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Nordland train route fatal for wildlife

Animal rights advocates and now the Sami Parliament (Sametinget) in Northern Norway are demanding construction of fences along Norway's northernmost train line, Nordlandsbanen, to...

Questions rise over big oil deal

Statoil's huge oil exploration deal with Russian firm Rosneft in the Arctic may not be as promising as initially thought, suggests a Norwegian researcher...

Foreign minister in the hot seat

Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has consistently ranked as one of the most highly respected members of the government, sometimes getting higher scores...

Risk and rewards loom in Barents

Norwegian oil company Statoil is banking on opportunity but faces high risk in its new pact with Russian state oil company Rosneft for oil...

New whaling season underway

Norway's annual whaling season began this week with 20 boats registered to take part. The whale hunters have a quota of 1,286 whales they...

Foreign Minister called in for questioning

Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has been summoned to appear before the Parliament's supervisory committee that handles disciplinary matters. It has decided to...

Ministry prods oil activity up north

When Norway's government ministry in charge of oil and energy launched its latest annual licensing round for offshore oil and gas operations last week,...

Politician believes he was cursed by Sami opponent

The acting mayor of a town in northern Norway claims another politician from the Sami Parliament put a curse on him because he'd voted...

Foreign minister fends off favoritism

UPDATED: Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre took the unusual step of calling in reporters on Tuesday afternoon to an unscheduled press conference, to...

Northern Lights rival Midnight Sun

The prospect of seeing the Northern Lights is drawing increasing numbers of tourists to northern Norway in winter, making the phenomenon almost as popular...
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