#Norway bans breeding Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, bulldogs

#Norway bans breeding Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, bulldogs

“#Norway bans breeding Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, bulldogs” They may look cute, but Norway has ruled they’re a product of cruelty — and they’re no longer allowed to be bred. On Monday, Norway’s Oslo District Court made a unanimous, landmark ruling that breeding bulldogs and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are a violation of the Norwegian…

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#Grindr fined  million for violating EU privacy rules

#Grindr fined $7 million for violating EU privacy rules

“#Grindr fined $7 million for violating EU privacy rules” Norway’s data privacy watchdog on Wednesday fined dating app Grindr 65 million kroner ($7.16 million) for sending sensitive personal data to hundreds of potential advertising partners without users’ consent — a breach of strict European Union privacy rules. The Norwegian Data Protection Authority said it imposed…

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#Norway bow-and-arrow suspect was flagged for radicalization

#Norway bow-and-arrow suspect was flagged for radicalization

“#Norway bow-and-arrow suspect was flagged for radicalization” A 37-year-old Danish man suspected of using a bow and arrow to kill five people and wound two others in a small Norwegian town is a Muslim convert who had previously been flagged as having been radicalized, police said Thursday. The unidentified suspect launched his attack late Wednesday…

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#Large meteor lights up skies in Norway

#Large meteor lights up skies in Norway

“#Large meteor lights up skies in Norway” HELSINKI — Norwegian experts say an unusually large meteor was visible over large parts of southern Scandinavia and illuminated southeast Norway with a powerful flash of light for a few seconds as many observers were reported to also hear a roaring sound afterwards. The Norwegian Meteor Network said that…

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#Norway mourns 77 dead a decade after extremist attack

#Norway mourns 77 dead a decade after extremist attack

“#Norway mourns 77 dead a decade after extremist attack” OSLO, Norway — Church bells rang out across Norway on Thursday, marking 10 years since the country’s worst ever peacetime slaughter as leaders urged their country to fight the extremism that was behind the attack. On July 22, 2011, right-wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a…

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# Norwegian FSA sees urgent need for crypto investor protection

# Norwegian FSA sees urgent need for crypto investor protection

“# Norwegian FSA sees urgent need for crypto investor protection ” Amid Bitcoin’s (BTC) drop to six-month lows below $30,000 on Tuesday, a Norwegian financial regulator warned investors that the cryptocurrency industry is largely unregulated in the country. The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway, or Finanstilsynet, published June 22 a statement on consumer protection of…

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