Tag: politics

Russia gives in to Norway’s demands

Russian authorities are now promising that a highly controversial floating nuclear power plant won't have used radioactive fuel on board while it's being transported through...

Jørgen Kosmo dead at 69

He was known as an informal politician who rose to become a defense minister, state auditor general and president of the Norwegian Parliament. On...

Norway tones down July 22 memorials

Quieter, less elaborate memorials were held over the weekend for victims and survivors of attacks by an ultra right-wing nationalist who killed 77 people...

Embattled politician drops her holiday

While most top Norwegian politicians are taking a least a week or two off this summer, Liberal Party leader Trine Skei Grande is already...

Listhaug to tighten citizenship rules

Norway's controversial immigration minister, Sylvi Listhaug, is back on the job after a brief maternity leave and keen to make it even more difficult...

Research taps into onset of Alzheimer’s

Norwegian researchers, in conjuction with colleagues in California, have developed new genetic testing that can provide answers as to when a person develops Alzheimer's Disease....

Solberg under new attack over Liu

Prime Minister Erna Solberg was under attack again on Friday by human rights activists who think she has betrayed her own government's human rights...

Peace Prize winner dies in custody

UPDATED: Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, who won the Nobel Peace Prize but was never allowed by angry Chinese authorities to receive it in Oslo,...

Norwegians dislike Donald Trump

Four out of five Norwegians questioned in a new survey have an unfavourable impression of the new US president, Donald Trump. They like Russian...

Minister forced to defend her defense

Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide was under attack again this week, after yet another report from military experts contended that Norway's defense forces are...
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