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Six Norway oil and gas fields shut as more workers join strike over pay

Monday's escalation added 126 union members to the strike, taking the total to 169 out of the 1,003 offshore workers Lederne represents.

Price of vice: Norway may cut in sin tax on alcohol, sugar to spur spending

Restrictions on travel between the Nordic neighbours imposed to contain transmissions of the coronavirus triggered a jump in retail sales, especially in regions bordering Sweden

China to Norway: Do not give Nobel Peace Prize to Hong Kong agitators

Wang's visit comes in the backdrop of Norway preparing to take up a rotational seat on the United Nations Security Council, of which China is a permanent member

Women have been better leaders than men during the pandemic: Study

On average, the countries run by women suffered half as many deaths from Covid-19 as the nations governed by men, says study

Covid-19 crisis: World's largest sovereign wealth fund reports $21 bn loss

The decline followed record earnings in 2019, when the fund raked in profits of $180 billion as global stock markets soared

Covid-19 outbreak hits Norway cruise ship, could spread along coast

A Norwegian cruise ship line halted all trips and apologised for procedural errors after an outbreak of coronavirus on one ship infected at least 4 passengers and 36 crew members

Cochin Shipyard to build autonomous electric ferries for Norwegian client

This project is an ambitious one in Norway, partially funded by the Norwegian government, and aimed at emission-free transport of goods across the Oslofjord

World's biggest sovereign wealth fund increases its bets on India

The fund makes annual disclosures on its portfolio. The latest one was out on 27th February, along with the release of its annual report

Norway wealth fund drops G4S Plc over Qatar migrant-worker abuses

Norway's wealth fund, the world's biggest of its kind, is managed according to a set of ethical principles

71% Indians think humans responsible for climate change, says survey

Of the countries surveyed, India has the largest share of people who think human activity is mainly responsible for climate change

Norway's $1 trillion fund told to sell emerging market bonds

The fund will cut bonds from 10 emerging markets in its index, including Mexico, South Korea and Russia, but not India

Norway airlifts more than 1,300 passengers off cruise ship caught in storm

Authorities said 397 of the 1,373 people on board had so far been taken off by helicopter, with each chopper able to take 15-20 people per trip

Norway's sovereign wealth fund, world's biggest, to dump oil, gas stocks

To exclude all oil companies would limit the fund's opportunities,Finance Minister Siv Jensen said

In Norway, the richest Scandinavians are debating how to get $2.2 billion

Excluding its giant piggy bank, Norway's budget deficits amount to more than 7 per cent of gross domestic product

Curious case of Norway's 60 mn barrels of missing oil and shrinking bounty

The giant North Sea field should in 2020 contribute to the biggest year-on-year increase in Norway's output since the 1980s

Norway suspends arms, ammo exports to UAE amid war in Yemen

There was no comment from Kongsberg or from the Saudi-led coalition

Norway didn't violate mass killer's human rights, says court

Anders Breivik is behind the bars for massacring 77 persons in 2011