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New Norway law bans buying of sex

Thursday, January 1st 2009, 2:19
related places: A

A new law making the purchase of sex illegal has come into force in Norway, with fines and prison sentences for offenders.
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Japan sells Icelandic whale meat

Friday, December 5th 2008, 16:42
related countries: Iceland Iceland, Japan Japan

Whale meat imported from Iceland and Norway goes on sale in Japan, sparking fears of trade growth.
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Nations sign cluster bomb treaty

Wednesday, December 3rd 2008, 11:24

The first of more than 100 countries begin signing a treaty which will ban current designs of cluster bombs.
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Philippine rebels ambush soldiers

Wednesday, December 3rd 2008, 9:08
related countries: Philippines Philippines

Communist rebels in the Philippines ambushed and kill five soldiers, as informal peace efforts in Norway falter, officials say.
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Japan approves whalemeat import

Tuesday, November 18th 2008, 13:40
related countries: Iceland Iceland, Japan Japan

The Japanese government issues a licence for importation of a consignment of whalemeat from Iceland and Norway.
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Norway tops gender equality list

Wednesday, November 12th 2008, 6:32

Norway tops a league of countries in closing the gender gap, according to the World Economic Forum.
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Live text - World Cup qualifiers

Saturday, October 11th 2008, 18:03
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

England beat Kazakhstan, Wales see off Liechtenstein but Scotland are held to a disappointing draw by Norway and Northern Ireland are beaten in Slovenia.
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Scotland 0-0 Norway

Saturday, October 11th 2008, 15:51
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Chris Iwelumo misses an open goal as Norway's draw delivers a blow to Scotland's World Cup qualification hopes.
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Future's bleak for Norwegian MP who called on fortune tellers

Friday, October 10th 2008, 10:12

A Norwegian politician has said she will not seek re-election after running up a £4,590 phone bill ringing fortune-tellers at parliament's expense.
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Oslo trial for Bosnia war suspect

Wednesday, August 27th 2008, 18:12
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

A Bosnian-born man pleads not guilty in Norway's first war crimes trial since the end of World War II.
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New honour for penguin serving with Norwegian king's guard

Friday, August 15th 2008, 14:11
related places: A

A penguin who was made Colonel-in-Chief of the Norwegian King's Guard is honoured again by the army regiment.
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Live - Olympics

Thursday, August 14th 2008, 1:00
related countries: China China, United States United States
related places: Beijing

China's Yang Wei wins gold in the all-around gymnastics final on day six of the Games, with 17 Olympic titles at stake.
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Mob attacks Norway asylum centre

Friday, July 25th 2008, 11:51

More than 40 people attack an asylum centre in Norway armed with iron bars, in an apparent dispute between migrants.
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Arvesen sprints to Tour stage win

Wednesday, July 16th 2008, 15:50
related countries: France France

Norway's Kurt-Asle Arvesen comes out on top in a three-man sprint finish to take stage 11 of the Tour de France.
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Northern life

Saturday, July 12th 2008, 11:22
related countries: Svalbard Svalbard
related places: Longyearbyen

The Norwegian town where dying is forbidden
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Whalemeat traders 'defying ban'

Monday, June 2nd 2008, 15:22
related countries: Iceland Iceland, Japan Japan

Icelandic and Norwegian firms start exporting whalemeat to Japan, outraging environmentalists.
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Munch's Scream back on display

Friday, May 23rd 2008, 11:38

Edvard Munch's painting The Scream, damaged by armed robbers in 2004, goes back on public display in Norway.
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Norway king opens new opera house

Saturday, April 12th 2008, 22:30

Norway's King Harald V opens a new national opera house with a gala performance on the shores of the Oslo Fjord.
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Tamil Tigers appeal over shrine

Tuesday, April 8th 2008, 14:15
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
related places: Madhu

Tamil Tiger rebels have asked Norway's peace brokers to press Sri Lanka's government into ending violence near the Madhu shrine.
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UN's Afghan envoy begins work

Friday, March 28th 2008, 11:47
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan
related places: Kabul

Norwegian diplomat Kai Eide starts work in Kabul as the new UN envoy to Afghanistan.
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Hopes fade for missing in Norway

Wednesday, March 26th 2008, 16:10
related places: Alesund

Hopes fade for five people still missing hours after a building collapsed in the Norwegian town of Alesund.
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Kai Eide nominated Afghan envoy

Thursday, March 6th 2008, 21:41
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon names Norwegian diplomat Kai Eide as the next UN envoy to Afghanistan.
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Skier to have left leg amputated

Tuesday, March 4th 2008, 10:18
related countries: Austria Austria

Austrian skier Matthias Lanzinger will have his left leg amputated after breaking it during a World Cup race in Norway on Sunday.
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Six held in Nordic 'terror raids'

Thursday, February 28th 2008, 15:03
related countries: Sweden Sweden

Police in Sweden and Norway make six arrests in a co-ordinated operation targeting terror suspects.
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Football: SK Brann 0-2 Everton

Wednesday, February 13th 2008, 20:59

Everton close in on a place in the last 16 of the Uefa Cup with victory against SK Brann in Norway.
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Norwegian 'pocket' sex suspect held

Friday, January 11th 2008, 18:57

Norwegian police hunting a paedophile linked to more than 150 attacks on young boys arrest a suspect.
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