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Power struggle threatens critical polar research

Norway managed to settle a 40-year-old conflict with Russia this week over their Arctic areas, but two Norwegian government ministries reportedly can't agree themselves...

Oil Minister takes a stand

Oil Minister Terje Riis-Johansen has taken a stand on oil exploration off Norway's northern coast, and aims to avoid a government crisis at the...

Untapped billions wait offshore

The sea floor off Norway's northern coast contains an estimated NOK 500 billion (nearly USD 90 billion) worth of untapped oil and gas, estimates...

Volcano hit Norway hard

Norway, with its mountainous terrain and vast distances from north to south, is particularly dependent on air traffic. It's therefore considered among the countries...

Creative solutions abound

Traveling Norwegians, grounded by a volcano in Iceland, turned to creative solutions. Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg ran the government from a hotel in New...

Toads saved from being squashed

Construction of a new highway in western Norway was threatening a local population of toads. State highway officials ended up hiring two environmental workers...

Thousands of passengers stranded

Air traffic in or out of Norway is unlikely to resume for at least another day, perhaps two or three, until the danger of...

Volcano halts air traffic

Norwegian aviation officials closed the country’s air space on Thursday, after an enormous cloud of ash drifted closer from the latest volcanic eruption on...

Captain ‘wanted to destroy documents’

The captain of a Chinese ship that grounded off the southern Norwegian coast last summer allegedly tried to destroy documents related to its anchoring...

Chinese: ‘Not guilty’ of oil spill

The two top officers on board a Chinese bulker that ran aground off Norway's southern coast last summer both entered pleas of "not guilty"...
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