Norway News
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Today in History
… across the base of the peninsula, was officially opened to shipping traffic. On this date: In 1030, the patron saint of Norway , King Olaf II, was killed in battle. In 1588, the English attacked the Spanish Armada in the Battle of Gravelines …
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US Less Safe Than Several Years Ago, Top Intelligence Official Says… Top Lawmaker Warns Official: Terrorists in Syria Now As Dangerous to US As Those in Yemen 'Credible' Terror Threat in Norway , US Officials Say Speaking about the unraveling situation in Iraq, where the Islamic State is wreaking havoc and threatening …
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Hungary Leader Says NGOs Serving Foreign Interests
… Orban's government has branded several civic groups as "leftist" and is involved in a dispute with Norway over their financing. The Norway Grants program provides money to projects in areas such as environmental protection or social development …
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Review: 'Hercules' Is Schlocky but Entertaining
… one woman in the troupe of mercenaries, Ingrid Bolso Berdal wields a mean bow and arrow. Tobias Santelmann (star of the Norwegian Oscar nominee "Kon-Tiki") has an imposing presence as Hercules' antagonist-turned-ally. Some of these actors have …
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Norway : Group From Syria En Route to Commit Terror
The head analyst of Norway 's intelligence agency says a group ..... of terror in the West," adding that Norway has been "concretely named" as the ..... Hoffmann spoke in a live interview with Norwegian broadcaster TV2 on Friday but didn't …
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Horsfield, Crocker Reach US Junior Quarterfinals
… edged Sahith Theegala of Chino Hills, California, in 20 holes. On Friday on the Nicklaus Course, Horsfield will face Norway 's Andreas Halvorsen in the upper-bracket quarterfinals, and Crocker will play William Zalatoris of Plano, Texas …
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Cruz Demands Answers on FAA Flight Ban to Israel
… Republicans to join them to approve a new ambassador to Russia as well as ambassadors to key U.S. allies including France, Norway , South Korea and Turkey. Envoys involved in arms control and nuclear nonproliferation also are affected. The reality …
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New Jersey Woman to Share $20 Million Lottery Jackpot With 19 RelativesA New Jersey woman who hit the $20-million Pick-6 jackpot said she plans to share the winning with 19 relatives. Sigrid Endreson said she has played the lottery for years, continuing a routine that her mother kept. She plans to share the jackpot with 16 of her siblings, aged between 53 and 76 years
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Official: Terrorists in Syria Now As Dangerous to US As Those in Yemen… including Americans, a subset of that, numbers in the four digits," Vickers said. ‘Credible’ Terror Threat in Norway , US Officials Say 150 Australians Among Hundreds of Western Fighters in Middle East American ‘Involved’ in Suicide …
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Cards, and Love, Keep Pouring In for Little Boy Battling Cancer… Nickerson says she has received messages from as far as Switzerland, Germany, Australia, Austria, California, Alaska, Norway and Sweden, asking her how to send Danny a card or sending him prayers. “Today’s total rough count was a little over 8500 …
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‘Credible’ Terror Threat in Norway , US Officials Say… threat of a terror attack in Norway in coming days, U ..... stark warning from a top Norwegian intelligence official ..... Bjoernland, the head of the Norwegian security service PST, said ..... concrete threat” to Norway from extremists who fought …
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Norway Warns of 'Concrete Threat' Linked to Syria
Norway 's intelligence service ..... Bjoernland, the head of Norwegian security service PST, said ..... have traveled to Syria from Norway as foreign fighters, half of whom have returned to Norway . Bjoernland declined to …
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Norway : Terror Threat Against Norway
Norway 's intelligence service ..... concrete threat" against Norway from people with links to ..... Bjoernland, the head of Norwegian security service PST, said ..... have traveled to Syria from Norway as foreign fighters, half …
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UN Agency Rankings of Humanity's Progress
… its latest global rankings: — THE BEST Top ranked is Norway , followed by Australia, Switzerland, the Netherlands and ..... OVERALL LIFE SATISFACTION At the top: Switzerland, Norway , Sweden, Iceland, and the Netherlands. At the bottom …
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UN Human Development Report Faults Inequality
… informal employment while some 842 million, or about 12 percent, of all people go hungry, it said. The report ranks Norway at the top of the Human Development Index, followed by Australia, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United States …
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Flight Bans Show Skittishness Over Trouble Spots
… evening and Wednesday morning, and said it will rethink the situation Wednesday for two more flights this week. Budget airline Norwegian said it had scrapped a flight from Stockholm to Tel Aviv on Wednesday and was monitoring the events closely, the airline's …
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Flight Bans Show Skittishness Over Trouble Spots
… evening and Wednesday morning, and said it will rethink the situation Wednesday for two more flights this week. Budget airline Norwegian said it had scrapped a flight from Stockholm to Tel Aviv on Wednesday and was monitoring the events closely, the airline's …
