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Norway conducts more secret talks

As foreign ministers and peace brokers from around the world gathered at the historic Losby estate outside Oslo this week for an annual forum,...

Trade minister draws more flak

Trond Giske, Norway's government minister in charge of business and trade, has stirred up criticism in recent years for controversial appointments he's made to...

Solberg solidly in election poll lead

A nationally televised debate between Conservative Party leader Erna Solberg and Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was postponed on Wednesday after Stoltenberg had to undergo...

Powerful Olympic campaign fires up

UPDATED: Oslo voters, both natives and newcomers, are about to become the targets of powerful campaigners for a Winter Olympics in the Norwegian capital....

More heavy cargo clogs the roads

More heavy goods transport in Norway is ending up on the roads, and less on the rail network, despite the current government’s pledge to...

Prosecutors and Øygard file appeals

Both the prosecution and the defense in the sexual assault case against the former mayor of Vågå, Rune Øygard, filed appeals to Norway's highest...

Navy chases pirates again

A Norwegian frigate is back on duty off the east coast of Africa, joining international forces in an ongoing patrol against pirates in and...

New oil licenses fuel Barents battle

Oil & Energy Minister Ola Borten Moe splashed more oil on the simmering battle over the Barents Sea this week when he announced the...

Cermaq bid subjects salmon to commercial conflicts, too

Norwegian Trade Minister Trond Giske claims he's trying to avert a lengthy battle over ownership of salmon- and fish-feed producer Cermaq, in which the...

Economic growth grinds to a halt

Norway's booming, oil-fed economy of the past several years is showing clear signs of a slowdown, with some economists predicting that growth is "close...
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