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02/08/2017

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Liu Xiabo freed

China's jailed Nobel peace prize laureate Liu Xiabo has been granted medical parole after being diagnosed with terminal liver cancer.

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Norway bids to ban full-face veils

12/06/2017

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Norway raises security threat level after Oslo bomb scare

Norwegian police have raised the national security threat level after an explosive device was discovered in the capital Oslo on Saturday night.

09/04/2017

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Longest snowkite race ever in Norway

350 kiters from 29 nations have gathered in Hardangervidda in Norway for a 130-kilometre race on skis and snowboards.

03/04/2017

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Norway's jumpers take top honours at Planica

Norway are celebrating two successive World Cup ski-jumping team wins after victory at Planica in Slovenia

25/03/2017

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Polar beer at the world's northernmost brewery

"To make something of our own, that was the idea and beer was something as a coal miner we drank a lot of." Robert Johansen's passion project, a brewery deep in the Arctic circle.

24/03/2017

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Norway tops UN list of happiest countries on earth

Norway has jumped to top spot in this year's World Happiness Report, knocking its neighbour Denmark off the top spot, into second place.

20/03/2017

Norway

All smiles: Norway tops World Happiness Report 2017

Norway wiped the smile off Denmark’s face on Monday by beating its Nordic neighbour to top spot in a global happiness survey.

20/03/2017

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EU Parliament rejects total ban on Arctic oil drilling

European Parliament lawmakers voted against a non-binding motion to prohibit oil and gas exploration in the Arctic

17/03/2017

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Kraft continues fine end-of-season form with Oslo victory

The thrilling rivalry between Stefan Kraft and Andreas Wellinger continued this weekend in Oslo.

13/03/2017

Sport

Ski jumping: Austria claim team victory in Oslo

Austria held off the stiff competition of Germany and Poland to win a World Cup ski jumping team event on Saturday in Oslo, Norway.

11/03/2017

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Norway: appeals court rules Breivik's human rights not violated

An Oslo appeals court rejects claims that prison authorities are treating mass murderer Anders Breivik inhumanely.

01/03/2017

Sport

Alpine skiing: Jansrud charges towards downhill title with victory in Kvitfjell

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25/02/2017

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Alpine skiing: Kline celebrates maiden win in Kvitfjell downhill

Slovenia’s Bostjan Kline claimed the first World Cup victory of his career on Friday when he triumphed in a men’s downhill race in Kvitfjell, Norway – a replacement race for the cancelled Lake Louise

24/02/2017

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Three million at risk of famine in Lake Chad region

Launching a funding appeal, the UN says drought, chronic poverty and Boko Haram Islamic militants have led to the emergency.

24/02/2017

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Norwegian targets budget-conscious travellers with cheap transatlantic flights

Low-cost airline Norwegian has announced plans to shake up transatlantic travel offering 69 euro one-way fares, but with lots of limitations.

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