Accused-spy, Frode Berg, gets free legal aid
Frode Berg, who has been imprisoned in Moscow since December last year, is being charged with espionage and is now receiving support for legal expenses…
Articles by Daniel Dobos
Hopefully Oslo will have new university by next autumn
Oslo is ready to have its second university until autumn next year. The University of Oslo and Akershus is an important step forward in its…
The European Parliament wants a new prominence limit
The EU Parliament believes that the EU should consider introducing a common prominence limit of 0.0 for two years after receiving a driving license. …
Nordea is still waiting for house prices to fall- and most in Oslo
House prices can be expected to fall 5 percent or more in Oslo, and somewhat less elsewhere in the country, it is reported in a…
North Korean soldier fled to South Korea
A North Korean soldier has fled to South Korea through the heavily guarded demilitarized zone between the two countries, reports South Korean media. The…
Telenor tests 5G technology at Kongsberg
Kongsberg becomes the first city in which Telenor will test 5G technology. “At Kongsberg we will test completely specific operations and technologies that will…
The EU is expecting stronger growth in the eurozone than in Norway
The EU commission estimates that the economy in the euro zone will grow by 2.2 per cent this year. Estimates for Norway are significantly lower….
Bergen municipality replaces 530 doors in kindergartens after assault cases
Doors with windows will enable kindergarten employees to follow their children better to prevent abuse. Over 530 doors in 73 municipal kindergartens in Bergen…
New Delhi schools must stay closed due to smog
The authorities in New Delhi closed all schools for a week due to health hazardous air pollution. Five million children must stay home. “As…
Two thirds of Norway’s richest are heirs
Sixty-seven percent of Norway’s hundred richest are heirs. In addition, only a fifth of those who are at the wealthy top, women. The class…
Swedbank: Housing prices in Oslo will drop by 20 per cent
Swedbank believes the decline in housing sales will last longer and plummet deeper than previously assumed. The bank believes housing prices in Oslo must drop…
Marzipan bread containing plastic pieces is withdrawn from the stores
The confectionery producer Toms recalls marzipan bread made by Anthon Berg from the Swedish market after finding plastic pieces in it. The recall applies to…
Two people arrested – sprayed 22 vehicles with fire extinguisher
A man and a woman in the 20’s have been arrested and charged with gross damage, after spraying down 22 cars with fire extinguishers in…
Google buys Norwegian camera
Norwegian Huddlys camera will be used in Google’s new video conference solution (Hangouts Meet). “This is a unique deal. Google takes a calculated risk…
The British government employ more Brexit staff
The British government will employ thousands of new employees over the coming year to deal with Britain’s variety from the EU. British prime minister…
Young people in Agder receiving money from Nav are in the top of the country
The number of young people between the ages of 18 and 30 who receive unemployment benefits increases in the Agder counties. In the rest of…
Stoltenberg: North Korea is a global threat
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg calls North Korea a global threat and says he supports stricter sanctions against the country. The statement came during…
Trump’s Mexico-wall ready for trial
Prototypes for President Donald Trump’s proposed wall on the border of Mexico is completed and ready for trial, states the US government. The wall…
Støre made the most of the party leaders
With a revenue of 3.9 million kroner, the Labor Party leader Jonas Gahr Støre earned most of the country’s party’s high-level associates in 2016. …
Mobile phone usage on the streets of Honolulu is fined
The politicians in Hawaii’s capital, Honolulu, have decided that anyone who walks looking down on their cell phone when crossing the streets of the city…