Tag: politics

Oil Minister out after tough year

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg once again chose to release some jarring news in the midst of national euphoria over skiing world championships, this time...

Violators in Adecco ‘will be fired’

Employment agency Adecco Norge AS, caught in an ever-growing scandal over illegal labour practices, now has its entire branch against it as the firm...

Critics blast government’s bombs

Norway's left-center government unleashed two environmental bombs within 24 hours of each other this week, timed to explode when millions of Norwegians are both...

Masts won the battle of Hardanger

UPDATED: Overhead power masts will be built after all in the scenic Hardanger area of Norway's southwest mountains, the government confirmed on Tuesday. Cabinet...

Terror threat now ‘more serious’

Islamic fundamentalists, right-wing extremists and foreign spies pose the greatest threats to Norway's safety in 2011, the state police intelligence unit PST (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste)...

Adecco scandal widens to hospitals and slaughterhouses

Allegations of labour law violations committed by the human resources (HR) and recruitment firm Adecco have continued to multiply, with a range of operations...

New Nobel fallout hits major firm

Serious calls are going out for changes in the make-up of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, after China's angry reaction to last year's Nobel Peace...

Adecco director resigns in scandal

The controversy surrounding illegal labour practices at public nursing homes run by employment firm Adecco Helse keeps growing, as further shocking revelations of labour law...

Adecco nursing home scandal grows

One of Norway’s biggest private nursing home companies, Adecco Helse, has been rocked by revelations that employees at one of its flagship homes have...

‘Breakthrough’ in Philippines talks

Norwegian negotiators were reporting a "breakthrough" on Tuesday after a week of peace talks between the two sides of the Philippines’ 40-year-long internal strife....
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