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Norway's flag, chosen in 1821, is a red field with a blue Nordic cross outlined in white. The design was selected following ...
Norway’s red, white, and blue flag isn’t entirely unique—lots of countries use the same color scheme—but the Scandinavian country’s standard contains multitudes. If you look closely, you ...
Last week Norway observed the centenary of Hamsun’s birth amid hesitant signs of a Hamsun renaissance. His publisher brought out a 33-volume jubilee edition of his works; the literary magazine ...
The flags contain more red relative to blue and white than specified in a 1898 law that defines the flag's exact color proportions. Norway's flag features a blue cross within a larger white cross ...
Sgt. Vernon Brown's family donated his flag to The Stone-Smart Post #82 Norway and was raised during a dedication on Memorial Day.
The Michigan couple who came under attack for displaying the Norwegian flag outside their inn have found a very Scandinavian solution to retain their Nordic pride.
A local celebration of Norway’s Independence Day is returning to Palm Desert for the first time in several years. Sons of Norway Solskinn Lodge 6-150 is holding a public flag-raising ceremony ...
Norway's ailing king celebrates Constitution Day as thousands of flag-waving children cheer Norway’s King Harald V, who was released from a hospital earlier this week, has waved from the royal ...
The Arctic is becoming a new geopolitical centre, and the EU and the rest of the world need to update their "mental maps", Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said.
Norway’s central bank confirmed it’s prepared to raise interest rates again as soon as March, but warned of “considerable uncertainty” as it takes gradual steps to unwind the record ...