**title: increased seismic activity recorded on reykjanes peninsula: 550 earthquakes in 24 hours** **date: april 7, 2025** the reykjanes peninsula in iceland has experienced a significant spike in seismic activity, with approximately 550 earthquakes recorded in the last 24 hours

# norway expands military capabilities with new k9 thunder howitzers **oslo, norway - april 9, 2025** — in response to escalating security concerns in europe, norway has announced plans to significantly boost its artillery capabilities by acquiring an additional 24 k9 thunder howitzers from south korea's hanwha aerospace

### european parliament delegation to finland and estonia **helsinki and tallinn visit scheduled for february 2025** members of the european parliament's fisc subcommittee will embark on a mission to finland and estonia from february 25 to february 27, 2025

**msn: an overview of microsoft's online services platform** msn, which stands for microsoft network, is an online platform developed by microsoft that encompasses various services, including web portals, instant messaging, and email

**norway to eliminate mandatory language training for international postdocs and phd students** **minister announces policy change following backlash from researchers** norway's government has announced plans to reverse a law that mandated norwegian language training for international phd students and postdoctoral researchers

**norway to enhance finnmark brigade with acquisition of k9 thunder howitzers** *april 7, 2025* *by atle staalesen* norway has announced plans to bolster its defense capabilities by acquiring 24 additional south korean-made k9 thunder self-propelled howitzers for its newly forming finnmark brigade

### increased scrutiny at us borders creates travel uncertainty for visa holders the landscape of international travel to the united states has become increasingly fraught with challenges, particularly for visa and green card holders

**lithuania imposes €3

# major preservation project underway for sweden's 17th century warship vasa ## historic ship in need of urgent repairs a significant preservation project has commenced in stockholm aimed at safeguarding the vasa, a 17th-century warship that sank shortly after its launch

# england triumphs over latvia with a 3-0 victory **london, march 25, 2025** — in a decisive display, england emerged victorious against latvia with a convincing 3-0 win in the uefa world cup 2026 qualifying match held at wembley stadium early on tuesday morning

# sp(r)int studio transforms viking ruins in iceland with innovative design **reykjavik, iceland** – architecture firm sp(r)int studio has successfully renovated and extended a timber structure that shelters viking-era archaeological ruins in iceland

# finland raises minimum income requirement for work permit extensions **april 6, 2025** - in a significant change to its immigration policy, finland has raised the minimum income limit for work permit extensions for foreign workers

**nato secretary general visits multinational battlegroup in estonia** *tallinn, estonia – october 23, 2024* nato secretary general mark rutte visited estonia on october 22 and 23, 2024, where he met with high-ranking estonian officials and visited the troops stationed at the tapa base as part of nato's multinational battlegroup

# match preview: portugal vs norway - 3rd t20i **date and venue** the third t20 international match between portugal and norway is set to take place on april 9, 2025

**norway wrongly deports british traveller due to misinterpretation of passport rules** *controversy arises over border check practices* in a troubling incident that highlights inconsistencies in border control practices, norway has mistakenly deported a british traveler due to incorrect interpretations of passport validity rules