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NRK’s ‘slow TV’ keen to follow reindeer

Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK), which sparked international interest with its "slow TV" concept, has a new project in the works. It involves plans to follow hundreds of...

North Pole claims can take years to sort out

Russia's latest claim to the North Pole this week has been viewed as everything from an attention-grabbing stunt to an attempt to secure potentially...

King crab boom yields royal catch

Fishing boats have been streaming to West Finnmark in Northern Norway to take part in what's shaping up as the biggest king crab catch ever....

Russia responds to ‘challenges’

Russia's embassy in Oslo has responded in detail to questions raised about its intentions in the Arctic. Meanwhile, displays of military force continue on both...

Northerners just want to stay friends

As Norway celebrated Liberation Day on Friday, 70 years after the end of five miserable years of occupation during World War II, many Norwegians...

Norway backs coal mining on Svalbard

The Norwegian government has decided to go along with controversial pleas to bail out the state-owned company that runs coal mines on Svalbard. Several other...

Russian envoy: ‘Norway is overreacting’

UPDATED: Russia's ambassador to Norway trooped up to the Norwegian Foreign Ministry on Monday after being summoned to explain why his country's deputy prime minister...

China signals a crack in the ice

After four years of a diplomatic freeze between Norway and China, there recently have been a few signs of a possible crack in the...

Russian defies Norway in Arctic

The Norwegian government has summoned Russia's ambassador to Norway to a meeting at the Foreign Ministry on Monday, after a high-ranking Russian government official not...

Stoltenbergs urged Nordic defense pact

NEWS ANALYSIS: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has welcomed a "strengthened cooperation" signaled by government ministers of the Nordic countries late last week, and that's no...

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