The Minister for Transport will increase the speed limits on several roads
The speed limits on several routes throughout the country should be increased, the Minister of Transport believes. Proposals for new speed limits will be sent…
Articles by Brian Kerr
Equinor closer to the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm
The state is giving hundreds of millions of NOK to Hywind Tampen, Equinor’s project with eleven floating offshore wind turbines in the middle of the…
Enough wind power in Europe for the whole world
Norway comes out well in two reports that estimate the possibilities of generating energy with wind turbines. One study, published by Science Direct and compiled…
PST adjusted the danger level for mosques without telling them
In May, the PST adjusted the threat level for extreme right-wing attacks, without notifying mosques that “Muslim gathering places” were among the possible terrorist targets….
Police with more driver’s license seizures in control weeks than last year
For three weeks this summer, there were extra patrols along Norwegian European roads. Driver license seizures increased 27 % over the same weeks last year….
Light from above gives Norwegian churches environmentally friendly energy and profits
With beautiful solar panels that at a distance look like slate plates, Strand church in Rogaland has been blessed with more electricity than it needs….
The airline Norwegian sells all its shares in Bank Norwegian
The airline Norwegian sells all its shares in Bank Norwegian. The price is just over NOK 2.2 billion. The buyer is Cidron Xingu Limited, which…
Private 46th birthday celebration for Crown Princess Mette-Marit
There is no official program for the Crown Princess when she turns 46 on Monday (19.08.2019). Most likely, it will be private celebration with the…
Fritt Ord gives press prizes to Russian websites
Fritt Ord’s press prize The Free Media Award is awarded to two Russian websites for cooperation with activists and for critical journalism in Russia. The…
Here’s how to break holiday drinking
This week, school starts all over the country, and many people are going back to work and everyday life. – Take back your daily life,…
Bullet holes in the walls and blood on the carpets of Al-Noor Mosque
Al-Noor Mosque
The Oslo Philharmonic celebrated their centenary with Queen Sonja present
Queen Sonja was among the foremost in the audience when the Oslo Philharmonic offered a free concert at Slottsplassen on Thursday evening. It is the…
Norwegian food prices are increasing most in the Nordic countries
Since 2005, Norwegian food prices have increased by 57 %. During the same period, prices in Sweden, Denmark and Finland increased by 37, 27 and…
The government is tightening the Norwegian requirement for refugees, to up to four years
Refugees with a high education can cope with a three-month introductory course, while the least educated will receive four years of training in Norwegian language…
New passports and ID cards further delayed
Twelve years after the then Minister of Justice Knut Storberget (Ap) launched new ID cards and passports, the project is again hit by delays. As…
Norway’s position is more dangerous than during the Cold War
Norway’s security policy situation is more serious than during the Cold War, writes researcher and Lieutenant Colonel Tormod Heier in a new book. This week…
Facebook removed the terror-accused’s account
Facebook took the initiative to close the account of terror-accused Philip Manshaus before being notified by police. The account was deactivated just hours after the…
Over 130,000 kroner collected for the heroes of the mosque
660 donors have so far donated over NOK 134,000 to the men who stopped Philip Manshaus when he entered the Al-Noor Islamic Centre mosque on…
Norwegian board leaders earn the least in Scandinavia
A new survey conducted by Dagens Næringsliv shows major differences in the salaries of board leaders in Scandinavia. The lowest paid for the job are…
Memorial is laid out at 17-year-old’s school in Sandvika
On Tuesday morning, a memorial was laid out for the killed 17-year-old girl who was to start at Sandvika High School next week. Johanne Zhangjia…