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Corona ‘anniversary’ infected by politics March 12, 2021 NEWS ANALYSIS: There was no cause for celebration on Friday as Norwegians marked their first full year of battling the Corona virus. They’ll be able to head for their hytter during the Easter holidays, but  restrictions otherwise are nearly as high as during the initial lockdown. The Corona crisis has also become much more politicized, as opposition parties in Parliament want attention in an election year. It’s “Corona quiet...

Shock and sorrow after LO boss dies March 9, 2021 Top Norwegian politicians from left to right were mourning the sudden death on Tuesday of the country’s largest trade union federation’s leader, Hans-Christian Gabrielsen. The LO boss is believed to have suffered a massive heart attack while sleeping, at the age of 53. Hans-Christian Gabrielsen, when he was elected as the new leader of LO, Norway’s largest trade union confederation, just four years ago. PHOTO: LO/Sandra Skillingsås “H...

Latest Corona-related news in brief: March 17, 2021 NORWAY’S THIRD CORONA INFECTION WAVE was crashing over the country on Wednesday, as the highest numbers of confirmed virus cases ever rolled in. A total of 1,156 cases were registered during the past 24 hours, with areas like Haugalandet on the West Coast now being hit hard. “These are high and disturbing numbers,” Jarle Nilsen, the mayor of Karmøy, told state broadcaster NRK. Fully half of all cases in neighbouring Haugesund now invo...

by Tyler Durden By Jonathan Williamson, via Norway Today, The past year has seen the world economy blighted by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has impacted every corner of the globe and every sector in the world economy. However, there are some countries that have emerged, post-lockdown, relatively unscathed. Generally, those with an authoritarian regime, that are less bound by electoral cycles, individual freedoms, and market-driven economies, have been able to shut their co...

The Failed Nkrumah War Against The Monster Of Tribal Politics In Ghana-Episode 1 It is a fact that when Ghana gained political independence on 6 th March 1957, it was not a monolithic entity. This is because there was a tapestry of four major artificial political components at the time and these were: The Gold Coast Colony comprising the coastal areas, Akyem and Akwamu, which became part of the British Colony due to the Bond of 1844. The Ashanti Kingdom, annexed by the British following the Ya...

The Local AFP AFP 11:22 CET A woman on trial in Norway for supporting the Islamic State group provided a glimpse this week of life with members of the terror group she said she was unable to flee despite numerous attempts. The woman, who AFP and other media have chosen not to identify in order to protect her children, is facing charges of supporting the Islamic State during the six years she lived in territory the radical group controlled in Syria. The 30-year-old — born in Pakistan but rai...

A woman on trial in Norway for supporting the Islamic State group provided a glimpse this week of life with members of the terror group she said she was unable to flee despite numerous attempts. The woman, who AFP and other media have chosen not to identify in order to protect her children, is facing charges of supporting the Islamic State during the six years she lived in territory...

Khidirnazar Allakulov, who was held for almost one week, says the gov’t refuses to allow an opposition movement to grow.

Sylvi poised to take over Progress February 18, 2021 NEWS ANALYSIS: Just three years after being forced to resign as justice minister over some typically inflammatory remarks, Sylvi Listhaug has been tapped to succeed outgoing Progress Party leader Siv Jensen. Listhaug has a history of provoking or taunting those who challenge her, a trait Jensen now seems to view as important to revive voter support. Sylvi Listhaug (left) is now poised to take over as leader of Norway’s conservative Progre...

The Local The Local Share this article Siv Jensen, leader of Norways Progress Party, at the press conference announcing her partys decision to leave Norways ruling coalition. Photo: Fredrik Varfjell / NTB Scanpix / AFP The Local 15:38 CEST The coronavirus crisis has made the populist right in Denmark and Norway almost vanish off the map. Can they find a way back after the pandemic? The Danish Peoples Party now polling at less than a third of the share of the vote it won in 2015.   A poll b...