Oil fund takes ´minor´ hit from US mortgage crisis
Publisert: 12:02 26-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s sovereign wealth fund that´s been pumped up by oil revenues in recent years has suffered some losses on bonds issued by the US mortgage finance agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but they´re relatively minor. |
 
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StatoilHydro aims to keep production stable
Publisert: 11:40 26-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian oil and gas producer StatoilHydro said on Tuesday it wants to maintain production off Norway at 1.5 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed) for 10 years and boost total output by 2012. |
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Ex-MPs caught cheating on their pensions
Publisert: 11:12 26-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
State auditors claim that six former members of the Norwegian Parliament have been collecting far more money than they were entitled to receive in pension benefits. |
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Attorney denies firing shots at asylum center
Publisert: 10:24 26-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Police were holding a well-known attorney in custody on Tuesday, after charging him with attempted murder for allegedly shooting at an asylum center west of Oslo earlier this summer. The attorney denies he´s the sniper who severely injured a 16-year-old refugee from Somalia. |
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Royals cruising the Med
Publisert: 16:37 25-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
King Harald and Queen Sonja are cruising the Mediterranean this week, celebrating their 40th anniversary on Friday on board their royal yacht Norge
with their children and grandchildren. |
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Somalians ´won´t integrate´
Publisert: 16:08 25-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A Somalian woman who came to Norway more than 10 years ago is harshly criticizing her fellow Somalian immigrants and Norwegian authorities. In a new book, she claims Somalians themselves don´t want to integrate into Norwegian society, and that Norwegian welfare programs make it easy for them to remain isolated. |
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Murder rate jumps
Publisert: 13:51 25-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Ten persons have been murdered in Norway so far this month, with the latest victim being a little boy caught in what police said Monday was an apparent murder-suicide. Last year, the murder rate amounted to 10 during a six-month period. |
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Locals profit on offshore expo
Publisert: 13:06 25-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Thousands of oil and offshore workers are gathering in Stavanger this week for the Offshore Northern Seas industry exposition. Local residents are cashing in by renting out their homes to participants, and leaving town. |
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Norway´s Olympics ended well
Publisert: 12:25 25-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The last two days of Olympic competition in Beijing left Norway with two more gold medals and one silver, as hopefuls delivered the goods for jubilant fans at home. The ´handball girls" confirmed their spot as national icons. |
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Conflicts in the cockpit ´threaten safety´ at SAS
Publisert: 11:49 25-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Young pilots at Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) are reportedly trying to bully older pilots out of the cockpit, and aviation authorities fear on-the-job conflicts are endangering passenger safety. The authorities are demanding that SAS´ management and unions halt the bullying immediately. |
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Princess challenges building regulations, again
Publisert: 17:46 22-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Princess Märtha Louise, who has successfully won exemptions from building regulations in the past, is now challenging officials of the city of Oslo. She wants to move her controversial "angel school" to a building that´s supposed to be strictly residential. |
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Housing sales grind to a halt
Publisert: 16:22 22-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Sales of new homes took a dive in the second quarter, and brand new flats are the least popular of all. |
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State toughens passport rules
Publisert: 15:48 22-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Starting September 1, persons applying for Norwegian citizenship will have to prove their proficiency in the Norwegian language. That´s in addition to paying a fee of NOK 2,500 (nearly USD 500). |
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Multi-cultural festival in Oslo
Publisert: 15:22 22-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The vast waterfront plaza adjoining Oslo´s City Hall (Rådhusplassen)
was being transformed this weekend into a colourful festival grounds where different cultures could meet and mingle. |
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Tsunami aid workers sick
Publisert: 14:48 22-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Several of the more than 100 Norwegians who helped identify tsunami victims in Thailand in 2004 have since fallen ill. They´re suffering respiratory problems linked to disinfectants that were sprayed on both corpses and themselves. |
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South Korea pulls appeal
Publisert: 13:40 22-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The South Korean women´s handball team has withdrawn its appeal of the results of its semi-finals match against Norway. That clears the way for Norway to face Russia in the finals. |
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Norway paddles to silver
Publisert: 11:21 22-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Kayaker Eirik Verås Larsen secured Norway´s fourth silver medal at the Summer Olympics on Friday, after the 32-year-old from Flekkefjord finished second in the men´s K1 1,000-meter race. |
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Heavy rains caused problems
Publisert: 10:55 22-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Emergency crews worked through the night after another major thunderstorm sparked torrential rains all over Oslo and Akershus County. It had also rained heavily on Thursday, and a local golf club even hired a helicopter to help dry up its saturated fairways before a major tournament. |
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Norway´s ´handball girls´ squeak into the finals
Publisert: 16:38 21-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian handball star Gro Hammerseng threw in a goal just as the buzzer sounded, resulting in the narrowest of victories over South Korea´s squad. The South Koreans, though, weren´t inclined to accept defeat. |
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Strong economy levels off
Publisert: 14:59 21-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s economy, pumped up over the past few years by high oil prices, is slowing down. Analysts think unemployment will start rising, and interest rates may even fall. |
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