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Oslo maintains its ‘social shutdown’

Oslo's city government leaders from the Labour Party admitted on Wednesday that it's not easy to keep up with all the ever-changing national and...

Government gives up its ban on drinks

Pressure from opposition parties in Parliament all but forced Norway's Conservatives-led government coalition to drop its nationwide ban on serving alcoholic drinks from Friday....

Erna retains tough anti-infection rules

Still shaken by the post-holiday spike in Covid-19 infection in Norway, Prime Minister Erna Solberg is extending most of the "social shutdown" rules her...

Norwegian ends its long-haul service

Norwegian Air confirmed on Thursday that it's dropping its intercontinental long-haul routes and will instead concentrate on flights in the Nordic region. Around 2,000...

Corona aid extended well into 2021

The Norwegian government, under pressure from Parliament, has decided to extend both state-financed unemployment benefits and compensation for business losses caused by Corona containment...

NATO exercise on Corona virus alert

At a time when the Norwegian government is strongly urging against all travel, around 3,000 soldiers from several NATO countries are arriving in Northern...

Premier retains her popularity

Prime Minister Erna Solberg has been firmly guiding Norway through its worse crisis since World War II during the past year, and that's clearly...

New Year speeches help unify, console

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway’s monarch isn’t the only one holding a traditional New Year speech aimed at boosting national pride and unity. The prime minister...

Corona vaccine arrives in Norway

Prime Minister Erna Solberg could smile over news that Norway is getting much more Corona vaccine than initially planned, and it finally arrived on...

‘Word of the Year’ comes as no surprise

Norway's national language council (Språkrådet) has an annual tradition of hailing a new word that caught on during the past year, and reflected social...
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