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Fur farmers fight pending shutdown

After repeated incidents of animal abuse and complaints from animal welfare activists, Norway's newly expanded coalition government now plans to phase out the entire...

Year ended with upbeat statistics

The Christmas and New Year holidays are supposed to be a time for thoughtful assessments of the year that's passed and the one that's...

Mysterious deaths tied to isolation

The deaths of a 68-year-old woman and her two daughters, age 35 and 28, have set off sorrow and soul-searching in the large Oslo...

State fails to halt abuse of children

A devastating report by a state commission has angered but not surprised Norway's government minister in charge of equality and family issues. The report found...

Norwegian women have fewer babies

Norway has long prided itself on having generous maternity and paternity leave and other social welfare programs aimed at encouraging population growth. Fresh statistics,...

Norway needs to secure welfare state

NEWS ANALYSIS: Few countries are as financially fit to secure social welfare systems as Norway, which has spent the past 20 years stashing away...

More children live in relative poverty

Around 15 percent of all children in Norway will grow up in relative poverty by 2030 if current trends continue. Newspaper Aftenposten reported this...

Commission urges free day care

A government-appointed commission is urging some major changes in how Norway helps its families with small children. The commission is urging free day care for all...

More poor children in Norway

The number of children living in families defined as "poor" by Norwegian standards has doubled since 2000, according to UNICEF Norge. Long known for its...

Norwegians fear snooping at NAV

Norway's large social welfare agency NAV, which handles everything from pension payments to those for sick leave and unemployment, is under scrutiny after reports that...
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