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Oil Minister set to bow out, for now

It wasn't too long ago that bullish Oil Minister Ola Borten Moe of the Center Party seemed keen on becoming prime minister some day....

Diplomatic shuffle may include Solheim

Two of Norway's most important ambassador posts, in Washington DC and Moscow, will be opening up this summer as part of routine moves within...

‘Crushing defeat’ for tobacco giant

An Oslo City Court verdict that upholds a Norwegian law banning the display of tobacco products in retail outlets was widely applauded by state...

Tuition looms for foreign students

Norwegian universities have been hit by a wave of applications from foreign students lately, and some politicians suspect it's because they're still tuition-free for...

New Ahus hospital caught in crisis

Akershus University Hospital, better known as Ahus in Lørenskog  just northeast of Oslo, was supposed to be Norway's most modern and largest acute-care hospital...

Statoil boss scoffs at debate over oil

While things keep looking up  for Norway's booming offshore oil and gas industry, debate is also rising over what that means for mainland industry...

South Korean leader keen on Arctic

The president of South Korea wrapped up an official visit to Norway this week that ended with both him and Norway's prime minister promising...

Fuss over flowers sows EU complaint

Norway's decision to suddenly impose a 72 percent import duty on flowers known as hortensia (hydrangea) has, as warned, led to Denmark filing a...

Industrial firms celebrate support

It's not often that Norwegian industrial firms, labour and business organizations are all in agreement but they were collectively celebrating this week after the...

New commission to evaluate collective bargaining

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, still shaken by a wave of strikes by public sector workers, has appointed a new commission to examine how pay...
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