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Huge new oil find as firms cut jobs

Oil company Lundin Petroleum announced a huge new oil and gas discovery  in the Barents Sea on Tuesday that renewed hopes for the oil industry...

Russian jets signal ‘return to Arctic’

Norwegian fighter jets are now being dispatched weekly to identify and document close flying along Norway's territorial border by Russian military aircraft. Some of...

Solberg warns of new Arctic freeze

Prime Minister Erna Solberg traveled straight from the NATO summit in Wales to a local political meeting in Northern Norway over the weekend, and...

Parliament tackles Russian sanctions

An expanded meeting of the Norwegian Parliament's foreign policy- and defense committee was set on Monday to discuss how Norway will respond to the EU- and...

Landslides hit Troms

Residents and motorists at Lyngen in the northern county of Troms had some scary moments on Thursday after a series of landslides left them...

Statoil disappointed, Greenpeace glad

After prevailing over active protests against its controversial drilling plans in the Arctic this summer, Norwegian oil company Statoil has had to admit at...

No room at the inn in Tromsø

Hotels in Tromsø in northern Norway are so fully booked this week that more than 40 private homes are being rented to house some...

Campaign rages for chess presidency

A tough, some say 'dirty,' campaign to elect a new president of the international chess federation (FIDE) moved into the northern Norwegian city of...

Russian sanctions squeeze Norway

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway has a long history of going along with international sanctions, especially those initiated by the US and the EU. Those now...

Whalers report best season in years

Norway's controversial whale hunters have reported what they claim to be the best season in many years, with 686 whales harpooned so far. That's...
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