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Malaysia pushes Norway to expedite US$252 million refund, says Oslo cannot ‘wash its hands of’ missile deal
Malaysia pushes Norway to expedite US$252 million refund, says Oslo cannot ‘wash its hands of’ missile deal Malaysia’s defence minister said Norway cannot absolve itself of responsibility and should help facilitate the refund process, arguing that Oslo’s decision to revoke export licenses triggered the dispute. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has urged Norway to help expedite a refund of more than RM1 billion (US$251.5 million) for a scrapped missile procurement deal, insisting that Oslo cannot...
Injured Alireza Firouzja plays through pain to shock world No 1 Magnus Carlsen in Oslo
Frenchman scored at Norway Chess despite his heavily protected sprained ankle, and defeated Carlsen for the first time in a classical gameMagnus Carlsen, the 35-year-old world No 1, has won the annual Norway Chess elite tournament, for six of the past seven years. However, he was shocked in Monday’s opening round by Alireza Firouzja, who had finished last at Bucharest the previous week in the Grand Chess Tour event won by Germany’s Vincent Keymer.The Frenchman, 22, defeated Carlsen for the...
Injured Alireza Firouzja plays through pain to shock world No 1 Magnus Carlsen in Oslo
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'US war on Iran not about the Iranian people: Europe can put the issue of human rights on the table'
Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, President of Iran Human Rights and Professor of Neuroscience at University of Oslo. He offers a stark assessment of the Iranian regime's response to recent unrest and wartime conditions. Speaking from Oslo after the partial lifting of a prolonged internet blackout, Professor Amiry-Moghaddam argues that the authorities have exploited international attention on regional conflict to intensify domestic repression.
ViKing of Norway: Pragg wins crown that eluded even Vishy
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Malaysia tells Norway to hasten scrapped missile deal refund
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Norway crown princess awaits lung transplant
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Norway Chess: Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Divya all suffer classical defeats
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Norway Chess: Pragg humbles Carlsen once again; Gukesh, Divya suffer classical losses
If you turn the pages of an English dictionary to find the meaning of the word "cliché", it will tell you that a cliché is nothing but a phrase or an idea that has been so overused that it no longer holds its original meaning. At the 14th edition of Norway Chess in Oslo, the feeling of shock and disappointment associated with a defeat faced by Magnus Carlsen has become a bit of a cliché. The result itself doesn't really yield that feeling of shock or disappointment anymore.