Grandmothers pressuring Statoil
May 10, 2011 ·
A diverse coalition of 24 political groups ranging from Greenpeace to Grandparents Climate Action of Norway has demanded that Norway’s government and parliament force Statoil to pull out of a controversial...
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Syrians protest killings back home
April 22, 2011 ·
Approximately 70 people, mostly Syrians, rallied outside Norway’s foreign ministry on Friday to protest the increasing use of violence against demonstrators in their home country. According to news...
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‘Super moon’ illuminates Oslo
March 20, 2011 ·
An unusually large moon was hanging over Oslo’s rooftops on Saturday night, marking the biggest full moon since 1983 and spurring scores of people to head for a cold night out to get an undisturbed...
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Sunset over Holmenkollen Ski Jump
March 7, 2011 ·
A sunset view of the Holmenkollen Ski Jump, seen from Oslo’s northern Sinsen district. After almost two weeks of world championship competition at Holmenkollen, a sense of normalcy returned to Oslo...
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Ethiopians stage street protest
February 18, 2011 ·
A group of Ethiopian asylum seekers staged a demonstration in a snowy downtown Oslo on Thursday to protest Norway’s handling of their request for asylum. Many of the protesters belonged to the same...
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Photos: Protesting Amelie’s arrest
January 24, 2011 ·
Angry protesters staged torch-lit parades in Oslo and other Norwegian cities following the dramatic arrest of illegal alien Maria Amelie on January 12. Hover your mouse over the photo and click the arrows...
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The many faces of Liu Xiaobo
December 10, 2010 ·
Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo was not allowed to visit Norway to receive the Peace Prize, but his mild face is nevertheless everywhere to be seen in Oslo these days. We’ve assembled a special picture...
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Holmenkollen line rolls again
December 9, 2010 ·
It may not be quite as old as the hills, but the public transit line from downtown Oslo to the Holmenkollen Ski Jump and beyond has served the city and its visitors for more than a century. Now it’s...
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Concert hall rising in Stavanger
November 9, 2010 ·
Stavanger’s new concert hall, due to be completed by the end of 2011, is now rapidly taking shape on the outskirts of downtown. The complex will have two auditoriums, with advanced technology making...
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Jens’ big day in Murmansk
September 16, 2010 ·
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg could leave domestic political problems behind him on Wednesday, at least for a few triumphant hours, when he and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev formally ended...
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King sixth in royal regatta
August 5, 2010 ·
Norway’s King Harald and his crew on the royal sailboat Fram XVI were in sixth place after the first few days of the Spanish King’s Cup regatta (Copa del Rey) off Spain this week. He’s...
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Birthday-boy Haakon
July 20, 2010 ·
Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon celebrated his 37th birthday on Tuesday, July 20, and photographers were called in for a traditional “photo op” session.
Haakon spent the day with his immediate...
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Bringing home the fallen men
July 5, 2010 ·
A Hercules aircraft carrying the bodies of four Norwegian soldiers killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan passing over Oslo on July 1. It was on its way to memorial ceremonies at Gardermoen military...
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Red panda mum gives surprise birth
June 24, 2010 ·
The proud mother and her surprise offfspring. PHOTO: Dyreparken
A new arrival at a zoo in Kristiansand on Norway’s south coast, a rare red panda bear, surprised everyone this week by giving birth...
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Georgia de-mined with Norwegian aid
June 23, 2010 ·
Jonathon Guthrie (R), a program manager of Norwegian People’s Aid, and Norwegian ambassador to Georgia Jon Ramberg hold a button to detonate the last cluster of munitions found near the Georgian...
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