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‘Worst culture minister in a long time’

Lauded Norwegian author Torgrim Eggen lashed out against Culture Minister Thorhild Widvey this week, and was highly critical of the Conservative-led government's cultural policy....

IOC President’s armband lament

The head of the International Olympic Committee, German Thomas Bach, paid a visit to the Norwegian women's cross country ski team during a gym...

Olympic opposition hits new high

Only 35 percent of Norwegians agree with sports officials and some politicians that Norway should bid to host the Winter Olympics in 2022. Fully...

No Olympic decisions at Høyre’s meeting

Leaders of Norway's Conservative Party (Høyre) didn't want to take up the hotly debated issue of whether the country should host the 2022 Winter...

Conservatives dive in latest poll

Prime Minister Erna Solberg's Conservative Party (Høyre), which leads the country's minority government coalition, fell three full points in a new public opinion poll....

Sports lobby won’t give up Olympics

The majority of Norwegians who oppose an Olympics in Oslo could heave a collective sigh of relief on Sunday that they may not need...

Frp blows out Olympic flame

Norway's Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, Frp) seems to have halted further progress on the City of Oslo's campaign to host a Winter Olympics in 2022. A...

Shamed athletes: ‘We were stupid’

All three of the Norwegian biathlon skiing stars who were reprimanded for drunkenness and vandalism during a World Cup event in Slovenia last month...

Biathlon stars land in trouble

Three top Norwegian sports stars were being widely shamed on Thursday, after Norway's national ski federation charged them with violating ethical regulations and engaging...

Olympic effort keeps snowballing

Top city politicians in Oslo went ahead and sent an application on Friday to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)  to host the Winter Olympics...
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