Match-fixing scandal rocks Norway
Norway’s football association (NFF) reported match-fixing allegations to the police on Monday amid suspicions that players have teamed with organized criminals to rig results for betting reasons.
Day: July 9, 2012
World oil prices rise before Norway lockout
World oil prices advanced on Monday, rebounding from recent losses ahead of a looming lockout of Norwegian production.
Norway and Japan block UN role on whales
Norway, Japan and their allies blocked a bid on Friday to give the United Nations a greater role in protecting whales, as sought by conservationists frustrated by deep polarization over whaling.
Oil lockout looms large as strike talks fail
A costly shutdown in oil output in Norway, Western Europe's top producer, looks set to go ahead next week after talks between striking workers and employers failed, the employers' group OLF said on Sunday.