Scandinavian Nuna II tour begins in sunny Oslo
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The Nuna II team and the support crew were welcomed to the capital of Norway by the Dutch ambassador Mr Ader and his wife at their residence.
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American superstars Tom Cruise and Oprah Winfrey will host December's traditional Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, honoring the 2004 laureate, Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai, organizers told the AP Wednesday.
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Norway put on show on Monday what it calls &quot;the world&#39;s first ecological prison&quot;, where inmates play important roles in daily operations and learn to do their bit to protect the environment.
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A Steffen Iversen penalty is sufficient to secure the points for Norway at Hampden on Saturday.
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Sen. Barack Obama started a two-week tour of Africa on Sunday with a visit to Nelson Mandela's former prison island, paying tribute to the "incredible courage, resilience and hopefulness" of the anti-apartheid movement.
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Muslims in Norway were organizing a torchlit parade through downtown Oslo this weekend, to decry violence and terrorism and distance themselves from Islamic fundamentalism.
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Culture, etc. A pop music idol and a "real live princess" helped bring a Norwegian Christmas to Washington's Union Station on Tuesday.
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Some of the best rink builders and icemakers in North America have been working around the clock to stage the N.H.L.âs first outdoor game in the United States, which will take place on New Yearâs Day.
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Petter Solberg of Norway has made an impressive start to the Rally of Italy in Sardinia, building up a lead of more than half a minute after three stages on Friday.
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A grandson of Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian who 60 years ago sailed from Polynesia to Peru aboard Kon-Tiki, will launch a reenactment of the trip in April 2005 across the Pacific.
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Nunatak, the house band at a research station on the frozen continent, will play 'Live Earth.' Outside. In fingerless gloves.
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Today and tomorrow, January 19, President Vaira Vike-Freiberga is paying an official visit to the Netherlands, including the Hague and Amsterdam.
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Renowned rock band Scorpions is all set to warm up Shillong Wednesday when it begins the India leg   of the Humanity World Tour with "love and not war" as the underlying theme.
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Navteq is soon due for a warm welcome in icy Finland.
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The Prime Minister of Norway, Mr. Kjell Magne Bondevik, arrives in Dar es Salaam today for a three-day official visit.
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A faster-than-expected thaw of the Arctic is likely to open legendary short-cut routes between the Pacific and the Atlantic but experts say
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TROMSOE, Norway  - The world marked Environment Day on Tuesday with cheerful events like tree-planting and solar cooking in the heat of Asia, but also gloomier talk in the not-so-frozen north of melting polar caps.