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OSLO (Reuters) - Britain and the United States launched a $25 million project on Monday to study the risks of a collapse of a giant glacier in Antarctica that is already shrinking and nudging up global sea levels.

BELGRADE - Norwegian Ambassador to Serbia Arne Sannes Bjornstad told Serbian PM Ana Brnabic on Monday his government had confirmed Norway would double its financial assistance to Serbia in 2018.

According to this, Bjornstad told Brnabic that the government of Norway confirmed that this year's financial assistance to Serbia will be twice as high in comparison to the last year.

Norwegian telecom Telenor negotiates with a US fund to sell its businesses in Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro for a price of 2 billion euros. This is reported by the specialized Mergermarket, referring to three unofficial sources. Capital has confirmed from a single source that the prospective buyer has been selected as exclusive in December.

The Serbian government's press office announced this on Tuesday, adding that the agreement has the support of the government, the Ministry of Culture and Information, and Prime Minister Ana Brnabic personally.

A senior US military leader's recent comment has triggered tension across the globe. During his recent visit to an American military base in Norway, Marine Corps Commandant General Robert B Neller told the US soldiers to be prepared for a "big fight".

The Palestinian leadership is considering the annulment of the Oslo Accords following U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s “undivided” capital, said Mustafa Barghouti, a member of both the Palestinian Legislative Council and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Central Council.

Norway has become the first country in the world to completely switch off its FM radios.

Listeners in the country will now have to choose between DAB (digital audio broadcasting) signal or not having the radio on at all. Except some rebellious radio stations, including Oslo's Metro Group, have defied the order and are continuing to broadcast despite the government order.

OSLO - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic met with representatives of the Norwegian employers' union on Thursday, noting that she was hoping for Norwegian investments in the Serbian IT and energy sectors.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, she said Telenor had presented its experiences in Serbia, commending Serbian engineers and their knowledge.

OSLO - Wrapping up her first official trip to Norway, Serbian PM Ana Brnabic on Thursday visited the country's Institute of International Affairs, where she gave a lecture on Serbia's European perspective and regional cooperation.