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Norway’s carbon emissions up again

Climate activists are calling it "embarrassing" but Environment Minister Ola Elvestuen wasn't surprised when state statistics bureau SSB (Statistics Norway) reported Monday that Norway's...

Oil-happy minister defies own experts

Oil & Energy Minister Kjell-Børge Freiberg set off more sparks heading into the weekend, when he invited oil companies to apply for 90 new...

Road tolls threaten the government

It couldn't have been the happiest of birthdays for Progress Party leader and Finance Minister Siv Jensen, who turned 50 on Saturday. Not only...

Norway won’t give up on Venezuela

The parties involved failed to reach any agreement, but Norway's foreign ministry isn't giving up efforts to resolve the political, social and economic crisis...

Justice minister had an illegal au pair

News broke in Oslo late Wednesday afternoon that presented an ultimate irony: An au pair living in the home of Norway's new justice minister from...

Mayor harassed, ministers shocked

Norwegian leaders right up to the prime minister's office were shocked to hear this week about how opponents of road tolls (bompenger) in the Stavanger...

Sun is shining on small leftist parties

NEWS ANALYSIS: The climate is good these days, in every sense of the word, for two of Norway's small parties that literally are blossoming....

Conflicts blow over windmill projects

The Norwegian government went to the dramatic extent on Monday of halting, at least temporarily, construction of a highly contested wind energy project on...

Venezuelan talks to resume in Oslo

Norway's foreign ministry announced during the weekend that it will host new talks aimed at resolving the conflicts that have turned Venezuela into what...

‘Prime Minister is not listening to us’

UPDATED: Thousands of Norwegian school students joined youth all over the world in cutting classes and demonstrating once again on Friday. Their latest school...
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