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Critics blow off new wind power plans

Criticism is flying once again after the Norwegian government finally launched development plans this week for two offshore wind energy fields in the southern...

Hospital battle pits Oslo against state

Hostile allegations of back-room dealing, broken campaign promises and overly powerful health care bureaucrats drew demonstrators out in force this week. Their mission: to...

Counties set to reverse forced mergers

Norway's huge new county of Viken is now due to be split up into the three counties that initially formed it, after politicians involved...

Some progress amid Sami celebrations

Norway's indigenous Sami people could finally celebrate not only their cultural heritage but some recent accomplishments on their national day this past weekend. Challenges...

Hiring Stoltenberg sets off a probe

A Parliamentary investigation looms into the hiring process that resulted on Friday in the appointment of Jens Stoltenberg as the new chief of Norway's...

Corona, China take the fun out of ‘OL’

NEWS ANALYSIS: Much more than medals has been at stake in Norway during the run-up to the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Norwegians call it...

Government lifts most restrictions

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and his government colleagues announced the removal of most all Corona-related restrictions in Norway from Tuesday night. "The pandemic...

Majority wants to reverse mergers

Norwegian politicians are finding that breaking up recent forced mergers of counties is so very hard to do. Now, however, a majority of residents...

First 100 days ended at the White House

NEWS ANALYSIS: Jonas Gahr Støre's new government got off to an historically poor start last fall, but he managed to climax his first 100...

Taliban meetings may spark more

Last week's series of controversial meetings with the Taliban in Oslo reflect Norway's aim to revive its role as an international peace broker, and...
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