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Tunnel fire sparks new local hospital debate

Another fire in a long tunnel through the mountains of western Norway last Monday has renewed the debate over local hospital closures being pushed...

Hospitals slow to offer circumcision

The Norwegian medical community's strong opposition to circumcision of baby boys has kept Norway's state-funded hospitals from offering the controversial operations under a new law allowing them. The government...

Minister blasts local US trade group

Norwegian Health Minister Bent Høie is not at all happy that the American Chamber of Commerce in Norway opposes a government proposal aimed at further...

Food prices jump as stores merge

A carton of eggs was priced at NOK 49.90 (USD 6.10) this week at one of the large stores in Oslo run by ICA, soon to be...

Money ran out for mushroom control, over protests

There's a long tradition in Norway for heading into the forests at the end of the summer and early autumn to "sanke sopp," or pick...

Opposition grows to fjord dumping

More than 200 young environmental activists and some top politicians gathered along the scenic Førde Fjord in the mountains of western Norway earlier this week,...

North Pole claims can take years to sort out

Russia's latest claim to the North Pole this week has been viewed as everything from an attention-grabbing stunt to an attempt to secure potentially...

Krone falls again along with oil prices

Norway's krone has weakened once again in line with another fall in oil prices. The new signals of economic unrest also set off a...

Municipal election campaigns begin

Prime Minister Erna Solberg was among top Norwegian politicians launching their parties' campaigns to win municipal elections next month. Solberg headed north and spent...

Police can continue to carry arms

Justice Minister Anders Anundsen issued another extension this week that will allow Norwegian police to continue carrying arms at least until August 20. The...
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