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Sorrow and confusion follow the mass shooting in Oslo

The skies over Oslo seemed to be crying through the weekend, as heavy rain poured down on spontaneous memorials set up after a mass...

Debate flew over Pride, now the terror threat is high

NEWS ANALYSIS: This year's Pride celebrations in Norway were especially important because it's been 50 years since the country effectively decriminalized homosexuality, in 1972....

Shooting stuns Oslo, and postpones Pride Parade

UPDATED: Sorrow plagued the Norwegian capital once again on Saturday, after a lone gunman set off a deadly rampage during the night. He chose...

Norway downplays its oil and gas wealth as ‘war profits’ roll in

NEWS ANALYSIS: Lots of economic warnings were being issued in Norway this week, both before and after the country's central bank announced a half-point...

Viking ships survived budget cuts

Norway's controversial government minister in charge of higher education and research wanted to slash the budget for the new museum planned to house the...

Minister wants to punish surrogate parents

Norway's government minister in charge of family and children's issues wants to prosecute Norwegians who have children with the help of surrogate mothers abroad....

Svalbard’s foreign residents lose their voting rights

Foreign citizens living and working in Svalbard who have no legal residence permission in mainland Norway have suddenly lost their rights to vote in...

Memorial to terror victims finally opens

Eleven years after 77 people were killed by a young Norwegian right-wing extremist, a national memorial site to remember and honour the victims has...

Reds bashed over NATO dissent

Norway's far-left Reds Party spoiled the Norwegian Parliament's otherwise overwhelming support for bids by Sweden and Finland to join NATO. The Reds were the...

Norway gives up on troubled helicopters

The Norwegian government has finally decided to break a decades-old contract with the European producer of its deeply troubled NH90 helicopters, following years of...
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