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Skiing: Kilde victory in World Cup downhill adds to Norway's spectacular season

Norway’s Aleksander Kilde won a surprise men’s World Cup downhill on Saturday at Garmisch in Germany. It looked like certain victory for Slovenia’s

30/01/2016

Norway

Refugees in legal limbo as Norway and Russia argue over their fate

Norway’s “attempts to deport hundreds of asylum seekers to Russia“http://www.euronews.com/2016/01/20/norway-sends-syrian-refugees-back-to-russia/

27/01/2016

Norway

Norway sends Syrian refugees back to Russia

The Norwegian authorities have begun sending the first of around 5,500 mainly Syrian refugees who’ve been housed in a transit camp in the north of

20/01/2016

Sport

Kristoffersen joins Norway's World Cup party with slalom win

Hello and welcome to Gravity. The Swiss resort of Wengen was colonized by Norwegians. After the victories of Kjetil Jansrud and Aksel Lund Svindal

17/01/2016

Sport

Svindal wins World Cup downhill at Lauberhorn

Aksel Lund Svindal added a rare piece of silverware missing from his crowded trophy cabinet on Saturday when he overcame the opposition and foggy

16/01/2016

Sport

Alpine Skiing: Loeseth ends Norway's 16-year wait for slalom winner

Nina Loeseth experienced the dizzy heights at the top of a World Cup podium for the first time in her career on Tuesday after winning a slalom race

05/01/2016

Norway

Norwegian coastguards save five lives in dramatic rescue

Norwegian coastguards have pulled off the daring rescue of the crew of a trawler that capsized near the coast. Five lives were saved in the teeth of

04/01/2016

Sport

Kristoffersen wins night slalom as Hirscher suffers near miss with drone

Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway continued his fine form of late to win a World Cup night slalom race in Madonna Di Campiglio, Italy. The 21-year-old

22/12/2015

Sport

Jansrud wins inaugural Parallel Giant Slalom

Kjetil Jansrud won the Alpine skiing world cup’s inaugural Parallel Giant Slalom race on Monday to cap off Norway’s strong showing in Alta Badia

21/12/2015

Norway

Avalanche in remote part of Norway kills one and injures nine

One person has died and nine others have been injured in an avalanche in the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard in the Arctic. Snow from

19/12/2015

Sport

Svindal leads Norwegian clean sweep in Val Gardena

Aksel Lund Svindal led a Norwegian clean sweep of the podium in Friday’s super-G at Val Gardena Italy. The five-time overall World Cup winner of the

18/12/2015

Sport

Kristoffersen stuns Hirscher in Val d'Isere

Hello and welcome back to Gravity. A host of big names, including the likes of Jean-Claude Killy, Franz Klammer, Ingemar Stenmark, Hermann Maier and

13/12/2015

World News

Nobel Peace Prize accepted by Tunisian pro-democracy group

The Nobel Peace Prize has been presented to a Tunisian pro-democracy group at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital Oslo. The National Dialogue Quartet

10/12/2015

World News

{Watch} Dramatic footage of record flooding in Norway

Dramatic footage is coming out of Norway where there is heavy flooding after a storm in the country’s southwest. Record downpours have caused

07/12/2015

Economy

Oil and currency gloom brings Christmas cheer... cheaper trees!

Amid the dark talk of debt crises, the huge oil surplus, growth slowdowns and currency problems there is some light and seasonal cheer – at least in

07/12/2015

Sport

Hungary shock Norway in Euro 2016 qualifier

Hungary are one step closer to qualifying for the 2016 Euro finals after beating Norway in Oslo. The only goal in the match was netted by Laszlo

12/11/2015

Health Series

The challenges of balancing care and career

What is one of the hardest jobs of all? Caring, because you have to put your heart into it, all the time. Life is tough for carers with careers. Public policy appears to be slow to realise its importa

11/11/2015

Sport

Solskjaer returns to Molde for second stint as manager

Former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has returned to Norwegian side Molde for a second stint as manager. The 42-year-old, who spent

21/10/2015

Norway

Taking the Arctic route: migrants cycle from Russia to Norway

Cycling from Russia to Norway is a recently-discovered route asylum seekers are using to reach the border-free Schengen Zone. Taxi drivers say they

07/10/2015

Economy

Norway surprises markets with interest rate cut

Norway’s central bank has cut its main interest rate and hinted at possible negative rates ahead to support a weakening economy. The Norwegian crown

24/09/2015