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Norway boosts aid to Ukraine again, with no peace from Russia in sight

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre made another trip to Kyiv this week, in an effort to boost spirits and offer more aid to...

Voter turnout already strong

A huge increase in early voting may bode well for overall voter turnout in Norway's upcoming Parliamentary election. Many Norwegians find the early voting...

Early voting soars in the middle of Norway’s national election campaign

An estimated 72 percent of Norwegians have already decided who they want to run the country, and record numbers of them have taken advantage...

Norway takes aim at Arctic defense

All branches of the Norwegian military are boosting their presence, patrols and defense exercises in the country's Arctic areas. This week Norway also formally...

Grocery chains called in for a grilling

Trade Minister Cecilie Myrseth of the Labour Party has called in officials from Norway's grocery business once again, after food prices jumped again in...

Norway’s national election campaign caught in more international drama

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegians could finally focus on domestic issues when their national election campaign kicked off in earnest this week, but it didn't last...

Oil Fund’s Israeli sell-off begins

UPDATED: Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg says he's glad Norway's Oil Fund has "acted quickly" to sell off several of its highly controversial stakes in...

Summertime blues for Oil Fund boss

It's been a rough summer for Nicolai Tangen, the wealthy former hedge fund manager in London who came home to Norway to lead its...

Church bells rang for Gaza, as more blast Oil Fund investments in Israel

More than 300 churches all over Norway rang their bells for seven minutes on Thursday afternoon, in what Norwegian bishops called a "collective demonstration...

Oil Fund profits on war in Gaza

Oslo newspaper Aftenposten dropped a bomb of its own on Tuesday, when it reported how Norway's huge sovereign wealth fund has earned millions on...
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