Approaching a snow-free record in Oslo
Oslo is approaching a snow-free record. The capital has not had snow in January. “Climate changes are here,” says the Meteorological Institute. January is associated…
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Winter jellyfish amaze scientists
This winter, there have been unusually many sightings of jellyfish. “A little mystery,” writes the Institute of Marine Research. “The jellyfish eat zooplankton, and most…
Listhaug: – Feels like we escaped from prison
FrP Deputy Leader Sylvi Listhaug says she is looking forward to running with pure FrP policy at the Storting.“We will drive FrP policies forward, and I think everyone…
Scientist believes scabies lives longer than previously thought
Stavanger University Hospital has found living scabies on mobile phones. They think it could mean it lives longer than previously thought.The Norwegian Medicines Agency has…
British man imprisoned after a violent episode in Bergen
A 21-year-old British sailor has been remanded in custody for four weeks in Bergen District Court, following a violent episode in Bergen city center on Friday night.The…
400 study places for police this autumn
Before Christmas, the Storting (Parliament) decided that by 2020, 400 students will be admitted to the Bachelor’s program at the Police College. The decision came through the…
Norwegian-owned ship rescued over 90 people in the Mediterranean
The Norwegian-owned ship Ocean Viking has rescued 92 migrants from an inflatable boat in the Mediterranean, MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières) reports.The rescue operation happened on Friday morning about 30…
New bank solution for immediate money transfers
A new banking solution is being rolled out to ensure that customers can transfer and receive money immediately, without the delays of today’s system. Currently,…
The Doomsday Clock moves to 100 seconds to midnight
The iconic clock symbolizes how close humanity is to doomsday, and we are closer to midnight than ever since the clock was created in 1947,…
Vaccine alliance with headquarters in Norway will develop vaccine against new coronavirus
The Coalition for Vaccine Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), which is headquartered in Oslo, has started work on developing a vaccine against the new coronavirus.CEPI has launched three vaccine…
King Harald back to good health
King Harald is back to good health and will chair the Cabinet on Friday. This is stated in the King’s program at kongehuset.no.The King was admitted to the Rikshospitalet…
Fewer fighter jet scrambles last year
Norwegian fighter jets identified 83 Russian aircraft distributed over 38 alarm calls in 2019. This is a significant decline from the year before, writes ABC News.It is Norwegian…
Discovery of Polish man in Lier investigated as murder
At the end of July 2018, a 58-year-old Polish man was found dead by a cliff in Lier. The case is now considered an unresolved murder.This is…
Still bad for skiers in large parts of the country
Over the next few days, low pressure will cause rain and wind in the lowlands, snow will mostly come in the mountains. Only the eastern…
Minke whale quota to stay the same
Norwegian whalers can catch 1,278 minke whales this year, but fewer and fewer vessels are participating in the catch and the quota will hardly be…
Climate verdict falls on Thursday
The verdict in the appeal case for exploration drilling in the Barents Sea falls on Thursday. In the district court, the environmental organizations lost.When the…
The shooting down of the Ukrainian plane indicates that Iran was prepared for war
Defense chief Haakon Bruun-Hanssen believes that war was close when Iran fired missiles at two coalition bases after the Soleimani killing.During a speech at the Oslo Military…
Two NTNU researchers charged by PST
Two researchers at NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) have been charged by PST (Norwegian Police Security Service). It is suspected that the scientists…
Hagen open for Jensen to step down
FrP-senior member Carl I. Hagen believes it is natural to consider whether Siv Jensen should continue as party leader now that the party is out of…
Ulstein visit Malawi
Political meetings and a closer look at how Norwegian aid contributes, are on the agenda when Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein (KrF/Christian Democratic Party)…