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Norway

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Op-Ed article by Hugh Eakin, senior editor at The New York Review of Books, contrasts approaches of Sweden and Norway to Syrian refugee crisis; notes Sweden has open-door policy, while Norway is not encouraging asylum-seekers, and they have come to embody two poles in debate over how to help refugees in the Middle East.|

The doesn’t go further than . In the far north you will have to either rent a car or travel by bus. Main airports in Northern Norway include Sandnessjøen, Mosjøen, Brønnøysund (for the Helgeland Coast), Bodø, Narvik, Harstad (for the Lofoten Islands), Leknes, Svolvær and Røst (on the Lofoten Islands), Tromsø, Alta, Kirkenes and Longyearbyen (for Svalbard). The plies the coast of Northern Norway daily year round and is a good way to see the region from the sea. The ships travel all the way to Kirkenes, and offer a number of shore excursions on the way.|

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Known as the , the southern Norwegian coast boasts the best climate in Norway, as well as a unique scenery, characterised by small and villages and , islets and skerries just off the coast. A favored summer holiday destination among Norwegians, the region remains to be discovered by the vast majority of foreigners. Here you will find a in summer, from sailing to hiking, swimming to cycling... or just relaxing on the beach. But Southern Norway has much more to offer: inland the await, and are popular with hikers. Come winter there are plenty of lesser known ski resorts, as well as mile upon mile of cross-country tracks. Rjukan in Telemark has become an international centre for .|

Anders Behring Breivik, man on trial for killing 77 people in Norway in 2011, tells prosecutor in court testimony that his massacre was justified, and that he had also planned to behead a former prime minister.|

is the main traffic hub in the region, with extensive train, bus, ferry and plane links with the rest of Norway and abroad. By car the quickest option is to take the Oslo, or from Stavanger. Visitors with more time on their hands can choose to follow the instead. Kristiansand Airport Kjevik has domestic flights from Oslo, Bergen, and Stavanger, as well as international arrivals from Copenhagen, Dublin and Amsterdam among other destinations. in Denmark arrive in Kristiansand, and there are buses and trains from Oslo and Stavanger too.|

New psychiatric evaluation of Anders Behring Breivik, who confessed to killing 77 people in Norway in 2012, concludes that he was not psychotic when he carried out the attacks; evaluation contradicts previous report and could give judges grounds to sentence Breivik to prison instead of a psychiatric hospital.|

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Norwegian police say they have arrested a knife-wielding man who hijacked a bus in western Norway and killed three people on board, including the bus driver.|

Increased success of anti-immigration Progress Party has raised eyebrows in Norway even as country is growing more concerned over influx of immigrants; debate over immigrants, including Muslims, and their effect on both national identity and social welfare system has unsettled country that has long prided itself on its liberal sensibilities.|

Deadly siege in Algeria, which led to deaths of four employees of Norway's Statoil company, stirs up debate over how far Norway's petroleum companies should go in hunt for resources and profits; many Norwegians are passing up traditional jobs to become mechanics and engineers to enter petroleum industry not just in Norway but in other oil-rich and often unstable countries around the globe.|

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