Tag: politics

Climate deal OK’d, but disappoints

Government ministers from Norway and Brazil have managed to push through an extension of the closest thing the world has to an agreement to...

Chilly reception for EU’s Nobel

NEWS ANALYSIS: When more than two dozen European prime ministers, presidents and top EU officials land in Oslo over the next few days, they'll...

China still angry over Liu’s Nobel

As critics bash this year's Nobel Peace Prize, Chinese authorities seem to be carrying on their own crusade against the prize that was awarded...

New charges brought against ousted Labour politician

UPDATED: Labour Party officials in northern Norway have announced more charges of sexual misconduct against ousted Labour politician Roger Ingebrigtsen. He reportedly has gone...

Borders controlled during EU’s party

Few dispute the need for the high security that will be in place when around 20 European prime ministers and presidents stream into Oslo...

Olympic vote may exclude foreigners

Foreigners living in Oslo with permanent Norwegian residence status may be excluded from an upcoming referendum on an Olympics in Oslo, even though they...

Siblings won right to stay in Norway

A brother and sister who emigrated from Pakistan to Norway with their mother when they were just three and four years old finally won...

Referendum set over Olympic bid

Taxpayers in Oslo are going to get a rare chance to vote on an issue that involves billions of their tax money: Whether the...

Day care rebellion set off a strike

Thousands of staff members at day care centers in Oslo, joined by parents, went on strike on Wednesday afternoon over cutbacks, chronic staffing shortages...

Norway tackles tough climate job

Norwegian cabinet minister Bård Vegar Solhjell faced a tough job this week when he arrived in Doha to help extend the Kyoto Protocol at...
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