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Norway royal scandal: Son of crown princess charged with 4 counts of rape, 28 other offences
Hindustan Times
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August 18, 2025
Marius Borg Høiby, the 28-year-old son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit and stepson to Crown Prince Haakon, heir to the throne, has been charged with 32 offences, including four counts of rape. According to reports, he is expected to stand...
Norwegian crown princess’s son charged with four rapes
The Times
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The son of Norway’s crown princess has been charged with raping four women and committing 28 other offences, including property damage and issuing death threats. Marius Borg Hoiby, 28, is also accused of abusing two of his former girlfriends and...
Greta Thunberg, other activists block oil refinery in Norway
Dawn
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August 19, 2025
OSLO: Some 200 climate activists including Greta Thunberg of Sweden blocked Norway’s largest oil refinery on Monday in a protest demanding an end to the country’s oil industry, organisers and police said. Activists from Extinction Rebellion sat on...
Park City nordic combined athletes see sports’ past, present, and future in Norway
TownLift - Utah
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August 18, 2025
Nordic Combined USA teenagers from around the country traveled to Norway for a summer training camp ahead of this winter's Junior World Championships. Included from Park City are Liam Demong and Augie Roepke. Photo: TownLift // Michele Roepke...
Son of Norwegian Crown Princess Faces 32 Criminal Charges, Including Four Counts of Rape
The Gateway Pundit
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August 19, 2025
Høiby is accused of raping four women. Norwegian Royal troublemaker Marius Borg Høiby is facing 10 years in prison. The son of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit – stepson of the future King of Norway, Crown Prince Haakon – is in deep trouble....
Qatar’s Olympic and world champion Fares prepares for 94kg debut at 2025 Norway Worlds in October
Qatar Tribune
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August 19, 2025
Tribune News Network Doha Qatar’s Olympic champion Fares Ibrahim is preparing for a significant new chapter in his weightlifting career as he gears up to compete at the 2025 World Weightlifting Championships, scheduled to take place in Volda,...
Norway’s First Scandic Go Launches in Oslo
Hospitality Net
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August 18, 2025
Scandic Go Oslo — Photo by Scandic Scandic Hotels will launch Scandic Go in Norway by converting the existing Scandic Grensen hotel in Oslo into the country's first Scandic Go hotel. By rebranding the centrally located 96-room hotel, Scandic will...
Former police officer accused of using database to get women's numbers
CBS 62 Detroit - Michigan
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Detroit officers hurt in hit-and-run crash; Air Canada flight attendants on strike; more top stories Detroit officers hurt in hit-and-run crash; Air Canada flight attendants on strike; more top stories 04:00 A former Upper Peninsula police officer...
Norwegian royal Marius Hoiby faces 10 years in prison for rape charges
The New Zealand Herald
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August 18, 2025
The four rapes allegedly took place in 2018, 2023 and 2024, the last one after the police investigation began. Other charges against Hoiby include domestic abuse against a former partner and several counts of violence, disturbing the peace,...
Last Words: Where Is Icelandic Culture In 2025?
Reykjavik Grapevine
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August 18, 2025
This issue, we reached out to some friends of the Grapevine to ask a simple question: where is Icelandic culture in 2025? Here are some of the responses. “The past few years I’ve been living in Oslo, Norway while working on Icelandic music and...
Stepson of Norway's next king charged in rape, other crimes
United Press International (UPI)
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Marius Borg Hoiby (L) and Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit (R) attend a June 2022 government event in Oslo, Norway. Norwegian police arrested Hoiby at the end of last year on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman and other charges. File...
Search underway for missing Norwegian hiker in northern Manitoba
Winnipeg Sun
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August 18, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Manitoba A 29-year-old Norwegian adventurer, Steffen Skjottelvik, has gone missing on a trek from Fort Severn, Ont., to York Factory, Man., after his dogs returned without him, prompting a fuel-strained volunteer search...
Norwegian Embassy in Yangon welcomes new Deputy Head of Mission
ScandAsia
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August 18, 2025
ShareSharePin ItShare Svenn J. Bjerkem has been welcomed as the new Minister Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission at the Norwegian Embassy in Yangon. Photo: Facebook The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Yangon has welcomed Svenn J. Bjerkem as its new...
According to a study, COVID can cause women's blood vessels to age five years much faster
The Assam Tribune
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August 18, 2025
New Delhi, Aug 18: A Covid-19 infection can accelerate ageing in blood vessels around five years, particularly in women, according to research. As blood vessels ages, it can make arteries stiffer -- raising the risk of cardiovascular disease,...
Jerusalem freezes Greek Patriarchate’s finances in latest squeeze on Holy Land Christians
Religion News Service
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August 18, 2025
(RNS) — The city of Jerusalem earlier this month froze the bank accounts of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the church body that represents around half of all Palestinian Christians and is a major landholder in Israel. According to...
Climate Activists Blockade Norway’s Largest Oil Refinery
The European Conservative
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August 18, 2025
A large-scale demonstration led by the extremist left-wing Extinction Rebellion (XR Norge) disrupted operations at the Norwegian Mongstad oil refinery on Monday morning, August 18th, with protesters blocking several roads and staging actions both...
Son of Norway crown princess charged with rape, dozens of other offences
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 18, 2025
A son of Norway's crown princess has been charged with 32 offences including four rapes and several acts of violence and assault, a prosecutor said on Monday. Marius Borg Hoiby, who was born from a relationship before Crown Princess Mette-Marit's...
A Charity Children’s Evening Held at Tashir Arena on the Personal Initiative of Samvel Karapetyan on His 60th Birthday
Aravot
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On August 18, the first event took place at Tashir Arena (the newly renovated building of the Yerevan Circus): a charity concert titled Children for Children. It was not part of the official opening ceremony, but a special occasion made possible...
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...
Son of Norway princess faces multiple charges for violence against women
Punch
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August 18, 2025
The 28-year-old son of Norway’s crown princess has been charged with raping four women and several acts of violence, and risks up to 10 years in prison, a prosecutor said on Monday. Marius Borg Hoiby, who was born out of a relationship before...