King Harald of Norway, hospitalized in Malaysia, receives a pacemaker. "The decision was made this morning, and the placement was successful," the Norwegian Royal Palace said in a statement.
The king received the pacemaker at the Sultanah Maliha hospital on the island of Langkawi, in northwest Malaysia. As they have been saying since Thursday, the monarch's services indicated that his return "will probably take place in the coming days" In his absence, Crown Prince Haakon, 50, takes over as regency.