Elderly not getting the care they need
Publisert: 16:58 18-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s fabled "cradle to grave" security seems to be disappearing, with a new study showing that only the most acute needs will qualify a patient for a spot in a nursing home. |
 
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Storm warnings for the west
Publisert: 16:16 18-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
State meteorologists were warning residents of western Norway on Friday that another major storm was moving in from the North Sea. It was expected to hit the West Coast hard early Saturday, and ferry operators cancelled voyages to and from northern Denmark. |
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´Cave man´ causes trouble for nursing home
Publisert: 15:59 18-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A 54-year-old Norwegian man who once lived in a cave and refuses to wash is now creating a health risk at an Oslo nursing home, claim its operators. A local court has ruled, however, that he can´t be forced to keep himself clean. |
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Spaniards take over Tusenfryd
Publisert: 15:16 18-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
One of Europe´s biggest operators of amusement parks has bought up the Tusenfryd park south of Oslo. The park is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. |
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Shipping chief says goodbye
Publisert: 14:00 18-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Marianne Lie, the head of the Norwegian Shipowners´ Association (NSA), suddenly resigned this week after losing a tax fight. |
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Royal couple asked to drop official trip to Chile
Publisert: 13:50 18-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
One of Norway´s leading environmental groups wants Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit to cancel their official trip to Chile next week, on "ethical grounds." |
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Foreign minister cancels trip
Publisert: 11:48 18-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, ending one of the most difficult weeks of his career after being caught in a terrorist attack in Kabul, has decided to bow out of a scheduled appearance in the northern city of Tromsø on Monday. |
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Stock index hits new low
Publisert: 10:54 18-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The main index of the Oslo Stock Exchange fell below 400 on Friday morning, the first time it´s been down there since 2006. |
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Hangover hits rich man hard
Publisert: 17:04 17-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A millionaire real-estate magnate and art dealer from Setesdal in southern Norway has been fined NOK 425,000 (USD 85,000) for drunk driving, and been further required to chop wood for 30 days. |
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Fredriksen dumps Aker Drilling
Publisert: 16:57 17-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
John Fredriksen’s Seadrill is selling all its remaining shares in Aker Drilling. |
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Cars are not welcome
Publisert: 14:52 17-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A national transport plan for Norway was announced Thursday that includes more money for maintenance, but also more tolls, and less funds for new roads. |
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"Climate Agreement" to make Norway a green leader
Publisert: 12:27 17-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A compromise agreement reached between Norway’s ruling and opposition political parties will make Norway a leader in cutting CO2 emissions while hiking already steep prices at the pumps. |
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Pickpockets rampage Oslo
Publisert: 10:08 17-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Pickpocket incidents have increased dramatically in Oslo, with 21,000 people robbed in the capital last year-- and most of the thieves get away. |
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New chairman for StatoilHydro
Publisert: 17:35 16-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Svein Rennemo has been nominated to be the new chairman of merged oil and gas firm StatoilHydro, Norway’s biggest company. |
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School reform ain´t working
Publisert: 16:46 16-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian schools, which tested poorly in a recent international survey, are struggling with the effects of massive reform. Officials from the prime minister on down are suggesting a need to go back to basics, not least a return to discipline in conventional classrooms. |
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More delays blamed on rain
Publisert: 15:53 16-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Unseasonably rainy weather in the Oslo area, and subsequent flooding, was being blamed for new signal failures that delayed commuter trains on Wednesday. |
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Flooding closed fjord tunnel
Publisert: 15:49 16-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Rain, rising temperatures and melting snow are sparking flooding that’s unusual for January. The latest casualty on Wednesday was the tunnel under the Oslo Fjord that runs from Drøbak to Hurum. |
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Kids lifted from stranded bus
Publisert: 13:00 16-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Firemen had to rescue several children by lifting them through the windows of a school bus that stranded in two meters of water Wednesday morning. |
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Oslo stocks join ´ugly´ worldwide slide
Publisert: 12:14 16-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Investors continued to dump shares on stock exchanges all over the world Wednesday, and the Oslo Stock Exchange wasn´t spared from the sell-off. Its key index dove nearly 3 percent after trading opened, and one analyst called the market downright "ugly." |
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Royals prepared to face critics in Chile
Publisert: 11:12 16-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit and some top Norwegian officials will likely need to deal with some critics when they visit a few controversial Norwegian-controlled businesses in Chile next week. |
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