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Roque: PHL committed to peace, Duterte tells Norwegian envoy

(Eagle News) — The Philippines is committed to peace. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this was the statement given by President Rodrigo Duterte  during his meeting on Thursday night with Idun Tvedt, Norwegian special envoy for the peace process between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. Duterte made the statement even after peace talks between the two parties collapsed last year. According to Roque,  Tvedt “reiterated the commitment of the Norwegian […]

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Canada advances to gold medal match in mixed doubles curling

(Eagle News) — John Morris and Kaitlyn Lawes of Canada defeated Magnus Nedregotten and Kristin Skaslien of Norway 8-4 in Sunday’s Semifinal match advancing them to the event’s first ever Gold Medal Match. It seemed to be a close match at first with Norway equalizing in the 3rd end. Canada then took the lead scoring one in the 4th end and stealing two in the 5th end. Norway showed some hope scoring two points in […]

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Ice instruments ring out coolest music in Norway

by Ilgin Karlidag Agence France-Presse FINSE, Norway (AFP) — Inside a giant igloo in a snowy Norwegian village, the sound of a horn rings out, warming the mood of a freezing audience, huddled together in -24 Celsius. But the four musicians performing are even colder: the instruments they are playing are all made of ice. The xylophone, claves and wind instruments have been painstakingly carved from ice blocks extracted from a frozen lake, and are […]

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Russian helicopter crashes at sea in Arctic, 8 aboard: Norway

OSLO, Norway (AFP) — A Russian helicopter with eight people on board crashed at sea in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic on Thursday, Norwegian rescue services said, with fears growing over the fate of those on board. None of the eight aboard had been found six hours after the accident was reported. According to Russian media, they are all Russian nationals. Chances of survival were fading rapidly, with air and water temperatures in the […]

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Gov’t orders arrest of communist rebel leaders after attack on PSG convoy in North Cotabato

(Agence France Presse) — The government has ordered the arrest of communist rebel leaders involved in peace talks, after a guerrilla ambush left five presidential bodyguards wounded in the latest escalation of the half century-long conflict. The insurgents have been engaged in off-and-on peace talks with Manila to end one of the world’s longest insurgencies. But the government suspended formal peace talks in May, and on Thursday chief government lawyer Jose Calida said guerrilla leaders […]

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Norway’s King Harald and Queen Sonja celebrate 80th birthdays

OSLO, Norway (Reuters) — Norway’s King Harald and Queen Sonja were joined by royals from across Europe for their joint 80th birthday dinner at the royal palace in Oslo on Tuesday (May 9) evening. The official celebration kicked off in the afternoon with a drill show by the King’s guards and the public was also invited to the Palace Square to sing for the royal couple. The king’s birthday was on February 21 and Queen […]

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Dog sledders complete Polar Expedition across Scandanavia

Reuters — The 2017 edition of Fjallraven Polar was completed by 28 people on Sunday (April 9) as the dogsledders crossed 300 kilometers of Arctic wilderness from Norway to Sweden. The participants from 12 countries and more than 200 sled dogs set off from Singnaldalen, Norway on April 3 and camped at various sites along the route to Jukkasjarvi, Sweden. Fjallraven Polar was founded by Ake Nordin when he met Kenth Fjellborg, one of Sweden’s […]

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And the world’s happiest country is… Norway

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A chilly climate isn’t keeping Norway from basking in the glow of being named the world’s happiest country on Monday. The Scandinavian country surged from fourth place in last year’s UN assessment all the way to the top spot, according to the World Happiness Report 2017. Other top countries on the list included Nordic neighbors Denmark and Iceland, as well as Switzerland. Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, who is […]

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World donors gather in Oslo to tackle Nigeria famine

by Hugues HONORÉ Agence France Presse OSLO, Norway (AFP) — UN aid agencies and donor countries gathered in Oslo on Thursday for a two-day meeting to raise emergency aid for millions of people threatened by famine in northeastern Nigeria, a Boko Haram stronghold. The UN aims to raise up to 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in commitments throughout 2017 for the Lake Chad region, which comprises northeast Nigeria, northern Cameroon, western Chad and southeast Niger. […]

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Norwegian Embassy: Kjartan Sekkingstad left for Norway

(Eagle News)– The Royal Norwegian Embassy on Thursday (September 22) announced Kjartan Sekkingstad had already left the Philippines and returned to Norway after days of medical treatment. “Mr. Sekkingstad has undergone medical examinations and has been well taken care of both in Manila and Davao. He has also been properly debriefed by relevant authorities in order to provide information that can aid in the rescue of other captives,” Ambassador Erik Forner said. Forner said Sekkingstad […]

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More than 300 reindeer killed by lightning in Norway

OSLO, Norway (AFP) —  More than 300 wild reindeer have been killed by lightning in southern Norway, Norwegian officials said Monday, in the largest such incident known to date. The 323 reindeers, including 70 young, were found on Friday by a gamekeeper on the Hardangervidda plateau, a national park where Europe’s largest herd of some 10,000 wild reindeer roam freely. Television footage showed the animals’ dead bodies lying close together on the ground. “There were […]

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