Tag: politics

Police halted an Uber taxi in Oslo

Norwegian police warned they'd crack down on personal transport services that lack regulatory approval, and last weekend they did just that. They stopped cars...

Oslo takes a sharp turn to the left

NEWS ANALYSIS: The politicians running Oslo are taking a sharp, admittedly "radical," turn to the left. Five weeks after last month's municipal elections, negotiations among...

Bergen settles on new city government

It's official: The Norwegian Labour Party will form a new city government in Bergen and Labour's Marte Mjøs Persen will take over over as mayor....

Police to stay armed but guns won’t be loaded

As debate continues over whether Norwegian police should continue to be allowed to carry weapons, the government and police officials apparently tried to meet critics...

Russia ‘surprises’ Norway up north

Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende got what he called a "positive surprise" on Thursday when his Russian counterpart, Sergej Lavrov, told him that Russia was...

UN climate chief: ‘Let the oil lie’

Christiana Figueres, the UN climate chief who earlier has called for an end to coal mining on Svalbard, is reluctant to criticize Norway for...

More aid efforts to Syrians in Jordan

UNICEF and Norwegian Air are sending an aircraft filled with humanitarian aid and what they all a "school in a box," which they say provides...

Female wolf shot in east Oslo forest

A female wolf believed to be the mother of pups born earlier this year was shot and seriously wounded by a moose hunter in...

NATO boss back home in Norway

Jens Stoltenberg was briefly back home in Norway this week, right when he could celebrate his first year as NATO's secretary general. He's busier than...

Solberg warns of high refugee cost

UPDATED: Prime Minister Erna Solberg was warning the Norwegian Parliament on Tuesday that the influx of refugees arriving in Norway will be a drain...
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