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Gas leak at refinery - 200 evacuated |
 More than 200 persons were evacuated from the Mongstad Refinery Monday morning, when explosive mixture of propane and methane gas began leaking from a pipeline. No one was injured, and the leak was stopped. |
2010-02-08
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Norway received 500,000 immigrants in 10 years |
 Immigration to Norway is record high. Since the year 2000, 510,748 persons have received permanent residence permit for this country. - This is the largest migration we have encountered, researcher says. |
2010-02-08
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Norway and Sweden to cooperate on el-car grid |
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Norway and Sweden will cooperate on building a network of charging points for battery-powered cars, with parking lots and related services along the major roads in the two countries. |
2010-02-08
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More pasengers for Norwegian |
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Nearly 830,000 passengers flew low-fare airline Norwegian in January, an increase by 28 per cent from January last year. Cabin factor remained unchanged, at 72 per cent of capacity. |
2010-02-08
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Football - Euro 2012l: Norway in Group H |
 Norway will meet Portugal, Denmark, Iceland and Cyprus in Group H, in the qualifiers for the European Football Championships (Euro 2012). Norway coach Egil "Drillo" Olsen is optimistic: |
2010-02-08
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Ski Jumping: Team Norway second at Willingen |
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Norway's ski jumpers completed their preparations for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver by claiming World Cup team silver at Willingen, Germany on Sunday. The German team won, with Austria third. |
2010-02-08
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Cycling: Hagen first in Quatar opener |
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Norwegian biker Edvald Boasson Hagen riding for Sky Team finished first to take the leader's jersey in the opening team time trial at the Tour of Qatar on Sunday. Team Garmin Transitions placed second. |
2010-02-08
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Weekend Feature: The 200th anniversary of Ole Bull |
 As we reported earlier, a special edition circulation 10-krone coin was issued by Norges Bank last Friday, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Norwegian composer and violinist Ole Bull. Never heard of him? |
2010-02-06
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Ski Jumping: Jacobsen second at Willingen |
 Norway's Anders Jacobsen captured second place in the World Cup ski jumping event at Willingen, Germany on Saturday. Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer won, with Germany's Michael Neumayer third. |
2010-02-07
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Oil&Gas: Decision on Shtockman postponed |
 The development of the giant Russian offshore gas field Shtockman in the Barents Sea has been postponed. The Board of the Shtockman Development has voted to delay investment decisions until next year. |
2010-02-06
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The Sami People's Day celebrated |
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 Today, Saturday February 6th is celebrated as the indigenous Sami People's Day in Norway and other Scandinavian countries. The day is official flag day in Norway, and the Sami flag is flown on all official buildings.
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2010-02-06
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The strike by nurses at private nursing homes, which began 10 days ago, ended Friday afternoon, when the Minister of Labour, Hanne Bjurstrøm, called for compulsory arbitration. |
2010-02-06
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Norway opens new embassy in Kazakhstan |
 Crown Prince Haakon officially opened the new Norwegian Embassy in Astana on Friday. The Embassy with a staff of 12 will, in addition to Kazakhstan, cover Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. |
2010-02-06
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