New insect predator invades
Publisert: 11:25 05-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Harlequin lady beetle or Ladybird is gaining a foothold in Norway. This is bad news for other lady beetles and to house owners. |
 
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Death in an Arctic bog
Publisert: 10:34 05-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
More than a hundred Norwegians soldiers fleeing head over heals from superior Soviet forces died in Karelia June 25, 1944. The Norwegian SS-Skijäger Battallion was annihilated. DNA tests may now give answers to their relatives. |
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"Artificial insemination should lose subsidy"
Publisert: 21:10 04-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Inge Lønning, Conservative Party member of parliament, wants to take artificial insemination off the list of government financed treatment, making users pay. |
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Four out of ten cheat the tax man
Publisert: 17:43 04-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Higher income groups aged 40 to 59 are most likely to avoid paying tax when buying goods and services. |
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French fry maker stuck in conveyor belt overnight
Publisert: 17:01 04-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A 46 year-old got his hand stuck in the conveyor belt at Hoff potato products at Klepp near Stavanger last Friday. He was unable to get free until his colleagues came to work on Saturday. |
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Come on in! The water´s lovely!
Publisert: 13:55 04-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Weeks of tropical temperatures makes swimming enjoyable throughout most of the country. |
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Homosexuality - punishable by death?
Publisert: 13:54 04-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Norwegian Islamic Council is still waiting for a reply from the European Fatwa Council before it decides whether it is in favour of the death penalty for homosexuality or not. "Unacceptable," says lesbian Sara Asmeh Rasmussen. |
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Lightning zaps spectators
Publisert: 11:57 04-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Rallycross fans got more than they had bargained for when lightning struck more than 50 bystanders during the Norwegian Championship at Finnskog on Sunday. |
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Climbers killed on K2
Publisert: 10:39 04-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Rolf Bae was near the summit of the world’s second highest peak K2, when an avalanche of ice tore him and at least eight other climbers off the mountain. |
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Hushovd drops the Olympics
Publisert: 17:29 01-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Thor Hushovd has deceided not to go to Beijing. He has still not recovered after the Tour de France, where he needed antibiotics to cure an infection. |
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Come on in! The water’s lovely!
Publisert: 16:08 01-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Weeks of tropical temperatures makes swimming enjoyable throughout most of the country. |
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Solar eclipse seen by thousands
Publisert: 14:32 01-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway has experienced its first solar eclipse since 1954. Spectators gathered round a big screen in Oslo to see pictures relayed from a surveillance plane in the Arctic. |
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House prices and borrowing fall
Publisert: 13:48 01-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
House prices fell by 2.2 percent from June to July. This continues a trend which leaves housing 3.3 percent cheaper than last year. Less borrowing also indicates that prices may continue to fall. |
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Visible tattoos become increasingly popular
Publisert: 12:22 01-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Tattoos are becoming more visible. The neck, face and head are increasingly being decorated by ordinary people. Tattoos may be more acceptable now than before, but both employment agencies and tattoo artists ask customers to think twice. |
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Lawyers want lighter drug sentences
Publisert: 11:03 01-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The head of the criminal law committee of the Norwegian Bar Association, Harald Stabell, says sentences for drug-related crimes are too heavy. |
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Russian wreck radioactive
Publisert: 10:03 01-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The wreck of the Russian cruiser Murmansk
was pronounced safe and free from radioactivity by government inspectors. However, equipment from the ship caused alarm when it triggered Geiger counters. |
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Labour market remains tight
Publisert: 17:59 31-07-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s unemployment remains low. July figures indicate a rate of 1.8 percent, up from 1.5 percent in June. Compared to the same period last year, the rate is now 14 percent lower. |
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Men overrate their driving skills
Publisert: 17:04 31-07-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Despite the fact that men are overrepresented in Norwegian car accident statistics, they still think more highly of their driving abilities than women do. |
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Pettersen and Skarpnord in the British Open
Publisert: 15:54 31-07-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
For the first time, Norway has two competitors in the Womens´ British Open. Marianne Skarpnord, who came second in the Ladies´ Irish Open, joins Pettersen in the competition at Sunningdale golf course, 30 kilometres west of London. The match started Thursday and continues through to Sunday. The winners will share USD 2.1 million in prize money. |
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Many local authorities want to ban new gaming machines
Publisert: 14:24 31-07-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The state-owned gambling monopoly, Norsk Tipping
, wants to install thousands of new ‘friendly’ gaming machines throughout Norway. Local authorities are often unwilling to accept them. |
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