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Fishing industry still fears retaliation over higher import tariffs

Norway's huge and important fishing industry remains deeply worried that its seafood exports will be slapped with higher customs duties, in retaliation for the...

Health boss quits, critics relieved

Bente Mikkelsen, who's been at the center of a storm of criticism over health care in southeastern Norway, quit her top bureaucratic post Thursday...

Prosecutors seek four-year prison term for mayor

State prosecutors declared in a court in Lillehammer on Thursday that the popular mayor of a small mountain community should spend four years in...

Immigrant employment ‘misleading’

Human Rights Service (HRS), an Oslo-based foundation that studies immigration and integration, is accusing the Norwegian government of presenting a misleading picture of immigrant...

Danes concede to ‘cheese war’ truce

Denmark's trade minister remains unhappy over the Norwegian government's decision to boost import tariffs on cheese and meat, to protect domestic producers, but she's...

Chinese leaders still mad at Norway

Politicians in China are in the midst of a major, scheduled leadership transition this fall but there aren't any signs there will be a...

Banks demanding more cuts at SAS

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is under new pressure from both its banks and the three national governments of Sweden, Denmark and Norway that are its...

SAS tries to head off another crisis

UPDATED: Weeks of new crisis speculation that's been swirling around long-troubled Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) effectively forced the company to reveal on Tuesday that it...

Royal respects for Karin Stoltenberg

UPDATED: King Harald and Queen Sonja were among the many who gathered at a chapel in west Oslo on Tuesday to pay their last...

Norwegians invest in border trade

As increasing numbers of Norwegians head over the border to do their grocery shopping in Sweden, where prices are lower and selection is greater, fellow...
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