Fire evacuated shopping center
Publisert: 14:36 04-07-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A major fire broke out Friday morning in the Ski Storsenter south of Oslo. The shopping center was evacuated and firefighters from the capital were sent to help battle the blaze. |
 
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Norway urged to reopen embassy in Iraq
Publisert: 12:01 04-07-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A former state secretary in the Foreign Ministry is criticizing what he calls deficient Norwegian foreign policy towards Iraq. He thinks Norway should reopen the embassy it closed in 2003, just before the US-led invasion of the country. |
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Coop taking over Smart Club
Publisert: 11:03 04-07-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Coop Norge, which runs a national chain of grocery stores and the country´s only chain of so-called "hypermarkets," has emerged as the buyer of the troubled Smart Club chain of discounted, warehouse-like retail establishments. |
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Brynestad´s soccer club ailing as well
Publisert: 11:02 04-07-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Businessman Atle Brynestad finally managed to sell his Smart Club retail chain on Friday, but still has problems with his Oslo soccer club Lyn. Now he says the club needs to sell players to cut costs. |
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Hits and misses in North Sea
Publisert: 09:57 04-07-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
StatoilHydro has found more gas in the North Sea, but the company also drilled some wells along with US-based ConocoPhillips that came up dry. |
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Bomb threat forced platform evacuation
Publisert: 17:18 03-07-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
An offshore platform being built at the Aker Stord yard in western Norway was evacuated Thursday afternoon, after a written bomb threat was found on it. |
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Son also charged in mother’s fatal stabbing
Publisert: 15:38 03-07-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A 38-year-old refugee from Iraq has been charged with stabbing his ex-wife to death on the grounds of a school in Setesdal Wednesday. His teenage son was charged as well on Thursday. |
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Stocks sink, pessimism rises
Publisert: 15:03 03-07-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Shares traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange took a collective dive on Thursday, as analysts claimed that "people are now starting to get very scared." |
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´Best chef in Europe´
Publisert: 13:48 03-07-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
One of Norway´s best-known young chefs celebrated his 28th birthday on Wednesday by winning the prestigious European culinary competition known as Bocuse d´Or. Geir Skeie let loose with a heartfelt "yippee" when it was all over. |
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New arrest in Norwegian´s murder in Russia
Publisert: 11:59 03-07-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Police in southern Russia have arrested a third person in connection with the murders of a Norwegian man and his Russian wife at their home in Astrakhan, near the border to Kazakhstan. |
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Norwegian hostage released in Colombia
Publisert: 11:32 03-07-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Just hours after French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt was freed from FARC guerrillas in Colombia, came news that a Norwegian hostage has been released by FARC. |
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Norwegian entertainer dies after long illness
Publisert: 11:09 03-07-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Harald Heide-Steen Jr, a well-known actor and comedian in Norway who’d won royal recognition, died early Thursday after a long battle with cancer. He was 68. |
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Secret Russian weapons stash found near border
Publisert: 10:40 03-07-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Russian border guards reportedly found a weapon depot this week that even they didn´t know about, on Russia´s side of its northern border to Norway. |
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Rivals abound for Euro 2016
Publisert: 17:11 02-07-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
An effort by Norway and Sweden to jointly snare the rights to host the European soccer championships in 2016 faces tough competition. France, Italy and this year´s cup winner, Spain, also want to arrange the event. |
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Car sales crash
Publisert: 16:05 02-07-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Sales of new and used cars hit the brakes again in June, firming up a trend that started emerging earlier this year. |
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Murder suspect linked to body found in Danish harbour
Publisert: 15:39 02-07-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A body found floating in the harbour at Fredrikshavn, at the tip of northern Denmark, is believed to be that of a man suspected of murdering his young wife in Oslo early last week. |
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Diplomacy attracts fewer applicants
Publisert: 13:50 02-07-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The number of applicants to the Norwegian Foreign Ministry´s trainee program has fallen by 40 percent in the past three years. Officials like to think the decline reflects a rash of other internationally oriented job offers, rather than a lack of interest in diplomacy. |
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Foreign holidays popular
Publisert: 12:39 02-07-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The summer holiday season has descended on Norway, and new data indicates that more residents of Norway are heading overseas than ever before. |
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Top European chefs compete in Stavanger
Publisert: 12:18 02-07-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Culinary masters have gathered in Stavanger this week to compete in the European championship of their trade, the Bocuse d’Or. Norwegian lamb and salmon were their main ingredients. |
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Norwegian murdered in Russia, two under arrest
Publisert: 11:15 02-07-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Police in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan have arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of a 40-year-old man from Rogaland and his 23-year-old Russian wife. |
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