Man from Troms wins lottery record
May 16, 2013 ·
A man in his 60s from Troms County in northern Norway was planning a family trip to the Canary Islands on Thursday after winning a record NOK 216 million (USD 37 million) in the national lottery known...
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Couple found dead in their fashionable home
May 13, 2013 ·
UPDATED: Police are investigating what they believe was a murder-suicide involving a man and woman living together in the woman’s fashionable villa on the island of Ulvøya in Oslo. Police found...
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Norwegian teams with Virgin Atlantic
May 13, 2013 ·
Norway’s low-fare carrier Norwegian Air announced a new cooperation with British airline Virgin Atlantic on Monday. The deal aims to share Virgin’s lengthy experience in operating long-haul...
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Neither side wins in case of alleged butler embezzlement
May 13, 2013 ·
A city court judge in Oslo has issued a ruling in a case involving the alleged embezzlement of a wealthy shipowner’s widow by her longtime butler where neither side seems to have won or lost. The...
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Beer prices hit new record
May 13, 2013 ·
The Norwegian tradition of sipping a beer outdoors (utepils) has become even more expensive as the high summer season begins, with beer prices setting another record in Oslo. Locals and visitors alike...
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New museum seeks new funding
May 13, 2013 ·
As Oslo’s new Astrup Fearnley Museum launched its first new exhibit since it re-opened in a new landmark location on the waterfront last year, its leaders were hoping for new funding from the state....
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Journalists’ strike averted
May 11, 2013 ·
More than 100 newspapers around Norway will continue to publish as usual, and Norway’s major commercial TV channel, TV2, will stay on the air after negotiators for the country’s national journalists’...
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Hundreds appeal for better Borrelia treatment
May 10, 2013 ·
Norwegians suffering from what they believe is Borrelia infection caused by the bite of a tick (called flått in Norwegian) gathered outside the Norwegian Parliament on Friday to appeal for better treatment....
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Controversial royal visit to weapons producer proceeded as planned
May 9, 2013 ·
Crown Prince Haakon went ahead with his planned visit to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Fort Worth, Texas this week amidst criticism back home in Norway. The visit had been criticized because of Lockheed...
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Bomb threat prompts evacuations
May 8, 2013 ·
Police in Sandnes on Norway’s west coast announced Wednesday that a bomb threat had been lodged against a local NAV welfare office. The threat was made over the phone, and prompted the evacuation...
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Gas leak forced refinery evacuation
May 7, 2013 ·
More than 300 people were evacuated on Tuesday from Norway’s biggest oil refinery at Mongstad on the west coast, after Statoil officials discovered a gas leak. The leak was quickly stopped and operations...
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Strike threatens newspapers, TV2
May 7, 2013 ·
Norway’s national journalists’ union NJ (Norsk Journalistlag) has threatened to call a strike from Saturday after its negotiators failed to reach agreement with the media employers’ organization...
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Sick ‘trikk’ ails Oslo transit
May 6, 2013 ·
All of Oslo’s 30 Italian-made electrical trams called the “trikk” have been taken out of service because of widespread rust damage. Public transport officials have had to replace most...
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Oslo mayor sent to hospital
May 2, 2013 ·
Oslo’s popular mayor Fabian Stang was sent to hospital on Thursday after suffering an acute attack of dizziness while leading an awards ceremony at Oslo City Hall. He was later said to be recovering...
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Town fails to drum up organizers for 17th of May celebrations
May 2, 2013 ·
A small community in northern Norway may become the only township in the country without an official celebration of Constitution Day on the 17th of May. Township officials have simply failed to find local...
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