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  • Norway's Iraqi ace-in-the-oil-well

    If not for a case of cerebral palsy, would the course of North Sea oil development be radically different?
  • Rebels in a classless society

    Norwegian director Joachim Trier talks about "Reprise," his exhilarating coming-of-age film that blends Godard, "Trainspotting" and "High Fidelity."
  • Isn't it good, Norwegian oil

    The folks who emigrated to the primitive Midwest from the little villages in Norway missed out on the country's great oil and gas bonanza.
  • Destination: Norway

    The Eddas -- epic sagas that form the core of Norse religion -- are best read under the ash trees in this Land of the Midnight Sun.
  • Joseph Stiglitz and the minke whales

    Finally, the true story of the Norwegian Olympic boycott that never happened.
  • Norway's moon shot

    Who says burying carbon dioxide in caverns beneath the sea will never work? Norway's been doing it for a decade
  • The socially responsible sovereign wealth fund

    Here's a tip for China, Abu Dhabi and Singapore: Norway's investment strategy is truly radical. It's ethical.
  • A lesson in how to handle subprime fallout

    Norwegian regulators determine a broker acted in bad faith marketing Citigroup CDOs, and the guillotine blade drops.
  • The pigeon protocol

    How the Talmud, hacker whimsy and a love of Linux inspired a group of Norwegian programmers to attach packets of computer code to birds' legs.
  • Unpleasant sex

    A Scandinavian study shows that most single people have had negative sexual encounters.
  • Gray lady down

    The sinking of the Kursk raises questions about the safety of Russia's nuclear submarines.
  • Mermaid to order

    For a few extra kroner, this Norwegian mother of two bares her chest and fishtail for fjord tourists.
  • Oslo man drives onto runway

    A speeding plane misses his car by 10 feet.
  • Ostrich attacks Norwegian farmer

    Feathered giant mistakes breeder for rival bird.
  • Chevy Chase's pretzel logic

    Former SNL comedian gets rampaging ego disease! "Barbie Girl" singer gets breast implants, gets "the creeps when I'm compared with that doll"; Plus: Boo-hoo! Darva and Rick officially call it quits!
  • Giant lap children

    Our travel expert puts freeloading airplane toddlers in their place, and offers the scoop on bungee jumping and fishing and steamer trips in Norway.
  • What's so funny about peace, love and understanding?

    The worlds of pop and pomp collide at the Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo

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