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North Sea divers win in Strasbourg

The pioneering deep-sea divers who helped usher in Norway's offshore oil age, only to later be largely rebuffed by both their employers and the...

More overtures from Erna to EU

Prime Minister Erna Solberg and her new conservative government set off for Brussels this week on what Norwegians might call a "charm offensive." She's...

‘Neda’ family faces rejection again

UPDATED: A 12-year-old girl and her asylum-seeker family who spent a decade living in Norway are in "deep sorrow and crisis," after the Norwegian...

Solberg: ‘Norway is too expensive’

Prime Minister Erna Solberg joined the chorus this week of those who believe costs and prices in Norway have reached a level that's becoming...

Veteran politician defies age barriers

At the age of 77, Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg could have been enjoying a comfortable retirement. Instead, she’s become Norway’s oldest-ever state secretary in the...

Keeping higher education ‘free’

GUEST COMMENTARY: The Norwegian Parliament will be considering a government proposal to start charging tuition to students who come from beyond the borders Norway...

Universities set to stay tuition-free

Foreign students from outside the European Union and Economic Area look likely, along with all others, to continue to be able to study at...

Foreign workers face family aid cuts

Labour immigrants working in Norway, many of whom come from Poland, now face major cuts in the Norwegian financial support they receive for their...

Støre jointly wins Willy Brandt prize

Jonas Gahr Støre, Norway's longtime foreign minister who's now serving in parliament after his Labour Party lost government power, has been named a co-winner...

Norway may stay in Afghanistan

UPDATED: Norway's new defense minister, Ine Eriksen Søreide, spent the weekend visiting Norwegian troops in Afghanistan and evaluating whether to extend their mission. Søreide...
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