All travellers entering Norway will have to take a COVID-19 test upon arrival, or up to 24 hours after, from January 2, the country's justice ministry said on Thursday.
To stop the spread of the coronavirus variant first detected in Britain, travellers from any point of origin will need to enter Norway at designated entry points where testing is available, with smaller border crossings to be closed, it added.
Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, capping meteoric rise
Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, capping a meteoric rise from a little-known state lawmaker to one of the country's most visible Democratic figures, and the first Muslim mayor of the largest US city.
Typhoon Kalmaegi kills at least 58 in the Philippines, heads toward Vietnam
At least 58 people were dead after Typhoon Kalmaegi left a trail of destruction in the central Philippines and continued to batter parts of Palawan island on Wednesday as it headed toward the South China Sea.
At least four dead after UPS plane crashes in Kentucky, erupts into ball of fire
At least four people were killed and 11 others injured after a UPS wide-body cargo plane crashed and erupted into a massive fireball shortly after takeoff on Tuesday from Louisville, Kentucky, authorities said.
Former US VP Dick Cheney dies at 84
Dick Cheney, a driving force behind the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 who was considered by presidential historians as one of the most powerful vice presidents in US history has died at age 84, his family said in a statement on Tuesday.
Dozens killed, army helicopter downed as Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Philippines
The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines hit 46 on Tuesday, including six crew of a military helicopter that crashed during the powerful storm that unleashed heavy rains and floods across the central region.
