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Majority want new Munch Museum

Scores of frustrated Norwegians, including many celebrity artists, planned to march in a torchlit parade this week to demand that city politicians finally approve...

Party leader prevails, for now

Liv Signe Navarsete, leader of the troubled Center Party (Senterpartiet, Sp), seemed to emerge from the fray after a week of harsh criticism over...

Colombian talks start peacefully

Historic peace talks between the Colombian government and the guerrilla group FARC finally got officially underway in Norway on Thursday and the tone seemed...

Call goes out for six-hour workday for parents

Parents of small children should be allowed to work just six hours a day at full pay, claims one of Norway's biggest labour unions,...

Court convicts former politician

A Norwegian appeals court in Bergen, known as Gulating lagmannsrett, has convicted a former top politician for the Progress Party, for having sexual relations...

Shamed Sp leader still faces ouster

One newspaper commentator in Norway called it "one of the most embarrassing moments" in the recent history of the Center Party (Senterpartiet, Sp): The feisty...

Law protecting elected officials from being fired ‘should be changed’

A Norwegian law that prevents elected officials from being fired during their terms of office should be changed, according to some professors, Members of...

US admits to radiation incident

The Norwegian military reported on Tuesday that the US Navy had now confirmed that one of its vessels emitted radiation that injured crew members...

Colombian peace talks delayed again

UPDATED: Delegations from both the Colombian government and the guerrilla group FARC postponed their departure for Oslo early this week, reportedly because of bad...

New aluminum giant wins praise

This week's sudden birth, in Oslo, of what's being called the world's biggest "aluminum solutions provider" was being hailed on Tuesday as everything from...

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