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Students slow to finish degrees

Only 35- to 40 percent of Norwegian college and university students finish their degree programs within what's considered the normal time, according to a report...

New museum seeks new funding

As Oslo's new Astrup Fearnley Museum launched its first new exhibit since it re-opened in a new landmark location on the waterfront last year,...

Farmers try to win more support

UPDATED: Norwegian farmers' organizations said they were "disappointed and surprised" when the left-center government coalition, which includes the country's most farmer-friendly party, only offered...

Townships reject more refugees

Many local municipalities in Norway are refusing to accept more refugees, and struggling with what they say are the "skyrocketing" costs of integration. Only...

Controversial royal visit to weapons producer proceeded as planned

Crown Prince Haakon went ahead with his planned visit to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Fort Worth, Texas this week amidst criticism back home in...

Finance minister ‘on steady course’

Norway's left-center government coalition aims to keep the country's strong economy on what Finance Minister Sigbjørn Johnsen called "a steady course" when he released...

Norges Bank won’t follow Europeans

The European Central Bank cut its already-low key interest rate last week but Norway's own central bank didn't follow along. The board of Norges...

Cities reject state government’s plan to help and control beggars

City governments in Oslo, Bergen, Tromsø and Bodø are among those turning down new funding offered by the left-center state government to both accommodate...

NATO boss on whirlwind visit

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and members of the North Atlantic Council were making the rounds of Norwegian military installations, Arctic research centers,...

New labour boss makes history

The election of Gerd Kristiansen as the new boss of Norway's largest trade union federation LO means that the country's two most powerful positions...
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