A strike by near 800 employes at the Norwegian Public Broadcaster (NRK) was avoided, when the two sides reached an agreement in the early hours of Tuesday morning...Read more...
Rune Øygard, former mayor of the town of Vågå in Norway, has been found guilty of having sexually assaulted a minor...Read more...
Retired Norwegian bishop Gunnar Stålsett has been awarded the Niwano Peace Prize 2013 for his "extraordinary and persistent work for peace"...Read more...
50 percent of people under 30 did not vote at the election in 2009. Several newspapers now come together to help mobilize young voters.
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Serious technical problems have forced the Oslo Public Transport System to pull nearly half of the city's street cars out of operation with immediate effect, VG reports.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide says Norway is concerned about reports that the two top church leaders in Aleppo, Bishops Ibrahim and Yazaji, have been kidnapped.
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Following a lengthy debate in the media, and across party lines, six out of ten Norwegians now want a ban on begging, according to a poll made for the newspaper Klassekampen.
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The Norwegian film "Kon Tiki" opens in theatres in LA and New York today, Friday. The movie is expected to screen in 400 theatres across the U.S.
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- The resumption of oil production in South Sudan is a long-awaited and very positive step forward in South Sudan’s relations with Sudan, says Norwegian Minister for International Development, Heikki Holmås...Read more...
Norwegians spend more time on the Internet. At the same time the percentage of the population reading printed papers and spending time watching TV per day from 2011 to 2012 has declined.
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In only a few days, the UN Security Council can start using their newly renovated meeting room. The room was originally a gift from Norway to the UN Headquarter in New York in 1952.
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Foreign Miinister Espen Barth Eide (photo) says he regrets that Salam Fayyad is resigning as Prime Minister of Palestine.
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After two people were attacked with a knife, an axe and guns in Oslo on Monday, the conflict within the Gypsy community has reached an all-time high, says private investigator Finn Abrahamsen.
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Danish Egmont's daughter Nordisk Film has has acquired all shares in the biggest cinema chain in Norway, Oslo Kino AS.
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The Fartein Valen Festival takes place in Haugesund and Sveio communities. The Fartein Valen Festival is a national festival, aiming to convey the impression of both composer and cultural personality Fartein Valen.
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