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Even more reason to wave their flag

Norway’s relatively high standard of living, built up over the past few decades with oil and gas revenues, has once again resulted in an...

A police chief out of the ordinary

Øystein Mæland, tapped late last week to be Norway’s new chief of police, is a psychiatrist and Labour Party veteran who’s held a long...

More bombing details due after all

Norwegian defense officials, under criticism over their reluctance to share details about bombing raids over Libya, now promise to be more open. They’ll start...

Hospital budget cut to the bone

As feared last week, the board of the Oslo hospitals forming the newly merged Oslo University Hospital ordered administrators to make huge cost cuts...

Crown Prince asked to drop Azerbaijan trip

Several leading human rights organizations are unhappy that Norway's Crown Prince Haakon plans to visit Azerbaijan early next month, part of a Foreign Ministry-arranged...

Military defends Libyan operation

Defense ministry and military officials claim Norway's involvement in the NATO-led intervention in the Libyan civil war remains important and has been more successful...

Bombing of Libya comes under fire

There was unified political support in Norway's parliament when the government agreed to join bombing raids over Libya in March. Since then, Norwegian fighter...

Norway spews out more emissions

Norway bills itself as an environmentally friendly nation, but its own greenhouse gas emissions rose nearly 5 percent last year. The 53.7 million tons...

University at a crossroads

Norway's first university, the University of Oslo, is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year at a time when more foreign students than ever are...

Cancer treatment criticized

Norwegian cancer patients must often wait much too long for treatment to begin, according to a new report, and even state health authorities have...
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