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Norway hailed new Ukraine agreement

Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende was quick to support a new agreement struck Friday between opposition leaders in Ukraine and embattled Ukrainian President Viktor...

Grocery store chain hit with major fine

Norges Gruppen, the grocery retailer and wholesaler that dominates the Norwegian market, is considering a legal appeal after being hit this week with a...

Norway’s ties to Kiev run long and deep

NEWS ANALYSIS: In the midst of the Norwegian media's heavy coverage of the Olympic action in Sochi, substantial coverage is also being given to...

Norway joins sanctions against Ukraine

The Norwegian government decided Thursday night to adhere to sanctions imposed by the European Union against authorities in Ukraine. Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende...

Norway condemns violence in Kiev

Norway's Foreign Minister Børge Brende called for an end to the violence in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on Wednesday, and urged President Viktor Janukovitsj...

Government may allow poker tournament

Organized poker playing is illegal in Norway, but the country's new conservative government may make an exception for a championship tournament next year. Newspaper...

Debate over government complex enters new phase

A report on how Norway's bombed-out government headquarters could  be rebuilt has passed a quality-control check and been redelivered to the ministry in charge...

‘Sins’ lurk behind bicentennial party

As Norway launches a year of festivities to mark the bicentennial of its constitution, two authors are reminding Norwegians that their constitutional history has...

Bicentennial festivities begin

Norway officially kicked off the bicentennial celebrations of its Constitution (Grunnloven) on Sunday, 200 years to the day that a group of 21 men...

Prospects dim for immigration referendum

A high-profile veteran of the Progress Party, which has a long history of being skeptical towards immigration, was quick to call for a referendum...
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