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Serious oil spill in Geiranger Fjord |
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In Norway's scenic Geiranger Fjord fire fighters and clean-up crews have been trying to gain control of a major oil spill from the Bahamas registered cruise ship "Spirit of Adventure" on Sunday. |
2009-07-13
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StatoilHydro to acquire Bahamas crude oil terminal |
 StatoilHydro has signed an agreement with World Point Terminals Inc to buy the South Riding Point crude oil storage and transhipment terminal located on Grand Bahama Island in the Bahamas. |
2009-07-13
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Rowing: Tufte second in single scull |
 Norwegian Olympic winner Olaf Tufte had to settle for second place in the single scull final at the World Cup regatta in Luzern, Switzerland on Sunday. Mahe Drysdale of New Zealand won the event. |
2009-07-13
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Transit camps for asylum seekers in Africa? |
 The high influx of asylum seekers to Norway continues. So far this year the number of applicants is already 2500 higher than at the same time last year, which was also a record year. The Progress Party wants transit camps in Africa.(Photo: Labour and Inclusion Minister Dag Terje Andersen) |
2009-07-12
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 This week the StatoilHydro Houston subsidiary received the first oil and gas from the Murphy Oil-operated Thunder Hawk field in the US Gulf of Mexico. StatoilHydro holds a 25% working interest in the Thunder Hawk field. |
2009-07-12
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Tour de France: Hushovd claims green jersey |
 Norway's Thor Hushovd (Cervelo), stage winner on Wednesday, picked up maximum points in two of the three intermediate sprints during the Pyrenean stage Saturday to claim the green jersey from Britain's Mark Cavendish. |
2009-07-12
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Norway concerned about violence in Xinjiang |
 Norway is concerned about the situation in Xinjiang province in China. The Norwegian authorities have expressed their concern to the Chinese authorities, deploring the violence and heavy loss of life. (Photo: Department of Foreign Affairs) |
2009-07-11
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Strong growth in Consumer Price Index |
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The Norwegian Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.6 per cent from May to June 2009. The prices of transport services, fuels and lubricants and package holidays contributed most to the growth. |
2009-07-11
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Banking: DnB NOR losses in the Baltics |
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Norway's largest bank, DnB NOR, has announced profits of NOK 3 577 million in the first half of 2009, a reduction from NOK 4 480 million in the corresponding period in 2008, disappointing some analysts. |
2009-07-11
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Javelin: Thorkildsen wins in Rome |
 Norway's two-time Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen won the javelin event at Rome's Golden Gala on Friday with a final throw of 87.46m. Finnish world champion Tero Pitkamaki came second. |
2009-07-11
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Agreement reached for new police work order |
 After months of wrangling and negotiations, the Justice Ministry and the policemen's unions on Thursday reached an agreement for a new work order for the police, at the cost of NOK 335 million. |
2009-07-10
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NOK 1.1 billion for wind power development |
 State agency ENOVA has allocated NOK 1.1 billion to be used to support the development of four new wind power projects located in the counties of Troms, Nordland, Nord-Troendelag and Rogaland. |
2009-07-10
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Hushovd wins Tour de France stage |
 Norway's Thor Hushovd (team Cervelo) took victory in a bunch sprint on stage 6 of the Tour de France in Barcelona Thursday. Hushovd pulled past Rabobank's Oscar Freire on the uphill finish into the city. |
2009-07-10
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