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		<title>Hotel and restaurant strike drags on</title>
		<link>https://www.newsinenglish.no/2026/05/23/hotel-and-restaurant-strike-drags-on/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 17:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[More than 4,400 workers at Norwegian hotels and restaurants were entering the sixth week of a nationwide strike over the long holiday weekend. They&#8217;re seeking higher wages and, most importantly, quicker receipt of sick pay benefits, but no signs of a settlement are in sight. The strike began on April 19 after the national organization [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bird flu kills polar bear and a walrus</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Norway&#8217;s national veterinary institute has determined that both a young polar bear and a walrus found dead on Svalbard were victims of bird flu. It&#8217;s the first time the virus has been confirmed in a polar bear. Both the walrus, who was fully mature, and the polar bear were initially found dead earlier this month [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>14-year-old steals another bus</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 15:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A 14-year-old Norwegian boy has stolen a bus and set off alone on a long-distance trip for the third time in the past six months. Because he&#8217;s underage and can avoid criminal charges, though, he only faced another &#8220;serious conversation&#8221; with police and meetings with Norway&#8217;s child protection agency Barnevernet. The teenager, whose identity was [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Drunk teenagers spoil national day in several cities</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 17:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Norway&#8217;s national day celebrations on the 17th of May are meant to celebrate fellowship and democracy, but things went wrong from Tromsø in the north to Drøbak in the south after too much partying earlier in the day. By Sunday evening, police had to break up brawls and call on parents to fetch their drunken [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sights and sounds of Stavanger&#8217;s patriotic party on the 17th of May</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 16:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[VIDEO FEATURE: Norway&#8217;s West Coast city of Stavanger is known for a lively bar and restaurant scene and lots of partying, some of it fueled by its major oil and offshore industry. On the national 17th of May holiday, though, the partying is of a distinctly different character.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Norwegian royals back on the balcony</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 15:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Norway&#8217;s King Harald and Queen Sonja were back on the balcony of the Royal Palace in Oslo on Sunday, to wave for many hours to the thousands of school children in the Norwegian capital on the 17th of May. Both are now 89 and 88 years old respectively, and have recently been in poor health. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>17th of May Stavanger style</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 15:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[PHOTO FEATURE: Like Norwegians all over the country, proud citizens in Stavanger dressed up and set aside all the world&#8217;s problems on their national day on Sunday. Celebrations on the 17th of May vary from region to region, but they&#8217;re all aimed at strengthening fellowship and carrying on traditions. These young women were in good [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Norway places 14th at Eurovision</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 13:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Things weren&#8217;t looking good at all for Jonas Lovy, Norway&#8217;s entry at the annual Eurovision Song Contest, after he literally lost his voice during a gig in London last month. After some emergency therapy in Oslo and almost total isolation, Lovy made it into the Eurovision finals in Vienna Saturday night and ended up 14th. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Gratulerer med dagen!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 07:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At least one flag was already flying early on the morning of the 17th of May, as a large cruiseship slowly backed into a berth in Stavanger. Thousands more flags would join it as Norway celebrates its constitution, freedom and democracy nationwide. It&#8217;s the most festive day of the year in Norway, and this year [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Norway triples support for farmers</title>
		<link>https://www.newsinenglish.no/2026/05/16/norway-triples-support-for-farmers/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 11:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Norway&#8217;s heavily subsidized agriculture industry has received its biggest boost in years. Farmers will be getting an additional NOK 3.66 billion worth of taxpayer funding during the coming year, to narrow the so-called &#8220;income gap&#8221; between farmers with the lowest incomes and salaried workers in the country. The additional subsidy is up from NOK 1.1 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>PST warns Ukrainian refugees of Russian spy recruiters in Norway</title>
		<link>https://www.newsinenglish.no/2026/05/13/pst-warns-ukrainian-refugees-of-russian-spy-recruiters-in-norway/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 06:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Norway&#8217;s police intelligence agency PST has uncovered what it claims is an organized effort by Russian officials to recruit spies within Norway. They&#8217;re allegedly targeting Ukraininian refugees, and pressuring them into espionage through not so subtle threats against their families back home. Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) was leading its morning news reports on Wednesday with PST&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Metal detectors revealing lots of treasures</title>
