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After meeting in Oslo, Norway, almost one-hundred countries have signed the cluster bomb ban. Neither Russia nor the United States agreed to sign the ban.
Published Dec 3, 2008 by ■ Can Tran in World
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Can you fathom the idea of a vagabond, make the transition to a multi-lingual bird guide - in the rarest of rare cases that happens - and that holds true for thirty-nine year old Shiva Mandre, who speaks an astonishing twenty-five languages.
Published Nov 25, 2008 by ■ armstrong vaz in Travel
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A.P. Moller-Maersk will no longer send part of its huge merchant fleet through the Suez Canal because of rampant piracy off Somalia's coast.
Published Nov 20, 2008 by ■ Bob Ewing in World
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Iceland has held talks with Russia over a possible loan in order to stave off a crisis that has left its economy near collapse.
Published Oct 14, 2008 by ■ Bob Ewing in Politics
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We would, after fashion, cast an eye over the horoscopes perhaps to pass the time, but one politician in Norway has certainly taken the "advice" from the fortune tellers perhaps a little too far. So much that a re-election has been called off
Published Oct 10, 2008 by ■ Michelle Duffy in Politics
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Former President and current UN special envoy Martti Ahtisaari has been announced as this year's Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. He's known for his negotiation efforts over Kosovo and Aceh.
Published Oct 10, 2008 by ■ Jason Li in World
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A woman moving to Norway was in a precarious situation recently: she needed emergency funds to pay for her suitcases at Miami International Airport and a stranger saved her trip.
Published Oct 6, 2008 by ■ Chris V. Thangham in World
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Transparency International’s 2008 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) scores show Somalia and Iraq are the most corrupt countries in the world, with Denmark being the least corrupt.
Published Sep 24, 2008 by ■ Chris V. Thangham in Politics
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Nils Olav, a 3-foot tall king penguin, was knighted on Friday. This is in addition to his medals for good conduct and long service. In 2005, he made honorary colonel-in-chief of the elite Norwegian King’s Guard.
Published Aug 17, 2008 by ■ Carolyn Neblett in Entertainment
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The Colonel in Chief of the Norwegian King’s Guard happens to be a penguin. He came up through the ranks. As a bird, he’s far more intelligent and better looking than nearly all historical generals, so his career is looking quite promising.
Published Aug 15, 2008 by ■ Paul Wallis in Politics
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