Public sector strike spreads
Publisert: 10:05 30-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A strike by teachers, day care center workers and some health care personnel entered its fifth day and spread to more communities on Friday. A new study shows a vast majority of Norwegians sympathize with those demanding higher pay. |
 
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Ancient coin found near Oslo
Publisert: 14:37 29-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
An Islamic coin from 805 AD, found on the Hurum peninsula just west of Oslo, is causing a stir among Norwegian archaeologists. |
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Norwegians out of the fray
Publisert: 13:02 29-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian officers are being pulled out of the front line in Afghanistan, in order to train Afghan forces. That means it will be a long time until Norwegian troops again see action against Taliban insurgents. |
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Ferry route shutdown ends ´historic´ link to England
Publisert: 12:42 29-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Seagoing travelers between the UK and Norway are having to change their plans after Danish ferry company DFDS Seaways announced this week that it was dropping an historic route between Bergen, Haugesund, Stavanger and Newcastle. |
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Late goal raises soccer hopes
Publisert: 12:39 29-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Wednesday evening´s tie against Uruguay raises Norway´s soccer spirits following a period of embarrassing losses for the national team. |
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Nearly half have tried hash
Publisert: 11:20 29-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A new study shows that 40 percent of all Norwegians have sampled hash before the age of 30, but lose interest in it when they move beyond their teens. In Oslo, only a minority have not
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Lillestrøm coach throws in the towel
Publisert: 10:53 29-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Tom Nordlie, outspoken coach for the Lillestrøm (LSK) soccer club, has given up his post, effective immediately. |
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Study? Why bother?
Publisert: 17:40 28-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Fewer young Norwegians are choosing higher education, as high wages lure them to work. |
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Gay marriage bill creates strange political bedfellows
Publisert: 17:07 28-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Two political parties which normally avoid each other have teamed in an unusual alliance to protest Norway´s looming same-sex marriage law. They´re joined by 50,000 irate Christian fundamentalists. |
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First ´Kavli Prizes´ awarded
Publisert: 15:40 28-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Seven "pioneering" scientists have won the first research prizes funded by Norwegian-American multi-millionaire Fred Kavli. He earned a fortune developing sensors for the air, automobile and space industries, and now he´s using his money to promote more scientific development. |
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Royals in Portugal, foreign minister in Greenland
Publisert: 13:02 28-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
King Harald and Queen Sonja traveled to Portugal this week for a state visit aimed at boosting ties with the country. It´s the first time they´ve traveled on officials business without Norway´s foreign minister at their side, but he needed to go to Greenland for an important Arctic summit. |
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Fuel fight hits salmon exports
Publisert: 12:12 28-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Massive protests in France against high fuel prices blocked deliveries of Norwegian salmon this week. Fishermen are furious over their higher fuel costs, and don´t want seafood to reach the market. |
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State set to raise fuel taxes
Publisert: 11:52 28-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Finance Minister Kristin Halvorsen isn´t showing any sympathy for Norwegian motorists hit by record high fuel prices. Instead, her ministry will raise fuel taxes yet again on July 1st. |
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Munch Museum to be Opera´s new neighbour
Publisert: 11:17 28-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
City officials plan to move Oslo´s famed Munch Museum into new quarters near the new Opera House on the capital´s eastern waterfront. The city´s main library will also move into the neighbourhood. |
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Russians snub offer to help cut emissions
Publisert: 15:36 27-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Russian owners of the Norilsk Nickel plant on the Kola Peninsula earned huge profits last year but haven´t made any efforts to cut the plant´s emissions. Nor have they taken up a Norwegian offer to fund a clean-up. |
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Telemark Battalion in new combat with Taliban
Publisert: 14:59 27-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian soldiers have been engaged in heated battles against the Taliban in northern Afghanistan this month. Military officials claim 13 Taliban soldiers were killed. |
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Two more workers´ deaths linked to Telenor
Publisert: 13:50 27-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Two workers at the Telenor-owned mobile phone company in Bangladesh, GrameenPhone, were killed on the job last month, Telenor confirmed Tuesday. The deaths are the latest in a series of fatal accidents at Telenor´s operations abroad. |
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Oil industry presses for more Arctic exploration rights
Publisert: 11:34 27-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Oil and shipping interests are putting more pressure on Norwegian authorities to open up more areas of the Arctic for oil and gas exploration. Now they´re eyeing the area around Svalbard. |
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NetCom wins iPhone deal
Publisert: 11:07 27-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Telecoms giant Telia Sonera has secured a deal to be the exclusive distributor of Apple´s iPhone in Scandinavia, the Baltic countries and Finland. That means they´ll be sold and operated in Norway by NetCom, Telia Sonera´s local unit. |
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Strike set to drag on
Publisert: 09:19 27-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
There´s no settlement in sight for a strike by more than 3,000 teachers, day care center workers and some health care workers and municipal employees scattered around Norway. Both sides are digging in their heels. |
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