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‘Crazy,’ but the oil will keep gushing

NEWS ANALYSIS: It's been less than two weeks since a major lawsuit popularly called "The People vs Arctic Oil" drew to a close in...

Bottle deposit to double next year

Norway's standard bottle deposit of one krone, paid on purchase and refunded upon return of the bottle to recycling machines, is set to double...

Politicians shamed into closing garage

Unpopular politicians at Oslo's City Hall have been removing or taxing street parking while having access to free parking themselves at City Hall's own...

20,000 free parking spots to disappear

The City of Oslo started removing more free street parking on Monday. City officials are targeting the affluent west side district of Frogner first,...

Threats lodged against city politician

Lan Marie Nguyen Berg of the Greens Party has received so many threats from angry city residents that the City of Oslo is reporting...

Climate activists hail oil divestments

NEWS ANALYSIS: After years of trying to steer the Norwegian government away from more investment in its oil industry, because of the damage it...

Lawsuit to halt oil exploration begins

Several former government ministers are among the plaintiffs when  a major lawsuit against the state gets underway in Oslo on Tuesday. The historic court...

Warm-water fish show up in Norway

For the second time in a week, fish that thrive best in warm waters have been found beached in Norway. Scientists think they're being...

End of an era on Norway’s Svalbard

The Arctic territory of Svalbard has long been administered by Norway, with coal mining as its major source of income. Now Norway's government has...

Thousands protest high tolls into Oslo

Police estimated that nearly 4,000 people took part in noisy and even hostile demonstrations in Oslo Wednesday evening, first in front of City Hall...

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