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- Czech Airlines' weekend discount - save 25%
Warsaw, Krakow, Helsinki and Oslo - Czech Airlines has swiped 25 per cent off the cost of flights to these cities this weekend. Book by Sunday, July 5, and travel until September 20. Czech Airlines flies from two airports in the UK - London Heathrow and
- Norway flights give medical tourism wings
IT IS the land of spectacular fjords, Vikings â?? and now cut-price medical treatment. A group of Norwegian doctors arrive in Edinburgh tomorrow to woo medical tourists from Scotland with the prospect of no waiting times and the lowest MRSA
- Volvo Aero Norway to supply parts for CFM56-7BE
Volvo Aero and Snecma have signed an agreement for Volvo Aero Norway to supply components for the new CFM56-7BE engine. Snecma is Volvo Aero Norway?s single largest customer, so the agreement is of great important to the supplier. Volvo Aero Norway has
- Kenyan athletes light up Norwegian capital
Collins Cheboi, Ruth Bosibori, and Richard Bartale were on song at the Bislett Games in Oslo on a night where Commonwealth champion, Augustine Choge was upset in the Dream Mile. The Friday meeting ?the second of the six IAAF $1m (Sh75m) Golden League
- PKK leaders head to Norway
Hak-Par (Rights and Freedom Party) Chairman Bozyel, shared information with SABAH about a four-step PKK eradication plan made by the US, Turkey and Iraq. Organization members will be brought to the Mahmur camp, where they will be disarmed, organization
- Isinbayeva wins at Oslo Golden League
By Oliver Grassman OSLO (Reuters) - Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva won the women's pole vault at the Bislett Games on Friday, claiming her second Golden League win in as many meetings this season. The Russian, below par at an event hit by bad
- Controversial oil search in Norway
Part of: Climate change , Oil spills and accidents , Oil Bellona's president Frederic Hauge monitors the situation in the Lofoten area. (Foto: Tone Foss Aspevoll/Bellona) Related articles Related news Related press The Norwegian government is presently
- D.A.S Audio at Tryvann Festival, Norway
Every year, large events are held in Oslo and its surrounding areas for Norwegian students to celebrate the end of their high school studies. This year, the Tryvann Festival took place on April 25. The event welcomed around 10,000 people, and included
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Despite its neutrality, Norway was not able to avoid occupation by Germany in World War II. In 1949, neutrality was abandoned and Norway became a member of NATO. Discovery of oil and gas in adjacent waters in the late 1960s boosted Norways economic fortunes. The current focus is on containing spending on the extensive welfare system and planning for the time when petroleum reserves are depleted. In referenda held in 1972 and 1994, Norway rejected joining the EU.
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