Violent foreigners avoid deportation
Publisert: 12:44 18-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
New, stricter rules adopted in 2004 were supposed to make it easier for police to quickly deport foreigners charged with violent crimes. They´re not working. |
 
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Townships told to welcome more refugees
Publisert: 12:03 18-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian townships will need to accommodate twice the number of refugees that they´re already taking in, as a steady stream of persons seeking asylum turns into a flood. The state, meanwhile, has started publicizing what´s required to actually receive asylum in the country. |
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Major trade surplus in July
Publisert: 21:32 15-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Oil prices at record levels in July have increased Norway’s trade surplus. |
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Norway beats France at handball
Publisert: 15:26 15-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Norwegian women´s handball team won its fourth victory in a row, beating France by 24-34. |
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Royal boat sinks
Publisert: 14:55 15-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Heavy rain and waves filled the boat belonging to Crown Prince Haakon on Thursday. The open 16-foot runabout, sank outside the family´s new summer house on the south coast near Risør. |
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Illegal surveillance in the playground
Publisert: 13:31 15-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Children are increasingly being supervised at school, using closed-circuit TV. The Norwegian Data Inspectorate is strongly critical of this development. |
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Beach volley women out
Publisert: 10:59 15-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
For Nila Håkedal and Ingrid Tørlen, the games are over. The home-favourites Tian Jia and Wang Jie were too strong and won in straight sets. |
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Nordenstam wins Bronze medal
Publisert: 10:22 15-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Sara Nordenstam swam the 200 metre breaststroke in 2 minutes 23.02 seconds, giving her an unexpected Olympic Bronze medal. |
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Fewer but bigger cases for economic crime task force
Publisert: 19:11 14-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The task force against economic and environmental crime (Økokrim
), taken on 16 new cases so far this year, compared with 42 cases last year. |
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Two children and one woman killed
Publisert: 17:53 14-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A man has been arrested in connection with the killing of two small children and a woman in Oslo Thursday. |
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European record and a place in the finals
Publisert: 16:30 14-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Sara Nordenstam’s record was broken in the next heat, but she is ready for the finals in the 200 metre breaststroke. |
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The old One Hundred Kroner bill retires
Publisert: 15:27 14-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
In one month, 300.000 bank notes with Camilla Collett’s picture and a face value of NOK 100 (USD 20) will no longer be legal tender. |
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Olympic artists angry
Publisert: 14:39 14-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Kung Fu pupils in the opening ceremony of the Olympics have spent the last year cooped up in a military camp outside Beijing. Conditions have been bad. "They weren´t even given enough food," says their trainer. This news adds to the criticism of the Beijing Organizing Committee. |
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SAS cuts 500 additional jobs
Publisert: 14:37 14-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Scandinavian Airline System group (SAS) will cut 1500 jobs in 2008. This is 500 more than previously planned. |
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Performers in the Olympic opening ceremony are angry
Publisert: 11:22 14-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Kung Fu pupils in the opening ceremony of the Olympics have spent the last year cooped up in a military camp outside Beijing. Conditions have been bad. "They weren´t even given enough food," says their trainer. This news adds to the criticism of the Beijing Organizing Committee. |
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Mixed performances by Olympic athletes
Publisert: 17:46 13-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Norwegian participants have had varying degrees of success at the Olympics on Wednesday. |
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Murmansk wreck to be raised
Publisert: 16:44 13-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The wreck of the decommissioned Russian cruiser Murmansk, will be removed from the rocks outside the fishing village of Sørvær in Northern Norway. |
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No change in the interest rate
Publisert: 15:41 13-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Bank of Norway has left the interest rate at 5.75 percent. Experts forecast one more rate increase before the end of the year. |
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Asylum children face trauma
Publisert: 12:08 13-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Life in Norway can lead to psychological problems for young asylum seekers. This can have as much influence on their mental health, as what they´ve experienced before they arrived. |
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What souvenirs tourists want
Publisert: 10:16 13-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Italians love trolls. Germans can’t resist anything with a moose. Russians like things with gold. The Spanish want Vikings. The British buy tea-towels and Americans take home T-shirts and caps. |
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