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Ex-Labour leaders deny halting book

Former leaders of Norway's Labour Party, including current Council of Europe leader Thorbjørn Jagland, flatly deny a report in newspaper Dagbladet over the weekend...

Union boss stirs emissions storm

One of the most powerful men in Norway, union boss Roar Flåthen, has set off uncertainty over the government's commitment to cutting greenhouse gas...

Talks aim to head off bank strike

Negotiators for bank employers and employees in Norway were huddling on Monday in last-ditch efforts to head off what could be the country's first...

Norway’s economic riddle

COMMENTARY: Oil wealth, high prices and a relatively high standard of living don't mean Norway is free from a certain degree of public poverty....

Top politicians to debate welfare state

Top international politicians, including some government leaders, were to meet in Oslo later this week for a conference aimed  at preserving social welfare states...

Labour will end private care homes

The Labour Party and others in the workers' movement in Norway heavily criticized private nursing homes and pledged to end them in Oslo during...

Politicians to break Gaza blockade

A convey of ships, known as the "Freedom Flotilla 2 - Stay Human," will attempt to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza with as...

Syrian asylum seekers still sent back

Unsuccessful Syrian applicants for asylum in Norway are still being sent back to their homeland despite the recent government violence against the civilian population...

Post-scandal polls hit Progress Party

Two recent polls conducted by the Norwegian media have shown a sharp decline for Norway's most conservative party, the Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, Frp), which...

Average work hours decline

Norwegians are spending less time than ever on the job. They worked an average of just 30 hours per week last year, on an...

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