Begging on streets OK, not sleeping
May 16, 2013 ·
Police were voicing approval on Thursday after city politicians in Oslo, quarreling over how to deal with thousands of migrant poor on the streets of the capital, banned all outdoor sleeping on public...
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Flags fly but 40% drop big parade
May 16, 2013 ·
As Norway headed into its annual, festive Constitution Day celebrations on the 17th of May, interest seemed to be declining in the traditional children’s parade in Oslo. Only around 60 percent of...
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Couple get record-long jail term in ‘worst ever’ case of child abuse
May 16, 2013 ·
A couple in their 30s were sentenced to 17 years in jail on Thursday for beating and sexually assaulting their three sons from the time two of them were just one and two years old. It’s the longest...
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Farmers settle for a 10.5% raise
May 15, 2013 ·
The two major lobbying groups representing Norwegian farmers have agreed to accept a new state-subsidized compensation package that’s expected to yield average pay hikes for farmers of 10.5 percent...
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Bag of clothes set off bomb scare
May 15, 2013 ·
The area around the government complex in downtown Oslo was cordoned off and evacuated on Wednesday after a mysterious bag was left outside the Finance Ministry. A special bomb-checking robot could determine...
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China brought into the Arctic cold
May 15, 2013 ·
UPDATED: Months of diplomatic intrigue ended on Wednesday when Arktisk Råd (the Arctic Council) decided to grant observer status to China and several other countries including Japan and India. Norway,...
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Statoil risks huge fine after raid
May 15, 2013 ·
Norwegian state oil company Statoil risks getting hit with a huge fine, possibly as much as NOK 70 billion (USD 12 billion), if a raid on its headquarters Tuesday leads to cartel charges from European...
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Competition authorities raid Statoil
May 14, 2013 ·
UPDATED: Officials from the European Free Trade Association’s surveillance authority raided the headquarters offices of Norwegian state oil company Statoil in Stavanger on Tuesday, with the help...
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New call for royal rainforest help
May 14, 2013 ·
King Harald’s recent visit to a village in the Amazon rainforest seems to have inspired more rainforest residents on the other side of the globe to seek royal support. They hope the Norwegian monarch...
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Police warn of rising gang violence
May 14, 2013 ·
As Norway moves into summer, gang-related violence is on the rise in the capital. Tension is so high between Oslo’s rival gangs, police warn, that armed battles can break out at any time.
Police worry...
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More pension turbulence looms
May 13, 2013 ·
Norwegian airline Widerøe was flying again on Monday after striking flight attendants won the right to negotiate some of their pension terms and went back to work. The pension victory was encouraging...
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Students slow to finish degrees
May 13, 2013 ·
Only 35- to 40 percent of Norwegian college and university students finish their degree programs within what’s considered the normal time, according to a report from the Ministry of Education and...
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Two more rapes reported by ‘russ’
May 13, 2013 ·
Police in Oslo are investigating two more reported rapes at another major weekend gathering of graduating high school students known as “russ.” The young women reported the rapes separately...
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Farmers try to win more support
May 13, 2013 ·
UPDATED: Norwegian farmers’ organizations said they were “disappointed and surprised” when the left-center government coalition, which includes the country’s most farmer-friendly...
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Townships reject more refugees
May 10, 2013 ·
Many local municipalities in Norway are refusing to accept more refugees, and struggling with what they say are the “skyrocketing” costs of integration. Only one in five has taken in as many...
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