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Nigeria: 1,585 Nigerians Arrested in Norway Over Drug Trafficking

Lagos — Not less than 1,585 Nigerians were apprehended in Norway between 2000 and 2012 over drug trafficking, and of the number 432 were arrested in 2012 alone, out of which 95 were deported, a visiting team of Norwegian police … read more »

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Norway immigration officials lose Ethiopia case

The Immigration Appeals Board (UNE) was defeated in Oslo District Court following judges’ decision against sending seven-year-old Nathan Eshete and parents Asfaw and Zinash back to Ethiopia. They will not be What has been a high-profile case due to extensive … read more »

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A Call for a Marshall plan for South Sudan (2-2)

By John A. Akec “A pound improvement in governance leads to a tenfold increase in prosperity” – Author’s personal conviction BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION This is the second and final part of the article which I published recently under the same title. … read more »

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AFCON 2013: Afrian Champions Zambia played goalless draw with Norway

Zambia played out a goalless draw with Norway on Saturday in their final warm-up match before starting the defence of their African Nations Cup title in South Africa later this month. Zambia failed to score for a fourth successive warm-up … read more »

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Africa – the continent of the future

Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, who has been on a visit to Ethiopa, says Africa is the continent for the future, with great opportunities.   During his stay in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, Eide had talks with Ethiopian … read more »

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King Mohammed’s message to Barack Obama, Royal Compassion and Tenderness

The Newtown massacre is the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history and one of the deadliest mass shootings around the world. A gunman at Virginia Tech University killed 33, including himself, in 2007. Only Virginia Tech and the mass killings … read more »

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Ethiopian Refugees Espionage in Norway

by Samson Seifu The Police Security Service (PSS) locally known as PST has arrested a Sudanese man accusing him of refugee espionage in Ethiopian Refugee in Norway anti government rally Norway. PST said the man, on several occasions, secretly collected … read more »

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Ethiopians in Norway protest against massive human right violations in Ethiopia

Ethiopian asylum seekers in Norway hold a protest on the massive human right violation against journalists and dissidents  back home. According to the press statement sent to Awramba Times from the Ethiopian Asylum Seekers Association in Norway (EASA), the protest … read more »

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Africa Impoverished?

by John Campbell I had always thought that Africa was a cornucopia of mineral riches:  gold, platinum, coal, diamonds, oil–you name it; Africa has it all. Maybe not so, writes Bright Simons in “Africa’s Fabulous Mineral Wealth that Isn’t all … read more »

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Africa’s Fabulous Mineral Wealth that isn’t ALL there

By Bright Simons So let’s assume for one moment that you are an international corporate executive responsible for your company’s emerging market strategy. You are hearing a lot more about Africa of late, and feel strongly that your organisation needs a well-researched … read more »

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Rwanda: Norway to try Genocide Suspect

Norway has set September 25 as the beginning of a trial involving Genocide suspect Sadi Bugingo who was arrested in Oslo last year, according to information from the Nordic country. Bugingo allegedly killed people at the Economat Général of Kibungo … read more »

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Russia: The 2012 IIHF World Champions

HELSINKI – It’s just like old times: Russia is back on top of the hockey world. Unbeaten from wire to wire, Russia got a dominating performance from its NHL superstars to defeat underdog Slovakia 6-2 in Sunday’s gold medal game … read more »

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Canada 5th in 2012 IIHF World Ranking

HELSINKI – The 2012 IIHF World Ranking is known already before Sunday’s gold medal game. It determines the groups for the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship as well as for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Russia enters both competitions … read more »

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2012 IIHF World Championship Semi-Finals: Can host Finland shut down Russia’s firepower?

HELSINKI – Five years ago, the Finns broke one spell against Russia in World Championship hockey. In Saturday’s first semi-final, the blue-and-white defending champions are eager to move one step closer to ending the dreaded “home ice curse”. “The home … read more »

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Russia down Norway to advance to 2012 IIHF World Championship semi-finals

It wasn’t easy for top-seeded Russia versus Norway, but Zinetula Bilyaletdinov’s team finally put away the underdogs with a 5-2 victory to advance to Saturday’s semi-finals. Alexei Yemelin got the winner early in a three-goal third period for Russia. In … read more »

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Slovakia beats Canada 4-3 to Semi-finals of 2012 IIHF World Championship

