News Topic - Norway
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EU accused of ignoring its own scientific data on endangered Atlantic bluefin tuna
Tuna may follow cod to become the second major Atlantic fish species to collapse after European leaders were today accused of driving through new catch quotas far above the levels recommended by scientists.The international environment campaign group WWF renewed its call for a consumer boycott of At ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 25, 2008 5:07 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Tuna may follow cod to become the second major Atlantic fish species to collapse after European leaders were today accused of driving through new catch quotas far above the levels recommended by scientists.The international environment campaign group WWF renewed its call for a consumer boycott of At ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 25, 2008 5:07 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Norway Slips On Scarcer Oil
The Norwegian economy contracted by a sharper than expected 0.7% in the third quarter, in part because North Sea crude is becoming harder to extract.
Forbes.com – Nov 25, 2008 11:52 AM [GMT] – comment?
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The Norwegian economy contracted by a sharper than expected 0.7% in the third quarter, in part because North Sea crude is becoming harder to extract.
Forbes.com – Nov 25, 2008 11:52 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Norway's oil fund makes 3Q loss as crisis bites
AP - Norway's vast fund for oil wealth investment posted a 7.7 percent loss on investment for the third quarter, but still grew in size due to record transfers of surplus wealth from the national government, the central bank announced Tuesday.
Yahoo! – Nov 25, 2008 10:29 AM [GMT] – comment?
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AP - Norway's vast fund for oil wealth investment posted a 7.7 percent loss on investment for the third quarter, but still grew in size due to record transfers of surplus wealth from the national government, the central bank announced Tuesday.
Yahoo! – Nov 25, 2008 10:29 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Skanska to cut 5.7% of workforce; building markets weaker
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Skanska AB, the Stockholm construction major, said it would cut 3,400, or about 5.7%, of its 60,000 jobs as residential and other building markets are weakening. Skanska said its fourth-quarter results would reflect a charge of 600 million Swedish kroner ($74.6 million) for ... more »
MarketWatch.com – Nov 25, 2008 09:52 AM [GMT] – comment?
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TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Skanska AB, the Stockholm construction major, said it would cut 3,400, or about 5.7%, of its 60,000 jobs as residential and other building markets are weakening. Skanska said its fourth-quarter results would reflect a charge of 600 million Swedish kroner ($74.6 million) for ... more »
MarketWatch.com – Nov 25, 2008 09:52 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Mammograms May Identify Cancers That Would Otherwise Just Regress
Researchers in Norway found there was a 22 per cent higher rate of detected breast cancer among women who had mammograms every two years compared to women screened every six years raising the possibility that some breast cancers just regress naturally without treatment. The study was the work of Dr ... more »
Medical News Today – Nov 25, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Researchers in Norway found there was a 22 per cent higher rate of detected breast cancer among women who had mammograms every two years compared to women screened every six years raising the possibility that some breast cancers just regress naturally without treatment. The study was the work of Dr ... more »
Medical News Today – Nov 25, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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TGS Initiates New Interpretation Project in Brazil
ASKER, Norway--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Geological Products and Services division of TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (TGS) announced today that it has commenced a new multi-client interpretive study of offshore Brazil
Business Wire – Nov 24, 2008 1:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
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ASKER, Norway--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Geological Products and Services division of TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (TGS) announced today that it has commenced a new multi-client interpretive study of offshore Brazil
Business Wire – Nov 24, 2008 1:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Canada wins gold in sledge hockey
Canada's national sledge hockey team won a convincing victory over Norway for the gold medal at the world sledge hockey championship in Charlottetown Saturday.
CBC.ca – Nov 24, 2008 11:16 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Canada's national sledge hockey team won a convincing victory over Norway for the gold medal at the world sledge hockey championship in Charlottetown Saturday.
CBC.ca – Nov 24, 2008 11:16 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Norway's men, women win X-C relay openers
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SI.com – Nov 23, 2008 6:57 PM [GMT] – comment?
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SI.com – Nov 23, 2008 6:57 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Norway adds $7B to export credit fund
AP - The Norwegian government Sunday said it will put aside an additional 50 billion kroner ($7 billion) for the state export credit agency to ease the effect of the global credit crunch on businesses.
Yahoo! – Nov 23, 2008 4:50 PM [GMT] – comment?
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AP - The Norwegian government Sunday said it will put aside an additional 50 billion kroner ($7 billion) for the state export credit agency to ease the effect of the global credit crunch on businesses.
Yahoo! – Nov 23, 2008 4:50 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Windsor's Grassi wins gold medal at world sledge hockey championships
Windsor's Ray Grassi had an assist in Team Canada's 7-0 win over Norway in the gold medal game of the 2008 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Charlottetown, P.E.I.
Canada.com – Nov 23, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Windsor's Ray Grassi had an assist in Team Canada's 7-0 win over Norway in the gold medal game of the 2008 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Charlottetown, P.E.I.
Canada.com – Nov 23, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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