Calls grow for ´spy plane´ inspections
Publisert: 11:16 26-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Politicians and human rights groups want to go on board US-registered planes that are believed to be carrying terror suspects when they land in Norway for refueling. |
 
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Hopes run out for finding more survivors
Publisert: 10:37 26-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A landslide crashed into a relatively new residential complex in the city of Ålesund on Norway´s west coast during the night, tearing an entire building off its foundation and causing the first few floors to collapse. At least five persons are missing and feared dead, while 15 were rescued. |
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Five feared dead after building collapses in Ålesund
Publisert: 09:17 26-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A landslide crashed into a relatively new residential complex in the city of Ålesund on Norway´s west coast during the night, tearing an entire building off its foundation and causing the first few floors to collapse. At least five persons are missing and feared dead, while 15 were injured. |
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Language under assault
Publisert: 15:49 25-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Culture Minister Trond Giske worries that the ever-expanding use of English in Norway is threatening the very existence of the Norwegian language. He´s preparing an official government declaration aimed at nothing less than ensuring its survival. |
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Sollied takes over Dutch team
Publisert: 14:17 25-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Trond Sollied, a Norwegian soccer coach who´s earned respect outside the country, is taking over as head coach for the Dutch professional club Heerenveen. |
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Labour talks resume under mediation
Publisert: 13:57 25-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s leading labour and employers´ organizations resumed negotiations on Tuesday, with the assistance of a state mediator. |
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Oil fund exposed to troubled US mortgage market
Publisert: 12:54 25-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s massive pension fund built on oil revenues isn´t immune to the troubles that have stemmed from rotten American home loans. |
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Tycoon buys stake in another large shipping firm
Publisert: 12:00 25-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian tanker tycoon John Fredriksen has struck again. The self-made billionaire, known for his nose for business, has bought into Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) and reportedly remains keen to consolidate the tanker sector. |
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Skiing accidents soared
Publisert: 10:58 25-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s Red Cross was called out to help 963 skiers over the traditional Easter holiday, while ski resorts reported a record number of injuries this year. |
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Winter´s return sparked chaos
Publisert: 10:24 25-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
It continued to snow over most of southern Norway as the long Easter weekend ended, leading to a series of car accidents and traffic congestion. Spring suddenly seemed unseasonably distant. |
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Armed killer still at large
Publisert: 08:57 25-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Police in Oslo continued to search on Monday for a Somalian man in his 20s, who´s believed to have shot and killed an acquaintance during a street battle in the city´s Grünerløkka district over the Easter weekend. |
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Immigrants subject to discrimination in Norway
Publisert: 14:59 19-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Immigrants, especially those from Africa and Asia, must routinely tackle discrimination in Norway, both on the job and on the street. Some notice that no one sits next to them on the bus, and in some cases ethnic Norwegians hurl insults at them. |
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Power cut hit Bergen line
Publisert: 14:23 19-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Traffic on the main train line between Oslo and Bergen was disrupted on Wednesday, just as the long Easter holiday weekend was beginning. |
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Non-socialist parties quarrel over potential coalition
Publisert: 13:42 19-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s non-socialist political parties are already having trouble forming a united opposition (and a government coalition candidate) ahead of next fall´s national elections. The most popular among them is the country´s most conservative party, the Progress Party, but the others prefer to overlook that, and are jockeying for power themselves. |
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´Hytte´ sales slow down
Publisert: 13:31 19-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Lots of Norwegians are spending this Easter holiday week at their own holiday cabin (known as a hytte
), for spring skiing in the mountains. A hytte-building boom of the past few years, though, now seems to be tapering off. |
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Buchardt checks out of Marriott hotel project
Publisert: 11:31 19-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian hotel developer Arthur Buchardt says he´s dropped a deal to build a hotel for Marriott near Oslo´s main airport at Gardermoen. Marriott representatives initially wouldn´t confirm the deal was off, but now claim they´ll build a hotel on their own. |
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Family of man sought in student´s death hires a lawyer
Publisert: 10:27 19-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The wealthy father of the man sought for questioning in the death of a Norwegian student in London has hired a top attorney on his son´s behalf. At the same time, his family in Yemen has distanced itself from knowledge of his involvement. |
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Rough seas for Hurtigruten
Publisert: 16:01 18-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Shareholders of shipping group Hurtigruten, which runs the Coastal Voyage to northern Norway and an expanding cruise program, have been huddling in "crisis meetings." They´re worried about poor returns and a weak share price. |
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Divorce tied to poor grades
Publisert: 13:07 18-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Children of divorced Norwegians don´t perform as well in school as do children of married Norwegians, according to a new study by the social research agency NOVA. |
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Brawl results in stabbing
Publisert: 12:31 18-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A massive street fight near downtown Oslo Monday night broke up when police arrived on the scene, but not before one victim was stabbed. |
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