Warrant out for Chinese student

UPDATED: Hungarian police have issued an international warrant for the arrest of a  Chinese student suspected of murdering his former Norwegian girlfriend in Budapest over the weekend. Now they say he has left the country. Police in Budapest told reporters... 
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Child molesters scare parents

UPDATED: A spate of child molesting in Oslo and nearby Bærum, along with one serious case of sexual assault, has shaken both parents and authorities. Children are no longer being allowed out on their own. Police in Oslo have received reports that several... 
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A question of priorities

NEWS COMMENTARY: It was ironic to note on Wednesday that while Oslo’s mayor and sports bureaucrats were launching ticket sales for their multi-billion-kroner investment in a skiing championship, a much-used public staircase just next to their stylish... 
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National football team kicks off Euro campaign

Norway’ national football team (landslaget) will face Iceland and Portugal during the next week in the first matches of the qualification round for the UEFA European Championships in 2012. The action starts in Reykjavik on Friday. The qualifying... 
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Hospital waiting lists keep growing

Norway’s left-center government pledged to reduce waiting lists for patients needing treatment, but more people are having to wait for hospital care now than a year ago. “It worries us when delays increase rather than the opposite, as was... 
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Quiet start for ‘Ski-VM’ sales

Organizers of the upcoming FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo (Ski-VM) started selling tickets for the February event on Wednesday, but crowds weren’t exactly breaking down the doors. Less than 20 prospective buyers were in line 15 minutes... 
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Island-hopping in the Oslo Fjord

EXCURSIONS: Even though Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) recently declared that another summer is over, the weather can still be nice, at least in the inner Oslo Fjord. For those yearning to extend the summer season, it’s still fully possible to hop... 
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