Peace Prize always controversial
Publisert: 10:04 10-10-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Nobel Peace Prize, due to be awarded in Oslo on Friday, always generates a certain amount of controversy. The Norwegian committee that awards the prize is often a target of indirect threats from those afraid of being embarrassed, while the committee itself has steadily been testing the terms of what can lead to peace. |
 
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Oslo Main Index up on the day
Publisert: 19:56 09-10-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Thursday saw a reversal of the trend of falling share prices on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The Main Share Index closed 3.05 percent up. |
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Oslo´s Main Index up at close
Publisert: 19:28 09-10-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Thursday saw a reversal of the trend of falling share prices on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The Main Share Index closed 3.05 percent up. |
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Frigate sent to wave the flag
Publisert: 18:51 09-10-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
One of Norway’s new frigates is on its way to Svalbard in the Arctic for the first time. It’s being sent in order to show Norway´s presence and wave the flag. |
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Holocaust denial speaker´s invitation cancelled
Publisert: 18:51 09-10-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
After heated debates the Norwegian Festival of Literature is withdrawing its invitation to its inaugural speaker David Irving. |
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Frigate sent to show the flag
Publisert: 17:08 09-10-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
One of Norway’s new frigates is on its way to Svalbard in the Arctic for the first time. It’s being sent in order to show Norway´s presence and wave the flag. |
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Gahr Støre revisits Kabul amid stringent security measures
Publisert: 17:07 09-10-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has been in Kabul for the first time since the January attack on the Serena Hotel in which a Norwegian journalist was among the victims. |
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Norway sends frigate to show the flag
Publisert: 15:33 09-10-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
One of Norway’s new frigates is on its way to Svalbard in the Arctic for the first time. It’s being sent in order to show Norway´s presence and wave the flag. |
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Norwegians don’t care about their national soccer team.
Publisert: 13:17 09-10-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
An opinion poll carried out for daily newspaper Aftenposten shows a luke-warm response for the Norwegian A-team. Some 36 percent say that they are ‘very’ or ‘reasonably’ interested, but 64 percent reply that are ‘less’ or ‘entirely’ uninterested in the team. |
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Strong opening on Oslo Stock Exchange Thursday
Publisert: 10:39 09-10-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Thursday trading sent the main share index up by 6 percent before 10am. |
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Short selling financial stock temporarily banned
Publisert: 10:03 09-10-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority (Kredittilsynet) has issued a temporary ban on short selling financial stocks. |
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Tromsø wants Chess Olympics
Publisert: 18:03 08-10-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Refusing to be checkmated by its failure to get the Winter Olympics, Tromsø now wants to host the Chess Olympics in 2014. With the Norwegian world class chess player Magnus Carlsen taking part, this may lift local spirits. |
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Stocks fell by 6.5 percent on Wednesday
Publisert: 18:00 08-10-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
By 10:30am the main index on the Oslo Stock Exchange was down 8.5 percent, to half the all-time high reached in May 2007. News of concerted cuts in interest rates by sevral major central banks made the index bounce back to a 1 percent rise. By the end of the days trading the index had fallen by around 6.5 percent. |
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Stocks fell by 6.5 percent in Wednesday trading
Publisert: 17:50 08-10-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
By 10:30am the main index on the Oslo Stock Exchange was down 8.5 percent, to half the level of the all-time high reached in May 2007. News of concerted cuts in interest rates by sevral major central banks made the index bounce back to a 1 percent rise on the day´s trading. By the end of the days trading the index had fallen by around 6.5 percent. |
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EPCOT pavilion frozen in time
Publisert: 17:39 08-10-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Time has stood still over the last 20 years at the Norwegian Pavilion at EPCOT in Florida. The Disney film screened to visitors dates back to the pre-laptop days of the 1980’s. |
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Three out of ten borrowers face economic difficulties
Publisert: 16:30 08-10-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Three out of ten borrowers with house loans have economic problems and are feeling vulnerable, according to a poll carried out by the Norwegian Savings Banks. |
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Bishops say no to gay church weddings
Publisert: 15:34 08-10-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Despite a gender-neutral marriage law coming into force in January, Norwegian bishops have decided to say no to church weddings for gay couples. |
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Stocks rebound Wednesday afternoon
Publisert: 13:47 08-10-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
By 10:30am the main index on the Oslo Stock Exchange was down 8.5 percent, to half the level of the all-time high reached in May 2007. News of concerted cuts in interest rates by sevral major central banks made the index bounce back to a 1 percent rise on the day´s trading. |
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Terrorist suspect allowed to go to Mecca
Publisert: 13:18 08-10-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A Norwegian citizen, with a background from Somalia, who has been charged with financing terrorism, will be allowed to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca in December. |
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Stocks drop Wednesday morning
Publisert: 12:27 08-10-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
By 10:30am the main index on the Oslo Stock Exchange was down 8.5 percent, to half the level of the all-time high reached in May 2007. |
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