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Climate offensive turned defensive

NEWS ANALYSIS: Prime Minister Erna Solberg headed into the New Year with a new climate offensive, using her annual address to the nation to...

New Year speeches all addressed suicide

King Harald, Prime Minister Erna Solberg and the president of Norway's Sami Parliament, Aili Keskitalo, all tackled the difficult issue of suicide in their...

Norwegians are still thirsty for more oil

Results of a new survey seem to defy all the rising protests against Norway's oil and gas industry. The survey indicates that only 27.7...

Air ambulances grounded again

After finally settling technical problems tied to its fleet of air ambulances in Northern Norway, ambulance operator Babcock now faces another problem: sick pilots....

Wreckers’ crews loom at ‘Y-blokka’

Plans to tear down the low-rise government building in Oslo known as Y-blokka, damaged in the terrorist bombing on July 22 2011, won't be...

Government boosts air ambulance fleet

Health Minister Bent Høie responded on Wednesday to harsh criticism over a lack of adequate air ambulance service in Northern Norway. He's sending in...

Ministerial ‘report card’ scores low

Social media in Norway was buzzing this week after a local newspaper published its own unofficial "report card" for government ministers. Fully 10 out...

Listhaug tapped to defend Norway’s oil

NEWS ANALYSIS: Sylvi Listhaug, one of Norway's most controversial and provocative politicians, took over as oil minister on Wednesday. Listhaug, who earlier has questioned...

New commission for NAV complaints

Prime Minister Erna Solberg vowed at her annual pre-holiday press briefing on Tuesday that her government will "clean up" after what she readily admitted...

NAV admits blame in welfare scandal

An internal review has resulted in Norway's state welfare agency admitting to several "possible reasons" for why it wrongly accused thousands of Norwegians of...
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