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More than 300,000 people are going to spend money they don’t have
More than 300,000 Norwegians have plans to borrow money for this year’s summer holiday, and 180,000 have not yet paid off last year’s holiday. ‘’More than 300,000, with…
Gerard Taylor
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Gerard Taylor
Norwegian researchers find relationship between ALS and body weight
A Norwegian study shows lower risk for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) among obese people than among the slim. “The study does not solve the ALS riddle, but provides the basis for focusing the search for treatment and prevention…
Travel
Norwegians use aircraft twice as much as other Europeans
Norwegians use aircraft for 40% of all travel involving an overnight stay. The proportion is more than twice as high as in Europe as a whole. Europeans use cars for…
News
Customs made the biggest cosmetics bust ever in June
Customs officers at Oslo Airport have seized cosmetics worth NOK 1.2 million in eight smuggling attempts. In June, they broke what is probably a record. What is probably…
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Norwegian farmers have lower confidence in animal welfare authorities than the EU
Animal protection organizations are at the bottom of the list of how high the trust different businesses enjoy from farmers and is even beaten by the EU. Although…
Finance
Consumer debt register launched
The debt register, which is to keep an overview of unsecured debt such as consumer loans and credit card debt, was launched on Thursday. Gjeldsregisteret AS is one of…
Travel
Fewer Norwegians travelling abroad this summer
Many Norwegians seem to be choosing summer holidays in their home country rather than foreign trips this year according to a recent survey. 75% are planning summer…
News
Prosecutor asks for death penalty after the Morocco killings
The prosecuting authority asked for the death penalty for the three men who are charged with killing Norwegian Maren Ueland and Danish Louisa Vesterager Jespersen in…
News
Every sixth repatriation last year cancelled
Forced removal of 996 persons without legal residence in Norway was cancelled in 2018, while 5,077 persons were returned home as planned. This was shown in an overview…
Finance
55,000 in Oslo will receive 250 million in property tax
‘’We present a case for the city council where we propose to repay everyone who received property tax discharged in 2016’’ said city council leader Raymond Johansen of…
Culture
Crown Princess Mette-Marit to publish a book
Crown Princess Mette-Marit will publish a book in the autumn with new texts by twelve hand-picked Norwegian writers. The book is to be published at Aschehoug publishers…
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Several victims of trafficking could be granted a residence permit
The Government has sent a proposal for consultation to extend access of residence permits to victims of human trafficking. ‘’I believe that the proposal will ensure…
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More than 8,048 homeless pets last year
Animal protection took care of 8,048 pets people dumped last year. It is a new record, up from 7,415 in 2017, and more than twice as many as ten years ago. The animal…
News
Driver test not exempted in new absence rules for driver training
Authorised Traffic Schools’ National Federation believes that the new absence rules introduced from the autumn will create major differences. ‘’It is gratifying that the…
Finance
The government visits small businesses
Next week, the government will visit small businesses all over the country. The goal is to gain input into a new strategy for small and medium-sized companies. On…
News
Would not have had extreme summer last year without global warming
Extreme heat waves would not have hit large areas of the world simultaneously in 2018 unless the climate was changing according to researchers. A recent study of last…
News
Pink fire truck has collected over NOK 400,000 for cancer
With the help of Norway’s first and only pink fire truck, fire fighters in Hurum in Buskerud have collected over NOK 400,000 for cancer prevention. In 2017, the Hurum…
News
Fremskrittspartiet tops those who’d have supported the US in war against Iran
Fremskrittsparti’s (Frp’s) Per-Willy Amundsen and Christian Tybring-Gjedde do not believe there will be war between the US and Iran, but if so, they believe Norway…
Everyday
Never before have so few young girls had children
Last year, only 56 girls in this country became mothers when they were 16 or younger show figures from the Medical Birth Registry. This is a decrease of 24 in one year…
Everyday
More women than men receive prescription drugs
During 2018, 77% of women were given at least one drug by prescription, while the figure for men were 64% according to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. The…
News
Oslo summer twelve days longer
Over the past 30 years, the summer in Oslo has been twelve days longer according to the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. ‘’This is a good example of how climate…
News
Norway gives NOK 345 million to clear land mines
Norway will continue to support humanitarian mine clearance with a contribution of NOK 345 million in 2019. “It is difficult to say how many lives the Mine Convention…
News
Dung case sent to cold case group in Kripos
The police believe something criminal happened to the Vietnamese mother of two, Dung Tran Larsen, who has been missing since 2007. The case has now been sent to Kripos.…
Finance
Solberg says ‘’We have not been good enough at selling our policies’’
Prime Minister, Erna Solberg of Høyre of Høyre (H) acknowledged that the government has not been good enough at selling its policy. The polls are bleak for the…
Finance
Norway third most expensive country in Europe
Only Iceland and Switzerland have higher prices for goods and services than Norway show new figures from Eurostat. The price levels in Norway were 55% higher than the…
News
Venstre (V) requested cooperation with Miljøpartiet De Grønne (MDG) in Oslo
Venstre in Oslo would rather form a city council with MDG than Fremskrittsparti (Frp) after the municipal elections wrote Aftenposten newspaper. “Thanks, but no thanks!”…
News
Queen meetings at the Palace this summer
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Eriksen Søreide travels to Western Balkans
Foreign Minister, Ine Eriksen Søreide of Høyre (H) will visit Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Northern Macedonia from Monday to Wednesday. ‘’The situation in the…
Everyday
More children from low-income families attend kindergarten
Following the introduction of the reduced parental payment scheme for low-income families, more children from low-income families are going to kindergarten. This was…
Culture
The Methodist Church to include gays
The majority of the Methodist Church annual conference voted for the inclusion of gays and lesbians in the church. At the same time, the majority voted to include those…
News
Many immigrants voted at the parliamentary elections in 2017
Voter turnout among immigrants increased in 2017 compared to the election in 2013 show new figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). There were mainly immigrants from…
Everyday
The government to prevent social security exports
The Government proposed stopping dependents’ allowances for old-age pensioners and disability pensioners who are staying in countries outside the EEA wrote VG newspaper.…
Culture
Religious communities must disclose financial support from abroad
The Government will map out which religious and faith communities receive money from countries that do not have religious freedom. ‘’We are concerned by the fact that…
News
Solberg said there have been 109,000 new jobs in three years
Despite international turmoil surrounding trade conflict and Brexit, Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Høyre (H) believes the outlook for the Norwegian economy is good.…
News
Record high numbers of refugees in work or education
More and more refugees are either in work or education show fresh figures. The figures for 2018 were the best in ten years. The figures from the Directorate of…
News
4,000 train departures canceled due to maintenance work
On Saturday, the train section between Drammen and Asker will begin closure for six weeks. The stretch is among several train lines that will be closed while maintenance…
Travel
More foreigners chose stays in Northern Norway this winter
In one year, the three northernmost counties experienced an 11% growth in foreign overnight stays during the winter season. Almost 2.1 million foreign overnight stays…
News
UD calls the human rights situation in Egypt ‘’challenging’’
The human rights situation in Egypt is ‘’challenging’’ according to the Foreign Ministry after ex-president Mohamed Mursi died abruptly after nearly six years in prison.…
News
Crown Prince attends Oslo Pride
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit visited Pride Park in Oslo on Thursday. ‘’An important recognition’’ said The Society for Gender and Sexuality…
Everyday
Most recorded cases of chlamydia in Norway in 13 years
In 2018, 26,570 chlamydia cases were registered in Norway, 5.7% more than in 2017. This is the highest number of cases since 2005. The latest figures for chlamydia,…