Business
 Plans for high-speed trains met with oppositionThis week's report by an expert group stating that building a new network for high speed trains in Southern Norway would be feasible, has been met wiith opposition across party lines, also in the coalition government. Read more |
Aviation: Major order from Norwegian
Low cost airline Norwegian has announced that it has ordered 222 new aircraft from both Boeing and A
Read moreOil&Gas: Record interest in Barents Sea
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received proposals from 37 companies regarding blocks which
Read moreNew exploration acreage for Statoil on the Norwegian shelf
Norwegian oil company Statoil has been awarded ownership interests in eleven production licences on
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Sport
Football: Agdestein debut for BrightonNorway international Torbjørn Agdestein (18) made his debut in the Championship League for Brighton, when his club defeated Peterborough 2-1. Read more |
Skiing: Telemark win for Rykhus
Norway's Sigrid Rykhus won the first women's world cup Telemark skiing competition of the season in
Read moreSolberg third in Monte Carlo Rally
Norway's Petter Solberg captured third place in the World Rally Championship's Monte Carlo opener th
Read moreSki Jumping: Bardal second at Zakopane
Norway's Anders Bardal led after the first round, but had to settle for third place in the Ski Jumpi
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Travel
 The strongest Northern Lights in 50 yearsThis winter, the Northern Lights over Norway will be the strongest we’ve seen in 50 years, according to the experts. Read more |
3000 polarbears and 2500 humans - Svalbard
The Svalbard archipelago constitutes the northernmost part of Norway between North Norway and the No
Read morePaceful resort 500 meters from Russia
Norway`s only restaurant and conference room in a modern "Gapahuk"? - Sollia Gjestegård is since 199
Read moreWelcome to Stav Gjestegaard
Welcome to one of Norways most solitary hotels. We make your stay here a very pleasant experience, s
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Culture, Arts & Living
 Architects may get honorary residenceThe former official residence for the prime minster in Oslo, Villa Stenersen, is known for its unique functionalist design. Now it may become an honorary residence for Norwegian architects. Read more |
Norwegian film tops UK DVD sales
For the first time ever, a Norwegian film was at the very top of the sales list for DVD/Blue-ray
Read moreNorway’s second-largest cultural venue opens
The country’s second largest cultural venue opened on Friday in Kristiansand, on the south coa
Read moreJo Nesbø’s popularity increases abroad
The Norwegian author Jo Nesbø has sold close to one million book copies in the UK, which constitu
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