Norway enters a new era as Haakon VIII succeeds Harald V
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Norway declares national mourning after King Harald V dies at 89, ending a 35-year reign; his son Haakon VIII ascends immediately and will swear in before Parliament, with Norwegians laying flowers and remembering Harald as a unifying, reform-minded leader amid a modernizing monarchy; a funeral date has yet to be announced and the country flies flags at half-mast.
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