Six months since the July 22nd attacks
Former justice minister Knut Storberget participated in the memorial service at the Harstad Church. - July 22nd must never be forgotten, but we must move on, Storberget said to NRK after the service. - Those who have been left behind, after suffering great loss, must move on. And the memorial ceremony today was a great opportunity to strengthen each other in order to be able to move on, Storberget said. (Above picture is from the front of the Oslo Cathedral in July, with the tens of thousands of flowers and cards placed in memory of those killed in the terrorist attacks) (NRK)
Monday, 23 January 2012 08:29
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Yesterday, on Sunday it was six months since the terrorist attacks in Oslo and at Utøya, and memorial ceremonies for the 77 who died were held several places across the country.
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Statoil has awarded contracts for drilling services on as many as 18 fixed installations on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The contracts are worth a total of NOK 30 billion, including options, the biggest contract award by Statoil on the NCS since 2010.
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A group of ten young victims who were found dead on the so-called "Love Path" at Utøya tried to pretend that they were dead, explained Marte Fevang Smith (18) in court.
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Speaking at the NATO Summit in Chicago, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said NATO still is the most successful alliance in history, but added that these are challenging times for NATO.
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The Norwegian Church has decided to sell its Statoil shares in protest against the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the company's oil sand projects in Canada.
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The Chicago summit should send a strong signal of NATO’s resolve to engage with Russia on nuclear issues, says Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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