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January's top stories: Norway reports first BSE case, new US food safety agency

2015-02-06 12:07:00| Food Processing Technology

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has confirmed the country's first ever case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), in a 15-year-old cow in Nord-Trndelag, while a bill has been proposed by US Congress to create a single food safety agency by

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Norway adopts EU climate goal, officials downplay Paris

2015-02-05 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EU Observer: Non-EU member Norway announced it would match the EU's climate targets on Wednesday (4 February), while two top figures in the climate negotiations downplayed expectations for this year's Paris meeting. The Norwegian government announced that it would reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which lead to possibly catastrophic global warming, with 40 percent by 2030, compared to the 1990 level. In October 2014, EU government leaders set the same goal. "The EU is leading the way in the efforts to...

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Norway to match EU on climate goals, easing oil industry fears

2015-02-05 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Norway will match a European Union goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions at least 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 under a government plan announced on Wednesday, easing oil industry fears of tougher unilateral curbs. Norway's target will be part of a U.N. deal, due to be agreed in December in Paris, to limit rising temperatures blamed by a U.N. panel of climate experts for stoking heat waves, desertification, floods and rising seas. "We will negotiate with the EU about entering ... the...

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TeliaSonera wins clearance for takeover of Tele2 Norway

2015-02-05 09:04:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Norwegian authorities have approved new conditions for Tele2 to sell its mobile activities in the country to TeliaSonera. The competition authority vetoed the deal in December, and the operators proposed new remedies. Under the new deal, the customer base of Network Norway will be sold to the operator ICE. Network Norway is part of Tele2 and has around 90,000 business customers. TeliaSonera also agreed to provide ICE with national roaming. The total price for TeliaSonera to acquire the remaining assets drops to SEK 4.5 billion from SEK 5.1 billion. However, TeliaSonera said it does not see any change in the expected synergies from the deal, which it estimates at SEK 800 million by the second half of 2016. TeliaSonera also committed to providing 4G services to 98 percent of the population by next year, two years ahead of its licence terms. By this summer already, 90 percent of the country will have access to 4G. Tele2 said it expects to complete the sale within two weeks. Tele2 will book a one-time gain of SEK 1.8 billion from the transaction. It will use the proceeds from the sale to pay an extraordinary dividend of SEK 4.5 billion.

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