Read more Norway stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3662/norway.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:34:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74526/swine-flu-mutation-worries-norway-scientists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNorwegian scientists say they've discovered a mutated version of swine flu in two patients who died and another who is severely ill. The mutation "could possibly make the virus more prone to infect deeper in the airways and thus cause more severe disease," said the nation's health institute. Bottom line...http://www.newser.com/story/74526/swine-flu-mutation-worries-norway-scientists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 13:37:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73881/american-adviser-to-kurds-outed-as-oil-shareholder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn influential American advocate for Iraqi Kurds, who helped successfully secure Kurdish control over new oil finds in northern Iraq in the country's constitution, stands to reap more than $100 million from the policy he shaped. Peter Galbraith, it turns out, received rights to an enormous oil stake in Kurdistan...http://www.newser.com/story/73881/american-adviser-to-kurds-outed-as-oil-shareholder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 9:15:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71798/most-of-nobel-panel-objected-to-obama-pick.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama's Nobel Prize was a tough sell for the chairman of the committee that awarded the honor, with three of the five members initially opposing his selection, anonymous sources tell a Norwegian newspaper. They were persuaded mainly by chairman Thorbjoern Jagland, who strongly backed Obama from the beginning. The...http://www.newser.com/story/71798/most-of-nobel-panel-objected-to-obama-pick.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 14:00:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71587/nobel-jury-obama-is-the-right-choice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Nobel panel that gave the peace prize to President Obama is strongly defending its choice amid widespread criticism. "We simply disagree that he has done nothing," said chairman Thorbjoern Jagland. Another of the five panelists said of critics: "Where do these people come from?" The four who returned calls...http://www.newser.com/story/71587/nobel-jury-obama-is-the-right-choice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 12:58:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71309/obama-wins-nobel-peace-prize.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Barack Obama is the surprise winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, which was awarded "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." The Norwegian Nobel committee said it attached particular importance to Obama's commitment to nuclear disarmament and his emphasis on the role of...http://www.newser.com/story/71309/obama-wins-nobel-peace-prize.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Oct 2009 4:04:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71023/us-lensman-captures-life-size-whale-pics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA US lensman who has opened an exhibit of life-size whale photographs in Norway calls the great beasts "the most friendly and inquisitive carnivores on the planet." Bryant Austin spent five years, including days diving with "exceptional individual" whales he could touch, to collect enough photos to create his composite...http://www.newser.com/story/71023/us-lensman-captures-life-size-whale-pics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 2:35:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70986/un-names-norway-best-place-to-live.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNorway is the best country in the world to live in, according to the UN’s human development index, and Niger is the worst, ranking just below Afghanistan. The index ranks 182 countries based on life expectancy, school enrollment, and GDP per capita. China came in at 92, up seven spaces...http://www.newser.com/story/70986/un-names-norway-best-place-to-live.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 14:39:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69820/scandinavia-battles-genital-mutilation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScandinavian countries are hitting perpetrators of genital mutilation with heavy fines and prison sentences, even when the act is committed in other countries, Global Post reports. African and Middle Eastern immigrants who take their daughters abroad for genital mutilations—which are considered normal and even necessary in some cultures—are...http://www.newser.com/story/69820/scandinavia-battles-genital-mutilation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Sep 2009 17:55:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66012/domesticated-swedes-make-best-husbands.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSwedish men make the best husbands, while Australian men, preferring beer and sports over housework, rank lowest on an “egalitarian index” outlined in a study of 12 developed nations. Domestic roles carry less stigma in egalitarian societies, one researcher tells the Telegraph , “so the likelihood of forming a harmonious household...http://www.newser.com/story/66012/domesticated-swedes-make-best-husbands.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 18:45:59 CDT