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Norway defies US’ climate withdrawal

Disappointment and no small portion of defiance were characterizing Norwegian officials' reaction to US President Donald Trump's confirmation that he was pulling the US...

China’s envoy nurtured reconciliation

Hovering in the background of many of the official photos from events tied to Norway's and China's recent reconciliation is a tall Chinese man named Wang Min. His...

Farmers win more subsidy, protection

Norwegian farmers have proven themselves once again to be among the most powerful political lobbyists in the country. Now they have succeeded in blocking...

Solberg echoes Merkel on NATO

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg was making headlines in her homeland this week after describing the mood at last week's NATO summit in Brussels...

Minister disappoints on human rights

UPDATED: Norway's Culture Minister Linda Hofstad Helleland wound up a six-day trip to China over the weekend without mentioning a word about human rights...

Government tries to toughen jail terms

Norway's conservative government coalition hopes to raise the maximum jail terms judges can hand out in cases of violent and sexual crime. It had to...

Støre accused of double standard

Labour Party leader Jonas Gahr Støre has run into trouble after newspaper Dagbladet revealed last week that his family firm, Femstø AS, invested in two...

‘Norway is not prepared for terror’

Retired Norwegian general Robert Mood is openly defying recent claims by Justice Minister Per-Willy Amundsen that Norway "has never been better prepared" for a...

‘Pleasing Trump is not most important’

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg was firm in her convictions this week that NATO members in Europe are already making a major contribution to...

New plans unveiled for the capital’s hub

SEE THE ILLUSTRATIONS: Norway's complex of government ministries in downtown Oslo, known as Regjeringskvartalet, was heavily damaged and partially destroyed by a right-wing terrorist's bomb in 2011. Plans...
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