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Parliament probes Telenor’s exit from war-torn Myanmar

UPDATED: The Norwegian Parliament's disciplinary committee is moving forward with a probe of how the government and Oslo-based telecoms firm Telenor handled its chaotic...

Viking ship mounds proposed as new World Heritage sites

Norway's Directorate of Cultural Heritage (Riksantikvaren) announced on Monday that it is recommending seven burial mounds around the country for inclusion as Unesco World...

PST and preparedness under fire

Norway's state auditor general released a highly critical report on Thursday in which it claimed that Norway's domestic intelligence agency PST and the country's...

UPDATED: Støre averted a budget ‘crisis’

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre had to divert attention this week from international crises to another one looming at home. His government's proposed...

Greens drop out of state budget talks

UPDATED: Negotiations over the Norwegian Labour government's proposed state budget broke down during the weekend, at least among enough parties to form a majority...

Budget negotiations worry oil boss

Anders Opedal, chief executive of Norway's state oil and energy company Equinor, made it clear this week that he's not at all happy that...

Norway’s tariffs keep food prices high

Norwegians continue to face among the highest food prices in the world, and they keep going up at the grocery store. It's been a...

Norway rejected US plan for Ukraine

Norwegian government officials quickly joined their colleagues around Europe during the weekend in rejecting US President Donald Trump's proposal for peace between Ukraine and...

Norway stung by new EU tariff

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegians may want to reconsider their longtime opposition to EU membership. On Tuesday it suddenly became more risky and expensive to remain...

Stoltenberg accused of undermining Norway’s Oil Fund’s ethics

UPDATED: Norwegian Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg faced widespread criticism from his own allies in Parliament on Tuesday, who accused him of undermining the investment...
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