Norway
Norway proposes easing of drugs law in bid to help addicts
Norway should loosen its strict laws against recreational drug use, switching focus to treatment rather than jail or fines for those in…
Norway’s right-wing populist party leader Jensen to step down
OSLO (Reuters) - The head of Norway's anti-immigration Progress Party will step down in May and will not run for parliament in…
Norway’s economy weakest in 75 years in 2020
The Norwegian mainland economy contracted by 2.5% last year in what was probably the weakest development since 1945, Statistics Norway (SSB) said…
Oslo tightens lockdown to combat more contagious virus variant
Norway's capital Oslo and nine neighbouring municipalities will impose some of their toughest lockdown measures yet after an outbreak of a more…
Photo Story: Cold grip on Norwegian fishing vessel
Ice covered fishing vessel Storm is moored in Tromso harbour, Norway, 22 January 2021. Storm Frank seriously hit Tromso in the night.…
Norway says advice on use of Pfizer vaccine is unchanged
Norway said on Monday it was not changing its policy on the use of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine following reports of…
Norwegian Air to end transatlantic flights, seeks state help
OSLO, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Norwegian Air, which challenged British Airways and other long-established rivals by launching transatlantic flights, said on Thursday…
Ski Jumping World Cup in Titisee-Neustadt
Robert Johansson of Norway is airborne during a practice jump of the Men's Single competition at the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup…
Pandemic shows importance of diversified investment, Norway wealth fund says
Norway's $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, said the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent financial market upheaval had shown the importance…
Norway imposes new restrictions to prevent new wave, says PM
OSLO (Reuters) -Norway will impose fresh restrictions to prevent a resurgence in the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said…
Four bodies recovered after Norway’s landslide
Euronews - Rescue teams continued the search for survivors in Norway on Saturday, four days after a landslide carried homes down a…
Victims increase in Norwegian landslide tragedy
Rescuers found one body on Friday, two days after a landslide in southern Norway swept away at least nine buildings, police said,…