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Suspected spy back in court

UPDATED: Frode Berg, the retired border inspector from Northern Norway who's being held on espionage charges in Moscow, had another day in court on...

Half losing faith in the welfare state

A new survey of Norwegians indicates that just over half think their country's welfare system will worsen in the years ahead. Only 10 percent...

Sparks fly over the EU energy union

Debate over whether Norway should join the EU's new energy union, and thus subject itself to EU market regulation, was reaching fever pitch this...

Fast-food salmon chains target Asia

Norwegian salmon producers and entrepreneurs aren't only keen to boost sales of fresh fish in Asia. Now they're investing heavily in exporting new fast-food...

Women still struggle in Norway, too

Norway is widely viewed as a haven of gender equality, but local media took due note on Thursday, International Women's Day, of all the...

Christian Democrats sealed leader’s fate

Knut Arild Hareide stressed the need for accountability over blame in explaining why his Christian Democrats party all but forced the president of Norway's...

President of the Storting resigns

Olemic Thommessen, the embattled president of Norway's Parliament (Storting), finally bowed to pressure on Thursday and announced that he would resign his post that's...

Storting’s leader refuses to resign

Olemic Thommessen, president of the Norwegian Parliament (Storting), ignored repeated calls for his resignation on Tuesday. In a formal response to the outcry over...

Rape accusation haunts oil minister

Norway's Oil & Energy Minister Terje Søviknes was back in the news this weekend, regarding an issue that has little to do with his...

Conflict swirls at Innovation Norway

The board leader of Norway's publicly funded business development organization Innovasjon Norge (Innovation Norway) has abruptly resigned in protest. Per Otto Dyb quit last...
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