Fire finally out in Ålesund, but explosion danger remains
Publisert: 10:46 31-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A fire that burned for five days in a residential building hit by a landslide in Ålesund last week ebbed out on Monday, when the gas in a tank fueling it finally ran empty. Police and firefighters remained worried, however, about the danger of explosions. |
 
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Probe begins into helicopter crash on Svalbard
Publisert: 10:21 31-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Russian and Norwegian accident investigators were arriving on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard on Monday, to investigate the crash of a Russian helicopter over the weekend. |
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Norwegian base attacked in Afghanistan
Publisert: 09:29 31-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s military base at Meymaneh in Afghanistan came under attack during the night. The base was the target of three rockets, according to military spokesmen. |
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Tourists flock to the US
Publisert: 16:58 28-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A weak US dollar and strong Norwegian krone
have made travelling and shopping in America cheaper than ever for Norwegian tourists used to sky-high prices at home. They´re packing flights and heading across the Atlantic in droves. |
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Labour talks break off again
Publisert: 16:02 28-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Negotiations aided by a state mediator broke off on Friday, raising the possibility that nearly 40,000 union members in a wide range of occupations will go on strike in Norway next week. |
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Ali Farah relieved over discrimination ruling
Publisert: 13:45 28-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Ali Farah, an African-Norwegian abandoned by ambulance personnel after he´d been beaten in an Oslo park last summer, says he´s "relieved and happy" that a state commission has concluded he was a victim of discrimination. |
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No mandatory military duty for women
Publisert: 13:16 28-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Defense Minister Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen has lost her battle to force young Norwegian women into military service. She was, however, able to unveil a proposed increase in Norway´s defense budget on Friday. |
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Rape alarm in Stavanger
Publisert: 12:11 28-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Police in Norway´s west coast oil capital of Stavanger are investigating a string of rapes reported in recent months. |
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Leak shut down Mongstad
Publisert: 11:45 28-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A gas leak at StatoilHydro´s large refinery and production facility at Mongstad halted operations on Thursday. |
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´No single factor´ behind fatal vessel accident
Publisert: 11:44 28-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A commission that´s investigated the capsizing and sinking of the offshore vessel Bourbon Dolphin
last year blames ´no single factor´ for the accident. The commission, however, strongly criticized the vessel´s owner and the operator of the rig that the vessel was assisting. |
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Fire may burn for a week
Publisert: 10:37 28-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Rescue crews remained unable Friday to enter an apartment building in Ålesund, more than two days after it was hit by a landslide, severely damaged and then caught fire. Evacuated residents of both the building and the neighbourhood around it had no idea when, or if, they´d be able to move home. |
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Leak shuts down Mongstad
Publisert: 15:52 27-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A gas leak at StatoilHydro´s large refinery and production facility at Mongstad halted operations on Thursday. |
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´Peeping Tom´ plagues roadside restrooms
Publisert: 15:15 27-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A kinky problem continues to confound maintenance workers along the highway that winds through the scenic valley of Gudbrandsdalen in Norway. |
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Inquest delays return of student´s body
Publisert: 14:44 27-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The body of Martine Vik Magnussen won´t be sent back to Norway until police determine an exact cause of the young student´s death. A coroner´s inquest began this week, and a murder investigation continues. |
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Soccer squad ´humiliated´
Publisert: 12:24 27-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s national soccer squad was licking its wounds on Thursday after what fans and the media viewed as a ´humiliating´ loss to Montenegro. Coach Åge Hareide, however, doesn´t seem in danger of losing his job. |
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Collapsed building still burning, victims inside
Publisert: 10:35 27-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Firefighters in the west coast city of Ålesund were trying Thursday morning to cool down fires that continued to burn inside a residential building destroyed by a landslide. Five persons remain trapped inside. |
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Soccer boss found guilty
Publisert: 15:10 26-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Morgan Andersen, who played a key role in the controversial transfer of young Nigerian player John Obi Mikel to top British club Manchester United, was found guilty on Wednesday of contract forgery. The former director of Oslo club Lyn was also convicted of filing a false police report against Mikel´s agent. |
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Olympic bid on thin ice
Publisert: 14:15 26-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The grumbling within Norway started as soon as Tromsø was chosen as the country´s candidate for the Winter Olympics in 2018. There´s been infighting among those fronting the bid, and the state has yet to post a critical financial guarantee, but the government minister in charge claims he supports the Olympic effort. |
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Explosion danger prompts more evacuations
Publisert: 12:13 26-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Police in Ålesund evacuated everyone within 200 meters of a building destroyed by a landslide on Wednesday, for fear of gas explosions. |
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Seafood plant forced to close
Publisert: 11:41 26-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Aker Seafoods, one of Norway´s largest seafood processors, has shut down parts of its plant at Melbu in Nordland after state food inspectors filed more complaints about poor hygiene. |
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