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U.S. dollar marks worst week versus yen in a year
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar posted its worst week against the yen in a year on Friday as volatility in stocks and uncertainty about the outlook for U.S. monetary policy spurred investors to pare back bets against the Japanese currency. Some...Tags: Washington, DC, Bank of America Corp., Inventories, G20 Summit, Japan
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Orkla, Royal Unibrew, Nordic vie for Heineken's Hartwall-sources
ReutersSTOCKHOLM, May 23 (Reuters) - Norway's Orkla, Danish brewer Royal Unibrew and private equity firm Nordic Capital have proceeded to the second round of bidding for Heineken's Finnish division Hartwall, three people familiar with the matter said. The...Tags: PepsiCo Inc., Denmark, Finance, Baltic Region, Private Equity
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Norway crime novelist talks his way to live interview record
ReutersOSLO, May 23 (Reuters) - Defying the stereotype of the tight-lipped Scandinavian, popular Norwegian crime writer Hans Olav Lahlum set the world record for the longest interview on Thursday after spending more than 30 non-stop hours chatting in an online...Tags: New Zealand, Oslo (Norway), Computer Crime, Literature, Henrik Ibsen
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Balkan states back TAP, IAP gas pipeline projects
ReutersTIRANA, May 23 (Reuters) - Four Balkan states backed the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project on Thursday, weeks before the Shah Deniz 2 consortium picks between TAP and its rival Nabucco West project. The TAP project aims to bring 10 billion cubic...Tags: Romania, Turkey, Azerbaijan, E.ON AG, BP Plc
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Scientists sequence Norway spruce DNA. The tree's genome is LONG
Researchers reported Wednesday that they had sequenced the genome of the Norway spruce, a giant evergreen native to Europe that has also been planted widely in parts of North America. Published in the journal Nature, the catalog of the tree's DNA was...
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Shelter animals moved to new home in Paris
Sun Journal, Lewiston, MaineThe dogs and some of the cats at the Responsible Pet Care shelter were moved Saturday and Sunday to their new home in Paris. Shelter President Shirley Boyce said the organization started moving some of the 100 cats and kittens on Saturday and about... -
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va., Sandy Wells column
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- He's a charismatic do-gooder, eternally cheerful, caring, philosophical and full of one-liners that make people smile. Many awards -- including the national Jefferson Award bestowed in Washington, D.C. -- recognize the uplifting...Tags: Washington, DC, Ethics, Prisons, Values, Abusive Behavior
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Pikes Hill Road property awarded by Norway board
Sun Journal, Lewiston, MaineThe Board of Selectmen on Thursday unanimously awarded a seven-acre parcel on Pikes Hill to an abutter for a bid $40,000. Marjy E. Sessions of 159 Pikes Hill Road was one of two bidders for the tax-acquired property at 157 Pikes Hill Road. Sessions said... -
Bookmobile losing funding this month
Sun Journal, Lewiston, MaineThe popular Oxford Hills Bookmobile may come to a stop if funding isn't found by May 31 to keep the wheels rolling this summer. The eight-year-old program, a collaboration between Oxford Hills/Buckfield Adult Education and Norway Memorial Library,...Tags: Libraries, Literature
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Eurovision returns to ABBA's homeland with pop and kitsch
Reuters* 26 countries will compete in Saturday's final * Denmark has the best odds, followed by Norway and Ukraine * Sweden revels in pop nostalgia as host By Mia Shanley STOCKHOLM, May 17 (Reuters) - Bare-chested Irish drummers, a Ukrainian giant and a...Tags: Denmark, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Stockholm (Sweden), Elections, United Kingdom
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Cannes: Beta Inks Further Sales on 'Child's Pose,' 'Oh Boy'
VarietyBeta Cinema has inked further sales on Berlinale winner "Child's Pose" and German box-office hit "Oh Boy." Both pics are almost sold out. Beta has closed deals on Calin Peter Netzer's "Child's Pose" with Spain (Golem), Japan (Magic Hour), Israel (Lev...Tags: Mexico, Bulgaria, South Korea, The White Ribbon (movie), Hungary
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Northwood Norwegians extend the holiday to Saturday with annual smorgasbord
Grand Forks HeraldFor 21 years now, the plentiful and proud Norwegians of Northwood have turned to Ruth Pedersen to produce dozens of buttery sandbakkels for the town's annual Syttende mai observance. These crumbly, almond-infused "sand tarts" baked in fluted tins are...Tags: Pies and Tarts, Recipes, Holidays, Immigration
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