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Cuba Keeps Ill Writer Jailed as Norway Awards Prize:

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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Hamsun v. Undset

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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Landmines and explosive remnants of war: Delivering on the promises to victims

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 dog jason kenney all over the globe

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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Tsvangirai 'Warmly Welcomed' in Norway on 5th Leg of Tour

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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Sri Lanka, unfulfilled challenge to peace mediators

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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Fields Medalists

1936 Oslo , Norway Lars Ahlfors , Finland Jesse Douglas , USA 1950 Cambridge , United States Laurent Schwartz , France Atle Selberg , Norway 1954 Amsterdam , The Netherlands Kunihiko Kodaira , Japan Jean-Pierre Serre , France 1958 Edinburgh , United Kingdom Klaus Roth , UK René Thom , France 1962 Stockholm , Sweden Lars Hörmander , Sweden John Milnor , USA 1966 Moscow , Soviet Union Michael...

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Palestinian PM seeks aid money :: Docstalk

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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S'pore to sign Open Skies Agreements with Scandinavian countries

SINGAPORE: Transport Minister Raymond Lim is leading a delegation to Oslo, Norway for Norshipping � a major maritime event � from June 9 to 12.

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Turkish official denied Armenian Genocide at conferance in Oslo

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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The Dodos Announce Summer Tour + Talk New Record!

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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Oslo to fund EU carbon storage projects

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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Oslo, Norway: Queen visits mosque

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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Norwegian labor pioneer Haakon Lie dies at 103

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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Food in Oslo

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.