Farming and fishing reel from high fuel prices
Publisert: 11:59 18-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Some Norwegian fishermen say they can´t afford to take their boats out anymore. Now the state´s subsidized farmers say they´re hurting as well. |
 
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Building site yields more historic shipwrecks
Publisert: 11:00 18-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Construction workers digging out the cellars for new office buildings along Oslo´s eastern waterfront have literally run into more relics from earlier centuries. |
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Solar firm confirms new production plant in Singapore
Publisert: 09:31 18-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Renewable Energy Corp (REC), one of Norway´s most-watched companies, has warmed up to Singapore, where it plans to move forward with major investment in a new production facility. |
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Soccer fans eye Euro 2016
Publisert: 17:03 17-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Small groups of politically connected Norwegians have been milling around Austria this week, where the European football (soccer) championships have been playing out. The Norwegian sports boosters are dreaming of hosting the championships themselves in 2016. |
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New Marshall statue in Oslo
Publisert: 16:26 17-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Norwegian government unveiled a new statue in Oslo this week, of US General George C Marshall - more than six decades after Marshall Plan aid helped Norway and the rest of Europe rebuild after World War II. |
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New board for Hurtigruten
Publisert: 14:30 17-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s coastal passenger shipping line Hurtigruten looks likely to get a new board of directors charged with getting the troubled line back on course. |
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Wergeland hailed on 200th birthday
Publisert: 13:28 17-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Henrik Wergeland, viewed by many as one of the most important founding fathers of the modern Norwegian state, may be long gone but he´s certainly not forgotten. |
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New Opera nearly sold out, and ´soiled´ by popularity
Publisert: 12:48 17-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The public continues to stream to Norway´s new Opera House in Oslo, snapping up tickets to upcoming performances and turning the building itself into a major tourist attraction. That´s raised serious challenges to keeping the new white marble landmark clean. |
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State may park free parking
Publisert: 11:43 17-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
In its latest drive to curb the use of cars, Norway´s government is considering forcing shopping centers to charge customers for parking in the centers´ lots or garages. |
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´Mafia´ law behind biggest insider trading case ever
Publisert: 11:09 17-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Close family members are among those charged in what´s shaping up to be Norway´s largest case of alleged insider trading. The family ties have spurred prosecutors to use the country´s so-called "mafia paragraph," on the grounds the offenses amount to organized crime. |
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Publisher withdraws textbook after caricature error
Publisert: 18:02 16-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Gyldendal, one of the largest publishing companies operating in Norway, is pulling a brand new school textbook off the market. The book contains errors that could endanger the safety of an editor caught up in the debate over drawings of the prophet Mohammed. |
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Fire threatened to bankrupt township it ravaged
Publisert: 15:27 16-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A major forest fire in Froland, southern Norway, was finally contained over the weekend and evacuated residents could move home. It´s burned a huge hole, however, in the economy of the local township that faces the bill for the firefighting efforts. |
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Thousands more cops needed
Publisert: 12:38 16-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Noway is going to need nearly 4,000 more police officers over the next decade, to keep up with population growth and a rising crime rate. |
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Embattled minister goes on paid sick leave
Publisert: 11:46 16-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s Oil & Energy Minister Åslaug Haga went on sick leave over the weekend, after spending several days fending off media stories about how she and her husband have been caught in a series of building violations. |
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StatoilHydro finds more gas, works to reopen Oseberg
Publisert: 11:46 16-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A fire on board StatoilHydro´s Oseberg A oil platform late Sunday afternoon was quickly extinguished, but production was disrupted. Meanwhile, Norway´s largest oil company could announce a new offshore gas discovery. |
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Fire may bankrupt township
Publisert: 10:07 16-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A major forest fire in Froland, southern Norway, was finally contained over the weekend and evacuated residents could move home. It´s burned a huge hole, however, in the economy of the local township that faces the bill for the firefighting efforts. |
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Man suspected of financing terrorists released from jail
Publisert: 18:51 13-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Police Security Service (PST) Friday released a 38-year old Norwegian of Somali extraction. He is suspected of collecting money for Islamic extremists in Somalia. |
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The Church of Norway will choose its own bishops in future
Publisert: 18:49 13-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Parliament voted Friday to make links between Church of Norway and the Norwegian state less close. In future the Church will elect its own leaders, but the Government will continue to pay the bills. |
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Tromsø struggles to get 2018 Winter Olympics.
Publisert: 16:31 13-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
President of the Norwegian Athletic Society, Tove Paule, realizes that the Government is unlikely to guarantee more money to for Tromsø’s bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics. |
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The Church of Norway will choose its own bishops
Publisert: 14:42 13-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Parliament voted Friday to weaken links between Church of Norway and the Norwegian Government. The Church will elect its own leaders, but the State will continue to pay the bills. |
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