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Oil fund invests in more real estate

Norway's bulging sovereign wealth fund, more popularly known as the "oil fund," announced more purchases in the international real estate market last week. After...

Jobless rate still high for immigrants

Norway's strong oil-fueled economy has kept the country's unemployment rate low for years, but it's still high for immigrants, especially those from Africa, South...

Jens also dumps embattled mayor

UPDATED: Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has personally joined the rising calls for a Labour Party mayor who's battling sexual assault charges to step down....

Party boss sorry for losing temper

UPDATED: Liv Signe Navarsete has had trouble controlling her temper before and now it's plunged her back into the headlines. Navarsete, head of the...

Tobacco giant drops appeal

Philip Morris, the major tobacco producer, has decided not to pursue its legal challenge of a Norwegian law that forbids retailers from displaying tobacco...

The EU wins the Nobel Peace Prize

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize to the currently deeply troubled European Union (EU), citing the crucial role it has...

Prize may silence some Nobel critics

Reaction to the Norwegian Nobel Committee's decision to award this year's Peace Prize to the EU was predictably mixed, but one man is very...

Mayor ‘shameful’ but denies any illegalities, fights to clear his name

A prominent Labour Party mayor who's accused of sexual assault of an underage girl admitted in court on Thursday that he's "shameful" he "crossed...

Labour’s partners now a liability

NEWS ANALYSIS: Consumers finally seem to be revolting in Norway. Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) released a new public opinion poll on Thursday that shows the...

Protests rise over meat and cheese

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg claimed that angry opponents of his government's move to boost income for Norwegian farmers, by dramatically raising import tariffs, would...
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