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Norwegians held hostage in Algeria

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg went on national television Wednesday evening to say, at that point, that 13 Norwegians were caught in a hostage...

‘Let’s drill off Lofoten this year”

Oil and Energy Minister Ola Borten Moe now wants to open up waters off scenic Lofoten for oil drilling later this year, stirring up...

Airline soars on global expansion

Bjørn Kjos, the entrepreneurial fighter jet pilot behind high-flying Norwegian Air, has peered into the future and sees global expansion as the key to...

New grocery deal hikes price fears

Consumer advocates are sounding the alarms over a deal announced Monday between the long-troubled ICA grocery store chain in Norway and Norway's most powerful...

Protests rise over poorer pensions

NEWS ANALYSIS: The Norwegian government's pension reforms caused confusion and some controversy when they were first introduced more than a decade ago. Only now,...

Support grows for refugee children facing deportation

Thousands of Norwegians took to the streets around the country over the weekend, to protest the government's so-far unwavering demand that children of parents...

Immigrants face tougher rules

Persons trying move to Norway for work or family reasons from countries outside Europe now face even tougher regulations. Income issues have been hindering...

Many survivors of Utøya massacre both disappointed and troubled

Many survivors of the 2011 massacre on the island of Utøya are disappointed that police aren't taking any action against their own officers who...

Doctors, nurses flee ‘sick’ hospital

Both doctors and nurses are resigning from their jobs at the relatively new Akershus University Hospital northeast of Oslo, just when the hospital desperately...

Rash of new regulations takes effect

Every Norwegian government over the past decade has vowed to simplify the country's highly regulated society, but nearly 200 new rules and changes in...
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