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In Sweden, roads are flooded and a train carrying 120 passengers derails in Hudiksvall Municipality, while waves of up to eight meters (26 feet) are reported in Denmark, and several people being evacuated in Norway. In Lithuania and Latvia, two people are killed by falling trees, leaving 40,000 customers without electricity in Kurzeme and Zemgale.
2023-08-7

Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeats Casper Ruud of Norway in two sets, 7–5, 6–3, to win his sixth ATP Finals title, equaling Roger Federer's record. Djokovic becomes the oldest singles champion at 35 years old. He also claims the biggest payday in tennis history, a record $4,740,300 in prize money.
2022-11-20

A man threatens passers-by with a knife in Bislett, Oslo, Norway, before being shot dead by police. The motive behind the perpetrator's act is currently unknown, but is under investigation.
2021-11-9

The Norwegian economy contracts by 2.5% in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, even as their Q4 GDP grew faster than expected by 1.9%.
2021-02-12

A man in Bærum, Norway, opens fire in Al Noor Islamic Centre, injuring a congregant. A woman was found dead at the house of the suspect.
2019-08-10

Police evacuate 148 homes in Sokndal, Norway. Wildfires have burned through about 7.5 square kilometers (2.9 sq. miles) of land in the area. A spokesperson for the European Union Forest Fire Information System says wildfires in northern Europe "are way above the average" for this time of year.
2019-04-24

Thirteen are killed and 34 others injured after a bus carrying Erasmus exchange students returning from the renowned Falles fireworks festival in Valencia, crashes near Freginals, Spain. The regional government of Catalonia said in a statement that, "... according to the latest data, the ill-fated bus had students from Hungary, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Italy, Peru, Bulgaria, Poland, Ireland, Japan, Ukraine, Holland, Belgium, France, Palestine, Turkey, (and) Greece."
2016-03-20

Six tourists are buried in an avalanche in Kaafjord, Norway, leaving four dead and one missing.
2012-03-19

China cancels a meeting with Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Lisbeth Berg-Hansen after the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to him.
2010-10-11

An out-of-control train derailment in Norway kills three people and seriously injures several others.
2010-03-24