News: Norway

We have started to collect the most important news related to Norway in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Norway: news

Colombia tops displaced people list

Monday, April 29th 2013, 14:00
related countries: Colombia

Colombia is the country with the highest number of internally displaced people, according to a report by the Norwegian Refugee Council.
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Statoil finds new oil in North Sea

Friday, April 19th 2013, 11:31

Norwegian energy giant Statoil says it has found 'significant' new oil deposits in the North Sea of between 40 and 150 million barrels.
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Will Mozambique end up like Nigeria or Norway?

Thursday, April 4th 2013, 14:42
related countries: Nigeria

Will Mozambique emulate Nigeria or Norway when its gas flows?
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Norwegian airline prepares for global expansion

Tuesday, April 2nd 2013, 0:24

The world is barely enough for Norwegian airline
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Tourists released in Egypt's Sinai

Tuesday, March 26th 2013, 6:33
related countries: Egypt, Israel

Two tourists, an Israeli man and a Norwegian woman, are released by kidnappers in the Sinai peninsula in Egypt, the state news agency has said.
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Tourist kidnapped in Egypt's Sinai

Friday, March 22nd 2013, 13:25
related countries: Egypt, Israel

Two tourists, an Israeli man and a Norwegian woman, have been kidnapped by armed men in the Sinai peninsula in Egypt, security officials say.
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BBC film 'disturbed polar bears'

Tuesday, March 19th 2013, 15:44
related places: A

A film-maker who shot a BBC documentary about polar bears could be fined after Norwegian authorities said his methods disturbed the wild animals.
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Big gains for Norway oil wealth fund

Sunday, March 10th 2013, 11:55

Norway's oil fund, one of the biggest investors in the world, rose in value by 13.4% last year, its second-best performance ever.
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Norway TV's slow-burning wood drama

Saturday, February 16th 2013, 1:28

Norwegian public television broadcasts a special programme which features a burning fireplace - for 12 hours.
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Norway cheese fire closes tunnel

Tuesday, January 22nd 2013, 16:36
related places: A

A road tunnel in Norway is likely to be closed for several weeks after a lorry-load of brown goat cheese caught fire.
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Canada notes have 'wrong' leaf

Saturday, January 19th 2013, 0:10
related countries: Canada

Canada's new plastic banknotes feature Norway maple leaves, instead of the Canadian sugar maple leaf, according to botanists.
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Norway minister's EU exit warning

Sunday, December 23rd 2012, 14:08
related countries: United Kingdom

Norway's foreign minister calls on the UK to think of the advantages of staying in the European Union, rather than consider leaving.
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In pictures: Humpbacks close up

Tuesday, December 11th 2012, 0:07

Hundreds of whales create a major spectacle in Norway
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EU gets Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo

Monday, December 10th 2012, 13:13

EU leaders collect the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway - a controversial award as Europe faces economic pain and new national tensions.
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Norway 'child abuse' ruling due

Monday, December 3rd 2012, 6:40
related countries: India
related places: A

A court in Norway is due to rule in the case of an Indian couple arrested for allegedly abusing their seven-year-old child.
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VIDEO: Norway bomb CCTV aired on local TV

Tuesday, November 27th 2012, 21:48
related places: Oslo

CCTV footage showing the moment Anders Behring Breivik 's bomb exploded in Oslo has been aired in a documentary on Norway's NRK TV network.
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VIDEO: Norway aid video challenges Africa's image

Tuesday, November 20th 2012, 11:43
related countries: South Africa
related places: A

A group of South African students, along with an aid agency in Norway, is challenging the negative image of Africa by producing a fictional Christmas appeal video for Norway.
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Breivik decries 'inhumane' prison

Friday, November 9th 2012, 14:11

Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway in bombings and shootings last year, says he is being held in "inhumane" prison conditions.
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Mother wins Norway children case

Thursday, November 8th 2012, 16:28
related countries: India

Two children at the centre of a custody row between Norway and India are ordered by a West Bengal tribunal to be returned to their mother.
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Colombian soldiers killed by Farc

Sunday, October 21st 2012, 1:12
related countries: Colombia
related places: Oslo

The Colombian army says five soldiers have been killed by Farc rebels, in their first major attack since peace talks were launched in Oslo.
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Colombian peace talks launched

Thursday, October 18th 2012, 18:14
related countries: Colombia

Negotiators from the Colombian government and left-wing Farc rebels set the stage for their first direct talks for a decade, addressing reporters in Norway.
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Colombia and Farc ready for talks

Thursday, October 18th 2012, 11:33
related countries: Colombia

Peace negotiators representing the Colombian government and Farc rebels are in Norway to begin their first direct talks in a decade.
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Ashanti jewels stolen in Norway

Friday, October 12th 2012, 9:28
related countries: Ghana
related places: Oslo

Norwegian police investigate the theft of some of the Ghanaian Ashanti crown jewels from a Oslo hotel where the king is attending a conference.
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Sudan expels Norwegian diplomat

Wednesday, October 10th 2012, 17:09
related countries: Sudan

Sudan expels a Norwegian diplomat from the country in a tit-for-tat row over spying allegations.
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Norway family wins third lottery

Wednesday, September 26th 2012, 5:28
related places: A

A family in Norway is celebrating its third lottery win, with each windfall coinciding with a pregnancy or birth.
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