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- A portrait of prominent Jo Benkow: Norway’s sole Jew in official politics
- Norway flood warnings issued, railways hit
- ‘Move public holidays’ say young Norway Liberals
- Norway public sector wastes billions
- Statoil close to second-hand offshore rig deal
- Norway ESC 2013 final place respectable, UK Press mixed about song
- High-profile Norway Jewish politician and anti-Semitism fighter deceased
- Norway 17th May 2013 in pictures
- Northern Norway punter wins record NOK 216 million plus
- Statoil tar sands: ‘If you have to speak thrice, there’s something wrong’
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1. A portrait of prominent Jo Benkow: Norway’s sole Jew in official politics
The Late Jo Benkow’s funeral brings a unique political era to a sad close, particularly for Norway’s minority Jewish community, Wednesday.
Published on 22nd May, 2013 at 4:05pm by Michael Sandelson.
2. Norway flood warnings issued, railways hit
Several parts of eastern and southern Norway face are likely to see considerable flooding these next few days with considerably more rain believed on the way.
Published on 22nd May, 2013 at 8:48am by Michael Sandelson.
3. ‘Move public holidays’ say young Norway Liberals
Liberal Youth suggest dissolving the rigid ‘red dairy days’ and allow people to use them elsewhere during the year.
Published on 21st May, 2013 at 4:39pm by Michael Sandelson.
4. Norway lottery thousands go vamoose
Norsk Tipping fined following advertising campaign gone wild.
Published on 21st May, 2013 at 3:34pm by Michael Sandelson.
5. 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 7:09pm by Michael Sandelson.
6. 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 11:35am by Michael Sandelson.
7. Norway power strike over
BRIEF: The Norwegian government steps in and ends electricity sector industrial action.
Published on 17th May, 2013 at 7:45am by Michael Sandelson.
8. 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 9:02am by Michael Sandelson.
9. 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 8:00pm by Michael Sandelson.
10. 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 British MPs.
Published on 15th May, 2013 at 10:33am by Asgeir Ueland and Michael Sandelson.
11. 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 8:48am by Michael Sandelson.
12. 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 risks.
Published on 14th May, 2013 at 3:32pm by Michael Sandelson and Asgeir Ueland.
13. ‘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 institutions.
Published on 14th May, 2013 at 11:09am by Michael Sandelson.
14. 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 11:11am by Asgeir Ueland and Michael Sandelson.
15. 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.
Published on 13th May, 2013 at 7:55am by Michael Sandelson.
16. 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.
Published on 12th May, 2013 at 3:16pm by Michael Sandelson.
17. 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 railway and number-crunchers for the answer.
Published on 12th May, 2013 at 12:53pm by Michael Sandelson.
18. 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 prevent celebrations silence.
Published on 10th May, 2013 at 2:29pm by Michael Sandelson.
19. 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 10:33am by Michael Sandelson.
20. Norway bridge collapse kills two
UPDATE 4: Police confirm the other person involved in Wednesday's Trondheim bridge collapse accident is dead.
Published on 8th May, 2013 at 6:35pm by Asgeir Ueland and Michael Sandelson.