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Flight Bans Show Skittishness Over Trouble Spots
… evening and Wednesday morning, and said it will rethink the situation Wednesday for two more flights this week. Budget airline Norwegian said it had scrapped a flight from Stockholm to Tel Aviv on Wednesday and was monitoring the events closely, the airline's …
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Spotify's Top 10 Most Streamed Tracks
… Records) 6. Nico & Vinz, "Am I Wrong" (Parlophone Norway ) 7. Calvin Harris, "Summer" (Columbia Records) 8 ..... Parlophone UK) 7. Nico & Vinz, "Am I Wrong" (Parlophone Norway ) 8. Sia, "Chanedlier" (RCA Records) 9. Tiësto …
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Norway Honors Victims of 2011 Terror Attacks
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg says the best way to honor the 77 people who died in terror attacks three years ago is to "fight for …
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Today in History
… BRAY'-vihk) massacred 69 people at a Norwegian island youth retreat after detonating a bomb in nearby Oslo that killed eight others in the nation's ..... with the future. " — Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian dramatist (1828-1906). (Above Advance …
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US Warns Americans in Yemen to Leave Now… believed to be a master bomb maker , implicated in several bomb plots. Last week the State Department announced it had added a Norwegian -born bomb maker and member of AQAP to its designated terror list. Last September another al Qaeda affiliate, al-Shabab …
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Today in History
… killing nine people and injuring 130 in what became known as "Bloody Friday." In 1973, Israeli agents in Lillehammer, Norway , killed Ahmed Bouchikhi, a Moroccan waiter, in a case of mistaken identity, apparently thinking he was an official …
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Kristoff Wins Tour's Flat Stage 15; Nibali Leads
Alexander Kristoff of Norway captured his second stage win of this year's Tour de France by leading home a pack that overtook two breakaway riders with only …
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Amid Bloodshed, Frenetic Gaza Hospital Improvises
… out, what do the Palestinians do?" said Mads Gilbert, a Norwegian doctor who has volunteered at Shifa on and off for 17 years ..... blacklisted. ——— Gilbert, the Norwegian volunteer helps out at Shifa several times a year. This time …
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Olympic Leaders Back TV Channel, Bidding Changes
… referendums, and three cities have pulled out. Three contenders remain — Almaty, Kazakhstan; Beijing; and Oslo . The future of the Norwegian bid is uncertain amid political and public opposition. The officials also backed a more flexible approach …
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Coroner Clears Travel Firm in Polar Bear Mauling
… Ian Singleton said Friday the British Schools Exploring Society had not been neglectful in the August 2011 incident on Norway 's Svalbard archipelago. Horatio Chapple was sleeping in his tent when the bear attacked and killed him. Four others …
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Kristoff Wins 12th Tour Stage, Nibali Keeps Lead
… Kristoff has won the 12th stage of the Tour de France in a sprint and Vincenzo Nibali still has the yellow jersey. Kristoff, a Norwegian with the Katusha team, emerged from the barreling pack which overtook a pair of breakaway riders with less than seven kilometers …
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AP Sportlight
… record 3,000 strikeouts. 1979 — Sebastian Coe breaks the world record in the mile with a time of 3:48.95 in Oslo , Norway . The time is rounded up to 3:49. 1983 — Bobby Hebert passes for 314 yards and three touchdowns to lead the …
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US Hunts for Al Qaeda-Trained Norwegian Bomb-MakerA Norwegian citizen allegedly trained as a bomb-maker by one of al Qaeda’s most lethal affiliates today became the latest addition to the …
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Latest Syria Threat 'More Frightening Than Anything' Else, Holder Says
… earlier, Holder held similar meetings with officials in Oslo , Norway , to "exchange information in the way that you can't ..... 16,000 other fighters operating in Syria. While in Norway , Holder publicly addressed European officials and advocated …
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Carnival Becomes Latest Line to Ban Smoking on Cabin Balconies… preferences of a majority of our guests." The only mainstream cruise lines that still allow smoking on cabin balconies are Norwegian and Holland America. Holland America is part of the larger Carnival Corp., but the ban does not apply across all brands …
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2022 Winter Olympic Finalists Announced… announced today that Beijing, Oslo , and Almaty, Kazakhstan ..... it is awarded the 2022 bid. Oslo Oslo has hosted the Winter ..... bid has been criticized by Norwegian voters, who oppose hosting ..... Associated Press reported that the Norwegian government will decide this …
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FACTBOX-Soccer-John Toshack factbox
… coach on a part-time basis after the sacking of Terry Yorath. Resigned after just one game in charge, a 3-1 defeat by Norway . 1994: November 24, sacked as Real Sociedad coach. 1995: March 23, appointed coach of Deportivo Coruna taking over …
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Twitter Takes on the Luis Suarez Bite, Puns Ensue… Suarez for Biting in World Cup Read More: FIFA Opens Proceedings Against Uruguay's Luis Suarez for Apparent Bit e Read More: Norwegian Wins Bet on Suarez World Cup Bite Hungry for the Win I think it’s safe to say Uruguay was hungry for the win. — TGI …