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'Russian' whale leads to espionage speculations in Norway

Pierre-Henry Deshayes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 04 04:07 AM

OSLO, Norway - A spy, a far away visitor, or a fugitive on the run? A mysterious Beluga whale, caught wearing a suspicious harness, has ignited the imaginations of Norwegians who have yet to receive answers. Read more »

ACT Party-list's Castro wins international award for work on trade union rights

Macel Ingles, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 02:24 PM

OSLO, Norway – The Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights has named ACT Party-list Rep. France Castro a recipient of the award, citing her work in advocating for the rights of her fellow teachers and other workers. Read more »

Luxury cruise ship lost engines due to low level of lubricating oil: Norway govt

Reuters
Posted at Mar 28 02:12 AM

OSLO - The engines of a luxury cruise ship that narrowly escaped disaster during a storm off Norway on Saturday failed because of relatively low levels of lubricating oil in the engines, the Norwegian Maritime Authority said on Wednesday. Read more »

Man charged with sex crimes involving 300 boys in Norway

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 21 06:11 AM

OSLO - Norwegian authorities have charged a man in his 20s, reportedly a football referee, with sexual offenses involving some 300 teenage boys -- the biggest such case in the country's history, prosecutors said Tuesday. Read more »

Dureza leaves for Oslo Forum; to conduct 'town hall' with Pinoys in Norway

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 09:58 PM

Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza left the country for Europe Sunday night to attend the Oslo Forum in Norway.   Read more »

The Day in Photos: 11 December 2017

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 11 08:15 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Anti-nuke campaigners win Nobel Peace Prize

NTB Scanpix/TBerit Roald via Reuters
Posted at Dec 11 08:01 PM

Leader of the Nobel Committee Berit Reiss-Andersen, Hiroshima survivor Setsuko Thurlow and Executive Director of ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) Beatrice Fihn, are seen at the City Hall on the occasion of the award ceremony of the Nobel Peace Prize to ICAN, in Oslo, Norway on Sunday. Read more »

A-bomb survivor urges N. Korea, U.S. to never use nuclear weapons

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 10 02:55 AM

OSLO - An atomic bomb survivor who played a role in the award of this year's Nobel Peace Prize to a group campaigning to ban nuclear weapons urged North Korea and the United States on Saturday -- ahead of the prize awarding ceremony in Oslo -- to never resort to using nuclear weapons. Read more »

Frustration and fury at Trump's Jerusalem declaration

Reuters
Posted at Dec 07 05:20 AM

CAIRO/AMMAN/BEIRUT - Arabs denounced President Donald Trump's plan to move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem as a slap in the face but few thought their governments would do much in response.   Read more »

'Dear Evan Hansen,' Bette Midler, 'Oslo' win big at Broadway's Tony Awards

Chris Michaud, Reuters
Posted at Jun 12 12:10 PM

"Dear Evan Hansen," the teen-angst driven musical about a high school outsider, won the top prize at Sunday's Tony Awards, Broadway highest honors, while J.T. Rogers' Mideast peace accord drama "Oslo" was named best play. Read more »

City noise linked to hearing loss: study

Agence France Presse
Posted at Mar 03 03:19 PM

Urban noise pollution and hearing loss are closely linked, according to rankings of 50 large cities in both categories released on Friday. Read more »

Laureates to receive Nobels, except Bob Dylan

Pierre-Henry Deshayes and Gael Branchereau, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 12:49 PM

OSLO - In the absence of rock icon Bob Dylan, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos will be the star of Saturday's Nobel ceremonies when he receives his Peace Prize in Oslo, crowning an achievement that came close to failing at the finish line. Read more »

Gov’t committed to free all 400 political prisoners: Bello

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 02:07 PM

Though it may take some time, the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte remains committed to its promise of freeing all 400 political prisoners with the first 100 to be released before the third round of peace talks in January, government chief negotiator Silvestro Bello III said Sunday. Read more »

Reds, govt resume peace talks in Oslo

Kimberly Jane Tan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 07 02:47 PM

Communist rebels and the Philippine government formally resumed peace negotiations in Oslo, Norway on Thursday. Read more »

Reds reorganize peace panel ahead of Oslo talks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 09:13 AM

Communist rebels reorganized their peace negotiating panel, ahead of the resumption of formal talks with the government in Norway this week, a spokesman said.  Read more »

Govt, communist rebels hold talks in Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 01:55 PM

The negotiation between the Philippine government and communist rebels resumed in Manila this week, the country's peace panel said Thursday. Read more »

Talks with Reds resume on October 6

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 02:37 PM

The negotiation between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the communist rebels is scheduled on October 6 to 10, according to the presidential peace adviser. Read more »

Communists declare formal peace talks a success

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 02:08 PM

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines is optimistic about the road to peace between the government and the communists.   Read more »

Unang round ng peace talks sa gobyerno at NDF, matagumpay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 27 06:31 PM

Nilagdaan na ang isang joint statement sa pagtatapos ng first round ng formal peace talks sa pagitan ng gobyerno at National Democratic Front sa Oslo, Norway. Read more »

QC's Bautista defends presence in Oslo peace talks

Macel Ingles, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 01:50 PM

Not a few eyebrows were raised when Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista was spotted at the peace negotiation in Oslo between the government and the National Democratic Front. Read more »