Interest rates tied to the infection rate
Norway's central bank (Norges Bank), worried about rising Corona infection rates, opted to keep its key policy rate at zero on Thursday. That prompted the country's currency to lose even more of its recent … [READ MORE]
More Corona aid for a ‘fragile’ economy
NEWS ANALYSIS: Government ministers handed out more packages of Corona crisis aid this week, in an effort to avoid bankruptcies and preserve jobs. The need for all the emergency funding and financial support … [READ MORE]
Corona cuts back Peace Prize party
Whoever wins this year's Nobel Peace Prize won't be hailed inside a packed Oslo City Hall, or at a traditional banquet afterwards with royalty present. The Corona pandemic has forced major changes in how the … [READ MORE]
Oslo on hold for carbon capture
They're billing it as "the biggest climate project in Norwegian industry ever," but the government's long-awaited carbon capture, transport and storage plan could have been even bigger. Carbon emissions may now … [READ MORE]
40 arrested after climate, oil protests
Climate activists were out early in Oslo on Monday morning, to demonstrate against Norway's pro-oil policies and the government's failure to declare a climate crisis. By midday, police had arrested around 40 … [READ MORE]
Bus strike sparks commuter chaos
UPDATED: Commuters, students and everyone else who regularly travel by bus in and around Oslo need to find other means of transport, or just stay home. A strike by nearly 4,000 frustrated bus drivers has set … [READ MORE]
PEOPLE
Carlsen cashes in on Play Magnus
Norway's World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen hasn't only been winning at the … [READ MORE...]
Hurtigruten boss survives disgrace
Quarantine rules weren't followed, suspected cases of the Corona virus weren't … [READ MORE...]
Royals’ integration was difficult, too
A new biography of Norway's late King Olav V reflects how the country's own … [READ MORE...]
Norway ‘under (Tom) Cruise control’
American actor Tom Cruise and the film crew behind the next Mission: Impossible … [READ MORE...]
SPECIAL FEATURES
Women light a fire under men’s club
One of the last old-fashioned “gentlemen’s clubs” in Norway came under more pressure to join the 21st century on Monday. After years of debate around the all-male Norske Selskab’s refusal to admit women, nearly … [READ MORE]
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