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Firms fail to report impact on the seas

Norway is a major shipping, seafood and offshore nation, yet the vast majority of its maritime businesses fail to chart or report their own...

Labour braces for new climate battle

Norway's troubled Labour Party was licking its post-election wounds this week and bracing for the big new climate battle that lies ahead. The party...

Researcher bashes Security Council bid

The Norwegian government's bid for a seat on the UN Security Council is neither worth the effort nor in Norway's best interests, claims an...

Pressure grows to rein in oil industry

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegian officials are under increasing international pressure to get serious about restructuring the country's economy away from its reliance on polluting fossil...

Erna swaps Oslo turmoil for UN’s

After weeks of election and government turmoil in Oslo, it was perhaps symbolic that Prime Minister Erna Solberg donned a life-jacket on the first...

Offshore wind stirs up a new industry

As school students all over the world were roaring about climate change again on Friday, Norway's state oil company Equinor could announce contracts for...

Prime minister’s office won’t return

Norway's Office of the Prime Minister (Statsministerens kontor, SMK) won't be returning to the top floors of the government complex that was bombed by...

Chaos reigns over election results

Political chaos and uncertainty have replaced what seemed to have been clear victories for several government coalitions in cities all over Norway, not least...

Palestinian leader seeks help in Oslo

A helicopter whirred overhead and security was predictably tight when the beleaguered president of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, arrived in Oslo Wednesday....

Embattled Liberals come out swinging

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's small but feisty Liberal Party (Venstre) is delivering punches in all directions after losing even more voters in last week's local elections....
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