MARK LEWIS | The Seattle Times

March 8, 2019 at 3:26 am

Norway’s $1 trillion fund to dump oil and gas shares

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Norway's $1 trillion wealth fund, the biggest of its kind in the world, will begin dumping shares in oil and gas...

Business

January 11, 2019 at 6:52 am

Norway: Private tycoon goes public with wife’s disappearance

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Tom Hagen and his wife expected to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in 2019. Today, one of Norway's wealthiest men just...

December 19, 2018 at 1:46 am

Norway sees boom in electric cars, fueled by the government

OSLO, Norway (AP) — A silent revolution has transformed driving in Norway. Eerily quiet vehicles are ubiquitous on the fjord-side roads and mountain passes of...

October 4, 2018 at 9:02 pm

Nobel Peace laureates demand end to sexual violence in war VIEW

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Raped after being forced into sexual slavery by the Islamic State group, Nadia Murad did not succumb to shame or despair...

Nation & World

July 25, 2018 at 3:43 am

No break for KitKat in Europe as trademark request rejected

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — KitKat is not getting its break. The maker of the chocolate bar has for 16 years tried to trademark its four-finger...

Business

March 20, 2018 at 1:41 am

Norwegian minister resigns after Facebook post uproar

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — A potential collapse of the minority Norwegian government was averted Tuesday after a senior minister resigned for writing a Facebook post...

Nation & World

January 13, 2018 at 12:14 am

Who’d prefer their country to Trump’s US? Norwegians would

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Norwegians generally live longer than Americans. There's a generous safety net of health care and pensions. And although it's pricey, the...

Nation & World

January 12, 2018 at 12:16 pm

Who’d prefer their country to Trump’s US? Norwegians would

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Norwegians generally live longer than Americans. There's a generous safety net of health care and pensions. And although it's pricey, the...

Nation & World

November 26, 2017 at 1:41 pm

106 Norwegian reindeer killed by freight trains in 3 days

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — A Norwegian reindeer herder says that freight trains have killed more than 100 of the animals on the tracks in three...

Nation & World

October 5, 2017 at 10:02 pm

Group opposing nuclear weapons wins Nobel Peace Prize VIEW

The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons comes amid heightened tensions over both North Korea's aggressive development...

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