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12Sep/17

Norway conservatives win close election

September 12, 2017PoliticsConservative Party, Erna Solberg, Government, Jacob Greaves, Norway, Norwegian parliamentary election, Oslo, Politicians, Politics, Prime Minister, Solbergsmbale

Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg has declared victory in the country’s parliamentary election. The tight run race has seen a centre-right coalition emerge victorious. Jacob Greaves reports. Continue reading →

20Mar/17

Norway unseats Denmark as world’s happiest country – report

March 20, 2017Human InterestAustralia, Burundi, Canada, Central African Republic, Continents, Countries, Demography, Denmark, Environmental social science, Finland, France, Geography of Africa, Germany, Guinea, Human geography, Iceland, Landlocked countries, Least developed countries, Liberal democracies, Liberia, Life expectancy, Member states of NATO, Member states of the African Union, Member states of the Council of Europe, Member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, Member states of the United Nations, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oslo, Quality of life, Rwanda, Scandinavian countries, Social Issues, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, United Kingdom, United States, World Happiness Report, Yemensmbale

Norway displaces its neighbour Denmark as the world’s happiest country in a new report that assesses life expectancy, freedom, social support and corruption, among other measures.
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12Dec/16

Trump targets Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter jet costs

December 12, 2016TransportAustralia, Aviation, BAE Systems, Baltimore, Boeing, Business, Business/Finance, Companies, Company: Lockheed, Company: Northrop Grumman, defence department, Denmark, Donald Trump, Economy of the United States, F-35, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jeff Babione, Lockheed Corporation, Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II development, London, Monoplanes, Netherlands, Northrop Grumman, Northrop Grumman Corp, Norway, Politics, Pratt & Whitney, South Korea, Stealth aircraft, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, United Technologies Corpsmbale

Trump tweets Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter jet costs are too high. Lockheed stock drops in early trading.

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25Nov/16

“Brady Bunch” mom Florence Henderson dies aged 82

November 25, 2016TelevisionA Very Brady Christmas, Actors, Barry Williams, Brady, Bunch, Carol, Carol Brady, Creative works, English-language films, Entertainment/Culture, Fanny, Florence Henderson, Human Interest, Kayla Pressman, Los Angeles, Marcia, Maureen McCormick, Mike Brady, Norway, Robert Reed, Series, Television, Television series, The Brady Bunch, The Brady Bunch 35th Anniversary Reunion Special: Still Brady After All These Years, The Bradys, United Statessmbale

Veteran actress Florence Henderson, best known as all-American mother Carol Brady in the 1970s sitcom “The Brady Bunch,” dies aged 82.
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21Nov/16

Norwegian police uncover large paedophile ring

November 21, 2016CrimeBergen, Bergen police, British society, Child sexual abuse in the United Kingdom, City: Bergen, Crime in Norway, Edward Heath, Erik Andersen, Erna Solberg, Europe, Geography of Europe, Hilde Reikras, Law/Crime, Norway, Social Issues, United Kingdomsmbale

Police in Bergen, Norway’s second biggest city, have uncovered what appears to be the biggest child abuse ring in Norwegian history.

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13Apr/16

how your newborn baby sees you

What a newborn baby sees

April 13, 2016InnovationAcademic disciplines, Applied sciences, Blurred, Building stone, Company: Reuters, Contrast, DEBRA TRICKETT, Drainage, Education, Grating, Infancy, Infant, Jim Drury, Norway, Olov von, OLOV VON HOFSTEN, Optics, Oslo, Pavements, Society for Education Action and Research in Community Health, Street furniture, Technology/Internet, TIM BRENNEN, Transport, VON HOFSTENsmbale

Parents will soon be able to see how their newborn infant views them, thanks to visual reconstruction research conducted by Swedish and Norwegian researchers. Jim Drury reports. Continue reading →

16Mar/16

“Pathetic” – victim’s parent describes mass killer Breivik

March 16, 2016Crime22 July, Anders Behring Breivik, Breivik, Conspiracy theorists, Country: Norway, Criminal homicide, Lisbeth Royneland, Marius Emberland, Murder, Neo-Nazis, Norway, Norway attacks, Norwegian society, Odinism, Oeystein Storrvik, Oslo, Sofie Lyshagen, Synne, Trial of Anders Behring Breivik, Trond Henry Blattmann, Utøyasmbale

Mass killer Anders Behring Breivik suing the Norwegian state for violating his human rights by keeping him in isolation is “unreal” but that it is important the court decides, say his victims and their relatives.

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04Jan/16

The Oresund Bridge between Sweden and Copenhagen

Sweden imposes new border checks in response to refugee influx

January 4, 2016ImmigrationBridges, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Kastrup, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Malmo, Metropolitan Copenhagen, Municipalities of Denmark, Norway, Oresund Line, Øresund Bridge, Øresundståg, Scania, Schengen Area, Sweden, Tårnby Municipality, Transport in Copenhagen, Viaductssmbale

Sweden imposes identity checks on travellers from Denmark for the first time in 50 years, amid a record influx of asylum seekers.

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27Nov/15

Adele announces 2016 European tour

November 27, 2015Music25, Adele, Adele Live, Albums, Antwerp, Belfast, Belgium, Brit Award for British Album of the Year, Denmark, France, Germany, Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, Ireland, Italy, Musicians, Netherlands, Nielsen Music, Norway, Portugal, Record labels, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Westlife, XL Recordingssmbale

Adele announces 2016 European tour, launching in February. Rough Cut
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06Sep/15

Snowden awarded Norwegian free speech prize

September 6, 2015WorldBjornson, Commentary on Edward Snowden's disclosure, Creative works, Edward Snowden, Edward Snowden in popular culture, English-language films, Films, Global surveillance, Hege, Hege Newth Nouri, Iraq, Newth, Norway, Norwegian Academy of Literature and Freedom of Expression, Norwegian Authors Union Freedom of Expression Prize, Russia, Snowden, United Statessmbale

(REUTERS) – Edward Snowden was awarded a prize from the Norwegian Academy of Literature and Freedom of Expression.
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