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New conflicts gush over oil drilling

Just a day after the winner of this year's Rafto Prize warned in Bergen that oil companies are "destroying lives" with environmentally irresponsible drilling,...

Northern Lights flash over Tromsø

More displays of the Northern Lights were dazzling residents of Northern Norway this week, as the shimmering phenomena continues to occasionally sweep over the...

Cracks emerge in Tromsø bridge

The large bridge spanning the water from the island where the city of Tromsø is located towards the mainland needs major maintenance work. It's...

Cross-border trade in reverse, in Northern Norway

While Norwegians stream over the border, especially in southern Norway, to take advantage of lower prices in Sweden, the cross-border trade in the far...

US admits to radiation incident

The Norwegian military reported on Tuesday that the US Navy had now confirmed that one of its vessels emitted radiation that injured crew members...

Boine supports harassed Sami woman

Mari Boine, one of Norway's most respected musicians, went on national TV this week to speak out against an ugly incident of harassment against...

Foreign spies target the Arctic

Norwegian and Danish authorities are reporting increased spying activity in their Arctic areas. Foreign countries are anxious to secure themselves a position in the...

Minister orders reindeer slaughter

Norway's agriculture minister wants to slaughter nearly 40,000 more reindeer in the country's most northerly county of Finnmark as quickly as possible. He claims...

Statoil boss scoffs at debate over oil

While things keep looking up  for Norway's booming offshore oil and gas industry, debate is also rising over what that means for mainland industry...

US Navy to probe radiation incident

The US Navy has denied that one of its vessels exposed crew members on board a nearby Norwegian Coast Guard ship to radiation during...
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