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Norwegian director Morten Tyldum's film The Imitation Game is nominated for Oscar in eight different categories, including "Best Picture."  

Norwegians are perceived to be honest, talented and hard-working in a recent reputation survey.

The traditional Norwegian Christmas tree which adorns Trafalgar Square in London each year, was lit on Thursday evening.

Fire is the biggest threat to Norway's thousand-year-old practice of building in wood. The country has 28 stave churches and 180 areas of closely knit wooden buildings that are particularly vulnerable to fire.

The American artist Queen Latifah will be the host of this year's Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo Spektrum on December 11.