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Britain celebrates Norwegian war hero

Agence France-PresseApril 25, 2013 16:15
Britain honoured Norwegian war hero and resistance fighter Joachim Roenneberg on Thursday, presenting him with the Union Jack flag for his daring feats which helped prevent Nazi Germany from obtaining the atomic bomb. Roenneberg, who was trained in Britain during World War II, led a six-man team for Operation Gunnerside in an attack on the Norsk Hydro heavy water production plant in Vermok, Norway. His actions were dramatised in the Franco-Norwegian 1948 film "Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water" and by US movie "The Heroes of Telemark", starring Kirk Douglas.

Norway's ruling party backs oil drilling around Arctic islands

April 21, 2013 07:30
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway took a major step towards opening up an environmentally sensitive Arctic area to oil and gas exploration when the ruling Labour Party gave the go-ahead on Sunday for an impact study. Exploration in the waters around the Lofoten islands just above the Arctic circle is becoming one of the most contentious issues for parliamentary elections in September.

Norwegian minister visits GPHouse

April 9, 2013 12:22
Norwegian Trade and Commerce Minister Trond Giske on Saturday visited GPHouse, the corporate headquarters of Grameenphone. Giske was accompanied by Norwegian Ambassador Ragne Birte Lund and Sigve Brekke, Chairman of Grameenphone Board and Head of Telenor Asia. The Norwegian government is the majority owner of Telenor Group and Giske’s ministry is responsible for the company. Vivek Sood, the CEO of Grameenphone, and his management team received the visiting minister and his entourage. During the visit, the minister held meetings with Telenor and Grameenphone officials.

Norway to invest in B’desh’s 3G mobile facility: Trond Giske

April 9, 2013 08:18
Norwegian Trade Minister Trond Giske on Sunday said Telenor would invest more in Bangladesh, especially in the 3G (third generation) mobile facility through Grameenphone. He also showed interest to invest in shipbuilding, ship-recycling and oil and gas sectors.Trond Giske shared the investment interest during a meeting with Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni at her office. Trond Giske is leading an 18-member trade delegation here.He informed that the Norwegian company Statoil is specialised in deep sea operation which can invest in Bangladesh in the future.

Norway workers agree on last-minute wage rise to avert strike

April 7, 2013 22:46
By Terje Solsvik OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's unions accepted a last-minute wage deal on Monday and called off a nationwide strike, sparing the country's vital offshore oil and gas industry from disruption, both sides involved in the negotiations said. Unions accepted a 3.4 percent pay rise, below the central bank's projection for a 4 percent increase, averting a strike that would have cut off supplies to key offshore oil and gas platforms, disrupted traffic at Oslo's international airport and shut key industries.

Norway's biggest bank refunds savers for bad deals

April 3, 2013 11:00
Norway's biggest bank DNB said Wednesday it would compensate hundreds or even thousands of savers after the Supreme Court ruled it misinformed its customers about some of its products. The move could cost the bank several hundreds of millions of kroner (tens of millions of euros or dollars), at a time when the bank is striving to increase its core capital and has announced cuts across the board. "We are now going to clean things up and follow the instructions outlined in the ruling," DNB chief executive Rune Bjerke said in a statement.

Norwegian mass killer can't attend mother's funeral

March 26, 2013 11:00
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik will not be allowed to attend his mother's funeral, prison officials told news agency NTB on Tuesday. Breivik, who slaughtered 77 people in 2011 in what he imagined was a civil war against Islam, sought leave to attend the funeral for Wenche Behring. She was one of the last people who remained close to him as he withdrew from society and planned his murderous rampage. Breivik was imprisoned for a maximum 21 years last year.

Norway lawmakers slam response to Breivik's killing spree

March 5, 2013 14:46
Norway's parliament slammed authorities over Anders Behring Breivik's deadly 2011 rampage in a vote Tuesday that was its harshest criticism yet of the ruling coalition's handling of the attacks. The lawmakers, who included members of the centre-left coalition, however stopped short of calling for a motion of no confidence over the official response to the right-winger's massacre of 77 people.

Norway plans 12-hour prime-time TV show of a fireplace

February 15, 2013 12:15
By Balazs Koranyi OSLO, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Norwegian public television plans to broadcast a burning fireplace for 12 straight hours from Friday evening, with firewood specialists providing colour commentary, expert advice and a bit of cultural tutoring. "We'll talk about the very nerdy subjects like burning, slicing and stacking the wood, but we'll also have cultural segments with music and poems," Rune Moeklebust, a producer for state broadcaster NRK. "It will be very slow but noble television."

Man arrested in Oslo after threats to parliament

February 13, 2013 18:15
A Norwegian reported to be a far-rightist was arrested Wednesday after threats forced police to cordon off public buildings in Oslo where memories remain vivid of bloody attacks in July 2011. The man, said by police to be aged around 20, was arrested after a bus driver heard him late Tuesday make threatening statements on the phone, implying he might attack the parliament building. Police cordoned off the parliament and Oslo town hall from Tuesday night until the man was arrested at midday Wednesday.
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