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4 days ago · On July 22, 2011, the city centre was the target of a massive bomb attack that damaged government buildings, including the prime minister’s office. Eight people were killed and dozens were injured in the blast. Oslo, Norway. Oslo is the centre of Norwegian trade, banking, industry, and shipping.
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3 days ago · In a narrow 6-5 decision, Norway's Supreme Court ruled Friday that the largely Indigenous community of Karasjok does not have collective property rights over a vast area in the country's...
4 days ago · Norway, country of northern Europe that occupies the western half of the Scandinavian peninsula. About two-thirds of Norway is mountainous, and its coastline is indented by deep glacial fjords. Offshore it includes some 50,000 islands. The capital is Oslo.
2 days ago · Cambodian genocide. The Cambodian genocide [a] was the systematic persecution and killing of Cambodian citizens [b] by the Khmer Rouge under the leadership of Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea, Pol Pot. It resulted in the deaths of 1.5 to 2 million people from 1975 to 1979, nearly 25% of Cambodia's population in 1975 ( c. 7.8 million).
1 day ago · Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia. (Volhynian slaughter) 1943–1944. Volhynia. Ukrainian Insurgent Army. about 91,000 (±15,000) mostly Polish people. by far most of the victimes were Poles, but also Ukrainians and people of ethnic minorities were killed. Koniuchy massacre. 29 January 1944.
4 days ago · This week, Norway recognized the state of Palestine, underlining that Palestinians have a fundamental, independent right to self-determination, and that both Israelis and Palestinians have the right to live in peace and security in their respective states.
4 days ago · Earlier this week, Spain, Norway and Ireland formally recognised Palestinian statehood after a coordinated effort by the three Western European nations in what they said was an attempt to bring the focus back to finding a political solution amid the ongoing war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas. 145 countries now recognise a Palestinian state The three European countries joined 142 others out of the 193 members of the United Nations which have recognised a Palestinian state.
