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Corona ‘anniversary’ infected by politics

NEWS ANALYSIS: There was no cause for celebration on Friday as Norwegians marked their first full year of battling the Corona virus. They'll be...

Many relieved by Oslo’s stricter rules

A new and even harsher crackdown on the Corona virus in Oslo has been met by disappointment and resignation, but also some relief. With...

Shock and sorrow after LO boss dies

Top Norwegian politicians from left to right were mourning the sudden death on Tuesday of the country's largest trade union federation's leader, Hans-Christian Gabrielsen....

Ministers land in quarantine

UPDATED: Just hours after Prime Minister Erna Solberg addressed Parliament on the jump in Corona infection in Norway came news that she now needs...

Solberg warns of tougher rules ahead

Prime Minister Erna Solberg addressed the Norwegian Parliament  on the Corona situation Tuesday, and warned of much tougher national rules if virus infection doesn't...

Solberg scolds staff after Corona snafu

A wayward party fellow in Molde and one of her own top advisers managed to make a mess of things for the Conservatives' Prime...

High-infection areas to get more vaccine

Faced with more rising Corona infection in specific geographic areas, Health Minister Bent Høie is going along with equally rising calls to redistribute vaccine...

ISIL terror suspect cries in court

A now-30-year-old woman born in Pakistan but reared in Norway went on trial in Oslo this week, charged with supporting the terror group ISIL...

Oslo ordered into shutdown again

Raymond Johansen, head of Oslo's city government, ordered another immediate shutdown Sunday evening of all restaurants, most all stores, art galleries, high schools and...

Opposition rises to drug reforms

It didn't take long for the government's initially well-received proposal to decriminalize small portions of narcotics in Norway to run into trouble. Some groups...
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