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Norway vows more support to Ukraine

Last week's NATO summit in Washington ended with more "extensive" support for Ukraine, with lots of it still coming from Norway. That now includes...

State reopens some salmon rivers

Nearly half of the 33 rivers closed for salmon fishing in Central- and Southern Norway will be reopened for limited fishing later this week,...

Alleged spy’s arrest sets off alarms

NEWS ANALYSIS: The arrest and imprisonment last week of a Norwegian man charged with spying for China has rung new alarms over national security...

Mixed reaction to Assange’s release

Norwegian government officials generally hail critical journalism and freedom of expression, but they were unusually quiet when Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was finally released...

Wild salmon fishing ban hits hard

Norwegian authorities' decision last week to ban fishing for wild salmon in 33 of Norway's rivers this summer has sparked both concern and complaints,...

Støre seeks peace, also at home

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spent last weekend in Switzerland with fellow goverment leaders from all over the world, at the...

No punitive ‘toll’ on Chinese electric cars

Norway won't be following the US and EU in imposing punitive customs duty on electric cars imported from China. Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum...

Musk loses some respect in Norway

UPDATED: He used to be the darling of both government- and business leaders in Norway, but Tesla founder and billionaire Elon Musk has steadily...

Minister fails to curb executive pay

Executive pay and bonus deals have risen so high in Norway that they've drawn public scorn and been branded as "perverse" by labour union...

Norway issues new warnings about Russia and China, and a call to arms

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre doesn't want to scare his fellow citizens, but his message in a special address to Parliament...
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