Norway News

“The government's ambition is to become a net exporter of renewables and that cannot happen if we do not develop”

The twenty windmills at Smoela on the nothwestern coast of Norway. As Norway prepares for a future after oil, the gale-force potential of harvesting wind power off its long coastline has become an increasingly ... via Physics Blog

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“It's not like the government has been sitting on secret findings”

Gary Cronin usually lasted six weeks inside a diving capsule before he started seeing monsters. via Palm Beach Post

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“He has given a statement that leads us to believe that he really believed this was possible. But we are of course having a hard time understanding how someone could actually believe such a tall tale”

OSLO: A Vietnamese man in Norway lost around $35,000 after he was led to believe that mixing the cash with a special liquid would double its value, Norwegian media reported on Saturday. via Daily Times

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A Czech woman charged with deceiving a children's home into thinking she was a 13-year-old girl has been found not guilty by a court in the city of Brno. via Jackaranda

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“After all, if every abdominal surgeon is going to hang their hat on these results, there have to be guidelines established about who is qualified to do this - equivalent' cancer resection.”

Large, open incisions that cause pain and require lengthy healing times might be unnecessary to treat colorectal cancer patients successfully, according to a new review of studies. via Newswise

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“I'm very happy. The reconfirmation of the donor countries' commitments to Sudan shows that this was very successful”

International countries and organizations donors pledge nearly $5 billion in aid to assist Sudan through 2011 to implement a 2005 north-south peace deal in the troubled country. via Sudan Tribune

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“Haugesund is an exciting town, with plenty of activity in the offshore and shipping industries, and of course deriving from the gas processing plant on Krst”

Scandic's intensive growth strategy continues with the chain announcing its 4th hotel project in Norway in recent months. via Hotels

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“We doubled our contribution because of the importance of Sudan”

Donor countries and organizations meeting in Norway on Wednesday pledged aid worth about $4.8 billion to Sudan through 2011, according to preliminary figures presented by a World Bank official. via USA Today

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Chinese ambassador to Norway Gao Jian said yesterday in Norwegian capital Oslo that China will continue to work closely with other parties concerned and try its best to provide support and assistance for the ... via English.eastday.com

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“In the pictures received from Norway, there was actual abuse going on. We could see him involved in sex with children”

LYON, France : He is white, has thinning gray hair and showed up in Internet photos having sex with young Southeast Asian boys. via International Herald Tribune

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