Princess pregnant again
Publisert: 12:18 13-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s Royal Palace announced Thursday that Princess Märtha Louise and her husband Ari Behn are expecting their third child. |
 
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´New hope´ for Norske Skog
Publisert: 10:52 13-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The corporate assembly at troubled forestry giant Norske Skog voted to close paper plants in the Czech Republic and South Korea and shut down one of three paper machines at Follum in Norway, but rebel shareholders aren´t happy. A new battle to reverse the decisions is underway. |
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Former government minister reveals Alzheimer diagnosis
Publisert: 15:41 12-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Jan Henry T Olsen, who was Norway´s high-profile fisheries minister in the mid-1990s, revealed Wednesday that he´s suffering from a brain disease believed to be Alzheimer´s. The 51-year-old Olsen hopes he can contribute to more awareness and openness about the dreaded ailment. |
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Royal tribute as Auschwitz survivor is laid to rest
Publisert: 15:12 12-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Julius Paltiel, one of the few Norwegian Jews to survive the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz, was buried in Trondheim on Wednesday with the king present to honour Paltiel´s memory. |
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Building boss denies he exploited workers
Publisert: 13:28 12-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The head of a construction firm in Tønsberg returned from holiday this week to fend off strong accusations from state and local officials that he has seriously exploited workers from Poland, violated occupational safety rules and over-billed public agencies. Harald Langemyhr claims he hasn´t done anything wrong. |
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Swedish hero draws praise
Publisert: 12:14 12-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Tobias Andersson still claims he only did what anyone would do, after spotting smoke pouring out of a first-floor apartment. He ended up saving the lives of a mother and her three children. |
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Weapon exports soar
Publisert: 11:12 12-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s defense industry exported more weapons last year than ever before, and the country now ranks as the seventh largest weapons exporter in the world. |
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Noisy debate erupts over stillness
Publisert: 10:57 12-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A state plan to crack down on motorized forms of transport in the wilderness has sparked anger among the Sami population. |
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Record number of refugees traced to smugglers
Publisert: 15:15 11-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s asylum centers are at the bursting point, largely because of the record number of refugees directed to Norway by smugglers. |
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´Bagatelle´ loses a star
Publisert: 14:34 11-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway is now the only country in Scandinavia that can´t boast a restaurant with two or more Michelin stars. |
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Tycoon fires back after Prime Minister´s attack
Publisert: 13:52 11-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
One of Norway´s wealthiest men claims he´s being harassed by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, and calls Stoltenberg´s demands that he pay more tax both "shameful" and "pathetic." |
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Robbers hit jewelry store
Publisert: 11:46 11-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Police were chasing as many as five men on Tuesday morning, after a bold daylight robbery of a jewelry store on the city´s east side. |
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Passenger died on Oslo flight
Publisert: 11:23 11-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A Norwegian Air flight from Spain made an emergency landing Monday night while on its way to Oslo. |
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Norske Skog issues new profit warning
Publisert: 11:07 11-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The financial situation at one of the world´s largest forest products company took another turn for the worse Tuesday, when Oslo-based Norske Skog issued another profit warning. |
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Quiet island community is a police officer´s paradise
Publisert: 16:05 10-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
After last week´s jarring news that Oslo´s crime is higher than New York´s, by some measures, it was refreshing to read that some places in Norway remain virtually crime-free. One island community is considered too remote to attract any criminals. |
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New UN ambassador in place
Publisert: 15:41 10-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Veteran Labour Party politician Morten Wetland beat out rivals from both his own party and the foreign ministry to win the prestigious post of Norway´s ambassador to the United Nations. |
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Soldiers´ remains spur debate
Publisert: 14:10 10-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
More than 300 Norwegian soldiers who fought for Hitler´s army on the Eastern Front during World War II remain missing. The families of some of them want to find their remains and bring them back to Norway for burial. The government may help, but only to a point. |
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Prices rise higher than analysts expected
Publisert: 10:57 10-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Economists thought Norway´s core consumer price index would rise by 1.9 percent in February, but state statistics bureau SSB released figures Monday showing their predictions were on the low side. Higher food prices are mostly to blame. |
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T-bane crash caused delays
Publisert: 10:04 10-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Two of the Oslo public transit system´s new T-bane trains crashed into each other inside the transit system´s own garage during the night. The collision resulted in commuter delays Monday morning. |
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Young Swede saves family
Publisert: 09:24 10-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A 23-year-old man from Sweden proved to be nothing less than a hero during the night, when he spotted an Oslo apartment on fire, broke in and rescued three children and their mother. |
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