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  • Man kills five, injures others with bow and arrow

    Man kills five, injures others with bow and arrow

    Five people were killed and two wounded in an attack by a man using a bow and arrows in the southeastern town of Kongsberg in Norway on Wednesday, police said.

    Some Norwegian media outlets well as source close to the rescue services had earlier said that at least four people were killed. A man has been arrested over the attack, but his motive is not yet known.

    The motive for the attack, which took place in several locations in the town centre of Kongsberg, were not yet known.

    Police said the suspect had been taken to a police station in the nearby town of Drammen but gave no other details about the man.

    “There is no active search for other people,” Aas said.

    The wounded have been taken to hospital. However the number of wounded, or their condition, were not yet known.

  • Norwegian Prime Minister Solberg resigns

    Norwegian Prime Minister Solberg resigns

    Following Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg defeat in the parliamentary election a month ago, she has submitted her resignation to the government as expected.

    The conservative politician submitted the relevant request to King Harald V on Tuesday, clearing the way for the new head of government, Jonas Gahr Store and his Cabinet.

    The king had accepted the request and asked her to continue as acting prime minister until the new government was appointed, Solberg said at a press conference in Oslo this afternoon.

    The scheduled change of government will be on Thursday.

    Her party, Hoyre, would thereafter engage in factual and constructive opposition work, she added.

    Harald has now officially given Store the job of forming a government.

    Store, whose Labour party became the strongest force in the Sept. 13 election, reached an agreement with the Centre Party at the end of last week to form a minority government.

    The new government is to present its plans on Wednesday afternoon, followed by the presentation of the Cabinet on Thursday.

    Solberg has been the Norwegian prime minister for eight years.

    Store had previously been a foreign minister for a long time under the previous head of government and current NATO Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg.

  • Top ten countries with highest quality of life in the world; Norway is first, Ireland second

    Top ten countries with highest quality of life in the world; Norway is first, Ireland second

    IRELAND HAS been ranked second in the world for quality of life, according to a new study from the United Nations.

    The new Human Development Index from the UN places Ireland second-highest in the world for quality of life, which is based on health, education and income in each country.

    Ireland has moved up one place from the 2019 Index, going from third place to second, overtaking Switzerland.

    The Republic is now second only to Norway, which has been deemed the best country in the world for quality of life.

    Ireland’s placement is a result of it doing well in a number of other categories, coming eight in education, with 18.7 years of average years of schooling, fifth in terms of wealth with a gross national income per capita of €55,774, and joint-15th in life expectancy, with life expectancy at birth of 82.3 years.

    Ireland had been ranked 25th in 1990.
    Ireland rose to 14th place by the turn of the century, 2000.
    And had drpped to 18th place in 2010. Ireland had been going through a difficult economic time, following the crash of the Celtic Tiger.
    But recovered to be ranked 2nd in the world in 2019, in a report released at the end of 2020.

    The UN Human Index report measures a total of 189 countries across the globe, and found Ireland to be in the top tier of human development, ranked ‘Very high’.

    The top 10 countries in terms of quality of life can be seen below, and you can read the report in full here.

    Planetary pressured-adjusted United Nations Human Development Index (2020)

    1. Norway
    2. Ireland
    3. Switzerland
    4. Hong Kong
    5. Iceland
    6. Germany
    7. Sweden
    8. Australia
    9. Netherlands
    10. Denmark

     

    UN report - Quality of LifeIreland ranked 2nd, UN report – Quality of Life

    ** originally Published on: Dec 18, 2020

  • Mosque shooter bags 21 years jail sentence

    Mosque shooter bags 21 years jail sentence

    A far-right Norwegian man was on Thursday jailed for 21 years for the racially motivated murder of his Chinese-born stepsister and attempting to kill worshippers in a mosque shooting spree.

    Philip Manshaus expressed strong anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim views before 2019 attack and was unrepentant at trial.

    Manshaus, now 22 years old, shot and killed Johanne Zhangjia Ihle-Hansen in their family home, later explaining he believed the adopted daughter of his father’s spouse posed a risk to the family because of her Asian origin.

    He then drove to the nearby al-Noor Islamic Centre and entered the building, firing several shots but hitting no one before being overpowered by a 65-year-old member of the congregation who wrestled away his guns.

    “He went in with the purpose of killing as many Muslims as possible,” judge Annika Lindstroem said.

    Manshaus expressed admiration for the massacre of over 50 people at two New Zealand mosques in 2019 by a white supremacist who filmed and broadcast the killings live.

    The attack also drew comparisons with the massacre of 77 people by far-right mass killer Anders Behring Breivik in 2011 in Norway’s worst peacetime atrocity.

    Manshaus wore a helmet camera, filming the mosque shooting, however failed in his attempt to broadcast the attack online.

  • FIFA WWC: England reach semi-finals with 3-0 win over Norway

    FIFA WWC: England reach semi-finals with 3-0 win over Norway

    England sent out a warning to their rivals as they stormed into the women’s World Cup semi-finals with an impressive 3-0 victory against Norway on Thursday.

    Ellen White scored her fifth goal of the tournament in between Jill Scott’s opener and a Lucy Bronze screamer from the edge of the area.

