Only three of 10 back an Olympics
Opposition to the City of Oslo's bid to host the Winter Olympics in 2022 continues to grow. According to the latest public opinion poll, only three out of every 10 Norwegians supports the project and there's no … [READ MORE...]
Statoil disappointed, Greenpeace glad
After prevailing over active protests against its controversial drilling plans in the Arctic this summer, Norwegian oil company Statoil has had to admit at least commercial defeat. There wasn't enough oil and … [READ MORE]
Brende: Russian bans ‘unreasonable’
Foreign Minister Børge Brende called Russia's decision to ban imports of Norwegian salmon and other seafood "completely unreasonable." The bans are included in a long list of other food that Russia is … [READ MORE]
‘Quite dramatic’ bans from Russia
Seafood, especially salmon, ranks as Norway's second-largest export industry behind oil, and import bans announced Thursday by Russia sent shares in Norwegian seafood companies diving on the Oslo Stock … [READ MORE]Russia also sues Norway’s Chess-OL
As if threatening to ban flights over Russia and banning all imports of Norwegian salmon weren't enough, Russian officials have also sued the Norwegian organizers of the Chess Olympiad now going on in … [READ MORE]
No smiles now as Russia bans imports
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who was all smiles in cooperating with Norway just last year, is now punishing its northern neighbour along with many other western nations for sanctions that Norway … [READ MORE]
Women outnumber men at university
Fully 60 percent of students entering the University of Oslo this fall are women, and they far outnumber men in the university's most demanding studies. The trend is mirrored at other universities around … [READ MORE]
Teachers gear up for major strike
Despite pleas from state and local officials to settle an upcoming school strike, leaders of the national teachers' union unveiled plans Wednesday to call another 5,500 teachers off the job next week, when … [READ MORE]
Police likely to remain unarmed
Norwegian police officers and the country's conservative government aren't likely to prevail with their proposals to change the country's long-held tradition of maintaining an unarmed police force. Police … [READ MORE]PEOPLE
Professor accused of racism
The dean of the University of Stavanger has called in one of its professors to … [READ MORE...]
Fans hail Norway Cup’s ‘general’
This year marks the 42nd year that Frode Kyvåg has been leading the effort to … [READ MORE...]
Zuccarello excels again, at football
Norwegian hockey star Mats Zuccarello Aasen has been on summer holiday back home … [READ MORE...]
Nini Stoltenberg dead at 51
UPDATED: She battled drug addiction for years and then illness. On Sunday, Nini … [READ MORE...]SPECIAL FEATURES
Russian sanctions squeeze Norway
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway has a long history of going along with international sanctions, especially those initiated by the US and the EU. Those now looming against Russia, however, put the squeeze on longstanding, … [READ MORE]
Brokers urged to take ‘pappaperm’
Norwegian politicians and large financial firms reacted strongly this week to revelations that many independent brokerage firms dissuade new fathers from taking parental leave. Conservative politicians … [READ MORE]
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