Obesity researcher wants to kill slimming myths
Consultant, Rønnaug Ødegård at the Department for Children and Young People at St. Olav’s Hospital in Trondheim will kill the myth that exercise helps to…
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Fertility also falling in Norwegian villages
Women in the villages have long given birth to more children than their more urban sisters, but in recent years, fertility has also fallen in…
A resounding no to Brexit deal
A resounding no to Brexit deal in the Commons A massive majority in the House of Commons has voted against Prime Minister Theresa Mays Brexit…
Norway “loses” NOK 30 bn on fish exports
Norway bereft of NOK 30 bn by exporting fish “au naturel” Norway could have made NOK 30 bn more by processing fish before exporting it:…
Norwegian exports nearly 1 Trillion in 2018
Norwegian exports soared to nearly NOK 1 Trillion in 2018 Norwegian foreign trade increased a lot and ended at NOK 999.8 billion in 2018. Revenues…
Organ donor boom after TV program
25,000 new people created digital donor cards during the weekend – after Just organ donation was the theme of Nytt pa Nytt on NRK Friday….
Christian Democrats fight over «Plan B»
Christian Democrats fight over «Plan B» Members of the Christian Democrat (KrF) are quarrelling, with sparks flying, over whether or not to turn their cloaks…
Lithuanians convicted of human trafficking linked to Norway
Lithuanians convicted of human trafficking linked to Norway Two men from Lithuania were sentenced to several years in prison for human trafficking after they made…
The Minister of Fisheries is job hunting
Minister of Fisheries job hunting in Southern Norway Norwegian Minister of Fisheries, Harald T. Nesvik, wants to venture out and work in seafood companies across…
(S)mashing winner of Nofima Prize
(S)mashing winner of Nofima Innovation Prize The cheers all but lifted the roof when the producer Attåtnæring[1] was proclaimed the winner of the inaugural Innovation…
Talk the Talk, or How to Learn a Language
Talk the Talk, or How to Learn a Language Our guest writer, Karoline Gore, has kindly decided to share her thoughts on “Talk the Talk:…
The younger ones not using Facebook
Fewer people use Facebook, and especially the younger generation are dropping this particular type of social media to such an extent that it is now…
Electric Car sales off the charts in Norway
EV sales rocketed in 2018 – nearly ⅓ are zero emission Nearly every third new passenger car sold in 2018 was zero emission. “The development…
Ida’s organ donation helps six persons
Ida Eide’s organ donation have helped 6 persons The deceased cross-country skier, Ida Eide, died tragically in September last year. Through organ donation, she has…
No Rabies, Fox Scabies only in Alta
No Rabies, Fox Scabies only in Alta After a fox attacked a baby in a stroller in Alta last week, the Game Board killed two…
Government negotiations nearing the end
The end of Government negotiations are neigh After nearly two weeks of negotiations, the Conservatives (Høyre), the Liberals (Venstre), the Progress Party (FrP) and the…
The Norwegian state paid over one billion for mistreatment of patients last year
Through Norwegian Patient Injury Compensation (NPE), the state paid out more than NOK 1 billion after failures at Norwegian hospitals last year. This is an…
Predicts record Oil & Gas year in 2023
Predicts record Oil & Gas year in 2023 in Norway For the first time in five years, petroleum production declined on the Norwegian shelf in…
Norway tired of lack of female leaders
The Government is fed up with lack of female leaders “It is old-fashioned to be comfortable with poor gender balance in the management group,” the…
Predicts Norwegian Flu Peak in February
Predicts Norwegian Flu Peak in February The Norwegian Institute of Public Health expects this year’s influenza peak to come in February. Children under the age…