    Phil Neville’s side has set up a mouthwatering clash with either holders the United States or hosts France.

    England were devastating on their right flank with Bronze and Nikita Parris, who missed a late penalty, tormenting their opponents throughout as Norway suffered physically.

    England got away with some sloppiness in defence but the Lionesses will hope to improve on their third place from 2015.

  • FIFA WWC: Norway sink Australia in penalty shootout to reach last eight

    Norway beat Australia 4-1 on penalty kicks to reach the FIFA Women’s World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2007 on Saturday in Nice.

    But this was after a highly-entertaining 1-1 draw which both sides could only end up with after extra time play.

    Norway’s Isabell Herlovsen opened the scoring shortly after the half hour.

    But Elise Kellond-Knight’s goal direct from a corner kick seven minutes from time sent the game into extra time ——- during which Australia’s Alanna Kennedy was sent off.

    Australia missed their first two kicks in the penalty shootout and Ingrid Syrstad Engen buried the winning kick to send Norway through.

    They will face either England or Cameroon in the quarter-finals for a place in the last four.

    “I’m really contented with how we handled all this pressure and stress,” Norway coach Martin Sjogren told a news conference later.

    Australia coach Ante Milicic was understandably devastated for his team.

    “I don’t know if there are any words to describe how I’m feeling but, more importantly, how the girls are feeling,” he said.

    Australia set a high tempo from the start and went close in the opening minute when Sam Kerr collected a through ball from Caitlin Foord and fired just wide.

    But it was Norway who found the back of the net first as Karina Saevik played Herlovsen in and the striker finished clinically in the 31st minute.

    There had to be VAR action and it happened five minutes from the interval when a ball bounced off Maria Thorisdottir’s shoulder.

    Referee Riem Hussein awarded Australia a penalty kick, but it was a decision that was overturned after a three-minute VAR review.

    For all their slick passing, the Matildas proved quite toothless in the area, having managed only a single shot on target by the hour mark.

    But Kellond-Knight sent a corner kick straight into the far corner of the net with seven minutes left to send the game to extra time.

    It was only her second goal in 110 appearances for her country.

    Caroline Hansen’s fierce shot was tipped over the bar by Australia goalkeeper Lydia Williams in the 99th minute as both teams attacked relentlessly.

    Kennedy was then shown a straight red card for bringing down Lisa-Marie Utland as she rushed towards goal.

    Vilde Risa attempted a long-range lob that landed on the crossbar as Australia struggled physically but they hung on for dear life to force the shootout

    Kerr and Emily Gielnik missed the first two attempts and Norway kept cool heads to book their place in the last eight.

  • Women’s World Cup: Norway defeat Nigeria 3-0

    Women’s World Cup: Norway defeat Nigeria 3-0

    Ada Hegerberg was not needed as Norway kicked off their women’s World Cup Group A campaign with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Nigeria on Saturday.

    Without Ballon d’Or winner Hegerberg, who quit international football in 2017 due to a dispute with her home federation, the 1995 champions relied on goals by Guro Reiten and Lisa-Marie Karlseng Utland.

    Also an own goal by Osinachi Ohale helped the Europeans prevail.

    The result put Norway in second place in Group A behind hosts France, who thrashed South Korea 4-0 on Friday in the opening game of the month-long tournament in Paris.

    Reiten put Norway in front after 17 minutes when she volleyed home from a corner.
    Utland doubled the tally with a powerful shot from close range after being set up by Reiten in the 34th.

    Three minutes later, three-times African champions Nigeria were completely overwhelmed as Ohale deflected Isabell Herlovsen’s cross into her own goal.

    Norway next face France in Nice on Wednesday while Nigeria take on South Korea in Grenoble the same day.

  • FIFA Women World Cup: Norway beat Nigeria 3-0

    Ada Hegerberg was not needed as Norway kicked off their women’s World Cup Group A campaign with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Nigeria on Saturday.

    Without Ballon d’Or winner Hegerberg, who quit international football in 2017 due to a dispute with her home federation, the 1995 champions relied on goals by Guro Reiten and Lisa-Marie Karlseng Utland.

    Also an own goal by Osinachi Ohale helped the Europeans prevail.

    The result put Norway in second place in Group A behind hosts France, who thrashed South Korea 4-0 on Friday in the opening game of the month-long tournament in Paris.

    Reiten put Norway in front after 17 minutes when she volleyed home from a corner.
    Utland doubled the tally with a powerful shot from close range after being set up by Reiten in the 34th.

    Three minutes later, three-times African champions Nigeria were completely overwhelmed as Ohale deflected Isabell Herlovsen’s cross into her own goal.

    Norway next face France in Nice on Wednesday while Nigeria take on South Korea in Grenoble the same day

  • Women’s World Cup: Super Falcons set to take 3 points off Norway

    Following the settlement of their outstanding entitlements by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the Super Falcons say they are motivated o take all three points off the Grasshoppers of Norway in their first match of the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in Reims on Saturday.

    One of only seven teams to have made it to every edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup finals since the inaugural competition in 1991, the Falcons have made it out of the group stage only once previously, and that was 20 years ago.

