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Business urged to go back to Burma

Except now it seems more politically correct and common to call the country Myanmar, a sign of recognition of the country's military leaders who...

People from Poland ‘will be heard’

Immigrants and guest workers from Poland make up the largest group of foreign residents in Norway, and now they're expected to start making their...

Female MPs sexually harassed

Female Members of Parliament (MPs) are frequent targets of  anonymous sexual harassment from the public, often of a nature so obscene and graphic that...

Labour grows, partner SV shrinks

A right-wing terrorist's attempt to literally kill off Norway's Labour Party has instead breathed new life into it. Labour (Arbeiderpartiet, Ap) attracted record numbers...

Revised constitution to boost equality

Norway is in the process of revising its constitution (grunnlov) in advance of its bicentennial in 2014. The goal is to strengthen constitutional provisions...

Embattled boss won’t go on leave

Bente Mikkelsen, head of the embattled state health agency that's pushing through a controversial hospital reorganization in Oslo, has dropped plans to take off...

Political intrigue surrounds TV2 sale

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegian media was all abuzz on Monday over the sale of one of their own major players, TV2, the country's largest commercial...

Tine and others flunk flatness test

COMMENTARY - VIEWS ON THE NEWS: There's an expression in Norway that's often applied to those who need to admit an error and even...

Hagen shaken after car accident

Veteran Norwegian politician Carl I Hagen, former head of the conservative Progress Party, seemed on the verge of tears after suffering what he called...

Stoltenberg blocks EØS alternatives

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has confirmed his government won't launch any studies of alternatives to Norway's main trade agreement with the EU, known in...
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