MP told to leave Vietnam
Publisert: 14:14 25-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A member of the Norwegian parliament who was traveling in Vietnam last week was ordered to leave the country, after he visited a dissident author. |
 
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Hospital emergency rooms in an emergency of their own
Publisert: 13:27 25-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
State health officials are sounding the sirens themselves over a state of emergency in Norwegian hospitals´ emergency rooms, where patients face lengthy delays, inexperienced doctors and often chaotic organization. |
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´Drillo´ fired by Iraq
Publisert: 13:26 25-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Egil "Drillo" Olsen, the much-vaunted former coach for Norway´s national soccer team, lasted just over three months as coach for the fledgling Iraqi squad. |
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State keen to preserve reindeer operations
Publisert: 12:41 25-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Reindeer herding in northern Norway is under constant threat from development that´s encroaching on grazing areas. Now state officials say they´ll heed warnings that reindeer operations will die out within 50 years. |
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Oslo film studio shares Academy Award honors
Publisert: 11:19 25-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Storm Studios of Norway was among those cheering after an animated film that it worked on won an Oscar during the night. |
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Alarms ring over the marking of wild animals
Publisert: 10:48 25-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Researchers and conservationists are warning against the policy of marking wild animals in Norway, while officials want to expand the controversial process. |
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Norway threatened in Pakistan
Publisert: 17:28 23-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Norwegian embassy in Islamabad has received a threatening letter about a possible attack. |
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Norske Skog asks for mercy
Publisert: 14:53 22-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Embattled Norwegian forestry giant Norske Skog admits it cannot pay its debts, and its boss, Christian Rynning-Tønnesen (photo), has come right out asking for renegotiations with creditors. |
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Bomb kills 12 in Pakistan
Publisert: 14:44 22-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
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Conservatives gain ground
Publisert: 13:56 22-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A new opinion poll shows the conservative side of the political spectrum gaining serious ground in Norway -- the populist Progress Party (FrP), led by Siv Jensen, is now the biggest political party in the country. |
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ENGLISH: Serbia recalls its ambassador
Publisert: 16:56 21-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s decision to recognize Kosovo as an independent country has sparked a diplomatic conflict. |
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Time off mulled for elder care
Publisert: 16:39 21-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegians get generous amounts of fully paid leave when they have children and when they need to take care of sick children. Now there´s a move afoot to extend paid leave to workers who also need to take care of ailing and elderly parents. |
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Czech Norske Skog plant closure sparks protests
Publisert: 15:38 21-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
More than 200 workers at a Norske Skog paper plant north of Prague are losing their jobs after officials in Oslo decided to shut it down. They intended to vent their anger at Norske Skog´s chief executive during a meeting on Thursday. |
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Serbia recalls its ambassador
Publisert: 15:26 21-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s decision to recognize Kosovo as an independent country has sparked a diplomatic conflict. |
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Economic boom ‘tops out’
Publisert: 13:55 21-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s state statistics bureau announced Thursday that the strong economic growth of the past five years is over, and the country is moving into a period of slower expansion. |
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Not necessarily born with skis
Publisert: 12:07 21-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegians like to think of themselves as being born with skis, and even the royal family has carefully cultivated an image of being major skiing enthusiasts. A new study, however, shows that much of the Norwegian passion for skiing is pure myth. |
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Another Norske Skog plant closure sparks protests
Publisert: 11:23 21-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
More than 200 workers at a Norske Skog paper plant north of Prague are losing their jobs after officials in Oslo decided to shut it down. They intended to vent their anger at Norske Skog´s chief executive during a meeting on Thursday. |
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Quake shakes Svalbard
Publisert: 10:47 21-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s Arctic archipelago of Svalbard was rudely awakened early Thursday morning by what´s being called the strongest earthquake in Norwegian history. |
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Debt pricing stirs bankruptcy fears for Norske Skog
Publisert: 15:40 20-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s largest forest products company continues to grapple with rising credit costs and a falling credit rating. Some analysts wonder whether Norske Skog will avoid bankruptcy. |
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Prosecutor wants soccer boss jailed
Publisert: 13:57 20-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A Norwegian prosecutor asked an Oslo court on Wednesday to find the former director of Oslo soccer club Lyn guilty and sentence him to a year in prison. |
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