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Missing people presumed dead after Norway landslide: police chief
Norwegian rescue workers gave up hope on Tuesday of finding more survivors from a December 30 landslide that swept away a dozen buildings but vowed to ... World News -
World biggest wealth fund loses $21 billion in first half of 2020 amid coronavirus
Norway’s $1.15 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, posted a loss of 188 billion Norwegian crowns ($21.27 billion) in the first half ... Economy -
Norway plans to keep oil output cuts unchanged following OPEC+ extension deal
Norway, Western Europe’s largest oil producer, has no plans to modify its existing plans for production cuts, following the OPEC+ group’s agreement to ... Energy -
Coronavirus: Norway to spend $41 billion of enormous oil sovereign wealth fund
Norway plans to spend a record 420 billion kroner ($41 billion) of its oil wealth this year to weather the brutal COVID-19 downturn.The richest Nordic ... Energy -
Coronavirus: Norway proposes tax relief for oil firms as investments nosedive
Norway proposed on Thursday to temporarily ease tax rules for oil firms to try to prevent a collapse in investments due to the coronavirus pandemic ... Coronavirus -
Norway’s supreme court to rule on lawsuit against Artic oil exploration
The Norwegian supreme court will hear a lawsuit against Arctic oil exploration brought by Greenpeace and other green groups, the court said on Monday, ... Energy -
Coronavirus: Norwegian to cut 3,000 flights, plans layoffs
Norwegian Air will cut around 3,000 flights between mid-March and mid-June, corresponding to around 15 percent of its capacity for the period, the ... World News -
‘Doomsday vault’ stocks up on more food seeds in Arctic
An Arctic “doomsday vault” is set Tuesday to receive 60,000 samples of seeds from around the world as the biggest global crop reserve ... Variety -
Saudi Arabia’s stance on Iran is ‘very clear,’ no back channels: Al-Jubeir
Saudi Arabia’s stance on Iran is “very clear” and the Kingdom does not have a back channel with the country, Minister of State for ... Gulf -
Norway finance minister resigns over ISIS woman’s return from Syria
Norwegian Finance Minister Siv Jensen and her right-wing Progress Party will resign from the government over a cabinet decision to help bring a woman ... World News -
Norway says none of its soldiers injured or killed in Iraq attack
No Norwegian soldiers were injured or killed in Iran’s missile strike on the al-Assad air base in Iraq, a Norwegian military spokesman told ... World News -
Norway hopes for China free trade deal in 2020, industry minister says
Norway aims to reach a free-trade agreement with China by the end of 2020, more than a decade after initial negotiations began, the Norwegian industry ... Economy -
Man steals ambulance, drives into crowd in Oslo
Norwegian police said they arrested an armed man who stole an ambulance Tuesday and ran down pedestrians in Oslo, including at least one baby, as the ... World News -
NATO ally Norway suspends new arms exports to Turkey
Norway, a NATO ally of Turkey, announced Thursday it was suspending all new arms exports to the country after Ankara launched a military offensive ... Middle East -
Missing Wikileaks associate had kayak accident in Norway: Police
A Dutch WikiLeaks associate who went missing under mysterious circumstances a year ago probably had a kayaking accident, Norwegian police said Friday, ... World News -
Norway’s FM: Oslo deliberating response to US’ Gulf maritime security mission
Norway’s foreign minister said on Thursday it was deliberating how to respond to a US proposal on forming an international mission to safeguard ... Middle East -
World’s largest sovereign fund grows despite volatile markets
The managers of Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's biggest, said Wednesday that the fund had grown in value in the second quarter, despite ... Financial Markets -
Norway detects radioactive iodine near Russia
Norway’s nuclear safety authority said Thursday it detected tiny amounts of radioactive iodine in a region bordering Russia after an explosion ... World News -
Suspect in Norway mosque attack jailed for 4 weeks
The suspected gunman accused in an attempted terrorist attack on an Oslo mosque and the separate killing of his teenage stepsister was jailed on ... World News -
Suspect in Norway mosque shooting not admitting guilt: Lawyer
A Norwegian man suspected of killing his stepsister and opening fire at a mosque near Oslo rejects allegations of murder and attempted murder, his ... World News -
Dead woman linked to Norway mosque shooting is suspect’s ‘stepsister’: Police
A murdered young woman whose body was found in a house following a shooting in a mosque near Oslo is the suspected gunman’s stepsister, ... World News -
One person injured in attack at Norway mosque, suspect in custody
One person was injured during an armed attack at a mosque in Norway on Saturday, police said, adding that members of the congregation had overpowered ... World News -
Venezuela govt and opposition continue talks, says mediator Norway
The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition are continuing talks in Barbados to try to find ways to resolve the Latin ... World News -
Norway jails controversial Iraqi preacher
Norway on Wednesday provisionally jailed controversial Iraqi Kurdish fundamentalist preacher Mullah Krekar, following a conviction in Italy for &ldquo ... World News -
Venezuela opposition says it will meet Maduro envoys in Barbados for talks
Venezuela’s opposition will meet with representatives of President Nicolas Maduro’s government in Barbados for talks mediated by Norway, ... World News -
Norway says Moscow told of ‘gas explosion’ on Russian sub
Norway’s radiation authority said Tuesday that Moscow informed it there had been a gas explosion onboard a Russian sub on which a fire killed 14 ... World News -
Front Altair leaves Iran waters after Gulf of Oman attacks
The Norwegian-owned Front Altair oil tanker has left Iran’s territorial waters and was under tow to the UAE two days after it was attacked in ... Gulf -
UAE says ‘sophisticated’ tanker attacks likely the work of a state actor
The United Arab Emirates told United Nations Security Council members on Thursday that attacks on four tankers off its coast on May 12 bore the ... Gulf -
Maduro pledges ‘good faith’ ahead of talks with opposition in Norway
President Nicolas Maduro promised Monday to show “good faith” ahead of a meeting in Norway between representatives of his government and ... World News -
Venezuela negotiators return to Norway for crisis talks
Representatives of the Venezuelan government and opposition have returned to Norway for a mediation effort aimed at resolving the political crisis in ... World News