PHOTOS: Three houses badly damaged in a major fire in Risør
Three buildings have been badly damaged after a big fire in the wooden house district in Risør on Wednesday morning. No injuries have been reported….
Articles by Brian Kerr
The Council of Europe asks Norwegian Child Welfare Services to become better at helping minority families
The Child Welfare Service must build trust and become better at helping minority families, the Council of Europe recommends. They also ask Norway to focus…
Zero corona infection in Europe – a possibility or a pipe dream?
Australia and New Zealand have chosen a “zero infection strategy.” The strategy is a success story in the fight against the pandemic. So why doesn’t…
These Norwegian municipalities registered the highest number of corona cases
Large cities with even infection and small towns with large outbreaks have the highest proportion of corona-infected people. In Ulvik, 12% of people have been…
Sweden prepares for lockdown due to fears of a third pandemic wave
Swedish authorities are worried about the spread of infection. The government is now preparing a lockdown that would affect shopping centers and fitness centers. Minister…
Ski Federation sends letter to health authorities, demands unrestricted skiing from Thursday
In an open letter, the Norwegian Ski Federation has asked the Norwegian Directorate of Health and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) to recommend…
Telenor reports lower operating revenues in the fourth quarter of 2020
Telenor registered lower operating revenues in the fourth quarter last year but still delivered solid results compared with 2019. Now the owners can expect dividends….
Norway’s GDP fell by 2.5% in 2020 – the most substantial decline since World War II
Gross domestic product (GDP) for mainland Norway fell by 2.5% from 2019 to 2020. That is probably the strongest decline since World War II. The…
New report: Up to one in three people in Norway will have to work in health and care in 2060
According to the Norwegian government’s new perspective report, the need for labor in health and care could grow by almost 260,000 man-hours by 2060. The…
Norwegians are more optimistic about the future due to the corona vaccines, new survey shows
More and more people believe that both their personal finances and Norway’s economy will be greatly improved in the coming year, the expectations survey from…
Bergen Municipality comments on construction site outbreak: “The sanitary conditions are not optimal”
Bergen Municipality has said that the sanitary conditions on the construction site at Fantoft station have contributed to authorities fearing a mass spread incident of…
Mayors in Eastern Norway municipalities demand a larger share of the vaccines for densely populated areas
Densely populated areas should receive a larger share of the vaccine doses, according to the mayors of Nordre Follo, Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad, which are affected…
Cold and clear weather expected in large parts of Norway towards the weekend
In the coming days, the Arctic winter weather will continue over almost all of Norway. All of the south and some of the north will…
PHOTO: The challenging hunt for the mutated virus: “We feel the pressure of time”
In a building at Ullevål hospital, work on finding the mutated coronavirus is in full swing. The mutated coronavirus continues to appear in several places…
Norway’s Oil Fund registered a return of 1,070 billion kroner last year
Despite the pandemic and the uncertainty, the Oil Fund registered a return of 10.9% in 2020. Technology giants such as Apple and Amazon contributed a…
Norway’s Pfizer vaccines not as delayed as feared
Pfizer will deliver future vaccine doses to Norway more quickly after the delays earlier this month. The company has promised to make up for the…
International experts: No deaths have been directly related to the coronavirus vaccine
Corona vaccine has not in itself caused deaths in Europe, even though a number of deaths have been registered among those who have received the…
Stores in the entire Oslo region announce major layoffs due to lockdown
Shops in the entire Oslo region have been closed due to the outbreak of the mutated coronavirus, and major layoffs have been announced. During the…
Norway updated its national corona measures today. Here’s a list of changes
The infection situation in Norway is still marred by uncertainty. It is currently not possible for the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) and the…
Clay at Gjerdrum is being analyzed to see if evacuees can move back home safely
Two crawler drilling rigs are being used in the work of investigating the ground conditions at Ask in Gjerdrum. If the areas are safe, evacuees…
