Dahle ends 32-year Norwegian wait
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Gunn-Rita Dahle gave Norway their first Olympic cycling gold medal in 32 years on Friday when she overcome searing heat and problems with her mountain bike to win the women&#39;s cross country title.
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Position created more than a year ago finally gets filled.
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Thomas Grandi of Canada won his first World Cup victory after 12 years of trying on Sunday after leader Kalle Palander crashed out of the second leg of a giant slalom in Alta Badia, Italy.
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A 64-year-old American who disappeared into North Korea for four decades was sentenced Wednesday to 30 days in prison for desertion, closing a Cold War mystery.
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Nominations close for the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, and among the entrants is a 98-year-old Briton who saved 700 Czech-Jewish children from the Nazis.
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Lillie K. Dahlquist of East Dundee A private family service celebrating the life of Lillie K. Dahlquist, 93, formerly of the Prospect Heights and Des Plaines areas, will be held Wednesday, Dec. 13, at the Miller Funeral Home, 504 W. Main St., West Dundee.
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Morten Gamst Pedersen scored from a swerving free kick Tuesday to earn Norway a 2-2 draw with Australia an international friendly.
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The former dictator, who died Sunday, ruled with a strong hand for 32 years.
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France ends a 47-year freeze on pensions for 80,000 troops from its former colonies
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Mondayâs column gave Board 64 of an 84-deal match between teams from England and Norway in Brighton last month.
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OSLO, Norway - Renathe Opedal was hopelessly stuck in traffic during rush hour when an overeager attendant slapped her a $73 parking ticket.    Opedal, 32, couldn't believe it, took the case to court and won...
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Stian Eckhoff and Frode Andresen gave Norway a 1-2 finish in a 10-kilometer World Cup biathlon sprint event Wednesday. Jay Hakkinen of the United States finished seventh, his best outing this season.
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The annual survey of education by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) shows that among persons aged 25-34 Norway now has the highest percentage with an education comparable with a four-year college education or more.
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Bode Miller handily won the first part of ThursdayÂs super combined. But Aksel Lund Svindal, a 23-year-old star of the World Cup circuit, won the super combined in 2 minutes 6.74 seconds.
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The 242-year-old Baring name is to pass into American ownership after it was sold by the Dutch bank ING which rescued it from collapse nearly a decade ago.
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OSLO  - The Norwegian Shipowners' Association announced Thursday that it will go ahead with a lockout in response to a lingering strike by offshore oil workers.
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The investigation into the disappearance of a British girl from a southern Portuguese resort last year is nearly over, Portugal's justice minister said Wednesday.