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British train operator Go-Ahead is going out of Norway for good

The British train company that took over operations in southwestern Norway is giving up on running the three train lines Sørlandsbanen, Arendalsbanen and Jærbanen. All of them run between Oslo, Kristiansand and Stavanger, and it's been a bumpy ride...

Young killer faces long jail term after racist murder

The smiling face of Tamima Nibras Juhar will long be remembered in Oslo, after she was repeatedly stabbed to death last summer by a young white man. He has admitted the murder was racially motivated, that he admired right-wing...

Bellona saved from bankruptcy

Norway's international environmental organization Bellona has avoided bankruptcy, after an emergency call for donations was met and even exceeded. Bellona founder and leader Frederic Hauge expressed both "gratitude and humility" on behalf of Bellona's board of directors. Employees had already...

New alarms ring for the royals

Norway’s Royal Family was in crisis mode again heading into the weekend, after Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s health worsened. She’s officially been placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant, just days after her husband and daughter rushed back...

Parliament agrees on new defense plan

All nine political parties in the Norwegian Parliament came together on Wednesday to present a new long-term defense plan. It involves an extra NOK 11 billion on defense spending after all the top politicians involved managed to set priorities. There's...

‘Narvik Agreement’ on joint Norwegian-French defense wins support

Anti-nuclear activists in Norway are unhappy with their country's new defense agreement with France, named after the northern Norwegian city where French allies helped fight back against Nazi invaders. Others, though, have been praising the pact and giving Prime...

Security boosted around princess

Australian police have heightened security around Norway's Princess Ingrid Alexandra, who's studying at the University of Sydney. They've also issued a restraining order around a man who's reportedly believed to have been threatening her. The Daily Telegraph newspaper has reported...

Man charged in disappearance case

It's been nearly eight years since Anne-Elisabeth Hagen disappeared from her home in Lørenskog, northeast of Oslo. Now a man in his 50s has been charged in the case, but he claims he had nothing to do with it. Hagen,...

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