Family wins housing discrimination case
Publisert: 15:55 25-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Sadeghi family made the highest bid for a house in Fjellhamar, not far from Oslo, but the sellers opted to accept the next-highest bid. A state agency has ruled the Sadeghis were victims of discrimination. |
 
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New storm closes mountain passes, shuts down rigs
Publisert: 15:03 25-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Rough weather moved in over southwestern Norway on Friday, stirring up high waves at Ålesund and forcing closure of several highways. |
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Children missing from refugee centers
Publisert: 14:43 25-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Eleven children disappeared from asylum centers in Norway last year, and immigration officials fear they may be victims of human trafficking. Security measures are being boosted. |
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Stocks jump after rocky week
Publisert: 12:46 25-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Oslo Stock Exchange jumped nearly 4 percent after trading began Friday morning, as investors resumed buying and drove up share prices. |
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Another body found on farm
Publisert: 12:31 25-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A brother and sister have been charged with another murder, after police found a second body on a farm in southern Oppland County. |
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Handball hopes dashed
Publisert: 11:14 25-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
One of Norway´s top handball players was reduced to tears after the country´s national team failed to reach the semi-finals of the European Championships. Thursday night´s tie against Croatia means the Norwegians will only be able to battle for fifth place, against Sweden. |
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Danes keen on Coast Air
Publisert: 10:42 25-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Just one day after a small Norwegian airline went bust, a Danish company is on the verge of taking it over. |
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Haakon ´safe,´ but drops controversial fish-farm visit
Publisert: 10:42 25-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
An official royal visit to Chile has been trimmed once again, with Crown Prince Haakon dropping a long-planned visit to a Norwegian-controlled fish-farming operation because of labour and security trouble. Palace officials insist the crown prince is in no danger, though. |
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First loss yesterday, last chance today
Publisert: 18:26 24-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
After 14 matches without losing, Norway suffered its first loss in the European Handball Championships (Euro 2008) to Slovenia, 29-33. |
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Final farewell to murdered journalist
Publisert: 17:09 24-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Norwegian journalist Carsten Thomassen, killed in Kabul last week, was mourned in a packed funeral service on Thursday. |
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Report says SAS flew ´dangerous´ planes for years
Publisert: 15:20 24-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A new study shows that Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) had been using planes with defects for several years. |
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Danes snatching up Coast Air
Publisert: 15:06 24-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Just one day after a small Norwegian airline went bust, a Danish company is on the verge of taking it over. |
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Aker plans big CO2 plant
Publisert: 10:58 24-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian industrial group Aker ASA announced it will invest NOK 875m (USD 160m) in a facility to capture carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions from a power plant, saying it will be the first and biggest of its kind. |
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Theft hits Holocaust Center
Publisert: 17:22 23-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s relatively new Holocaust Center on Bygdøy in Oslo will be closed until February 1st, after a bold daytime theft prompted officials to upgrade security systems. The center is devoted to increasing public awareness of racism and genocide. |
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85-year-old diva releases new album
Publisert: 16:48 23-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Beloved Norwegian actress and singer Nora Brockstedt, 85, has become one of the oldest in the world to release a music album. |
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Glitch hits Oslo opera house
Publisert: 15:29 23-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Oslo’s new opera house, scheduled to open in April, has been forced to delay ticket sales for its opening season of 2008/2009. |
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Haakon arrives in Chile, alone
Publisert: 15:13 23-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Crown Prince Haakon arrived for an official royal visit to Chile on Wednesday, but walked right by an assembled press corps at his hotel without saying a word. His wife won´t be joining him. |
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Optimism returned to Oslo Stock Exchange, briefly
Publisert: 14:45 23-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Investors cheered by an interest rate cut in the US and gains in other international stock markets helped send share prices up when trading began in Oslo Wednesday morning. The upswing, however, didn´t last long. |
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Interest rates unchanged
Publisert: 14:32 23-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s central bank opted to keep its key lending rate where it is on Wednesday, at 5.25 percent, even though a still-hot Norwegian economy could have justified a rate hike. |
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Bankruptcy grounds Coast Air
Publisert: 14:27 23-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A small domestic airline just couldn’t make ends meet and declared bankruptcy on Wednesday, meaning some regional routes in Norway will lose their air connections. |
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