time
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A landslide of contaminated soil threatens environmental disaster in Denmark. Who pays to stop it?
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Sweden halts adoptions from South Korea after claims of falsified papers on origins of children
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Iranian-born Norwegian man is charged over deadly Oslo Pride attack in 2022 – four other suspects are linked to the shooting but have not been charged
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Quran burning and requests to approve the destruction of more holy books have left Sweden torn between its commitment to free speech and its respect for religious minorities
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Sweden's royal family has taken part in ceremonies marking 500 years since the Scandinavian country emerged as an independent nation
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Norway takes over presidency of Arctic Council – questions about role intergovernmental body can play after Western countries suspended cooperation with Russia
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Denmark's election on Tuesday is expected to change its political landscape, with new parties hoping to enter parliament and others seeing their support dwindle
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Denmark to allow significantly reduced mink production – limits on the number of people allowed to visit farms
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Wooden bridge over a river in southern Norway collapsed early Monday – a similar nearby bridge, also made of glued laminated timber, collapsed in 2016
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Denmark will pull its small military force out of northern Mali after the country's transitional government said no permission had been given for them to deploy there
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Norway's data privacy watchdog fines Grindr $7.16 million for sending sensitive personal data to hundreds of potential advertising partners without users' consent
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Denmark's hippie, psychedelic oasis Christiania turns fifty – celebration over four days includes parades, speeches, exhibitions, workshops, shows and concerts
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Danish government has presented a proposal to get foreigners and people with immigrant backgrounds to work thirty-seven hours a week in exchange for welfare benefits
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Estonia's far-right minister resigns over Biden remarks
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Danish veterinarians and farmers have begun culling at least 2.5 million minks in northern Denmark after coronavirus has been reported in at least sixty-three farms
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Outbreak hits Norway cruise ship MS Roald Amundsen – traveling from port to port along Norway's western coast, the virus may not have been contained onboard
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Norway extradites convicted Kurdish cleric to Italy, where he has been sentenced to twelve years in jail for planning terror
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Denmark is giving permission for joint German-Russian underwater gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 to be laid through its territory
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