PSA says yes to Goliath
Eni Norway has received consent from the PSA to use the Goliath platform in the Barents Sea. The consent was granted based on documentation that…
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Bus with 13 rejected asylum seekers traveled to Russia
The bus that transported the rejected asylum seekers back to Russia left the asylum camp in South Varanger along with two police cars at 17.40 pm…
Asylum seekers will refuse to get on the bus to Russia
A group of asylum seekers in Finnmark have started a hunger strike and said they would refuse to board the buses for deportation to Russia….
Man charged with attempted poisoning of a fellow student
A male student at the Nansen Academy in Lillehammer has been put in custody for three weeks, charged with the attempted poisoning of a fellow student. The police arrived on…
Welcome to the legendary ski race, Birkebeinerrennet. March 19. 2016
Welcome to the legendary ski race, Birkebeinerrennet. March 19. 2016 The legendary Birkebeiner ski race is a cross-country race starting at Rena to the finish…
Midnight Sun Marathon
Welcome to the Arctic city of Tromsø at 70°N and the Midnight Sun Marathon, the world`s northernmost AIMS certified marathon! Date for 2016 Midnight Sun…
X-GAMES OSLO
24–28 February 2016 will host an X Games event for the first time. Several top athletes are already confirmed, among them Olympic and X Games gold…
New Norwegian initiative to promote freedom of expression and independent media
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is launching a new strategy today for efforts to promote freedom of expression. ‘Freedom of expression and independent media are…
The Government will extend the right to join kindergarten
The government proposes expanding the right to join a kindergarten from the age of one to include children born in September and October.Today only children…
Two out of three want monarchy
67.1 percent of those who have an opinion, would if they could freely choose, live in an elected monarchy, while 32.9 percent would choose to…
Opportunities for Norwegian oil companies in Iran
The oil prices may fall further when the sanctions against Iran are removed, but it is not necessarily bad news for the Norwegian companies, oil…
Students from Norway expelled from Western Sahara
The 16 students are Norwegian, American, Canadian, Polish and Dutch. They have traveled down to the area to speak with local journalists and representatives on…
Surprising findings in social anxiety research
A Norwegian research project reveals that social anxiety is much more heritable than previously thought. Anxiety still varies considerably over time, and there are good…
High air pollution in Oslo and the Oslo area
Air pollution is high in Oslo, Lillestrom, Sarpsborg and Fredrikstad. Children with respiratory diseases such as asthma should stay outside as little as possible, and…
New book: – Possible cuts in the budget for aircrafts
A new book reveals that high exhange rates for the dollar, a tight defense budget and partner countries that cut in their orders may force…
781 asylum children have disappeared from Norwegian reception centers
Since 2013, 781 children have disappeared without a trace from Norwegian asylum centers. Of those, 178 are unaccompanied minor asylum seekers, according to figures from…
28,000 Norwegian oil jobs gone
Since August 2014, around 28,000 Norwegian oil jobs have disappeared, an overview from DNB Markets shows. The brokerage estimates that between 27,429 and 28,832 jobs…
The police warns against slippery roads in Oslo and the surrounding area
East Police district warns against slippery roads in the district Saturday, after a traffic accident during the morning hours. “There are reports of very slippery…
One in three Norwegians says that terrorism affects their holiday plans
One in three Norwegians says that terrorism affects their holiday plans.According to a survey, Infact made for the newspaper VG. Just over half of the…
Have to cover the QR code of thousands of wine bottles
Every day special stickers are used for thousands of wine and liquor bottles to cover up illegal advertising. This is because of a stricter enforcement…