King offers use of his sailboat
Publisert: 15:47 26-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s King Harald, an avid sailor who´s competed in the Olympics, wants to help more Norwegians qualify for some of the world´s biggest regattas. He´s going to let the country´s sailing federation borrow his boat. |
 
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Golfer wins another big tournament in Switzerland
Publisert: 14:20 26-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Suzann Pettersen, Norway´s international golf star, won another championship match over the weekend. Now she wants her dad, an Oslo real estate broker, to spend more time on tour with her. |
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Strong markets whet Hydro´s appetite for acquisitions
Publisert: 12:45 26-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian industrial concern Norsk Hydro, now pared down to mostly its metals business, seems to be on a roll, thanks to continued customer demand in China. |
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Oil leak spared fish and birds, but concerns remain
Publisert: 12:25 26-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Environmental researchers said Monday that an oil leak on a North Sea platform during the weekend had no visible effect on seabirds or fish in the area. The leak, however, has renewed concerns and set off strong criticism of platform operator StatoilHydro. |
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Eurovision contestant returns home a heroine
Publisert: 11:23 26-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Maria Haukaas Storeng was welcomed back to Norway with flags and flowers after she sang her way to what´s widely considered a respectable result in the annual Eurovision Song Contest over the weekend: 5th place. |
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Telenor´s labour scandal deepens
Publisert: 10:59 26-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian telecoms firm Telenor had its reputation further tarnished over the weekend after reports emerged of more deaths of workers tied to Telenor´s overseas subsidiaries. |
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Jailed Norwegians demand more legal aid
Publisert: 10:24 26-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Three young Norwegian women caught in Bolivia with more than 22 kilos of cocaine in their luggage reportedly are seeking more legal aid from home. The three remain jailed on drug smuggling charges. |
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Thousands of teachers and nurses walk off the job
Publisert: 09:51 26-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Some state workers agreed to new wage packages, but a strike at the township level that´s affecting schools and health care services in several communities all over Norway started on Monday. Marathon negotiations in Oslo over the weekend, meanwhile, also ended in a strike by 500 workers. |
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Teachers and nurses to strike from Monday
Publisert: 18:36 24-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Some state workers agreed to new wage packages late Friday, but a strike at the township level will start affecting schools and health care services in several communities all over Norway. Marathon negotiations were continuing in Oslo, meanwhile, Saturday evening. |
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New offer on the table
Publisert: 16:10 23-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Labour negotiations went into overtime during the night and were still dragging on Friday, as mediators tried to avert a major strike by public sector employees all over the country. |
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Protesters rage against gasoline prices at the pump
Publisert: 15:54 23-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A widespread, grass-roots protest has broken out in Norway against high prices for gasoline and diesel. Even though much of the pump price is the result of taxes, the oil companies are getting the blame. |
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Fur dealers under attack
Publisert: 15:16 23-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Never before has Norway´s fur industry been as under attack as it is now. Some Oslo fur dealers have been the repeated targets of vandalism and threats, and even some established animal rights activists are calling the attackers "animal terrorists." |
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Trains delayed again
Publisert: 13:49 23-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Train traffic in the Oslo area was disrupted once again early Friday, because of more technical trouble with switching systems. Conflicts between the state agencies in charge of the rail system continue to grow. |
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Flag back on soccer uniforms
Publisert: 12:55 23-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
After thousands of sports fans cried foul over its removal, the Norwegian flag will once again grace the front of the uniforms of players on the national soccer teams. |
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Norway ready to help cyclone victims in Burma
Publisert: 12:17 23-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon could finally report a breakthrough in international efforts to aid cyclone victims in Burma on Friday, announcing that the country´s military leaders had agreed to allow disaster assistance. Norway was among the countries ready to help. |
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Strike talks go into overtime
Publisert: 11:19 23-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Negotiations went into overtime during the night and were still dragging on Friday morning, as mediators tried to avert a major strike by public sector employees all over the country. |
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Oil Fund logs huge loss
Publisert: 10:56 23-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Turbulent financial markets have taken a serious toll on Norway’s so-called "Oil Fund," which aims to finance Norwegian pensions in the years to come. |
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Munch masterpieces back on display in Oslo
Publisert: 16:25 22-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Two paintings by famed Norwegian artist Edvard Munch are back where they belong, on the walls of Oslo´s Munch Museum, after a nearly four-year odyssey of theft, recovery and rehabilitation. The drama unveiled some new information about the masterpieces as well. |
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Flag may fly again on national team uniforms
Publisert: 15:01 22-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Faced with massive outcry over its removal, the Norwegian flag may soon fly again on the chests of the country’s soccer stars. |
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Norway turns to the right
Publisert: 13:29 22-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A new public opinion poll indicates that fully 45.5 percent of Norwegian voters would cast ballots today for either the right-wing Progress Party or the Conservatives. Together, they have far more support than the current left-centre coalition government and are close to a majority in parliament. |
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