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More than 700 detained in Moscow after demonstrations against corruption

Gerard P. Wijnen

More than 700 detained in Moscow after demonstrations against corruption

More than 700 people have been arrested in Moscow in connection with demonstrations against corruption in Russia, according to a human rights organization. The Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was earlier Sunday arrested in…

Norway got the silver medal in ski jumping

Norway got the silver medal in ski jumping

Johann André Forfang set a hill record in the final round with a jump of 138 meters and contributed to Norway taking the silver medal in the team event behind Poland.…

Killed by fellow inmate in prison Saturday – convicted of sexual crimes against young boys

Killed by fellow inmate in prison Saturday – convicted of sexual crimes against young boys

Charged with murder: An inmate of the Ringerike prison died after being attacked by a fellow convict this Saturday. The deceased was repeatedly convicted for…

Norway worst on availability and latency in the health sector

Norway worst on availability and latency in the health sector

Norway was ranked at the bottom on latency and availability of health care, according to the European Health Consumer Index for 2016. Compared with other countries,…

FRP wants to revoke the Somali Prime Minister’s Passport

FRP wants to revoke the Somali Prime Minister’s Passport

The Spokesperson for the right wing Progressive Party (FrP) on immigration matters wants to take away the Norwegian citizenship From Hassan Ali Khaire, the newly…

Kids and revocation of citizenship

Kids and revocation of citizenship

Many people wonder why children who have grown up in Norway can get their citizenship revoked because their parents lied about their identity when they came to the…

Somalia gets Norwegian Prime Minister

Somalia gets Norwegian Prime Minister

Hassan Ali Khaire, who is a Norwegian citizen, has been appointed Prime Minister of Somalia. Khaire (49) was Thursday appointed by the new Somali president Mohamed…

Ship is to be fumigated due to stomach flu

Ship is to be fumigated due to stomach flu

Seven people have been diagnosed with flu on the Hurtigruten ship MS Finnmarken, currently docked in Bergen to get a thorough cleaning before continuing. – We have had…

Norwegian launches ten transatlantic routes

Norwegian launches ten transatlantic routes

Norwegian’s global growth continues with the inaguration of ten transatlantic routes between the East Coast of the US to The Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and…

Lawlessness in Rinkeby – What are the Swedes driving at?

Lawlessness in Rinkeby – What are the Swedes driving at?

Stones thrown at police, Cars on fire, shops looted. Can what happened in one of Scandinavia’s largest ghettos, Rinkeby, happen in Norway? – I have just returned from a…

Disastrous Poll for Labour

Disastrous Poll for Labour

Only seven months before the election the Labour party plunges by as much as 5.5 percentage points in Dagens Næringsliv February poll. – This is not a particularly good…

Arrested after failed ATM burglary

Arrested after failed ATM burglary

Four men have been arrested after they Thursday tried to rob an ATM machine in Stryn, Sogn og Fjordane. Four men tried to break into an ATM at 3 am Thursday morning.…

Increased economic inequality in Norway

Increased economic inequality in Norway

Since 2006, the economic inequality in Norway increased by 14 percent, according to figures from the Technical Reporting Committee (TRC). The TRC’s Assessment Report,…

Billions wasted in India

Billions wasted in India

Telenor gives up in India after losing billions – will not get paid for 44 million customers India’s largest mobile operator acquires Telenor India. India’s largest…

Illegal University Claims from Students

Illegal University Claims from Students

The University of Stavanger (UiS) illegally collect cash from students. – You are not allowed to claim user fee’s when a study trip is mandatory. Students have paid more…

Women’s life expectancy approaching 90 years

Women’s life expectancy approaching 90 years

South Korea may become the first country where women’s life expectancy exceeds 90 years, according to a new study. Other developed countries are not far behind; both…

Trip to Svalbard Cancelled

Trip to Svalbard Cancelled

Due to the unresolved situation in Longyearbyen after yesterdays Avalanche, The Ministry of Agriculture, in conjunction with the Governor of Svalbard, decided to cancel…

Ship in distress – five evacuees

Ship in distress – five evacuees

Cargo ship with engine failure near Jæren, five people evacuated. Tug boats in place Five crew members were evacuated from the cargo ship “Tide Carrier” Wednesday…

Safeguarding vulnerable workers

Safeguarding vulnerable workers

695 businesses have received funding to provide training for their staff in reading, writing, arithmetic, Computer use and Norwegian. One in three receives support to…

The President of the Parliament first to greet the King

The President of the Parliament first to greet the King

King Harald celebrates his 80th birthday and the Royal Palace has now provided a greetings protocol. After the Politicians and Diplomats have written their greeting it…

First Aid “volunteer” (effort) to save more lives

First Aid “volunteer” (effort) to save more lives

3000-4000 Norwegians die each year from heart attacks. Roughly another 12,000 suffer from stroke. Calculations show that we can save 200 lives a year if we are better on…

People of Oslo stuck in Queues

People of Oslo stuck in Queues

Drivers in Oslo are held up in traffic jams 145 hours a year, on top of normal travel time. Oslo is heading the statistics for Scandinavia, while Stavanger drops one…

Norway not allowed cuts in child benefits abroad

Norway not allowed cuts in child benefits abroad

EU refuses Norway the ability to reduce child benefits for workers with children living in other EU countries. The government wishes to adjust the allowance and cash…

Warns against winter holiday trips to the Pulpit Rock

Warns against winter holiday trips to the Pulpit Rock

The Pulpit Rock Foundations strongly recommend against heading for the famous tourist attraction this week. The reason is that the path is extremely slippery. The…

Eleven months in jail for insurance fraud

Eleven months in jail for insurance fraud

A 42 year old man is sentenced to eleven months in jail for insurance fraud by the Bergen district court. He must also pay back in excess of NOK 200,000 to the Social…

Chairwoman of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee is dead

Chairwoman of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee is dead

The former leader of the Conservatives (Høyre), former Minister and chairwoman of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, Karin Cecilie “Kaci” Kullmann Five, has died aged 65.…

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