Norway axes vaccine
The Norwegian government has removed the AstraZeneca vaccine from its vaccination program due to concerns over rare but serious blood clot side effects.
Author: The Local
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Travel could resume
The Norwegian Directorate of Public Health (NIPH) has suggested that Norway’s borders could safely open and foreign travel could resume in May.
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US shows military muscle
The United States is deploying long-range B-1 bombers to Norway’s Ørland air base to train in the strategically important High North.
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Norway tightens its borders
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New recovery plan
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