Climate change is a ‘crisis multiplier’ with implications for global security, according to Jens Stoltenberg
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/ 12 December 2011
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has arrived at the South Pole to celebrate the 100th anniversary of countryman Roald Amundsen’s expedition.
Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane’s refusal to scan her bag at an airport costs taxpayers R235 000 plus.
President Zuma is boycotting a meeting of world leaders being held in Paris to discuss Libya’s future, but Norway says it will convey SA’s stance.
Several hundred survivors of the shooting spree on an island near Oslo will make their first return to the site where 69 people were killed.
A huge explosion has wrecked government buildings in Oslo, including the office of Norway’s prime minister. Several people were injured in the blast.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe came out fighting on Friday in his first major speech since disputed polls, fending off criticism over his rights record and accusing Britain of stirring up unrest. But Mugabe did not speak about the outcome of the March 29 presidential elections, the results of which are still to be announced.
The Norwegian government will help South Africa and the City of Johannesburg ensure it has a ”green 2010 Soccer World Cup”. This was announced on Thursday by Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg at Soccer City in Johannesburg, the venue for both the opening ceremony and the final match of the 2010 tournament.
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/ 24 February 2008
Guarded by motion-detector cameras, security fences and the odd polar bear, a huge cavern has been built in an island off northern Norway to help secure global crop diversity. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a veritable Fort Knox for seeds and aimed at safeguarding genetic heritage for future generations.