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Stoltenberg target of death threats

Last Friday, while Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was welcoming the US Secretary of State to Norway, police were mobilizing to arrest a man for...

Climate talks start up again

UPDATED: Intense pressure from environmental, labour and business leaders and even bishops in the state church has prompted politicians to re-start talks on climate...

Norway fights legal challenge from international tobacco giant

Norwegian authorities started defending themselves in an Oslo court this week against a challenge to their law that prevents the public display of tobacco...

New talks resume in local strikes

There was a new glimmer of hope on Tuesday that municipal employers and their striking employees might start resolving their differences. All parts in...

Tunnel trouble for transport minister

A hotly contested and expensive tunnel project in western Norway has dug up trouble for Transport Minister Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa, not least because it...

Bosses get big raises

As public sector workers in Norway carry on a strike to win pay raises of more than 4 percent comes word that bosses of...

Norway pledges funds for maternal health care

Norwegian officials announced they'd be donating USD 80 million (around NOK 500 million) to a new US-initiated international program aimed at improving maternal health...

Sun shone on more friendly US talks

The weather seemed to cooperate as much as the two main players involved, when foreign policy leaders for the US and Norway wound up...

Unio keeps striking after others settle

One of Norway's biggest state labour organizations kept holding out for a bigger pay raise over the weekend, even after two of its counterparts...

Laughter and tears at royal party

Norway's Queen Sonja burst into laughter but also seemed moved to tears during the government-hosted party marking the 75th birthdays of both the queen...
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