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Crisis-plagued Støre needed a holiday

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has had to face one crisis after another since being elected in September. He admitted himself just before...

Tougher on China, ‘shamed’ on Assange

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt declared on Wednesday that China has been putting "unacceptable" political pressure on Lithuania. It's the closest Norway...

SV secured ‘even better’ energy aid

Norway's Labour-led minority government had to give in once again to demands from the Socialist Left Party (SV) on Friday. All three party leaders...

Hydrogen projects also won state aid

After finally landing electricity bill relief for most Norwegians, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre could also announce state investment of more than NOK 1...

Hospitals fill with vaccine skeptics

The new Omicron strain of the Corona virus continues to sweep through Norway, setting even more infection records just as Norwegian hospitals are also...

Stoltenberg keen to lead central bank

Jens Stoltenberg has, as expected, added his name to the list of applicants vying to take over as chief of Norway's Central Bank. Stoltenberg's...

Little holiday cheer in ‘lockdown light’

It's not normal for the metro platform at Oslo's busy National Theater station to be almost empty on a Tuesday during the Christmas holiday...

Bars, restaurants most likely to close

A national ban on serving alcoholic beverages in Norway will take effect from midnight Tuesday. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said it's aimed at...

Exhausted nurses reduced to tears

One of the most poignant moments of the Corona crisis in Norway wound up being aired live on national TV last week. An intensive...

Government vows power bill relief

There's no main emergency switch he can pull, but Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is promising various forms of financial compensation for Norwegians hit...
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