New faces to front Tromsø’s bid for Olympics in 2018
Publisert: 15:26 14-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
One of the main men behind Norway´s legendary Winter Olympics in Lillehammer 14 years ago and one of its star skiers are poised to front a new effort to secure an Olympics up north in 2018. One of the biggest hurdles is simply building public support for the expensive project. |
 
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Peace and trade activists gather in Oslo
Publisert: 14:35 14-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Peace advocacy isn´t only something for diplomats and politicians, claim arrangers of a conference linking peace with trade to be held in Oslo Thursday. Among the participants: rocker Bob Geldof. |
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Telenor, Peace Prize winner caught in labour scandal
Publisert: 12:05 14-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A Danish TV documentary has revealed miserable working conditions and environmental violations at companies in Bangladesh that act as suppliers to GrameenPhone, which is co-owned by Norwegian telecoms firm Telenor and firms founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus. |
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´Russ´ go amok in Bærum
Publisert: 10:27 14-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Police in the Oslo suburb of Bærum struggled to control the worst night of violence involving teenaged russ
so far this year. It´s high season for their wild partying that traditionally accompanies the last days of their schooling. |
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Political veteran steps down
Publisert: 09:44 14-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A former head of Norway´s Conservative Party who earlier served as Foreign Minister is throwing in the political towel. |
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Children inherit welfare dependency
Publisert: 17:11 13-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A new study in Norway suggests that every fourth child of parents who receive welfare assistance end up claiming welfare benefits themselves when they grow up. |
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Nursing homes lack nurses
Publisert: 16:40 13-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian nursing homes face a severe labour shortage this summer, raising fears that the country´s elderly will lack even the most basic care. |
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Norway has ´no need´ for euro
Publisert: 15:53 13-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Despite broad agreement that the European Monetary Union (EMU) has been advantageous to those countries that joined, Norway would gain little by trading in its krone for the euro, say economists. |
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StatoilHydro blamed for record carbon emissions
Publisert: 14:35 13-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
StatoilHydro´s announcement of record profits on Tuesday was quickly overshadowed by news that problems at its Melkøya gas plant in northern Norway led to record carbon emissions as well. |
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Hockey fans jubilant
Publisert: 13:51 13-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s national hockey team played its way to what some commentators are calling the best presentation ever in Norwegian hockey. Never before has the squad made it to the quarter-finals of the world championships. |
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´Historic´ results for StatoilHydro
Publisert: 12:30 13-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s major oil and gas company delivered impressive first-quarter profits on Monday that surprised even jaded analysts, and were dubbed as nothing short of "historic" by others. The results provide more windfall profits in a country still rolling on high oil prices. |
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Norwegian water under mounting pressure
Publisert: 11:11 13-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s seemingly clear, cold waters don´t meet standards set by the European Union. Now an eight-year-old EU directive on water quality is hitting the country with a torrent of demands for improvement. |
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Security agent gets child porn sentence
Publisert: 18:01 09-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A Norwegian National Security Authority (NSM) agent has been convicted after compiling a collection of 600 films and 1750 images of hard-core child porn while on the job. |
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Fans focus on comeback ... horse
Publisert: 15:19 09-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Nordic harness racing fans are eagerly awaiting the return of old Steinlager at the Oslo Grand Prix on Sunday. |
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Should be fired too
Publisert: 14:44 09-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
An unusually open soccer trainer has told the press that he feels he should have been fired too after Sandefjord head coach Tor Thodesen got the boot. |
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Strike may hit airports
Publisert: 14:00 09-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Seven Norwegian airports face possible closure if wage settlement talks do not reach a decision by May 16. |
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SAS Norway most punctual
Publisert: 13:45 09-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Scandinavian airline SAS may be struggling to meet financial goals, but the Norwegian branch is doing its job well. |
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EU poised to give in
Publisert: 12:50 09-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
As Norwegian sources predicted, the European Union is set to drop its anti-dumping measures against imports of farmed salmon from Norway. |
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Surprising transsexual aid
Publisert: 12:44 09-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s Christian Democrat Party continues their support for transsexuals, in contrast to the conservative image of party leader Dagfinn Høybråten. |
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Tense reception from farmers
Publisert: 11:57 09-05-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The government offer in the annual agriculture settlement is both higher than usual and far short of what farmers say they need. |
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