Toyota is recalling over 1,400 cars in Norway
Toyota is recalling over 1,400 Prius cars in Norway because of a possible fault with the parking brake. – There are 1465 cars being recalled…
Articles by Joseph Tatone
Asker municipality delivers best services, says Consumer Council
Large municipalities deliver the best information and service to citizens, says the Consumer Council. For several years, the Consumer Council compared Norwegian municipalities and what…
Plan Norway: Child Marriage is the world’s biggest issue
The aid organization Plan Norway believes child marriages is the most important issue in the world. Every year, 15 million girls are married before the…
Brundtland was honorary doctorate at the Sorbonne
A cultural icon that has changed the way we speak. How was Gro Harlem Brundtland presented when she was an honorary doctorate at the…
An increasing number of bankruptcies – worst in the west
In the summer the bankruptcy rate in Norway increased, especially in Rogaland, according to new figures. Now this affects is increasingly affecting larger companies with…
Ten people charged in big drug seizure
Ten people are in custody after customs agents at Svinesund confiscated a ‘considerable amount’ drugs in August. The case is being investigated by the South…
IMDi asking municipalities to settle 13,000 refugees next year
Norwegian municipalities are being asked to accept 13,000 refugees and asylum seekers who have been granted residency next year. The Directorate of Diversity and Integration…
Cod quotas should be cut in the Baltic Sea
The EU believes the fishing quotas for cod in the Baltic Sea must be cut dramatically. It creates discord among member states. Monday Agriculture and…
Dead basejumper taken down from Goksøyra mountain
A Basejumper who died when he jumped from the Goksøyr mountain in Eresfjord og Romsdal on Sunday was taken down. The man is confirmed dead,…
Angry taxi driver crashed into a competitor’s car
After losing an argument about whose turn it was to pick up a passenger at Bergen’s Airport, Flesland, a taxi driver drove into a competitor’s…
We are outraged by Trump and happy about Pokémon according to polls
Olympics in Rio got the most coverage, but it’s the knife fight between presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump who have made the biggest…
Brende deeply disappointed in Russia
Foreign Minister Børge Brende is very unhappy that Russia has vetoed in the UN Security Council against stopping hostilities in the Syrian city of Aleppo….
Autumn holiday affected by a train strike
The escalation of the train drivers strike affects both the east and west, and both regional and commuter trains. The worst part yesterday was beyond…
Four out of ten will continue to work after age 66
A new poll shows that 42 percent of the population wants to continue working after the age of 66 years, assuming they have a choice…
More violence in Norwegian prisons
So far this year there has been 736 cases of violence and threats against employees of Correctional Services recorded. This is almost double compared to…
Father suspected of having punished daughter with rape
A man is in Fredrikstad District Court was remanded for eight weeks charged with incest and rape of his daughter in her 20’s. The daughter…
Obama praises Nobel Committee’s selection
Former Nobel Peace Prize winner Barack Obama believes the Nobel committee took “the right decision” by awarding the Peace Prize to Colombia’s President Juan Manuel…
Save the Children: Children in Colombia have paid a high price
Save the Children say they hope the Nobel Peace Prize to the Colombian president will help ensure that future generations in Colombia can grow up…
Colombia’s embassy in Norway: Peace prize is recognition for efforts underway
The Peace Prize to President Juan Manuel Santos is a recognition of the president and the Colombian people’s will for peace and an encouragement to…
Solberg: – Prize winner has shown great courage
Prime Minister Erna Solberg congratulated the Colombian president on the Peace Prize and commended his courage and great perseverance. – On behalf of the government…