Missing woman (25) found dead in Akershus
On Saturday night, the police in Oslo confirmed that the 25-year-old woman who has been missing from Jeløya, Moss, has been found dead. The woman…
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Man caught twice for drunk driving in two days
A 50 year old man from Nittedal in Akershus was taken for driving his car with 2.9 parts per thousand of alcohol in his bloodstream….
Thousands of Thais honour dead king
Thais in their thousands flocked to Bangkok this Saturday to file past the coffin of the late King Bhumibol. From 5am Saturday morning, grieving Thais…
Reduced unemployment can show a ‘Billion Effect’
If Nav’s prognosis of 4,000 fewer unemployed this year is correct, it will provide the public with a 1.3 billion increase for spending. The Ministry…
HPV vaccine free to 180,000 girls and women
For a week, 180,000 Norwegian women and girls who are 25 years or younger can receive a free Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine against cervical cancer….
End of summer time – this weekend you get an extra hour
Saturday night marks the inescapable end of the summer season. Perhaps it is a small consolation that one extra second will be provided for the…
Mining at sea may be the future
Norway’s continental shelf may contain huge amounts of minerals and metals. Mining at sea may become a future industry. On Thursday, Oil and Energy minister,…
Analyst believes the banks will raise interest rates
Norges Bank left interest rates unchanged, but analysis manager in Swedbank still think that banks are going to raise mortgage rates. Although the central bank…
Pirates can hijack victory in Icelandic elections
The Icelandic Pirate Party is poised to make history as the first “Pirates” to win a national election. In the latest poll, the party is…
The search continues for missing woman in Moss
Friday morning, the search resumed for the 25 year old woman in Moss who has been missing since Wednesday evening. ‘The search stopped at 2…
25,000 more temporary workers
Over the past year there have been 25,000 more temporary employees in Norway. This is an increase of 12 percent. The increase appears in the…
Statoil announces solar jobs
While the oil industry has an uphill struggle, for the first time Statoil is hiring people who’ll work with solar energy. The new positions will…
Huge influx of Norwegian Catholics expected when the Pope visits Sweden
Buses loaded with tense Norwegian Catholics will make a pilgrimage to Sweden when the Pope Francis visits Malmo in Sweden on Monday and Tuesday of…
Over 200 BMW’s stolen since summer
Since this summer, over 200 thefts were registered of BMWs in southern Norway. Police believe the equipment and parts end up in Eastern Europe. Currently…
Statoil delivered disappointing quarterly results
Low prices for oil and gas contributed to Statoil delivering a disappointing performance in the third quarter. The Norwegian petroleum giant reported adjusted earnings of…
17,000 patients consigned to the corridor in four months
Despite Health Minister Bent Høies’ goal of zero “corridor patients” in 2016, over 17,000 patients have had to settle for a bed in a corridor…
International Energy Agency believes renewable energy will grow more quickly
Renewable energy will account for 28 percent of global electricity production in 2021, believes the International Energy Agency (IEA). The agency stated on Tuesday that…
DNB to charge for all ATM cash withdrawals
DNB’s customers were informed on Monday that there will no longer be free cash withdrawals from the bank’s own ATMs. From January 1st, withdrawal at…
Big poll lead over Solberg shrinks
Jonas Gahr Støre (Ap) remains more popular than Erna Solberg (H) as a prime ministerial choice, but the distance between them has diminished. In a…
Police incapacitated by data failure
A major police computer went down for a whole day on Tuesday last week. The so-named BL system (basic solutions) went down after lunch, reported…