    A 2-1 defeat of North Korea and 2-0 win over Denmark, on either side of a 7-1 roasting by Team USA, steered the African champions to the quarter finals, where they came back from three goals down to draw with Brazil before losing by the golden goal in extra time.

    Nigeria’s closest walk to the knockout rounds since then was Germany 2011, where they lost by the odd goal to both France and Germany and then defeated Canada by the odd goal.

    Midfielder Ngozi Okobi was quoted as saying on the NFF website: “It is true that we have not really pulled our weight at the FIFA World Cup before now.

    “But I can say we have the team to do that here in France. The NFF has done well by ensuring good preparation for the team, with the tournaments that we played.

    “A lot is hanging on the first match against Norway. If we are able to get a good result, then we will take it from there.”

    Norway comes into the encounter with the mindset that they should be able to steamroll the African champions.

    Only last week, the Grasshoppers hammered another African representative, South Africa 7-2 in a friendly and going back 24 years, at the second edition of the FIFA World Cup staged by Sweden, Norway lashed Nigeria 8-0 in a group stage encounter in Helsinborg.

    Head Coach Thomas Dennerby is asking his girls to take it one match at a time and develop a positive mindset about the finals.

    “A positive mindset is key to what we are here for. You must believe in yourselves and have confidence in what you can do here.

    “You must give it your best,” he told the players after Thursday’s training session at the Stade Jean Boucton in Reims.

    A good number of the Nigerian mainstream play their club football in the Scandinavia region, to which Norway belongs.

    These include defender Osinachi Ohale, Ngozi Ebere and Faith Michael, midfielders Rita Chikwelu, Ngozi Okobi, Ogonna Chukwudi and Halimatu Ayinde, and forwards Anam Imo and Rasheedat Ajibade.

    These players should, indeed, have a very good idea of how Norway will set up and activate at the Stade Auguste-Delaune on Saturday night.

    Pacy forward Asisat Oshoala, who has sealed a permanent move to FC Barcelona Ladies, was on Wednesday appointed team assistant captain.

    The top scorer and most valuable player of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Canada in 2014 has extra motivation to take the finals in France by storm.

    The NFF sponsored the team to preparatory tournaments in China, Cyprus, and Spain, capped with a two –week residential camping at the Avita Resort in Austria,

    The team’s technical crew was also beefed up, with the appointment of Per Harlsson as conditioning coach and Matti Demegard as video analyst.

    In China, the African champions played two matches, losing to the host nation but defeating Romania.

    In Cyprus, they lost to Belgium and Austria but defeated Thailand and Slovakia. In Spain, they narrowly lost to the Canadian national team.

    While in Austria, they defeated Hungarian top division club Viktoria and also defeated a Slovenian top club, Pormuje.

    Saturday’s encounter between Nigeria and Norway starts at 8 p.m.

     

    23 SUPER FALCONS AT FRANCE 2019

    Goalkeepers: Tochukwu Oluehi (Rivers Angels); Alaba Jonathan (Bayelsa Queens); Chiamaka Nnadozie (Rivers Angels)

    Defenders: Osinachi Ohale (Vaxjo DFF, Sweden); Ngozi Ebere (Arna Bjornar, Norway); Onome Ebi (Henan Huisanhang, China); Faith Michael (Pitea IF, Sweden); Chidinma Okeke (FC Robo)

    Midfielders: Rita Chikwelu (Krstianstand DFF, Sweden); Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene (Eskiltuna United, Sweden); Evelyn Nwabuoku (Rivers Angels); Ogonna Chukwudi (Djurgardens IF, Sweden); Halimatu Ayinde (Eskiltuna United, Sweden); Amarachi Okoronkwo (Nasarawa Amazons)

    Forwards: Desire Oparanozie (En Avant Guingamp, France); Anam Imo (Malmo FC Rosengard, Sweden); Asisat Oshoala (FC Barcelona, Spain); Chinaza Uchendu (SC Braga, Portugal); Uchenna Kanu (Southeastern University, USA); Rasheedat Ajibade (Alvadsnes IL, Norway); Francisca Ordega (Shanghai W. FC); Alice Ogebe (Rivers Angels); Chinwendu Ihezuo (Henana Huisanhang, China).

  • Norway to ban full-face hijab in schools

    The Norwegian government on Monday proposed a bill to ban the full-face Muslim hijab in all schools, from nurseries to universities says it prevent the effective flow of communication between students and teachers

    “We do not want clothes covering the face in nurseries, schools and universities,” Minister of Education and Research Torbjorn Roe Isaksen said in a statement, adding that ‘these clothes prevent good communication, which is important for students to receive a good education.

    It was also stated that when the bill is passed employees who insist on wearing a veil would risk losing their jobs, and students could face expulsion from the university.

    The bill was proposed by Norway’s minority government, a coalition of the center-right Conservatives and the populist Progress Party, who all believe the bill, which is expected to be passed in the spring of 2018, would find opposition support for the move.

    However, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Bulgaria and the German state of Bavaria have all imposed restrictions on wearing full-face veils in public places.

    Source: BBC News