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

Norwegian customs find reptile haul taped on man

Monday, October 26th 2009, 16:30

Customs officials in Norway have arrested a man who they say tried to smuggle 24 reptiles into the country taped to his body.
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New world Monopoly champ sweeps to victory in 45 minutes

Friday, October 23rd 2009, 19:35

A 19-year-old Norwegian man scoops $20,580 - in real money - by winning the World Monopoly Championships in Las Vegas.
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Nobel Peace Prize to be announced

Friday, October 9th 2009, 3:49
related places: Oslo

One of the world's top accolades, the Nobel Peace Prize, is to be announced in Oslo from a record field said to reach 205.
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Where would you most like to live?

Monday, October 5th 2009, 21:43

Norway is the best country to live in, say the UN. Where would you most like to live and why?
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Norway 'the best place to live' - Niger 'the worst'

Monday, October 5th 2009, 13:48
related countries: Niger

Norway is rated the best place in the world to live, while Niger is regarded as the least desirable.
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Norway government is re-elected

Tuesday, September 15th 2009, 8:22

Norway's centre-left ruling coalition wins a narrow victory in general elections, near-complete results show.
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Norwegians face death in Congo

Wednesday, September 9th 2009, 8:46
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Two Norwegian men are sentenced to death in DR Congo for the murder of a Congolese man in May.
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Hunt on for explorer's lost plane

Monday, August 24th 2009, 21:56

A team prepares to search for the submerged wreck of a plane that crashed carrying Norway's polar explorer Roald Amundsen.
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Burley's position is safe - Smith

Thursday, August 13th 2009, 10:49
related countries: United Kingdom

Scottish FA chief executive Gordon Smith insists manager George Burley is not facing the sack after the 4-0 humbling in Norway.
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Scotland can bounce back - Burley

Thursday, August 13th 2009, 8:04

Scotland manager George Burley believes his side can bounce back from what he describes as a disastrous result against Norway.
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Sorry Scotland thrashed by Norway

Wednesday, August 12th 2009, 18:51
related places: Oslo

Ten-man Scotland suffer a crushing blow to their World Cup hopes with defeat in Norway.
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Live - Internationals

Wednesday, August 12th 2009, 16:05
related countries: United Kingdom

England, Northern Ireland and Wales are in friendly action after Scotland are thrashed 4-0 in a World Cup qualifier in Norway.
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Floating wind turbine launched

Friday, June 5th 2009, 17:38

The world's first floating wind turbine is to be towed out to sea off the coast of Norway this weekend.
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Fairytale ending

Sunday, May 17th 2009, 11:14

Norwegian fiddler celebrates Eurovision victory
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Three die in shooting in Norway

Monday, May 11th 2009, 18:40
related places: Oslo

Three people are dead after a shooting near Oslo in what Norwegian police tell the BBC was a domestic incident.
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Norwegian king's death brings eviction threat to UK football club

Friday, May 8th 2009, 7:07
related countries: United Kingdom

The death of a Norwegian king in 1991 could lead to eviction for a Norfolk football club because of a clause in their lease.
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Aston Villa 1-0 Hull

Monday, May 4th 2009, 20:58

A first-half goal from John Carew is enough to give Aston Villa a narrow but deserved victory over struggling Hull.
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Norway tests laptop exam scheme

Friday, May 1st 2009, 7:55

Norway is pushing on with a national project to let school pupils use their own laptops for exams.
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Political target

Monday, April 20th 2009, 23:54

Anti-Islamic rhetoric rises ahead of Norway's election
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Nato foils Somali pirates' attack

Sunday, April 19th 2009, 10:56
related countries: Somalia

A Somali pirate attack on a Norwegian tanker is foiled by Nato warships and helicopters after a dramatic pursuit.
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High-speed sex costly in Norway

Monday, April 13th 2009, 14:01

A man faces a driving ban after being caught having sex with his girlfriend while speeding on a motorway in Norway.
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Stormy waters

Friday, March 27th 2009, 0:00

Trying to steer Norway's pensions supertanker
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Sri Lanka Tigers urged to end war

Tuesday, February 3rd 2009, 18:26
related countries: Sri Lanka, United States

Key international negotiators urge Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels to lay down arms and discuss ending hostilities.
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US and Canadian shares ditched

Friday, January 30th 2009, 16:50
related countries: Canada, United States
related places: Cessna

Norway's state investment fund blacklists "unethical" US arms firm Textron and Canadian miner Barrick Gold.
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Norway school shooting kills one

Friday, January 23rd 2009, 8:57

One person is killed and one injured in a shooting in the car park of a school in northern Norway, police say.
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It's hello and goodbye for Norwegian Beatles podcasts

Wednesday, January 7th 2009, 11:05

A Norwegian broadcaster cancels plans to put the Beatles' entire back catalogue on a series of free podcasts.
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