AftenPosten (Free subscription) | 16/07/2008
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has likened Norway's development of carbon recapture and storage technology to a moon landing. A ruling won in Brussels helps launch Stoltenberg on his lunar-like mission.
AftenPosten (Free subscription) | 30/06/2008
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AftenPosten (Free subscription) | 27/06/2008
A lengthy conflict over where to build a new US Embassy in Oslo entered a new round this week, setting off fireworks among political parties and within them.
AftenPosten (Free subscription) | 26/06/2008
The head of one of the Labour Party's own government coalition partners has issued a sharp reprimand to powerful Labour secretary Martin Kolberg, making it clear that she didn't like his attack on wealthy Norwegians. Even Labour's own prime minister distanced himself from Kolberg's remarks.
AftenPosten (Free subscription) | 23/06/2008
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was hit with another disastrous public opinion poll over the weekend, just a day after he had to shake up his cabinet in the hopes of fronting a more effective team. His party and his government is more unpopular than ever, and now a new cabinet quarrel looms over wolves.
AftenPosten (Free subscription) | 20/06/2008
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg fended off criticism that his government was weak and in disarry on Friday, and unveiled a major reorganization of his ministers. He hopes to have a stronger team in place in the run-up to next autumn's national elections.
AftenPosten (Free subscription) | 20/06/2008
It's not just Norway's Oil & Energy Ministry that was set to get a new leader on Friday, following the resignation under pressure of Oil Minister Åslaug Haga. Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg from the Labour Party was poised to shuffle several of his cabinet ministers, including those responsible for health, business and immigration.
EarthWire Africa RSS News Feed (Free subscription) | 19/06/2008
The Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBFF), a multi-donor facility established to take action to protect the forests in the Congo Basin region, was launched in London on Tuesday by Prime Ministers Gordon Brown of Britain, Jens Stoltenberg of Norway and the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 18/06/2008
Fund to provide African governments and people living in rainforest with viable alternative to logging and mining
AftenPosten (Free subscription) | 13/06/2008
Support for the Norwegian Labour Party has dropped by 5.9 per cent to 23.9 per cent in an opinion poll published in Friday.
Sky News (Free subscription) | 12/06/2008
Gordon Brown has dismissed any suggestion that he "bribed" Democratic Unionist Party MPs to back the Government in yesterday's 42 day terror detention vote.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 12/06/2008
Gordon Brown will today defend himself over allegations that he offered lucrative deals to Ulster MPs in order to pass his controversial plans to detain terror suspects for up to 42 days.
Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
Viet Nam and Norway plan to cooperate in culture and tourism while continuing to boost their on-going cooperation in shipping, shipbuilding, oil and gas, hydro-electricity, fisheries, environmental protection, education and healthcare. The plans were agreed by visiting State President Nguyen Minh Triet and Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg during their talks in Oslo on June 6. The two
AftenPosten (Free subscription) | 27/05/2008
Oil and shipping interests are putting more pressure on Norwegian authorities to open up more areas of the Arctic for oil and gas exploration. Now they're eyeing the area around Svalbard.
AftenPosten (Free subscription) | 20/05/2008
Sports fans and colleagues at Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) were paying tribute on Tuesday to Kjell Kristian Rike, a veteran sports commentator who died Monday after a short illness.
