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...author? Daniel Burke Chicago I'm a Japanese writer. I was born in Japan and I live mainly in Japan. I think in Japanese and I write in Japanese. And, still, I look at things globally. For instance, my characters like tofu a lot. Let's say that a Norwegian reader reads that and thinks, "That guy likes tofu." But I don't know if he knows what tofu is! Still, he can understand what [the character] feels...
Satanic Verses Victim The Norwegian publisher of Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses was shot in the back at his home outside Oslo by an unidentified gunman. William Nygaard, 50, was expected to recover fully from the attack. He is the third person to be injured or killed as the result of an association with the book...
...hard to see why the Brits might welcome Gazprom. Likewise, Gazprom may be more attuned to the benefits of having a foreign partner with deep pockets and a long-term outlook. To help develop a vast gas field in the Barents Sea, Gazprom teamed up with Norwegian oil firm StatoilHydro and French giant Total last year, indicating there's still an openness to such partnerships, even as Russia gains confidence in its ability to fly solo. Moreover, Moscow is under pressure to reverse a worrisome slowdown in the nation's oil production. While the rules of the game keep changing...
Litigious PRINCE sues Norwegian makers of a Prince tribute album. Next plans to sue Prince tennis racquets, the Little Prince, the color purple...
...Crucial to achieving that kind of reputation is the Norwegian fund's commitment to ethical investing. Keeping to guidelines it set down in 2004, the fund pledges to press firms it invests in to improve the protection of human rights - particularly those of child workers - and to be environmentally conscious. That social and ecological responsibility, the fund insists, is key to safeguarding its own financial returns. Take children's rights. If children are denied schooling and forced to earn a living prematurely, they grow up to be less productive workers with fewer skills. While a current employer may benefit from...