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Consumers seek grocery store revenge

Norwegian consumers seem to be waking up to years of high prices and relatively poor selection at their local grocery stores. A story about how...

Justice minister avoids ouster

The Labour Party's decision to back a proposed vote expressing lack of confidence in Justice Minister Anders Anundsen appears to have ensured his survival. It...

‘Russia poses no threat to Norway’

Norwegian researchers, military leaders and intelligence officials who follow Russia closely now contend that a recent burst of military activity in the Arctic does not signal any real...

Report criticizes top-heavy military

Norway's military is burdened by too many chiefs and not enough soldiers, along with excessive real estate holdings and unsuitable information technology, according to...

Grocery stores blamed for higher prices

UPDATED: Prices have been rising again at Norwegian grocery stores, and a new study suggests the grocery store owners are padding their margins and pocketing more...

‘No warning’ of Russian exercises

Norwegian officials claim they're "closely following" Russia's sudden and dramatic show of military might in the Arctic, which they say Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered...

Military alarms ring in the Arctic

Both Norwegian and Russian military alarms were sounding over troop levels and movements in the Arctic on Monday, on both sides of the border. It...

Debt levels worry finance minister

Norway's economy doesn't face any crisis, Finance Minister Siv Jensen has said, but she's growing increasingly worried about household debt levels in the country. Ever-rising...

Whaling comes under fire again

The Washington-based Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has called on the Norwegian government to stop supporting research into alternative uses for whale meat and blubber,...

The Socialist Left fights for its life

Norway's once-influential Socialist Left party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti, SV) was badly beaten in the last national election and is now merely a shadow of its former...
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