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Through Norwegian Patient Injury Compensation (NPE), the state paid out more than NOK 1 billion after failures at Norwegian hospitals last year. This is an increase of…
Oil fairytale continues despite a downturn in 2018 Petroleum related news: There was a decrease in both gas and oil sales in 2018, preliminary figures from the Norwegian…
Predicts Norwegian Flu Peak in February The Norwegian Institute of Public Health expects this year’s influenza peak to come in February. Children under the age of 5 and…
Decline in marriages continues in 2018 Not since 1994 have so few marriages been entered into as in 2018. In total, 20,785 marriages were entered into in Norway last…
Wants sanctions for human rights violations The Helsinki Committee implore Norwegian Government negotiators to implement a system of sanctions against persons who commit…
Wants to remove veto against organ donation for relatives To overcome the growing queue of people in organ queues, a Chief Physician at the hospital in Vestfold wish to…
Toilets closed for the winter along the Norwegian roads Along the roads of Norway, the public meets closed toilets as they enter rest areas. This is particularly…
EU Water Directive to be evaluated after 20 years The EU Water Directive must be evaluated 20 years after its implementation. For this reason, the Norwegian Environment…
Snow Chaos in Eastern Norway – Slippery Roads Large amounts of wet snow and undercooled rain lead to slippery roads, accidents and queues in several counties writes VG.…
Coca-Cola felled by the MFU for CokeTV CokeTV uses instruments that particularly appeal to children. The MFU (the Professional Committee for the Food Industry in Norway)…
Ploughing the roads of Norway more than ever before Last winter, a total of 26.5 million kilometres were ploughed on the Norwegian road system. This is an increase of as…
babyMore children come at a cost to Norway A Statistics Norway (SSB) researcher believes that Erna Solberg is wrong about the statement that more children are the…
American-Syrian couple’s love story & journey to Norway American-Syrian couple Elie Gardner, 34, and Ziad Al-Taha, 30, are well-known in the quaint South Norwegian town…
Across the country, an influenza outbreak is ongoing, and unlike the past couple of years, influenza A is now the most prevalent strain. “Now the number of sick people…
Several Ferry departures cancelled on the E39 in Hordaland Following 13 ferry departures between Halhjem and Sandvikvåg being cancelled on Wednesday and Thursday,…