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15-year-old’s murder trial underway

A 15-year-old girl with a record of violence admitted in court this week that she murdered one of her therapists last autumn at the child...

Child welfare agency under more fire

Norway's child welfare agency (Barnevernet) continues to engage in controversial practice that's led to political problems between Norway and several eastern European countries. Barnevernet has earlier...

Norway’s fertility rate continues to decline

Despite a long list of measures aimed at making it easier to combine motherhood with worklife, and top rankings as the best country in...

Looming birth halts party boss’ speech

The Christian Democrats are the latest of Norway's political parties set to gather for their annual national meeting, but their leader won't be holding its important...

Huge increase in youth on disability

While workers all over the country were out celebrating Labour Day on Friday, alarming numbers of young Norwegians don't work at all. New statistics...

Oslo acquitted of deficient elder care

The City of Oslo has been cleared of providing elder care that was so deficient that two elderly women died. A local court found...

Thousands gathered to promote women’s rights

The women's rights movement is far from dead in Norway, despite the country's image as an egalitarian society already. An estimated 6,000 people, men...

‘Laziness’ behind fall in productivity

Too many Norwegians just want to have fun and head for their holiday homes, frets the boss of an international accounting firm's operations in Norway who's Norwegian himself. He...

Report warns of a new crisis at NAV

UPDATED: Norway's huge state welfare agency NAV, which administers everything from sick leave to pension and unemployment benefits, has moved from crisis to crisis since...

State probes suspected student loan swindles

Norway's state student loan and grant agency Lånekassen suspects that some students are swindling the state for millions by claiming coverage of living expenses...
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