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OSLO - Norway has refused asylum to an Ukrainian ex-nurse of Libya’s leader Muammar Qadhafi, a tabloid website said on Tuesday. It was not possible to obtain confirmation from Norwegian immigration services, police, or the justice ministry, as authorities have a legal obligation to preserve the confidentiality of individual cases. The newspaper Verdens Gang quoted several unnamed sources as saying 38-year-old Galyna Kolotnytska, who has been described as a “voluptuous blonde” by diplomatic cables, was still in Norway despite the rejection of her asylum claim. Read more.