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Norway ESC 2013 final place respectable, UK Press mixed about song
Margaret Berger waved the flag for Norway with ‘I Feed You My Love’, finishing fourth in the overall standings at this year’s Eurovision Song in Malmö, Sweden.
Published on 19th May, 2013 at 11:18 under news by John Price and Tove Andersson.Last Updated on 19th May 2013 at 12:12.
High-profile Norway Jewish politician and anti-Semitism fighter deceased
Jo Benkow, former Parliamentary President and Conservative (H) politician passes aged 88.
Published on 18th May, 2013 at 18:09 under news by Michael Sandelson.Last Updated on 19th May 2013 at 19:44.
Norway 17th May 2013 in pictures
Both The Foreigner and readers were out photographing this year's Norwegian Constitution Day celebrations.
Published on 18th May, 2013 at 10:35 under news by Michael Sandelson.Last Updated on 18th May 2013 at 10:59.
The Norwegian industrial sausage
‘Abattoir slurry in a condom.’ That’s how Jonathan Meades describes the industrially-produced sausage. That’s upsetting enough when you think about British sausages: but in Norway the industrial sausage is the national dish.
Published on 16th May, 2013 at 21:38 under columns by Ben McPherson.Last Updated on 19th May 2013 at 19:35.
Norwegian nationalism probed
COMMENTARY: In the evening of Tuesday, 17 April, some sixty academics and students assembled on the fourth floor of the venerable Armémuseum (“Army Museum”) in Stockholm, an enormous building the size of the Royal Palace in Oslo.
Published on 16th May, 2013 at 17:20 under columns by M. Michael Brady.Last Updated on 16th May 2013 at 17:39.
Northern Norway punter wins record NOK 216 million plus
A Troms County man in his 60s went into the history books for the biggest-ever lottery prize in Norway to date, Wednesday.
Published on 16th May, 2013 at 08:02 under news by Michael Sandelson.Last Updated on 16th May 2013 at 08:58.
Statoil tar sands: ‘If you have to speak thrice, there’s something wrong’
Norway energy giant Statoil held its AGM amongst protests from a Canada indigenous peoples’ Chief and Norwegian environmentalists, Tuesday.
Published on 15th May, 2013 at 19:00 under news
by Michael Sandelson.Last Updated on 15th May 2013 at 21:13.
Norway’s Statoil involved in European Commission’s oil price rigging probe
Several major oil companies were raided by Europe's leading antitrust authority investigating possible oil price benchmarking, Tuesday. ‘Appalling’, say…
Published on 15th May, 2013 at 09:33 under news
by Asgeir Ueland and Michael Sandelson.Last Updated on 15th May 2013 at 10:22.
Norway Progress moves for euthanasia
Progress (FrP) politicians propose allowing very ill people to choose over their own life.
Published on 15th May, 2013 at 07:48 under news
by Michael Sandelson.Last Updated on 15th May 2013 at 09:57.
Electricity strike widens, blackouts and international supply problems possible
Atea IT company pay row gets Confederation of Norwegian Unions industrial action sympathisers leading to national power outage concerns and potential export…
Published on 14th May, 2013 at 14:32 under news
by Michael Sandelson and Asgeir Ueland.Last Updated on 14th May 2013 at 20:21.
Letter to the Editor: A Message to Statoil Shareholders
'Statoil shareholders should be made aware of venture liabilities within Arctic Alaskan operations their corporation is now considering,' a The Foreigner…
Published on 14th May, 2013 at 12:24 under news
by Daniel J. Inulak Lum.Last Updated on 15th May 2013 at 21:14.
‘We can do even better,’ says Norway Education Minister
Education Minister Kristin Halvorsen responds to results of yet another international survey citing Norway’s position among world academia and their…
Published on 14th May, 2013 at 10:09 under news
by Michael Sandelson.
Norges Bank interest-currency balancing continues
Norges Bank’s decision to hold interest rates at 1.5% seemed to run counter to market expectations ahead of last week's release.
Published on 14th May, 2013 at 07:12 under money
by Vaughan Atton.
Norwegian ‘explains’ 17th May
VIDEO: The flag-waving, the bizarre national costumes, the drunkenness: just what is Norway celebrating on 17th May, and what does it all mean? An…
Published on 13th May, 2013 at 17:01 under news
by Ben McPherson.Last Updated on 16th May 2013 at 17:40.
Norway Education Minister proposes fresh higher education reform
The Socialist Left’s (SV) Kristin Halvorsen calls for a new whitepaper ten years after a major Norwegian higher education reform.
Published on 13th May, 2013 at 10:11 under news
by Asgeir Ueland and Michael Sandelson.Last Updated on 14th May 2013 at 10:10.
