Author Nesbø may lose Scorsese
April 12, 2013 ·
Norwegian author Jo Nesbø has dreamed of working with famed film director Martin Scorsese and it seemed it would come true with his crime novel Snømannen (The Snowman). Now it looks like the film version...
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Special ‘after-ski’ for Northug
April 12, 2013 ·
UPDATED: Norwegian cross-country champion Petter Northug ended this year’s professional skiing season in grand style by winning the overall World Cup but now will be forced to take at least some...
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King favoured, but posted a loss
April 5, 2013 ·
Norway’s King Harald once again ranks as the most popular member of the royal family, while his son-in-law Ari Behn landed as least popular in a recent public opinion poll. The king’s popularity...
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Carlsen exhausted after latest win
April 2, 2013 ·
Magnus Carlsen is already a chess champion in the eyes of his fellow Norwegians, but now the young man from Lommedal west of Oslo will go after the official title of World Chess Champion as well. He won...
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Top politician dies on the ski trail
March 25, 2013 ·
Inge Lønning, one of the most respected elders in Norwegian politics, died on Sunday while out skiing with his family in the mountains at Beitostølen. Lønning, who has been both a Member of Parliament...
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National Theater in mourning
March 18, 2013 ·
Norway’s National Theater was mourning the loss this week of actor and author Trond Brænne, who died over the weekend of a massive stroke. Brænne was 59 and had held a permanent position at the...
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Sled dog racer conquers Finnmark
March 18, 2013 ·
Thomas Wærner, a 40-year-old musher from the mountains of Synnfjell in Oppland County, relished weekend celebrations after he logged what commentators called a decisive victory in this year’s 1,000-kilometer...
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New NRK boss gets down to work
March 12, 2013 ·
Thor Gjermund Eriksen was ceremoniously handed a symbolic oversized key to his new office as chief of Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) on Monday and had a busy first day on the job, one of the most powerful...
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Ex-minister’s book made waves
March 11, 2013 ·
Politician Erik Solheim loved his job as government minister in charge of foreign aid and the environment, and hated losing it last year amidst a change in command at the Socialist Left party (SV) that...
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Hiking boss hits a new trail
March 11, 2013 ·
Kristin Krohn Devold, a former defense minister who’s headed the national mountain trekking organization DNT (Den Norske Turistforeningen) for the past eight years, is setting off on a new career...
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Couple’s break-up set off media storm
March 4, 2013 ·
Tone Damli Aaberge, a 24-year-old Norwegian singer from Sogndal, has received more publicity than she probably could have imagined in the past week, because of perceived public interest over her broken...
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A new skiing star is born
March 1, 2013 ·
Heidi Weng, age 21, was getting lots of attention in Norwegian media after some strong performances at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Italy this week. She was part of the relay team that won...
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Jacobsen does it again
March 1, 2013 ·
The comeback of ski jumper Anders Jacobsen kept rolling this week when he wound up on the winners’ platform at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Italy, after securing a bronze medal in the...
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1990s ski heroes in doping storm
February 28, 2013 ·
Norwegian skiing legend Bjørn Dæhlie is among former winter sports stars caught in a storm of speculation this week over their performance in the 1990s. A Swedish documentary called ‘Blood race in...
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Northug finally wins gold, too
February 27, 2013 ·
Petter Northug, Norway’s skiing sensation for the past few years, shook off a week of disappointments and won his first gold medal of this year’s Nordic World Ski Championships in Trentino/Val...
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