‘Oil Fund’ is leaking
Publisert: 13:54 04-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway’s "Oil Fund" lost billions betting against interest rates during the last three months of 2007—on top of many more billions in the stockmarket. |
 
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StatoilHydro pays big bucks in Brazil
Publisert: 11:13 04-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway’s largest company, StatoilHydro, is taking full control over heavy-oil project Peregrino in South American waters. |
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Norwegian men want another role
Publisert: 19:46 03-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
After six months of meetings and arguments, 32 men have made their conclusions about what to do for their own equality and needs—they want a new definition of masculinity. |
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Norwegians racing away
Publisert: 17:30 03-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The two Norwegian participants in this year’s Iditarod dog-sled race were holding their own after the start-off on the weekend. |
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New opera plans to rock
Publisert: 16:25 03-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Oslo´s new Opera House has released its programme—with some radical ambitions, including everything from rock and jazz to Bollywood music on its agenda. |
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´Courage´ prize for polar exploration
Publisert: 14:31 03-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian polar explorer Liv Arnesen is getting a special award for her exploration efforts and for inspiring people -- especially women -- to follow their dreams. |
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Real-estate interest picks up
Publisert: 14:02 03-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
It appears that the short-lived real-estate market slump has stopped short. |
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Aker Yards head rolls
Publisert: 11:07 03-03-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Terrible results have led to Aker Yards’ CEO resigning his position. |
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Tough lady geared up for gruelling dog race
Publisert: 16:45 29-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A young, tough Norwegian woman was ready for this weekend´s start of Iditarod, the world’s major annual dog-sledding event -- and she has high hopes of placing even better than she did last year. |
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Bolivian president drops visit
Publisert: 15:49 29-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The president of Bolivia was supposed to visit Norway next week, but unrest at home has prompted him to change his plans. |
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Police claim evidence against terror suspects
Publisert: 15:29 29-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The police agency in charge of Norway´s national security believes it has secured evidence that three men arrested in Oslo Thursday have been funneling money to finance terrorism in Somalia. |
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No job yet for ex-oil fund chief
Publisert: 12:55 29-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Knut Kjær, the man who played a key role in building up and managing Norway´s enormous pension fund based on oil revenues, is still mostly working for the country´s central bank. |
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Soldiers amok in the buff
Publisert: 11:55 29-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A group of drunken British soldiers went amok in a bar in northern Norway earlier this week, stripping off their clothes and ultimately urinating on the floor and each other. |
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Moose cancelled ski race
Publisert: 11:26 29-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A traditional ski race in the Norwegian valley of Gudbrandsdalen has been cancelled because there are too many moose in the area. Organizers feared racers would collide with them. |
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Labour Party pro lands minister´s post
Publisert: 11:22 29-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s newest government minister is a Labour Party loyalist who´s been a close confidante of Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg for several years. Anniken Huitfeldt, a professional politician who now has a seat in parliament, will take charge of issues involving children and equality. |
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National hospital staff bemoan chief´s firing
Publisert: 10:43 29-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Staff at Norway´s national hospital in Oslo (Rikshospitalet)
were clearly unhappy Friday morning after the state board in charge of the hospital fired its top administrator Åge Danielsen. He had widespread support among hospital employees, but had to take responsibility for costs that appeared to be out of control. |
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Eltek bosses still in custody
Publisert: 15:51 28-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A court in Oslo ordered Thursday that Morten Angelil and Lars Jervan be held in custody for another four weeks, after police said they feared tampering with evidence if they were released. |
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Progress Party boss caught in rocket attack
Publisert: 15:32 28-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Siv Jensen, head of Norway´s most conservative political party, had to dodge a rocket attack while visiting an Israeli border town along the Gaza Strip on Thursday. |
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Poor road damaged dentures
Publisert: 14:14 28-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A 76-year-old Norwegian would be gnashing his teeth in fury, if he could, over the country´s poorly maintained roads. A big hump in a road near his home broke his dentures. |
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Café raid after terror arrests
Publisert: 13:48 28-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Police were scouring an Internet café in downtown Oslo on Thursday, in a raid believed to be tied to the arrests earlier in the day of three persons charged with financing terrorist activities. |
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