		<link>https://www.newsinenglish.no/2026/05/10/metal-detectors-revealing-lots-of-treasures/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 21:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Norwegians out roaming around with metal detectors have been having a bumper season after the snow melted this year. They&#8217;ve been finding everything from a bounty of Viking-era coins in farmers&#8217; fields to a gold sword holster from the great Germanic migration period 1,500 years ago. The latter was found by a father of two [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Government &#8216;confident&#8217; it can restrict social media</title>
		<link>https://www.newsinenglish.no/2026/05/10/government-confident-it-can-restrict-social-media/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 20:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Norwegian government remains keen on restricting social media for minors, banning it entirely for all those under age 16. Skeptics remain unconvinced, calling it a &#8220;drastic&#8221; measure with unknown effects. &#8220;I&#8217;m convinced we&#8217;ll get this in place,&#8221; claims Lene Vågslid, Norway&#8217;s government minister in charge of children&#8217;s and family issues. &#8220;For me, it&#8217;s important [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Several charged with espionage</title>
		<link>https://www.newsinenglish.no/2026/05/08/several-charged-with-espionage/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 14:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[UPDATED: Norway&#8217;s police intelligence agency PST has confirmed the arrest of a Chinese woman suspected of espionage tied to satellite launching on the northern island of Andøya. Several others have been charged as well for alleged efforts to gain access to state secrets. Prosecutor Thomas Blom at PST (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste) told newspaper Aftenposten that those [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hotel and restaurant strike spreads</title>
		<link>https://www.newsinenglish.no/2026/05/08/hotel-and-restaurant-strike-spreads/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 12:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An additional 1,487 members of two major trade union organizations have been called off the job at hotels, restaurants and company canteens around the country. That means the strike that began in Oslo and Bergen on April 19 has now spread nationwide with no settlement in sight. More than 4,000 hotel and restaurant employees will [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Interest rates rise as expected, along with housing prices</title>
		<link>https://www.newsinenglish.no/2026/05/07/interest-rates-rise-as-expected-along-with-housing-prices/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 16:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s getting even more expensive than usual to buy a home in Norway. The central bank (Norges Bank) raised its policy rate by a quarter-point, just after the national real estate brokers&#8217; association announced another rise in housing prices. Analysts had been expecting an interest rate hike, given the central bank&#8217;s determination to bring down [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Progress Party adviser loses his job</title>
		<link>https://www.newsinenglish.no/2026/05/07/progress-party-adviser-loses-his-job/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 15:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Norway&#8217;s conservative Progress Party announced on Thursday that it had terminated its employment of political adviser Hårek Hansen and cancelled his party membership. Hansen had made what many, including top party officials, called racist remarks on the eve of its national annual meeting. Hansen got into trouble late last week when he called Norwegians of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Suicide postpones Epstein hearing</title>
		<link>https://www.newsinenglish.no/2026/05/06/suicide-postpones-epstein-hearing/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Norwegian Parliament&#8217;s disciplinary committee has postponed a hearing on Norwegians&#8217; ties to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The postponement follows the suicide last week of the son of two former top Norwegian diplomats who face corruption charges tied to their own relations with Epstein. Former Norwegian ambassador Mona Juul and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ten men charged in narcotics network</title>
		<link>https://www.newsinenglish.no/2026/05/06/ten-men-charged-in-narcotics-network/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 14:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Police in Bergen have seized large amounts of heroin and other illegal drugs, and arrested and charged 10 men in Bergen as being part of a &#8220;professional&#8221; narcotics network. The amount of heroin seized is larger than all seized last year. They&#8217;re calling it an &#8220;especially grave narcotics case,&#8221; involving 15.5 kilos of heroin, 20 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Norges Bank retains 1000-kroner note</title>
		<link>https://www.newsinenglish.no/2026/05/06/norges-bank-retains-1000-kroner-note/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 14:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Law enforcement officials and some politicians have been wanting to scrap Norway&#8217;s thousand-kroner note (currently worth around USD 108), but the central bank has decided to keep it. Norges Bank revealed, however, that there will be fewer of them in circulation. The NOK 1,000 bill is the largest denomination among Norway&#8217;s colourful currency based on [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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