Analysts praise DNB’s results
February 10, 2012 ·
Norway’s biggest bank, DNB, reported more strong profits this week and analysts were unusually enthusiastic. Reactions like “Buy!,” “Home run!” and “Very strong!”...
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Careless passport holders to pay a higher price
February 9, 2012 ·
Many Norwegians are so careless with their passports that they wind up needing new ones issued in a hurry. Now they’re going to have to pay dearly for them.
Police plan to hike the fees, perhaps...
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Elderly woman’s assault sparks anger
February 8, 2012 ·
An elderly woman was found beaten, robbed and possibly raped in a forested area at Korsvoll in Oslo late Monday, and local residents are expressing shock and outrage. Police have sought help from national...
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Restaurants caught evading taxes
February 8, 2012 ·
City officials in Oslo are threatening to withhold liquor licenses for cafés, bars and restaurants caught cheating on their taxes, after authorities uncovered accounting irregularities at more than half...
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Authorities to lift airline bonus ban on some domestic routes
February 7, 2012 ·
Airlines serving Norway’s busiest domestic routes will likely be able to relaunch bonus programs that were banned in 2002. Competition authorities warn, however, that lifting the ban may lead to...
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Volunteer worker in Egypt faces jail
February 7, 2012 ·
A Norwegian man is among 44 persons working for volunteer organizations in Egypt who face lengthy prison sentences because the organizations allegedly broke Egypt’s rules regarding their operations....
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Former mayoral candidate in court
February 7, 2012 ·
A man who had seemed to be the leading candidate to become mayor of Stavanger in last autumn’s election instead wound up defending himself in a city court on Tuesday against a long list of charges...
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Flags fly for Sami National Day
February 6, 2012 ·
Norway has the largest indigenous Sami population in the Nordic countries, and thousands of them were celebrating what’s known as Samefolkets Dag on Monday. Others call it the Sami people’s...
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BBC buys rights to ‘Lilyhammer’
February 6, 2012 ·
A Norwegian-produced television series that’s already broken ratings records twice since its premiere in Norway is also now set to be shown on the BBC. Lilyhammer, starring Steven Van Zandt, also...
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Memorial held for father of Eurovision winner
February 5, 2012 ·
Memorial services were held on Sunday for Jeff Mwangi Kwirikia, father of singer Stella Mwangi, after he was killed by a hit-and-run driver at Dal in Akershus last week. The 54-year-old native of Kenya...
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Moose meat peddled in Germany
January 30, 2012 ·
Among the various Norwegian products on offer at a major food exposition in Germany last week was moose meat, specifically moose burgers, which disappeared almost as quickly as promoters could fry them...
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British couple blasts Norwegian laws
January 27, 2012 ·
A British couple’s dream of buying a farm in the Norwegian mountains turned into a nightmare, and now they’re blasting Norway’s strict agricultural real estate regulations and comparing...
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Regretful shoplifter pays up
January 27, 2012 ·
The proprietor of a gasoline station in the small Norwegian town of Skotselv, Buskerud County, received an unusual letter containing NOK 500 (nearly USD 100) this week. The sender claimed he had occasionally...
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Talks continued in child welfare case
January 26, 2012 ·
Norwegian authorities confirmed that negotiations were continuing to find a solution in a child welfare case that’s sparked international media attention, but said no agreement had been reached or...
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Salvation Army received record-high donations
January 25, 2012 ·
It paid off for members of Frelsesarmeen (the Salvation Army) to stand for hours on cold winter streets, ringing their bells and hoping for donations to their annual Christmas fund-raising campaign. In...
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