The temptation of high oil prices is shaking Norway's climate commitments
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Producers of the latest Mission: Impossible film have dropped their attempt to obtain permission for dozens of helicopter landings on Svalbard
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Can a booming start-up scene help Norway turn its back on oil's poisoned pill? The oil-rich nation's green surge is not as big as it should be
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Bergen is gearing up to open the world's longest purpose-built pedestrian and bicycle tunnel – 2.9km tunnel takes 30-45 minutes to walk through
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Buried deep in the permafrost, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is opening its doors to the world with the launch of a new virtual tour to mark its fifteenth anniversary
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Activists block Norway's energy ministry, protesting against wind turbines built on land traditionally used by the Sámi indigenous people
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Norwegian Nobel Committee says 305 nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, the lowest number in four years
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Norway has seized a record $5.8 million worth of cryptocurrency that was stolen by North Korean hackers last year
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There are plenty of football supporters' groups in Norway, but not many are dedicated to clubs like Kidderminster Harriers from the sixth tier in the UK
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What happened to the old Norwegian flag?
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Oxford University-led study detects twenty-six types of PFAS compounds in ice around Svalbard, threatening downstream ecosystems
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Alessandra – Queen of Kings (2023)
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Manchester City striker Erling Haaland eyes Dixie Dean's 95-year-old record of sixty league goals
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Norway's sovereign wealth fund reported a record loss of $164 billion for the whole of 2022, citing 'very unusual' market conditions
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The highest rail route in northern Europe – Oslo-Bergen railway is one of the world's most beautiful train journeys
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Swedish wind turbine maker SeaTwirl got the go-ahead to test its one megawatt S2X vertical-axis floating offshore prototype in Norway
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Norway's fossil fuel bonanza stokes impassioned debate about how best to spend its 'war profits'
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Norway's golden generation of athletes proves the value of sport as a public good – commitment to making the “joy of sport” available to all is producing world-class talent
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Norway's Supreme Court could set a legal precedent for control of the natural resources around the strategically important Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic
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Has Erling Haaland made Manchester City worse?
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World's oldest runestone found in Norway – 2,000-year-old inscription is among the earliest examples of words recorded in writing
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At Experience Restaurant on a remote farm, chef Kim Sjøbakk takes diners on a sixteen-course culinary tour of the Trøndelag landscape in Norway
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Crippling Hitler's navy – the battle that knocked out 50% of the Kriegsmarine's destroyers in Norway
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How Edvard Munch's friend Thomas Olsen hid the masterpiece 'Dance on the Beach' in a remote barn in the Norwegian forest to foil the Nazis
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Martin Ødegaard's bumpy path to destiny – childhood advantages gave him a head start, but obstacles still littered the road to captaining Arsenal and Norway
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Chess's cheating scandal has taken another bizarre twist – Hans Niemann accuses Magnus Carlsen of paying fellow chess player €300 to shout abuse
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A shared celebration of Orthodox Christmas deep in the Arctic, undimmed by war and the round-the-clock polar night
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Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation has formally withdrawn its bid to host the 2027 IIHF World Championship
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Four of out every five cars registered in Norway last year was an electric car, according to data released by the Norwegian Road Federation
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Battle for the nation's soul – Norway faces debate about gas and oil wealth
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Magnus Carlsen claimed his fourth world rapid chess crown and finished with a commanding score of 10/13 in the 2022 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship
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Norwegian Jehovah's Witnesses no longer registered as religious community – due to exclusionary practices when someone breaks religious rules
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Svalbard reindeer thrive as they shift diet towards popsicle-like grasses – increased plant growth due to warmer climate
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In 2014 Magnus Carlsen defeated Bill Gates in nine moves on live Norwegian television – analysed
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Winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine shared their visions of a fairer world and denounced Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine
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Why Norway's churches look weird
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In 2017, I made an unofficial transit diagram covering the Oslo region in Norway – now, five years later, it's time for a revisit
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In accordance with annual tradition, a Norwegian Christmas tree has arrived in Trafalgar Square, London – this year marks the 75th anniversary
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A guide to Norway's Trøndelag – this year's European Region of Gastronomy
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Anna of the North – Red Light (2022)
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Magnus Carlsen faces his nemesis in final round of Champions Chess Tour 2022 – Poland's Jan-Krzysztof Duda has twice defeated the Norwegian in prestige events
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Casper Ruud qualified for the semi-finals of the ATP Finals for the second year in a row after beating Taylor Fritz in three sets
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Meet the inspirational owner of Norway's esports powerhouse Omaken Sports
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How to stop Erling Haaland
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OneWhale charity aims to establish first open water safe haven in a reserve for whales, including a Russian beluga that went viral on YouTube
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Oslo Metro | Transit Explained
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In the 1980s an unlikely collaboration between environmental activists and the pop group A-ha inspired Norway's electric car revolution
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Jimmy Sandberg: ‘Erling Haalands popularity, and a spelling error, is drowning out our beloved Swedish region of Halland on the internet right now’
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British Film Commission and the Norwegian Film Commission have signed a memorandum of understanding to boost filming collaboration
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Baltic Pipe pipeline between Norway and Poland received its first direct deliveries of Norwegian gas – Danish terminal started operations following delays
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