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# Norway

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Celtic managerial target Ronny Deila 'flattered' by the interest
It seems only a matter of time before the Norwegian is unveiled as the club’s new boss.
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Jun 5th 2014, 12:54 PM
Forget Britain's Got Talent and watch this 8-year-old sing Nancy Sinatra
Eight. She’s eight.
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Apr 13th 2014, 11:30 AM
Norway police try to identify man with no memory (but who speaks five languages)
The man speaks five languages and doesn’t know anything about how he turned up in Oslo.
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Apr 9th 2014, 6:59 PM
Sherlock struggles with auto-correct in brilliant Norwegian parody
The laughter is elementary.
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Mar 14th 2014, 4:26 PM
Norway's memorial to Utoya island massacre is stunning
The winning entry from Jonas Dahlberg shows part of a nearby promontory cleaved in two.
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Mar 5th 2014, 5:30 PM
Kid who crashed car and told police he was a dwarf steals second vehicle
If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again.
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Feb 21st 2014, 3:13 PM
Norwegians react wonderfully to freezing boy at bus stop
We’re not crying, it’s the wind.
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Feb 20th 2014, 10:30 PM
Brevik wants to hunger strike for better video games
The mass murderer has described the conditions in prison as ‘torture’.
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Feb 14th 2014, 9:12 PM
10-year-old drives parents' car into a ditch, claims to be a dwarf who'd forgotten his licence
Ah, the old dwarf defence…
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Feb 13th 2014, 6:00 PM
Norwegian ad takes yet another stab at Russia's anti-gay sentiments
The world is watching, Russia.
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Feb 11th 2014, 10:30 PM
These hideous Winter Olympics uniforms have sent the internet into a frenzy
They’re just Sochi-c.
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Jan 24th 2014, 2:11 PM
Fire rages in Norway heritage village
Almost 180 people were admitted to hospital following the fire.
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Jan 19th 2014, 4:58 PM
Incredible time lapse video of the Northern Lights
It’s looking like a beautiful day…
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Jan 18th 2014, 3:14 PM
Idris Elba and Lena Dunham send flirty texts and pictures to random strangers
The divils.
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Jan 18th 2014, 10:44 AM
Brilliant advert for guide dogs imagines other animals in their place
They’re not very good at the job.
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Jan 9th 2014, 9:23 AM
Watch as unbelievable winds blow Christmas shoppers off their feet
Thought we had it bad? Think again.
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Dec 16th 2013, 1:29 PM
Bitcoin suffers blow as Norwegian government says it's not real money
The country will treat Bitcoin as an asset as it doesn’t “fall under the usual definition of money or currency.”
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Dec 16th 2013, 12:26 PM
Coveney facing "exceptionally tough" negotiations on fishing quotas
Proposals put forward by the European Commission would severely cut quotas for some of the stocks of vital importance to Irish fishing communities.
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Dec 16th 2013, 11:44 AM
Footballer's wife sparks outrage after posting a sexy selfie three days after giving birth
The Norwegian fitness blogger has ignited a debate with the picture.
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Dec 3rd 2013, 9:10 PM
WATCH: Prank sees people trapped in pretend Ikea rooms
Oh Ikea. The land of mass confusion.
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Nov 15th 2013, 7:44 AM
Three killed after man armed with knife hijacks bus in Norway
The identity of the suspect, who was himself injured according to Norwegian media, as well as the motives for the attack were not immediately clear.
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Nov 4th 2013, 8:29 PM
'Breaking Bad? Oh that's great stuff': TDs talk TV at another Seanad photo-op
Fine Gael’s Richard Bruton and Eoghan Murphy discussed the hit television show as they held another Seanad referendum photo-op in Dublin today.
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Sep 27th 2013, 12:04 PM
Here's what happened today: Sunday
Everyone is talking about Priory Hall, Syria and hurling.
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Sep 8th 2013, 7:50 PM
Norway has 'so much money that it literally doesn't know what to do with it'
Well for some…
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Sep 8th 2013, 4:15 PM
Oslo university snubs killer Breivik's application to study
The man who killed 77 people in July 2011 attacks wanted to study political science by distance learning.
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Aug 6th 2013, 2:30 PM
Dozens in hospital after Norway tunnel fire
A firefighter said that it was “pure luck” that no one has died.
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Aug 5th 2013, 5:24 PM
Anders Behring Breivik wants to study political science at Oslo University
The man behind the terrorist atrocities that left 77 people dead in July 2011 has applied to study at the University of Oslo.
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Jul 30th 2013, 4:17 PM
Concern about right wing websites with Irish contributions
Online hate speech accounts for about 10 per cent of all cases of racism reported to the Immigrant Council of Ireland.
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Jul 22nd 2013, 6:15 AM
Neo-Nazi linked to Breivik arrested amid fears of 'major terrorist act'
Kristian Vikernes, who is said to have been linked with Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik, was arrested by intelligence officers in France earlier today.
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Jul 16th 2013, 9:04 PM
Extract: ‘If I were Mr de Valera, I would keep a watch on all ports, communications and wireless in his territory’
A confidential report on a meeting with Neville Chamberlain in 1940 shows the British Prime minister wanted to pass on advice to the then Taoiseach, Eamon de Valera about the threat of Germany.
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Jul 7th 2013, 7:30 PM
Breivik gives up his inheritance - to stop Norway giving it to his victims
Anders Behring Breivik would have inherited money from his late mother, but doesn’t want it to go towards his victims.
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Jun 11th 2013, 2:50 PM
Ukraine gay rights activists hold first ever march
Around one hundred gay rights activists marched in Ukraine today despite fears of violence and a court ban – marking the first gay pride event in the ex-Soviet country.
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May 25th 2013, 1:52 PM
Top readers' comments of the week
Here’s our round-up of the best, the most interesting and the most commented-on pieces from the past week. Did you make it in?
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May 18th 2013, 11:00 AM
As Norwegian PM boycotts Ryanair, O'Leary insists staff not treated like slaves
Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg said he would never travel Ryanair as it is sued by two former stewards for unfair dismissal.
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Apr 12th 2013, 3:24 PM
Breivik files complaint over "aggravated torture" in prison
Breivik, who is serving a 21-year jail sentence for killing 77 people, has complained about being kept in isolation for too long.
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Jan 31st 2013, 7:58 PM
Poll: Should Ireland have compulsory military service?
Though it’s unlikely to happen, some Nordic countries and Austria are among those to operate a compulsory draft. Should Ireland have one too?
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Jan 20th 2013, 10:29 AM
Algeria: Details sought on missing hostages as Britain confirms deaths
British prime minister David Cameron has confirmed that three Britons are dead and another three are presumed dead as other governments scramble for information on their citizens.
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Jan 20th 2013, 9:21 AM
EU and Norway sign agreement in fisheries negotiations
Minister Simon Coveney said the agreement would now allow fishermen and fish factories “to get on with their business in the normal way”.
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Jan 18th 2013, 3:00 PM
VIDEO: This show-reel got a Norwegian kicker an NFL tryout
His name is Havard Rugland and he’s talented.
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Dec 21st 2012, 10:30 PM
Coveney warns of difficult negotiations on fishing quotas
Coveney said proposed cuts to quotas will have serious implications for Irish fishermen and jobs.
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Dec 18th 2012, 11:41 AM
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