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• Norway’s Supreme Court Upholds Jehovah’s Witnesses State Registration and Funding

  Last week, the Supreme Court of Norway in State v. Jehovah’s Witnesses, (Høyesterett, April 29, 2026), invalidated decisions of government officials that denied state funding and registration as a religious community to Jehovah’s Witnesses. The Court also issued a press release summarizing the decision. The press release reads in part: The State argued that the religious community’s practice...

• Northern lights, southern shadows: The 2026 RSF Index reframes the work of protecting journalists

  Editor’s Note: Reporters Without Borders released its 2026 World Press Freedom Index on April 30, 2026, recording the lowest global score in 25 years and naming the legal indicator as the dimension declining fastest worldwide. Norway held the top spot for the 10th straight year, the Nordic and Baltic states accounted for nearly half of...

• Norwegian NIS Registration & Process Agent Services

  Norwegian NIS Registration & Process Agent Services | How AGPLAW Assists Shipowners in Structured Flag Transitions The Norwegian maritime sector occupies a distinctive position in the global shipping industry. Unlike the large-scale shipbuilding jurisdictions of East Asia, Norway is not primarily associated with mass production of bulk carriers or container vessels. Instead, the country has...

• Norway urged to release migrant rights activist Tommy Olsen, block extradition to Greece

  Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday urged authorities on Norway to release human rights defender Tommy Olsen and block his extradition to Greece. The rights organization warned that extraditing Tommy Olsen could expose him to serious violations and undermine Norway’s obligations to protect activists. On March 16, Olsen was arrested in his home in Tromsø,...

• Norway Announces Bribery Enforcement Action Concerning Conduct in Congo

  As highlighted in this prior post, in April 2025 PetroNor E&P ASA (an Africa-focused independent oil and gas exploration and production company listed in Norway) announced the closure of a DOJ investigation regarding allegations of corruption – while also noting that an investigation by law enforcement in its home country was still ongoing. Økokrim, a...

• Your Spreadsheet Just Became Your Analyst

  Claude AI is now embedded directly inside Microsoft Excel — not as a chatbot you paste into, but with full awareness of your formulas, tabs, and cell references. It costs $20/month. One user built an 11-tab financial model in 10 minutes. Norway’s sovereign wealth fund reports saving 213,000 hours. The work that took days now...

• The Rupture Of The World Order

  Later today, President Trump is scheduled to speak at the World Economic Forum at Davos about housing affordability, which has no bearing on the subject for which the Forum exists and is unlikely to be the topic of Trump’s meandering stream of consciousness speech, which is more likely to touch upon the 2020 “rigged” election,...

• Norway told to improve fruit and vegetable controls

  Findings from an audit in Norway show the country has a functional official control system for produce but there are several weaknesses. Norway is part of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) monitors how the country implements European Economic Area (EEA) rules on food and feed safety, animal health, and...

• Is It Time for a Blockchain-Enabled U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund?

  Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are now central to how nations stabilize fiscal balances, diversify assets, and project financial influence. Norway’s oil fund, Singapore’s Temasek, and the Gulf states’ investment vehicles all serve as stabilizers and strategic tools in global markets. The U.S., despite being the world’s largest economy and financial hub, remains without such an...

• Norwegian hepatitis A outbreak sickens 38; restaurant reopens

  The restaurant linked to a hepatitis A outbreak in Norway has reopened. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said there are 38 patients with probable connection to the outbreak, of which 27 have been confirmed by genomic sequencing. Patients were tested between July 10 and Aug. 14. Twenty-five live in Oslo, 11 in Akershus,...

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• Fire Breaks Out On Cruise Ship In Norway

  The Washington Post reports this morning that a fire on a German cruise ship at a port in western Norway forced the evacuation of the 607 passengers and crew members on board. A rescue services spokesman says the passengers on the Deutschland cruise ship are being evacuated. The fire started in the ...

• EFTA Court to Rule on The Interpretation of Restriction of Competition by Object

  A recent request by the Supreme Court of Norway for an advisory opinion from the European Free Trade Association Court may define the legal test for determining whether or not an agreement between competitors restricts competition “by object.” On 19 February 2016, the Supreme Court of Norway asked...

• Snack mix recall expanded as patient count increases in Salmonella outbreak

  More cases of Salmonella infections have been reported in Norway with a link to imported dried fruit and coconut. Salmonella Agbeni has been detected in several samples of the snack mixes. Salmonella Gamaba was also found in two unopened packages from the same lot. The Norwegian Institute of Public ...

• COVID-19 Crew Member Infections Confirmed on Hurtigruten Cruise Ship

  Crew members who are employed aboard a Hurtigruten ship tested positive today for COVID-19, according to several newspapers in Norway. Nordlys reports that the crew members work on the Hurtigruten expedition cruise ship, the MS Roald Amundsen, which reportedly recently sailed to Svalbard with...

• Norway searches for source of hepatitis A outbreak

  Norwegian public health officials are investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A that has affected 10 people. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) reported an investigation has been started with local health services and the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) but the suspected...

• Salmonella outbreak in Norway sickens 30 and hospitalizes 13

  More than 30 people have fallen ill in Norway this month as part of a Salmonella outbreak. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) reported 31 people are sick in the national Salmonella Agona outbreak and 13 had been hospitalized. All patients were diagnosed with an infection in November...

• Salmonella cases rise in Norway; Outbreaks continue in Denmark

  Norwegian health officials are investigating the reasons behind a spike in Salmonella cases, which have sickened more than 30 people. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said the number of people infected with Salmonella typhimurium has increased in recent months. So far this year, 33...

• Mild weather and rain can increase risk of Campylobacter in Chickens

  A new doctoral thesis shows that heavy rain and average temperatures over 6 degrees centigrade during the breeding period increase the risk of broilers becoming infected by Campylobacter bacteria. Campylobacter is a bacterium that occurs in the intestines of broilers in certain chicken flocks....

• Expedition Cruise Ship Ortelius Suffers Engine Failure

  Last weekend, the Artic expedition cruise ship Ortelius experienced an engine failure in Hinlopenstretet, near Vaigattøyane, and had to be towed’ back to Longyearbyen, according to a newspaper in Norway. Svalbardposten.reports that the Oceanwide Expeditions ship was sailing south through...

• Viking Sky Loses Power, Starts Evacuation of Passengers

  The Viking Sky cruise ship lost power as it sailed toward Stavanger, Norway in heavy seas and wind today. The cruise ship issued a mayday call and many passengers were evacuated from the cruise ship via helicopter as the ship rocked back and forth in stormy weather. Passengers were reportedly being ...