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Paris pact ‘drowns’ in Norway’s oil

"This is crazy!" exclaimed the leader of Norway's Natur og Ungdom (Nature and Youth) environmental organization on Wednesday, after the Norwegian government forged ahead...

July 22 memorial moved to Utøykaia

The Norwegian government finally cut through several years of awkward and even ugly conflict on Wednesday, announcing that a new state-funded memorial to the victims of the...

Solberg delivered, but on the defense

NEWS ANALYSIS: Prime Minister Erna Solberg could rightly point out this week that her conservative government coalition with the Progress Party has delivered on as...

Ministry questioned over errant envoy

Norway's former ambassador to Indonesia was stripped of his title late last year and recalled to Oslo, after failing to declare a potential conflict...

Norway defends its oil with creativity

NEWS ANALYSIS: Some people may be surprised to learn that Norway's Arctic is "different" from other Arctic areas, thus making oil drilling and production less risky. Or...

Parliament’s leader hangs on to his job

All the members of the Norwegian Parliament's disciplinary committee expressed the strongest possible criticism on Friday of how their president botched a major construction project. Olemic...

Norway’s oil can flow for many years

More than half of all the oil and gas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf remains under the seabed, and can keep Norway's oil industry...

Westerdals refunds the state

The private school Westerdals has settled a dispute with the state by agreeing to repay NOK 42 million in public funding that it should...

Embassy ribbon cut as US ties upheld

US and Norwegian officials cut a red, white and blue ribbon to ceremoniously open the new US Embassy in Oslo on Thursday, while their speeches...

Trump dropped new NATO bombshell

US President Donald J Trump, who's been stirring up uncertainty among NATO allies including Norway since before he took office, reportedly created even more drama...
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