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Articles Archive for December, 2011
We found 31 posts.
1. Boost for Norway rare animals
Record numbers of arctic fox births in 2011 have decreased chances of extinction, reports say.
Published on 30th December, 2011 at 5:16pm by John Price.
2. Alcohol adverts increase drinking
55.4% of people believe advertising alcohol on TV leads to an increase in alcohol abuse, according to a new survey.
Published on 30th December, 2011 at 11:50am by Lyndsey Smith.
3. Norway PM popular
Jens Stoltenberg is the best person to deal with problems facing Norway, according to three of five voters.
Published on 29th December, 2011 at 11:33am by Lyndsey Smith.
4. Utøya victims harassed
An unknown man rang an Utøya survivor on Christmas Eve chanting “Behring” several times before hanging up.
Published on 29th December, 2011 at 10:48am by Lyndsey Smith.
5. Trondheim emergency services flat out
Police in Trondheim said they had their busiest nights ever due to the damage caused by storm ‘Dagmar’.
Published on 28th December, 2011 at 11:38am by Lyndsey Smith.
6. Home Christmas for Oslo bomb blast survivor
62-year-old Vidar Vestli is able to leave hospital and travel home in time for Christmas after five months of recovery.
Published on 23rd December, 2011 at 11:50am by Lyndsey Smith.
7. Santa Claus given free Norway train travel
Real or aspiring Santa Clauses can travel without charge on the airport express train to and from Oslo Gardermoen Airport, according to its operators.
Published on 22nd December, 2011 at 5:24pm by Lyndsey Smith.
8. Oslo rapes fall
The number of reported assault rapes in Norway’s capital has declined recently, according to reports.
Published on 21st December, 2011 at 2:14pm by Lyndsey Smith.
9. Butter lands Swedes in trouble
Two men from Umeå were arrested after Norwegian Customs seized butter both had intended to sell for 250 kroner per packet.
Published on 19th December, 2011 at 10:35pm by Lyndsey Smith.
10. Handball girls win hat-trick gold
The Norwegian women’s handball team have beaten France, winning the World Cup 32-24 in Brazil.
Published on 19th December, 2011 at 12:26pm by Lyndsey Smith.
11. Norwegian government HQ faces demolition
Officials are considering tearing down the building hit by Anders Behring Breivik’s bomb attack.
Published on 18th December, 2011 at 9:32pm by Lyndsey Smith.
12. Norway snuff ban may be illegal
Enforcing a ban on ‘snus’ at work could be a breach of human rights, a lawyer suggests.
Published on 17th December, 2011 at 2:27pm by Lyndsey Smith.
13. Breivik in prison until trial
Anders Behring Breivik is likely to remain in lla prison until his trial despite being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.
Published on 16th December, 2011 at 9:57pm by Lyndsey Smith.
14. Norway news outlets broke ethics about Breivik
Two newspapers have been found guilty by the Norwegian Press Complaint Organisation (PFU), of breaching codes of ethics with their coverage of 22nd July attacks.
Published on 16th December, 2011 at 9:24pm by Lyndsey Smith.
15. Norwegian officials threaten smokers
Staff and students in Nordland County could face disciplinary action if they smoke or use ‘snus’ at work and school.
16. Last two Norwegians attained Pole
Vegard Ulvang and Harald Dag Jølle reached the South Pole just in time to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Roald Amundsen’s polar expedition.
Published on 15th December, 2011 at 10:12am by Lyndsey Smith.
17. F-35 maker gets sums wrong
Lockheed Martin has been creative about how many millions of kroner in contracts it has awarded to Norway’s defence industry, reports suggest.
18. Norway politicians propose two for EU
Conservative and Labour Party representatives want to make it easier for Norway to join the European Union.
Published on 13th December, 2011 at 3:05pm by Lyndsey Smith.
19. Kidnapped 9-year-old to stay in Poland
A Polish court has ruled that a girl taken by private investigator Krzysztof ‘Rambo’ Rutkowski from her Vestfold foster home will not be returned to Norway.
Published on 13th December, 2011 at 2:34pm by Lyndsey Smith.
20. Norway capital subsidence worse than Venice
Oslo S is sinking at a faster rate than even Venice because of construction work, reports suggest.
Published on 12th December, 2011 at 4:00pm by Lyndsey Smith.
