Norwegian lawmakers are toying with the idea of allowing healthcare workers to equip dementia patients with electronic tracking devices.
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Norway ponders tags for dementia sufferers
Posted on 04 February 2013.
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Norwegian oil workers rescued from stricken rig
Posted on 20 November 2012.
Hundreds of employees have been rescued from a listing Norwegian oil rig in the North Sea. Bosses from Statoil, the country’s state-backed oil firm, told the media on Wednesday (7th November) that around 330 non-essential employees had been evacuated from the site after the Floatel Superior quickly began leaning to one side.
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Norway to fall short of oil production target
Posted on 19 November 2012.
Norway is unlikely to meet its annual target for crude oil output, an industry body said on Tuesday (13th November). The news comes via officials from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, who cited slower than expected production through September and October as a result of technical issues and planned maintenance in the Hod and Valhall fields [...]
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Norway foster children to return to Indian mother
Posted on 17 November 2012.
An Indian tribunal has said that two children that were victims of an international custody battle between Norwegian and Indian authorities must be returned to their mother.
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China, Norway make tentative contact following Nobel row
Posted on 13 November 2012.
Government officials from Oslo and Beijing stood together for pictures at a diplomatic event this week, in the first show of solidarity since Norway drew fire from China by awarding a Chinese dissident the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010.
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Norwegian health minister admits country’s programme shortfalls
Posted on 31 October 2012.
Norway’s top health official has said that the Nordic country does not have sufficient measures in place to ensure the country’s physical well-being.
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Sudanese diplomat expelled from Norway for espionage
Posted on 19 October 2012.
A Sudanese diplomatic envoy in Norway has been expelled from the Scandinavian country for allegedly spying on refugees.
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Ghanaian crown jewels stolen from Oslo hotel
Posted on 18 October 2012.
Crown jewels belonging to the King of the Akan people in Ghana have reportedly been stolen from a hotel in the Norwegian capital.
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