Al Gore in Norway to receive Nobel prize

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OSLO (AFP) — Al Gore arrived in Norway on Friday to receive his Nobel Peace Prize, immediately displaying his green credentials by taking an airport shuttle rather than a limousine to travel into Oslo's city centre.

The man who used to be the next president of the United States, as he jokingly calls himself in his "An Inconvenient Truth" film about climate change, flew in with family members ahead of Monday's ceremony, television showed.

Arriving on a commercial flight, Gore and his entourage then hopped on the high-speed train.

"Our friends here in Norway have told us that leaving aside the fact that it's a great environmental symbol, it's actually quicker and better," he told Norwegian television, with his wife Tipper standing by his side.

"So in...