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  Kookiness Abounds on Guinness World Records Day

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:35 PM ET

  mood. In Italy, one resident set a new fastest time for eating a bowl of pasta: one minute, 30 seconds. (It's so fitting this happened in Italy.) In Norway, the largest-even gingerbread man was crafted, weighing in at 1,435 pounds and sure to give kids nightmares for life. In Finland, people fro Read More

  More like this in: Europe, London, England, Reuters, Australia, Hair, Italy, Guinness World Records, Finland, Commuters
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  Kennedy Honored as Champion for Refugees

  By Kendall Hunter | Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:59 AM ET

  a medal and a $100,000 US prize is given annually to an individual or organization for outstanding work on behalf of refugees. It's funded by both Norway and Switzerland and recipients can donate to a cause of his or her choice. It was created in 1954 in honor of 1922 Nobel Peace Prize recipien Read More

  More like this in: Washington, Washington DC, Peace, Nobel Peace Prize, Switzerland, Refugee, Refugees, UNHCR, Antonio Guterres
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  Celebrating World Food Day

  By Ben Corbett | Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:09 PM ET

  on reducing the numbers of hungry people,” stated the report, "while some wealthy countries are lagging behind."Luxembourg, Finland, Ireland, Norway and Denmark took the top five positions, with excellent performance in their efforts at world hunger eradication. On the other end of th Read More

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  You Lazy Cow

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Sat Sep 19, 2009 2:52 PM ET

  enough milk? Put them to bed!Reuters reportsthat Norwegian farmers have found that getting their cows nice and comfy makes them produce more milk. Norway introduced rules in 2004 that took cows out of stalls where they stand all day and put them on soft rubber mattresses where they could li Read More

  More like this in: Farmers, Newcastle University, World, Business, Science, Europe, Good Ideas, Innovation & Discovery, Animals & Pets
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  Zimbabwe Boosts Textbooks, Education

  By John Casey | Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:16 PM ET

  reduced public financing for education. Much of the grant money came from the governments of Australia, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom and the European Commission.   Photo courtesy o Read More

  More like this in: UNICEF, Europe, Africa, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Denmark, United Kingdom, Sweden, Zimbabwe
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  Spread the Wealth, Already

  By John Casey | Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  pattern of following the heard, Koch said. For a long time, Norway was deeply involved in aid to Peru, Brazil and South Africa. But, Koch notes, Norway's aid groups are now active in Laos, Somalia and Mali, where aid money is more urgently needed. Koch has tracked more than 60 Western ai Read More

  More like this in: Oxfam, World Vision, Kenya, South Africa, Brazil, Netherlands, Uganda, Mali, Peru, Sri Lanka, Somalia
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  Lucky in Love With a Side of Laundry

  By Lisa Jo Rudy | Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:55 PM ET

  the good old USA is not among the top three most egalitarian nations. Here are the "first world" countries in order of their egalitarian status: Norway, Sweden, Great Britain, United States, Northern Ireland, the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, New Zealand, Japan, Germany, Austria an Read More

  More like this in: United States, Germany, Australia, Japan, Science Daily, New Zealand, Spain, Britain, Austria, Netherlands, Ireland, Sweden
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  Your Way or Norway?

  By Jac Chebatoris | Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:00 AM ET

  they're also doing something about it -- starting with the country's youth, whose habits are easier to change into healthier adult habits. Some of Norway's strides include requiring nutrition classes at two different grade levels, extending mandatory exercise programs, and providing student Read More

  More like this in: Health, World Health Organization, Fast Food, Diabetes, Life & Style, Health & Fitness
• Sending the Wind Turbine to Uncharted Depths

  By David Bois | Fri Jun 12, 2009 6:30 AM ET

  however may be prepared to float an elegant solution to getting past these roadblocks.Copyright: Siemens press photo Created in partnership with Norway's Statoil Hydro, the novel Siemens turbine floats on the ocean surface, and requires a trio of anchoring cables instead of an extensive an Read More

  More like this in: Siemens, The New York Times, Wind Power, Technology, Science, Green Tech, Energy, Innovation & Discovery
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  Norway: Quest For The Viking Spirit

  By Richard Bangs | Sun Apr 12, 2009 10:15 AM ET

  very much alive today in Norway. There's a fjord in your future! Watch for the television special, “Richard Bangs’ Adventures with Purpose--Norway: Quest for the Viking Spirit,” airing now on PBS stations nationwide. All photos by Laura Hubber. Author featured in secon Read More

  More like this in: Iceland, Nobel Committee, Greenland, Northwest Passage