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Norway's royal family found itself embroiled in an intensifying scandal Tuesday after the son of the country's crown princess was arrested on suspicion of rape. They add to the growing list of charges against the Oslo socialite, the eldest child of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit from a relationship prior to her marriage to Crown Prince Haakon. It was the police who brought the provisional rape charge, not the alleged victim, her lawyer Hege Salomon told Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten. And Borg Hoiby has pleaded not-guilty to separate charges related to two past relationships. According to police, when he was arrested Monday Borg Hoiby was in a car with the alleged victim from the August incident.

Persons: Marius Borg Hoiby, Mette, Marit, Crown Prince Haakon, Borg Hoiby, Oyvind Bratlien, Simen, Hege Salomon, Salomon, “, ” Borg Hoiby, Prince Haakon, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Prince Sverre Magnus, Martha Louise Organizations: Oslo, NRK, NBC News, Communications, NBC, Norwegian, Police, American Vogue Locations: Oslo, Norwegian, American

☆ Skeletal remains in a castle well lend credence to a centuries-old Norse saga
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Hannah Peart | Hannah Peart Is An Intern In The Nbc News London Bureau. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Now scientists say skeletal remains found in a well at Norway’s Sverresborg castle belong to the mysterious figure mentioned in a medieval saga. "If one would anticipate to finding historical accuracy in some sagas, Sverris Saga would be the best contender." Recent scientific developments provide a range of advanced methods to analyze skeletal remains in greater detail, such as genetic sequencing and radiocarbon dating. via iScienceAdvancements in technology also allow skeletal remains to be linked to characters from Norse sagas, blurring the lines between legendary myths and historical facts. And this is not the first instance of a saga character’s skeletal remains being found.

Persons: Sverre Sigurdsson, —, Mike Martin, ”, Stefan Brink, King Sverre of, Karl Jónsson, Brink, Anna Petersén, Martin, Elizabeth Rowe, Jesse L, Egill Organizations: Norwegian University of Science, Technology, NBC News, Department of, University of Cambridge, Norwegian Institute of Cultural Heritage Research, National Institutes of Health Locations: Norway, Nidaros, Eysteinn, England, King Sverre of Norway, Oslo, Sverresborg, Trondheim

☆ Skeletal remains of ‘Well-man’ linked to centuries-old Norse text
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Researchers have connected the identity of skeletal remains found in a well at Norway’s Sverresborg castle to a passage in a centuries-old Norse text. The text is rich in detail, including full names, locations, battles and military strategy as well as Sverre’s speeches. For the latest study, Martin and his colleagues wanted to bring together historical, archaeological and genetic context for Well-man’s remains. Excavations in 2014 and 2016 unearthed more of Well-man's remains, including his skull. Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage ResearchA surprising portrait of Well-manAn initial radiocarbon dating analysis helped the research team confirm that Well-man’s remains were about 900 years old, which aligns with the timeline in the Sverris saga.

Persons: King Sverre Sigurdsson, —, It’s, ”, Michael D, Martin, they’re, King Sverre, King Sigurd Munn, Sverre, Munn, “, Dr, Martin Ellegaard, Agnar Helgason, King Sverre’s, ” Martin, ” Ellegaard, Maja Krzewińska, Krzewińska, ” Krzewińska, he’s Organizations: CNN —, Cell Press, Norwegian University of Science, Technology’s University Museum, Roman Catholic Church, Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage, Technology, Palaeogenetics Locations: Norway, Trondheim, Europe, Bergen, Sverresborg, what’s, “, Stockholm, Sweden

☆ Ericsson's board rebuked by shareholders at AGM for second year in a row
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

STOCKHOLM, March 29 (Reuters) - Ericsson (ERICb.ST) shareholders voted against discharging the CEO and most of the board members of liability for the tech company's actions during 2022 at the group's annual general meeting on Wednesday. Under Swedish law, if board members are not discharged of their liabilities for the previous year by shareholders owning at least 10% of the stock they can be sued by the company and its investors. Shareholders are upset with the company's perceived mishandling of alleged bribery cases. Since then we have been waiting, but the questions are still unanswered," Sverre Linton of the Swedish Shareholder's Association said at the AGM. Ericsson's board was denied discharge of liability last year too, in a rare rebuke for corporate leadership in Sweden.

☆ Y Combinator-backed e-learning startup Female Invest acquires trading platform Gaia as it plots investing offering
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Danish startup Female Invest has acquired trading platform Gaia as part of a push into investing. Female Invest claims to have 26,000 paying users for its platform in 89 countries. Female Invest, a Danish startup that provides educational content around investing for women, has acquired trading company Gaia. Now, the company is expanding its platform to include trading after it acquired fellow Danish startup Gaia, which focused on sustainable investments. The Y Combinator-backed startup considered building the product itself but instead opted to acquire Gaia, a company Female Invest had been tracking for a while, Hartvigsen said.

☆ Consortium including Aker, Trafigura offers to buy OMV's E&P unit -report
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( David Carnevali | Foo Yun Chee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File PhotoVIENNA, Oct 18 (Reuters) - A consortium including Norwegian energy group Aker has made an unsolicited offer to buy most of Austrian oil and gas firm OMV's exploration and production business, according to newspaper report on Tuesday which an industry source confirmed to Reuters. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterAn industry source confirmed the consortium's expression of interest but identified Aker BP as the member rather than Aker ASA. OMV confirmed that it had received a letter expressing interest in its E&P business. The offer also did not include OMV's Romanian unit Petrom or E&P business in Russia, Kurier reported. The consortium estimated the value of the 51% stake in the E&P division at $5.5 billion to $7 billion, Kurier added.

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