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'Good luck Lars': Blair PR-chief's Norway gaffe
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'Good luck Lars': Blair PR-chief's Norway gaffe

Tony Blair’s former spindoctor Alastair Campbell has lavished praise on Norway’s Labour Party head for seeing politics as about "big themes requiring big ideas and big solutions”. It’s just a shame he gets his name wrong, twice!
MP reveals rape in viral twitter campaign
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MP reveals rape in viral twitter campaign

An MP for Norway’s Labour Party has spoken out about being raped when she was 15 years old, as more and more prominent women join a national twitter campaign to raise awareness of sexual harassment and abuse.
Jagland voted Council of Europe head
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Jagland voted Council of Europe head

The Council of Europe announced on Tuesday that it had elected Thorbjørn Jagland to a second five-year term at the head of the pan-European body, which recently played an active role in the Ukraine crisis.
Labour wants to keep Jagland as Nobel chair
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Labour wants to keep Jagland as Nobel chair

Norway's Labour Party wants to give Thorbjørn Jagland another term as chairman of the committee which awards the Nobel Peace Prize, it announced on Wednesday, as the recriminations over the selection process grow louder.
Norway politician wants jail for circumcisers
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Norway politician wants jail for circumcisers

A leading politician for Norway's Centre Party has stepped up calls for a ban on ritual male circumcision, or failing that up to 10 years in prison, for those who botch the operation, as the government debates a proposed new law on the practice.
US carriers try to sink Norwegian's plans
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US carriers try to sink Norwegian's plans

Low cost airline Norwegian is under attack from four major US carriers and the country’s largest pilots’ union, which are seeking to ban the company’s planes from landing at American airports. The row centres on the Nordic carrier’s plans to base staff in low-cost countries.
Polls bring mixed news for Labour
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Polls bring mixed news for Labour

Norway's ruling left-wing coalition has received mixed messages from the first polls to emerge since the summer break, with one showing they are narrowing the opposition's lead, and another showing they are falling further behind.