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Norwegian student arrested on charges of spying on the US for Russia
The accused had been working as a security guard at the US embassy in Oslo, and is said to have…
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Son of Norway’s crown princess arrested on suspicion of rape
Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit, was detained in Oslo on Monday evening. ADVERTISEMENT The…
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Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik seeks parole for a second time
Prosecutors in Norway say the far-right extremist’s parole request should be denied because there is a ‘real risk’ that he…
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Rosana Paulino receives Munch Museum’s artistic freedom award
Home to the world’s largest collection of works by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, the museum aims to pay tribute to…
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Norway agrees €340 million air-defence deal with US
The announcement comes after Nordic countries vowed to increase defence spending following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT Authorities in…
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Menendez brothers lead prison beautification project inspired by Norway penal system
The Menendez brothers — who were given a new shot at freedom 35 years after gunning down their parents —…
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World’s largest sovereign wealth fund posts $76 billion in quarterly profit as interest rates fall
The headquarters of the Norges Bank, Norway’s central bank, in Oslo, Norway, on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg…
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Three win Nobel Prize in Economics for research in global inequality
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson win Nobel Prize in Economics “for studies of how institutions are formed…
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Norway introduces temporary border checks over terror threat level
Norway’s security agency cited an increased threat to Jewish and Israeli targets in particular for raising the security level in…
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Is the UK’s child poverty rate 10 times that of the Nordic countries?
A widely-seen social media post claims that child poverty in the UK is significantly higher than in the Nordic countries.…
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