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Foreign minister didn’t infect king

UPDATED: Norway's Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt ended a tough week of political strife by testing positive for the Corona virus late Thursday afternoon. Just...

Stoltenberg asked to stay on at NATO

Norway's finance ministry may have found a perfect way out of the uncomfortable situation that's arisen around its looming choice of a new central...

No fairy tale with the Taliban in Oslo

NEWS ANALYSIS: It's either ironic or intentionally symbolic that Norway's new Labour-led government hosted highly controversial talks with the Taliban at an Oslo hotel...

Norway leading the UN Security Council

NEWS ANALYSIS: Some might say she's walking into a hornet's nest: Norway's new Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt is in New York this week to...

Government suffers ‘dramatic’ downturn

Relaxing Corona restrictions may boost their support, but Norway's new government suffered yet another disastrous dive in voter satisfaction this week. The two government...

Regulations eased as infection soars

Norway's hard-pressed government is easing some of the anti-infection measures it imposed in December, even as infection levels set new records every day. No fewer...

Stoltenberg also in battle at home

As NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg struggles to fend off a new war in Europe, he's also caught in an entirely different battle back home...

Critics lash out at health minister

Ingvild Kjerkol of the Labour Party had some big shoes to fill when she took over as health minister from the Conservatives' Bent Høie...

Electricity demand puts rivers at risk

Rising demand for electricity and its record-high rates this winter are suddenly prompting Norwegian politicians to consider sacrificing even protected rivers and waterfalls for...

Government loses its voters’ support

The first public opinion poll of the New Year shows how tens of thousands of Norwegian voters are unhappy with their government. Both the...
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