Norway the new siesta country
Foreigners wondering why getting things accomplished on a Friday in Norway seems at best challenging, at worst inexorable, can now turn to Norway’s state…
Published on 12th May, 2013 at 11:53 under news
by Michael Sandelson.Last Updated on 12th May 2013 at 21:05.
Sweden ‘saves’ Norway 17 May following local row
Amongst discussions about whether multi-national flags should be permitted in 17 May parades in Norway, money problems prompt an international aid move to…
Published on 10th May, 2013 at 13:29 under news
by Michael Sandelson.Last Updated on 10th May 2013 at 17:00.
The tiny Norwegian satellite with a giant job, a space success story
Norway’s AISSat-1 Nano satellite marked its thousandth day in orbit just a month ago on 9 April. It had orbited the Earth more than 14,500 times in those…
Published on 9th May, 2013 at 11:25 under columns
by M. Michael Brady.Last Updated on 9th May 2013 at 11:41.
More passengers on seats for SAS and Norwegian
Scandinavian flyers the SAS Group and Norwegian both report increased passenger traffic for April.
Published on 9th May, 2013 at 09:33 under news
by Michael Sandelson.Last Updated on 9th May 2013 at 10:13.
Norway police face disciplinary action over alleged foreigner brutality
EXTENDED ARTICLE: A British-Australian dual national has filed a formal complaint with police alleging two plain-clothed officers assaulted him on a Bergen…
Published on 8th May, 2013 at 15:21 under news
by Michael Sandelson.Last Updated on 8th May 2013 at 20:34.
Norway industrial action hits Widerøe airline
Thousands of domestic and international passengers face a transport headache following a negotiations breakdown between unions and employers, Wednesday.
Published on 8th May, 2013 at 07:14 under news
by Michael Sandelson.Last Updated on 8th May 2013 at 07:33.
Letter to the Editor regarding Norway foreign students column
I disagree with several issues that Paul Beaumont advocates in “Foreign students: Benefit or burden to Norway?” (April 14, 2013). In part, his logic is…
Published on 7th May, 2013 at 20:27 under columns
by W.S. Warner.
Football ‘casuals’ concern Norway police
Norwegian police say they are worried about the growing violent trend similar to that of British football hooligans.
Published on 7th May, 2013 at 15:47 under news
by Michael Sandelson and John Price.
Journey to the end of a road: Norway’s new National Transport Plan
COMMENTARY: The Swedes are building roads that provide economic gains for society, but the roads built in Norway are often roads for roads’ sake.
Published on 7th May, 2013 at 14:21 under columns
by Asgeir Ueland.Last Updated on 7th May 2013 at 14:51.
Norway Christian Democrats closed for supermarket wine opener
KrF leader Knut Arild Hareide finds it unlikely his Party will be sitting at a political table with non-socialist shop alcohol supporters.
Published on 7th May, 2013 at 07:31 under news
by Michael Sandelson.Last Updated on 7th May 2013 at 07:55.
Norwegian-French fish eating habits near parity
Norway’s sushi-lovers eat the Japanese dish almost as often as their French dining peers, the Norwegian Seafood Council reports.
Published on 6th May, 2013 at 14:40 under news
by Michael Sandelson.Last Updated on 6th May 2013 at 21:26.
NATO tops to Norway to talk High North and remember
Anders Fogh Rasmussen and other senior NATO staff are in Norway for combined WWII commemorative and current security events this week.
Published on 6th May, 2013 at 07:13 under news
by Michael Sandelson and Maria Passarivaki.Last Updated on 6th May 2013 at 09:57.
Norwegians don’t save money with heat pumps
Very few Norwegian homes had heat pumps ten years ago. One home in four has one now, but it has become an economic paradox.
Published on 5th May, 2013 at 08:44 under columns
by M. Michael Brady.
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News in Brief
Norway power strike over
BRIEF: The Norwegian government steps in and ends electricity sector industrial action.
Widerøe operations back, airport strike continues
Regional carrier Widerøe is back on its wings as normal following last week’s strike from today, Monday. Walkout persists at five northern Norway airports.
Norway worshipers experience there is no smoke without spire
Religion-linked actions forced evacuation of a group of Christian congregants in Bergen’s Vågen area, Sunday.
Norway bridge collapse kills two
UPDATE 4: Police confirm the other person involved in Wednesday's Trondheim bridge collapse accident is dead.
Breivik play gets prestigious Danish theatre award
‘Manifesto 2083’ wins this year´s Reumert prize for Performance of the Year.
SAS pushes back Widerøe
Scandinavian Airlines announced it was selling 80 per cent of its shares in Widerøe for some SEK 2 billion (EUR 234.74 million).
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- Norwegian ‘explains’ 17th May
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