Young violinist thrilled with silver
May 18, 2010 ·
Guro Kleven Hagen from the mountain community of Nord-Aurdal has become the latest Norwegian to attract international attention with a violin. She won second place in the Eurovision Young Musicians competition...
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Sickness hits Hurtigruten ship
May 18, 2010 ·
Another wave of sickness has rolled over passengers on board one of the vessels in the Hurtigruten coastal fleet, ruining holidays and leaving the venerable line worried about its reputation.
Tromsø newspaper...
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Survey reveals offshore risk
May 18, 2010 ·
A new survey of workers on Norwegian offshore oil and gas fields reveals a lack of safety risk analysis. Some workers admitted that operations have been launched without measures to reduce the amount of...
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Celebrating the 17th of May
May 17, 2010 ·
Norwegians weren’t only celebrating their much loved 17th of May by marching in parades on land. At precisely 8am, the national anthem played over loudspeakers on the cruise ferry Color Fantasy and...
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Stoltenberg spends 17th with troops
May 17, 2010 ·
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg took off on a sudden and secret trip to Afghanistan during the holiday weekend, landing in Kabul Monday morning to spend Norway’s Constitution Day on the 17th of May...
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Royals in place on 17th of May
May 17, 2010 ·
Norway’s royal family performed their royal duties on Monday as the country celebrated its Constitution Day on the 17th of May. In keeping with tradition, things got off to an early start for the...
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Air space open despite more volcanic disruption
May 17, 2010 ·
Norwegian aviation authorities were keeping air space open on Monday, even though an ash cloud from Iceland’s volcano was moving in over southern Norway. Several flights were cancelled, though, because...
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Avalanche kills four in Nordland
May 17, 2010 ·
UPDATED: Police in Nordland County in northern Norway were prohibiting access to mountain areas after four persons were killed by an avalanche. Two were declared dead on Tuesday after initially being...
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Singing in spring at the Botanical Gardens
May 12, 2010 ·
MUSEUM GUIDE: Norway’s capital is packed with museums, and they’re often popping up in the news. We’re following that news, and focus every week this spring on a specific museum worthy of a visit.
THIS...
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Toddlers train for national day
May 12, 2010 ·
As Norway’s national day on the 17th of May approached, schools and kindergartens were holding their own practice parades. Meanwhile, the long holiday weekend was packed with concerts and special...
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‘Russ’ period can build careers
May 12, 2010 ·
For ambitious young Norwegians, their time as overall-clad, graduating russ can be much more than just a time to party with abandon. Many who take time to help organize all the merry-making have used it...
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Hockey team jubilant after big win
May 12, 2010 ·
The coach of Norway’s national hockey team called it his “biggest moment ever.” Roy Johansen couldn’t have been more proud after his team beat the Czech Republic at the 2010 World...
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Chinese spying concerns dismissed
May 12, 2010 ·
Norwegian telecoms giant Telenor is doing big business with the rapidly growing Chinese firm Huawei, and that’s raised concerns the Chinese firm will use the job for spying. Nonsense, say those involved...
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Electric carmaker raises more funds
May 12, 2010 ·
The Norwegian electric carmaker ‘Think’ has issued new stock in a fund-raising move aimed at helping finance a new planned factory in the US.
The little Think car has been in the hands of numerous...
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More protests at Iranian embassy
May 12, 2010 ·
Iran’s embassy in Oslo has been the site of more protests, which resulted in vandalism to embassy vehicles. Many Iranians in Norway are unhappy with the situation in their homeland, and don’t...
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