Wants to jail parents who sabotage visits
Publisert: 17:49 05-09-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Liberal Party, Venstre
wants divorced parents who sabotage contact with the other parent, to face jail if other sanctions fail. |
 
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Post Office logo costs attract criticism
Publisert: 17:02 05-09-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Norwegian Post Office, Posten
has launched its new logo in order to compete outside Norway. Norway’s most left-wing party, Rødt
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Yunus wants control of GrameenPhone
Publisert: 16:20 05-09-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Muhammad Yunus wants the Norwegian telecom company Telenor to sell its majority holding in GrameenPhone to Grameen Telecom, the company which he heads and which already owns a 38 percent stake. |
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SAS plans intercontinental flights from Oslo.
Publisert: 16:01 05-09-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is planning direct flights from Oslo to New York and Bangkok. |
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Fewer ports of call to save money
Publisert: 13:58 05-09-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Minister of Transport, Liv Signe Navarsete, is willing to discuss fewer stops to reduce fuel costs for the loss making subsidized shipping line which transports passengers and cargo to many small ports between Bergen in western Norway and Kirkenes near the Russian border. |
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Yunus wants control over GrameenPhone
Publisert: 13:17 05-09-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Muhammad Yunus wants the Norwegian telecom company Telenor to sell its majority holding in GrameenPhone to Grameen Telecom, the company which he heads and which already owns a 38 percent stake. |
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Stoltenberg wants to spend more on road and rail construction
Publisert: 10:42 05-09-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Labour Party Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg, is promising tens of billions of Norwegian Kroner to roads and railways over the next ten years. |
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Half the whale quota caught
Publisert: 17:19 04-09-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The end of August marks the close of the 2008 whaling season. For the third year running, only half the quota has been caught. |
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Trøndelag tops tippler´s table
Publisert: 17:18 04-09-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Households in North and South Trøndelag Counties spend an average NOK 6,701 (USD 1,200) on alcoholic beverages. Of this sum, NOK 1,860 is spent on strong liquor. By comparison, households in the western counties of Norway spend NOK 755 on liquor; NOK 920 less than their neighbours in Trøndelag. |
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Academic posts to be reserved for women
Publisert: 17:16 04-09-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Minister for Research and Higher Education, Tora Aasland, is willing to break European rules by reintroducing academic positions reserved for women. |
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Defeat is unthinkable
Publisert: 17:07 04-09-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Two former trainers of the Norwegian men´s soccer team agree; to lose against Iceland on Saturday would be unthinkable. |
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Academic posts reserved for women
Publisert: 14:42 04-09-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Minister for Research and Higher Education, Tora Aasland, is willing to break European rules by reintroducing academic positions reserved for women. |
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Western Norway drinks least
Publisert: 13:10 04-09-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Households in North and South Trøndelag Counties spend an average NOK 6,701 (USD 1,200) on alcoholic beverages. Of this sum, NOK 1,860 is spent on strong liquor. By comparison, households in the western counties of Norway spend NOK 755 on liquor; NOK 920 less than their neighbours in Trøndelag. |
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Mette-Marit returns to college
Publisert: 11:38 04-09-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway’s future Queen, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, starts a leadership course at the Norwegian School of Management (BI) in Oslo this autumn. |
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Norway leads in purchasing power growth.
Publisert: 10:38 04-09-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Consumers in the major European countries and the United States can expect to have less money to spend this year. Norway bucks the trend; the average Norwegian’s wallet will grow. |
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Body found in Rondane
Publisert: 17:07 03-09-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A man out hunting in the mountainous area north of Rondane found a body in the valley of Haverdalen this week. Police think it´s that of an American hiker who was reported missing earlier this year. |
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New "Who´s who" in Norway
Publisert: 17:00 03-09-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
An Oslo publishing company released a thick new book on Wednesday listing 1,000 persons believed to be the most powerful in Norway. Some of them tried to get their names deleted, others tried to be added. |
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Government tries to limit stream of refugees to Norway
Publisert: 16:04 03-09-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Faced with record numbers of refugees seeking asylum in Norway, the government on Wednesday announced moves to make it harder for them to stay in the country. Refugee sympathizers were shocked by the moves. |
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Folks flock to ´fjellene´
Publisert: 12:38 03-09-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
It´s high season for hiking and hunting in the mountains (fjellene)
of Norway, but officials worry that too many hikers can damage environmentally sensitive areas and disturb wild reindeer. They want to restrict some recreational activity, and even remove some trail markings. |
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Oil price decline hits stocks
Publisert: 11:55 03-09-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Shares traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange, many of which are directly tied to the oil industry, have taken a dive since oil prices started to fall. There were a few bright spots Wednesday morning, though. |
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