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Norway best place for mothers

Norway has topped another list, this time as the best country in the world for mothers. The list, compiled by the international humanitarian group...

Sick leave declines again, for third year in a row

Norwegians are calling in sick much less frequently than they did a decade ago. New figures from state welfare agency NAV and state statistics...

Disability claims rise

One out of every 10 Norwegian workers is off on disability leave, according to new figures from state welfare agency NAV. A total of...

Government wants to expel beggars

Norway's left-center government plans to put forth a proposal in Parliament that would allow police to deport foreign beggars believed to be part of...

Talks continued in child welfare case

Norwegian authorities confirmed that negotiations were continuing to find a solution in a child welfare case that's sparked international media attention, but said no...

Salvation Army received record-high donations

It paid off for members of Frelsesarmeen (the Salvation Army) to stand for hours on cold winter streets, ringing their bells and hoping for...

Støre involved in child welfare case

Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has taken the unusual move of involving himself in a child welfare case involving a family from India, after...

Broke immigrants told to go home

Labour Minister Hanne Bjurstrøm had a message over the weekend for hopeful immigrants from southern Europe who've been arriving in Norway in search of...

State auditor scolds ministries

State Auditor Jørgen Kosmo was chiding several ministries, including the Finance Ministry, on Tuesday for what he and his team of inspectors called some...

No warm welcome for tax collectors

Norwegian specialists in tax collection can't expect a warm welcome if and when they arrive in Greece as part of an EU-backed reform program....
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