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Government geared for budget debate

NEWS ANALYSIS: Finance Minister Siv Jensen was ready on Wednesday to roll out her first state budget to Parliament on behalf of Norway's still-new conservative...

Jens’ dad stages a comeback

Thorvald Stoltenberg, whose own son Jens is among the many who simply call him "Thorvald," is planning a political comeback at the age of...

Parliament opens for new debate

Norway's King Harald V opened the 159th session of Parliament on Thursday in a traditionally formal and ceremonious style that's set to give way to...

IOC blamed for killing OL spirit

"Absurd" demands made by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) were catching most of the blame on Thursday for the decision by top Norwegian politicians to...

Ruling party says ‘NO’ to Olympics

After three years of public debate and three hours of "long and good" discussions amongst themselves, Members of Parliament from the ruling Conservative Party voted against...

‘Jens’ moves on to NATO in Brussels

NEWS ANALYSIS: After a poignant farewell with his newly widowed father in Oslo earlier this week, the man Norwegians know simply as "Jens" started work...

Solberg caught in Olympic battle

The heated debate over whether Oslo should bid to host the Winter Olympics in 2022 has created an Olympic-sized headache for Prime Minister Erna...

Many tipped to be new Nobel leader

A few former foreign ministers and at least one ex-prime minister are among the names being tossed about to replace Thorbjørn Jagland as head...

Quarrels arise over rain forest funding

As Norway committed more billions to help save the world's rain forests this week, Norwegian politicians quarreled over who should get the credit for initiating...

Syrian opposition held talks in Oslo

Representatives of the Syrian opposition and several leaders of the Syrian military forces in opposition have met in Oslo during recent months, to talk about the way...
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