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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
A few weeks ago, Normando Hernandez Gonzalez got the kind of news that usually prompts cheers and emotion-filled toasts. The Cuban journalist and poet had been awarded the annual Freedom of Expression award by the Norwegian Writers' Union. A delegation traveled from Oslo to the island nation to present the award, which included a prize of 100,000 kroner (about $15,775).
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the Literary Saloon (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
Norway has apparently assumed the chairmanship of the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education Remembrance and Research , and in The Jerusalem Post Rafael Medoff worries that, since the Norwegians are supporting the wrong Nobel laureate, they may not be quite up to it, in A tale of 2 Norwegian Nobel Prize winners for Literature . The two are, of course, Knut Hamsun and Sigrid...
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CICR (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
Geneva/Oslo (ICRC) - Experts from countries worldwide affected by mines and explosive remnants of war met in Oslo, Norway, from 23 – 25 June to discuss how to improve the quality of life of victims of landmines, cluster munitions and other explosive remnants of war in there countries.
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we move to canada (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
You may recall that Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration - a/k/a Minister of Censorship and Deportation - was having trouble avoiding members of the War Resisters Support Campaign . It seemed like he couldn't turn around without tripping over a protest. Mr Kenney appeared at an event in Mississauga: we were there . Mr Kenney appeared in Toronto: we were there , and there . Later that...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/17/2009
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his delegation have been warmly welcomed in Oslo, Norway where the Norwegian premier has promised to increase aid to Zimbabwe.
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Tamilnet (Free subscription) | 06/16/2009
A group of well-known people in the peace making profession are gathering for an annual meet in recluse in Oslo between Tuesday and Thursday to reflect on current mediation processes, according to a news release from Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Geneva. The participants include some of those from Norway whose peace process has led Eezham Tamils to face genocide and incarceration in internment...
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lqtao99的博客 (Free subscription) | 06/14/2009
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Israelated (Free subscription) | 06/09/2009
Al Jazeera Salam Fayyad, the Palestinian prime minister, has said his government is close to hitting a "brick wall" because it is not receiving enough aid to balance the budget. The Palestinian Authority, or PA, has been forced to take loans because of the shortage of aid money, but that is not a sustainable solution, he told a donors' conference in Oslo, Norway, on Monday. Blaming delinquent...
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Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 06/06/2009
Person describing himself as an official at the Turkish consulate in Norway, objected to the use of the word "genocide" used by speakers at discussion on the denial of the Armenian Genocide.
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Rock Insider (Free subscription) | 05/28/2009
The Dodos (San Francisco, CA) [MP3] The Dodos - Fools Rock Insider and The Dodos go way back. The band played several Rock Insider presents shows back in 2007 and 2008 and have since gone on to take over the indie world with their amazing debut Visiter . The band took a break from touring earlier this year and are currently in the studio with producer Phil Ek (Built to Spill, the Shins, Fleet Foxes)....
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Financial Times (Free subscription) | 05/28/2009
Efforts to deploy carbon capture and storage technology got a fresh boost yesterday when Norway said it would contribute at least €140m to help fund projects in...
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AgoraVox (Free subscription) | 05/27/2009
Never before had a member of the Norwegian royal family visited a Norwegian mosque. but yesterday Queen Sonja visited the mosque of the Islamic Cultural Centre Norway (ICCN) in Grønland in Oslo. The Queen toured the mosque and looked at old, handwritten Korans and Islamic art. (Exhibition site, NO) (...)
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 05/26/2009
OSLO -- Haakon Lie, a pioneer of Norway's welfare state and one of the country's most influential politicians, has died. He was 103.
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Angry Arab News Service (Free subscription) | 05/23/2009
I have discovered that the best tourist guides to cities around the world are my readers around the world. So I am speaking in Oslo, Norway in two weeks and I need good recommendations for restaurants, bakeries, and patisseries. You may email me.
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