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Norway's wealth fund divests from six additional Israeli companies
Al Mayadeen
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August 18, 2025
Norway’s Wealth Fund accelerates divestment from Israeli companies tied to war crimes in Gaza and West Bank, cutting $400 million in holdings. Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), announced on...
Norway Wealth Fund Excludes Six Israeli Companies Linked to West Bank, Gaza
Algemeiner Journal
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August 18, 2025
Norway‘s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, will exclude another six Israeli companies with connections to the West Bank and Gaza from its portfolio following an ethics review, it said on Monday. The $2 trillion wealth fund did not name...
Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund excludes six companies linked to Israel
Yemen News Agency SABA
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Oslo – Saba: Norway’s largest sovereign wealth fund announced on Monday that it has excluded six companies connected to the West Bank and Gaza Strip from its investment portfolio, following an urgent review of its investments in Israel. The fund,...
Norway wealth fund excludes six Israeli companies linked to West Bank, Gaza bombardments
Gulf Today
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August 18, 2025
Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, said on Monday it had decided to exclude another six companies with connections to the West Bank and Gaza from its portfolio, following an ethics review of its Israeli investments. The $2...
Norway Royal Scandal: Crown Princess' Son Charged With Rape, Assault In 32-Count Indictment
News18
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August 18, 2025
Last Updated:August 18, 2025, 19:37 IST Marius Borg Hoiby, who holds no royal title but became a public figure after his mother married Crown Prince Haakon in 2001 Norway's Marius Borg Hoiby and Crown Princess Mette-Marit in Oslo. (AP file...
Norway Crown Princess’s Son Charged With Rape
StratNews Global
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August 18, 2025
Home Europe Norway Crown Princess’s Son Charged With Rape Hoiby is the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit from a relationship prior to her marriage in 2001 to Crown Prince Haakon, Norway's future king. Norway Crown Princess’s son has been booked...
Bluefront Equity closes second blue economy impact fund with USD 100 million in investments
SeafoodSource
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Oslo, Norway-based seafood sustainability-focused impact investment firm Bluefront Equity has closed its second impact fund, Bluefront Capital II, with USD 100 million (EUR 85.8 million) in investments from such firms as the European Investment...
Ashanti Region: MFWA educates media on illicit financial flows guide to improve reporting
Ghana News Agency
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August 18, 2025
By Florence Afriyie Mensah Kumasi, Aug 18, GNA – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has organized a-day’s sensitization workshop for journalists in Ashanti Region on the Guide for Journalists on Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs), Progressive...
Response Plus Medical, Austability Sign Non-Financial Mou
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Response Plus Medical Services LLC (RPM), a subsidiary of Response Plus Holding PJSC – the largest pre-hospital care and emergency medical services provider in the region, has signed a strategic partner non-financial...
Norway’s sovereign fund expands Israeli divestments amid Gaza war scrutiny
CTech
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August 18, 2025
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest with assets of $2 trillion, announced Monday that it will divest from six additional companies linked to the West Bank and Gaza, following a review of its Israeli investments. The fund, managed...
Son of Norway's crown princess charged with rape and domestic violence
The Gazette - Colorado
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OSLO (Reuters) -The son of Norway's crown princess has been charged with rape, domestic violence, assault and other crimes following a year-long police investigation, a prosecutor said on Monday. Marius Borg Hoiby, 28, son of Crown Princess...
Norwegian fund disinvests from six more Israeli stocks
Globes
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August 18, 2025
The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund has announced its decision to disinvest from six more Israeli stocks due to their activities in the territories over the green line. As of June 2025, the fund held stakes in 61 Israeli companies. Last week the...
Son of Norway’s crown princess charged with four counts of rape
The Guardian
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August 18, 2025
Marius Borg Høiby, the son of the Norwegian crown princess, has been charged with 32 offences including four counts of rape, a prosecutor has said. Høiby, whose mother is the crown princess, Mette-Marit, and whose stepfather is the crown prince,...
Son of Norway’s crown princess charged with 32 counts including rape
The Independent
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August 18, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Norway oil refinery blocked by Greta Thunberg activist group
The Local - Norway
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August 18, 2025
Activists from Extinction Rebellion sat on the road, blocking the entrance to the Mongstad refinery in Bergen on Norway's southwestern coast, while kayaks and sailboats obstructed the port's entrance. "We are here because it's crystal clear that...
‘No future in oil’: Greta Thunberg and 200 activists block Norway oil refinery
EurActiv
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August 18, 2025
Activists from Extinction Rebellion sat on the road, blocking the entrance to the Mongstad refinery in Bergen on Norway's southwestern coast, while kayaks and sailboats obstructed the port's entrance."We are here because it's crystal clear that...
Norway's Minister of Defense: The Establishment of the NATO Air Operations Centre Is on Track
High North News
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Northern dimension The news of the CAOC being placed in Bodø was revealed in May. The NATO center will have a particular responsibility for command and control in the airspace in the Nordic region and the High North. There are already similar...
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund dumps 6 Israeli companies from portfolio
Ynet
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August 18, 2025
The decision follows an urgent review launched this month after reports that the fund had built a stake in Israel’s Beit Shemesh Engines, which provides maintenance services to the Israeli military, including fighter jets. Norwegian financial...
5 Affordable Caribbean Cruises in 2025 That Won’t Break the Bank
Travel Awaits
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August 18, 2025
When it comes to easy-to-plan and even easier-to-experience vacations, cruises are hard to top. Videos by TravelAwaits Don’t want to plan an elaborate trip? Just show up at the port and find your ship. Don’t want to bother booking a multi-country...
Norway wealth fund excludes six companies linked to Gaza
RTE Ireland
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August 18, 2025
Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, said today it had decided to exclude six companies with connections to the West Bank and Gaza from its portfolio, following an ethics review of its Israeli investments. The $2 trillion wealth...