Broadband for everyone
Publisert: 12:22 23-04-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Pretty much everyone in Norway will be secured with broadband access by the end of this year. |
 
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Troops in Afghanistan forced to fight with old equipment
Publisert: 11:32 23-04-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian troops in Afghanistan are being forced to make do without crucial military equipment in the fight against the Taliban. |
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Fredriksen in big rig move
Publisert: 16:47 22-04-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Self-made Norwegian shipping tycoon John Fredriksen has made another move in the rig market, as his Seadrill snatched up 10 percent in American competitor Pride. |
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Business and trade most popular studies
Publisert: 16:03 22-04-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
For the second year in a row, business schools are the most popular among students applying for higher education in Norway. |
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Housing construction falls
Publisert: 14:47 22-04-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
New housing construction in Norway fell by 45.6 percent in the first quarter of 2008, reveals a new study, while sales of new homes fell by 5.8 percent compared to the fourth quarter of last year. |
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´Smart´ electric car gets on track in US
Publisert: 14:15 22-04-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian electric-car producer Think is getting a big boost in North America. |
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Norwegian railways want double tracks
Publisert: 13:15 22-04-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
State railway NSB has come out with a plan to compete with car traffic that includes double tracks. The question is, where is the funding going to come from? |
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Martine´s body to be returned
Publisert: 12:14 22-04-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The body of the murdered Norwegian student Martine Vik Magnussen will finally be returned to Norway for burial. |
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Thousands of passengers rerouted by Color Line
Publisert: 11:51 22-04-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Color Line says it has cut out a major route between Oslo and Hirtshals, in Denmark, causing as many as 100,000 people to change their vacation plans. |
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Ottesen considers new trainer job in Norway
Publisert: 17:14 21-04-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Olympic ski-jumping medalist Lasse Ottesen, who has previously coached the Norwegian team for two seasons, is reportedly in talks to return to coaching in Norway. |
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Stoltenberg confronts problems in Africa
Publisert: 16:38 21-04-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was greeted by a cannon salute and waving Norwegian flags when he arrived in Tanzania on Monday, but plenty of problems lay lurking below the festive surface. |
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Missing skier´s body presumed found in Kashmir
Publisert: 15:50 21-04-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Indian police believe they have found the body of a Norwegian woman who has been missing in Kashmir since early January, reports National Broadcasting Corp NRK. |
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World´s biggest cruiseship sails into Oslo
Publisert: 14:45 21-04-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The world´s largest cruiseship sailed into Oslo on Monday morning, welcomed by blue skies and a new opera house on the edge of the sparkling water. |
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´Best summer in 150 years´
Publisert: 13:34 21-04-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Meteorologists are in agreement that Scandinavia is heading towards one of the warmest and driest summers in generations... and in the cold climes of Scandinavia, that means one of the ´best´. |
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Good news, bad news for Norske Skog
Publisert: 12:32 21-04-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Ailing forestry-products giant Norske Skog started the week with a bit of rare good news: The third-richest man in the world (Bill Gates) has invested over NOK 30m (USD 6m) in the company’s shares. Meanwhile, the struggling company´s major investor was calling the board ´incompetent´. |
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Tunnels get bad grades
Publisert: 10:34 21-04-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A new European report rates the standard of Norwegian traffic tunnels as very poor -- far worse than Croatia, Slovenia, Austria and Switzerland. |
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Apology, compensation to unjustly convicted ´murderer´
Publisert: 19:13 18-04-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Norwegian government has issued an unqualified apology, together with USD 4m in compensation, to the now-dead Fritz Moen, who was sentenced for two murders he had not committed. |
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Fertilizer nourishes market
Publisert: 18:50 18-04-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Oslo Stock Exchange´s main index had a growth spurt thanks to good results from fertilizer producer Yara. |
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Moose multiplication causes concern
Publisert: 17:43 18-04-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The moose population in Scandinavia has exploded, causing harm and danger in many places. |
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Record number of visiting workers
Publisert: 16:10 18-04-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Over 850,000 foreigners had legal work permits in Norway in March, a huge jump from the same time last year. |
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