HELSINKI – Michal Handzus scored with 2:28 left in regulation to break a 3-3 tie and take Slovakia to the semi-finals. The goal came on a five-minute power play after a knee-on-knee hit by Ryan Getzlaf on Juraj Mikus, who … read more »

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2012 IIHF World Championship: Czechs beat Germany 8-1

STOCKHOLM – Petr Koukal scored twice to buoy the Czechs to an 8-1 romp over Germany to finish their round-robin schedule on Tuesday. The Czechs will face Sweden in Thursday’s late Stockholm quarter-final, while Russia battles Norway in the early … read more »

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2012 IIHF World Championship: Slovakia clinch a spot in the quarter-finals

HELSINKI – France needed a win in regulation time to clinch a spot in the quarter-finals. Slovakia just needed a point. It was a hard fought game, and in the end Slovakia got what it wanted, a 5-4 win, the … read more »

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2012 IIHF World Championship: Norway defeated rival Denmark 6-2

STOCKHOLM – Norway defeated rival Denmark 6-2 to end the Preliminary Round with another offensive explosion led by Patrick Thoresen. Norway now moves into the IIHF World Championship quarterfinal on Thursday. Five goals in the second period paced the attack … read more »

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Canada finishes first with a win over Belarus

HELSINKI – Ryan O’Reilly scored two goals and Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and assist to lead Canada to a 5-1 win over Belarus. In all, five players had two points, the others being Corey Perry (1+1), Andrew Ladd, and … read more »

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2012 IIHF World Championship: France’s dream alive

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2012 IIHF World Championship: Swedish star talks everything from Karlsson to carpentry

STOCKHOLM – Daniel Alfredsson’s come full circle. In 1995, he made a name for himself in Stockholm as he scored an OT goal versus Canada in the World Championship semi-finals. Now, this 2006 Olympic gold medalist hopes to add more … read more »

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2012 IIHF World Championship: Russia disposes of Italy

STOCKHOLM – Clearly, Russia’s thriving under the new tournament format for 2012. The Stockholm group leaders completed a perfect round-robin by defeating Italy 4-0 on Monday. The last-place Italians are relegated for 2013. Russia will face either Norway or the … read more »

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2012 IIHF World Championship: Filppula finishes off Kazakhstan

HELSINKI – It was a night of Fs, when Finland’s Valtteri Filppula scored four points, two goals and two assists, as Finland beat Kazakhstan 4-1. Finland also outshot Kazakhstan 44-17 and scored three powerplay goals in the game. “I think … read more »

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2012 IIHF World Championship: France wins, looking for miracle

HELSINKI – Johann Auvitu’s goal with 1:17 remaining broke a 1-1 tie and gave France a crucial 2-1 win over Belarus. The result has implications for three teams. The win gives France a chance to qualify for the quarter-finals if … read more »

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2012 IIHF World Championship: Denmark win eliminates Latvia

STOCKHOLM – Denmark dashed Latvia’s slim hopes for playoff qualification today with a 2-0 win at the Globe Arena. With the win, Norway now qualifies for the quarterfinals on Thursday. Morten Green and Morten Madsen’s second period goals helped Denmark … read more »

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2012 IIHF World Championship: Norway trounce Germany 12-4

STOCKHOLM – With Patrick Thoresen’s two goals over the first 1:28 of the game, Norway would go on to trounce Germany 12-4 and increase its chances of making the quarter-finals of the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. Norway controlled every … read more »

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2012 IIHF World Championship: Slovakia beats Switzerland 1-0

HELSINKI – Tomas Tatar’s goal at 18:13 of the first period stood up as the only score of the game, giving Slovakia a critical 1-0 win over Switzerland. Goalie Jan Laco stopped all 21 shots to record the shutout. The … read more »

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2012 IIHF World Championship: Russia with a solid 2-0 win over the Czech Republic

STOCKHOLM – Alexander Perezhogin scored the winner in the first minute, and top-seeded Russia kept riding high with a solid 2-0 win over the Czech Republic on Sunday. The Czechs remain third in the Stockholm group with 11 points. “We … read more »

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2012 IIHF World Championship: Home crowd disappointed as U.S. beats Finland 5-0

STOCKHOLM – Russia’s Yevgeni Malkin showed why he recently won his second NHL scoring title when he scored a hat trick in a 7-3 romp over host Sweden on Friday. It was the first three-goal performance at the 2012 IIHF … read more »

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