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Music industry not very pessimistic despite digitalization
The Music industry not very pessimistic despite digitalization A Norwegian doctoral thesis about digital changes in the music industry is based on footage from the until…
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Measures to entice Norwegians to move to Svalbard
Measures meant to persuade Norwegians to move to Svalbard The number of Norwegians on Svalbard goes down. Government allocates NOK 50 million to public restructuring of…
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Sweden gets its first cardinal
Sweden gets its first cardinal since reformation Stockholm bishop Anders Arborelius becomes Sweden’s first cardinal. Arborelius is among five new cardinals that Pope…
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Arfan Bhatti is detained, appeals on the spot
Arfan Bhatti, 4 Weeks detention, Norway Today, Oslo, Islamist, Detention, Gun Shots, Police, DNA, Fingerprints, Closed Doors, Lawyer
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Viking ship mounds can be listed as World Heritage Site’s
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The Royal Family in place on the Palace balcony – Updated
True to tradition are the Royal Family in place on the Palace balcony Exactly at 10.30 the Royal Family appeared on the Palace balcony to wave to a children’s parade. A…
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Crown Prince family greeted the children’s parade
Crown Prince family greeted the children’s parade at Skaugum True to tradition, the Crown Prince family greeted the children’s parade at their private residence,…
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Spend the night in an art installation at Henie Onstad
Book a night in Two Roaming Beds, an installation that moves slowly through the exhibition Between 12 May and 10 September you can book a night in Two Roaming Beds, an…
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Ten things you might not know about May 17
Most people know why we celebrate May 17th, but did you know it was once forbidden to parade on Independence Day? Or that we really celebrate on the wrong day? May 17…
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Amendment in the intellectual property act removed
The parliament rejects contested amendment in the intellectual property act Several Norwegian artists mobilized against the government’s proposal for a new intellectual…
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Only 60 percent of Norwegian children knows “Ja, vi elsker”
60 percent of pupils know the first verse of the national anthem A recent survey conducted by 300 primary school teachers shows that only 60 percent of pupils know the…
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Feel like you want to share the moment?
Want to contribute and share your picture? Norway Today has established the facebook group ‘Good Morning Norway‘ If you would like to share a snapshot of your stay in…
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Norway can attract several international film productions
Norway can accept up to four international film productions at the size of the movie ‘The Snowman’ each year, according to a recent report The knowledge that so many…
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Israel to avoid Norwegian circumcision debate
Rabbi asks Israel to avoid involvement in Norwegian circumcision debate Rabbi Joav Melchior of Det Mosaiske Trossamfund (Mosaic Religious Community, DMT) asked the…
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JOWST: – Our best Appearance yet
JOWST: – Our best Appearance yet As number 17 of 26 participants, Norway’s Eurovision hope JOWST was on stage in Kiev on Saturday night. By 1.30 pm we will know were we…
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Salvador Sobral from Portugal has won the ESC
Salvador Sobral from Portugal has won the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) with the song ‘Amar Pelos Dois’. Thousands enjoyed the spectacular live show from Kyiv’s…